96/239/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Text with EEA relevance)

• Published date: 28 March 1996
• Subject Matter: public health,Veterinary legislation
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 78, 28 March 1996

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96/239/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Text with EEA relevance)

Official Journal L 078 , 28/03/1996 P. 0047 - 0048

COMMISSION DECISION of 27 March 1996 on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Text with EEA relevance) (96/239/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas, to protect animal and human health in the Community, the Commission adopted Decision 94/474/EEC of 27 July 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC (4), as last amended by Decision 95/287/EC (5), Decision 92/290/EEC of 14 May 1992 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine embryos in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United Kingdom (6), Decision 94/381/EC of 27 June 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the feeding of mammalian derived protein (7), and Decision 94/382/EC of 27 June 1994 on the approval of alternative heat treatment systems for processing animal waste of ruminant origin, with a view to inactivation of spongiform encephalopathy agents (8);

Whereas the United Kingdom Government informed the Commission on 20 March 1996 that it had taken additional measures as a result of the publication of new information on the appearance of certain cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in that Member State; whereas the measures involve:

- boning the carcases of bovine animals over 30 months of age in approved establishments monitored by the Meat Hygiene Service; trimmings must be classified as specific offal of bovine animals (SOBs),

- banning...