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Council Directive 90/667/EEC laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/425/EEC.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
1990
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 363, 27 December 1990, pp. 51-60.
Subject
Livestock, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Animal feed/feedstuffs Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Waste disposal Pollution control Waste non-domestic sources Organic waste Waste management
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive lays down the animal and public health requirements for the disposal and/or processing of animal waste in order to destroy pathogens which might be present in such materials, production of feedingstuffs of animal origin in such manner as to prevent the presence of any pathogens therein; the rules for the placing on the market of animal waste intended for purposes other than human consumption. Under Chapter 2 are set the rules concerning the processing of animal waste and the placing on the market of the final product. Member States must ensure that, under their responsibility, the operators and owners of high-risk and low-risk processing plants or their representatives adopt all measures necessary to comply with the requirements of this Directive.

Full text
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Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Council Directive 90/425/EEC 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.

Legislation | European Union | 1990

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Internal trade, Animal by-products, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Presidential Decree No. 243 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin, in compliance with Council Directive 90/667/EEC.

Legislation | Greece | 1993

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Insects, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Waste non-domestic sources, Organic waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 126 of 1996 implementing provisions of the Animal Destruction Act.

Legislation | Netherlands | 1996

Keyword: Animal health, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases, Animal by-products, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on the transport of animal waste and on installations which process such waste (No. 723 of 1994).

Legislation | Norway | 1994

Keyword: Fish products, Aquaculture, Fish disease, Animal health, Animal by-products, Slaughtering, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Transport/storage, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal By-Products Order (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 209 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal by-products, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Processing of Mammalian Animal Waste) Regulations, 1998.

Legislation | Ireland | 1998

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal by-products, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Disposal, Processing and Placing on the Market of Animal By-Products) Regulations, 1994.

Legislation | Ireland | 1994

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal By-Products Order 1999 (S.I. No. 646 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal by-products, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree relative to control of fish meal, fish oil, etc. (No. 416 of 1999).

Legislation | Norway | 1999 (2004)

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Inspection, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale relatif à l'élimination des déchets animaux et aux installations de transformation de déchets animaux.

Legislation | Belgium | 2002 (2003)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Hazardous substances, Waste non-domestic sources, Inspection, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Legislative Decree No. 508 implementing Council Directive No. 90/667/CEE of 27 November 1990, making sanitary provisions for the disposal, processing and placing on the market of waste of animal origin and for the protection against pathogenic agents of feedstuffs of animal origin or fish-based feedstuffs and amending Directive No. 90/425/CEE.

Legislation | Italy | 1992

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal by-products, Inspection, Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree determining the systems for the treatment of materials with a high risk of contamination in implementation of the provisions of Legislative Decree of 14 December 1992, No. 508, implementing Council Directive No. 90/667/CEE of 27 November 1990, on the disposal, processing and placing on the market of waste of animal origin and the protection from pathogenic agents of feedstuffs of animal origin and fish-based feed and amending Directive No. 90/425/CEE.

Legislation | Italy | 1993

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX