Ministerial Decision no. 236/47755 of 2014. Establishment of dead animal management programmes in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1069/2009.

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal by-products Transport/storage Pests/diseases Animal health Financing Sheep/goats Governance Public health

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract

This Ministerial Decision provides for executing measures of the European Regulation (EC) 1069/2009 concerning health rules on animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption. The Decision focuses on: establishment of dead animal management programmes, concerning the collection, identification, transport, processing, use or disposal of whole dead or killed animals or their parts; protection from infectious diseases originating from dead animals or their parts; removal of dead stray animals from public roads, fields or other common spaces; removal and transport of dead wild animals, suspected of being infected by a disease that can be transmitted to humans or animals; dead or dying animals, suspected of being infected by the rabies virus, in accordance with the provisions of the Rabies Surveillance and Control programme in Greece; dead cattle, goats and sheep containing special risk materials, in the context of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) surveillance, control and eradication programme; responsible authorities in charge of managing and executing the programmes, including veterinary services; financing of the programmes.

Full text

Greek

Website

www.minagric.gr

References - Legislation

Implements

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 repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Animal by-products, Animal health, Internal trade, International trade, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Waste disposal, Waste non-domestic sources, Organic waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX