Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006
of 7 February 2006
amending Annexes VI and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards processing standards for biogas and composting plants and requirements for manure
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption1, and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for measures to ensure that manure and products derived there from are used or disposed of in such a way as not to pose a risk to public or animal health.
Chapter II of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 sets out specific requirements for the approval of biogas and composting plants using animal by-products.
Following the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) of 7 September 2005 on the safety vis-à-vis biological risks of biogas and composting treatment standards of animal by-products, it is appropriate to amend Chapter II of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 by allowing authorisation of other process parameters.
Chapter III of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 sets out requirements for manure, processed manure and processed manure products and lays down the processing and control parameters manure has to undergo to fulfil the requirements for processed manure and processed manure products.
Following the opinion of EFSA of 7 September 2005 on the biological safety of heat treatment of manure, it is appropriate to amend the relevant requirements of Chapter III of Annex VIII to take account of that opinion.
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: