Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/735 amending Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 as regards the use of meat-and-bone meal as a fuel in combustion plants. Country/Territory European Union Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal of the European Union L 172, 3 June 2020, pp. 3-6. Subject Livestock, Energy, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Renewable energy Animal by-products Animal health Internal trade International trade Organic waste Waste disposal Soil rehabilitation Waste management Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Regulation lays down some amendments to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 as regards requirements concerning the use of animal by-products and derived products as a fuel in combustion plants. More specifically, it amends article 6 which provides for the rules for approval of combustion plants using manure of farmed animals as a fuel for combustion. The article is amended in order to include rules concerning the use of meat-and-bone mea (MBM) as a fuel for combustion. Full text English Website eur-lex.europa.eu References - Legislation Amends Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive. Legislation | European Union | 2011 Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Organic waste, Waste disposal, Soil rehabilitation, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX