Carcass Elimination Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 16, 20 April 2001, pp. 523-529. Long titleAct on disposal of carcasses, parts of carcasses and animal products. Subject Livestock, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Animal by-products Slaughtering International trade Registration Waste disposal Waste management Waste non-domestic sources Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance has entered into force on on 22 February 2001. Abstract The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed such as "carcasses", "parts of carcasses", "products", "plants for the disposal of carcasses". The following articles deal with issues such as principles to be applied, duty to dispose; disposal of carcasses, of parts of carcasses, and of animal products, exceptions, registration, import and export, penalties. The text consists of 21 articles Full text German References - Legislation Repealed by Non-Edible Animal Products Disposal Act. Legislation | Germany | 2004 (2016) Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Organic waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX