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Animal By-Products Regulations 2005.

Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
These Regulations are here setting the procedures and several related rules as regards the classification, sale, collection, treatment, and disposal of animal by-products (here treated also as waste and in any case not intended for human consumption).
Contents of this text are divided into main VIII Parts: Part I- Introduction; Part II-Collection, transportation, storage, handling, processing and disposal of animal by-products; Part III-Restrictions on access to animal by-products and their use; Part IV-Approved premises and competent authorities; Part V-Placing animal by-products and processed products on the market; Part VI-Derogations; Part VII-Records; Part VIII-Administration and enforcement.
Schedules 1 and 2 are also part of this publication (containing the list of additional requirements for biogas and composting plants; and guidelines on testing methods).
This text involves the provisions contained in several European Union Legislation as follows: Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 by laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption as amended by and as read with; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 808/2003 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 811/2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the intra-species recycling ban for fish, the burial and burning of animal by-products and certain transitional measures; Commission Regulation (EC) No. 813/2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the collection, transport and disposal of former foodstuffs; Commission Decision 2003/320/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in feed of used cooking oil; Commission Decision 2003/321/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the processing standards for mammalian blood; Commission Decision 2003/326/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the separation of Category 2 and Category 3 oleochemical plants; Commission Decision 2003/327/EC on transitional measures under Regulation(EC) No. 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the low capacity incineration or co-incineration plants which do not incinerate or co-incinerate specified risk material or carcases containing them.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
These Regulations shall come into operation on 17 November 2005.
Repealed
No
Publication reference
2005/154
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implements