Commission Decision 1999/788/EC on protective measures with regard to contamination by dioxins of certain products of porcine and poultry origin intended for human or animal consumption.

In this Commission Decision is established that Belgium shall prohibit the placing on the market, including distribution to the final consumer, the trade and the export to third countries, of the products which are intended for human or animal consumption and are derived from poultry. Belgium shall ensure that all the products referred to in paragraph 1 which do not fulfill the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are destroyed by means approved by the competent authorities in a manner that ensures that they cannot enter the human food or animal feed chain and shall monitor the level of dioxins in Belgian products of animal origin. Member States which have received products of Belgian origin referred to in article 1 shall trace back all products of Belgian origin to which this Decision applies, ensure that the products are destroyed and inform immediately the Commission.