Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 18 Special feeding purposes

1. The competent authority may, by way of derogation from Articles 13 and 14, authorise, under conditions which ensure the control of risks to public and animal health, the collection and use of Category 2 material, provided that it comes from animals which were not killed or did not die as a result of the presence or suspected presence of a disease communicable to humans or animals, and of Category 3 material for feeding to:

(a) zoo animals;

(b) circus animals;

(c) reptiles and birds of prey other than zoo or circus animals;

(d) fur animals;

(e) wild animals;

(f) dogs from recognised kennels or packs of hounds;

(g) dogs and cats in shelters;

(h) maggots and worms for fishing bait.

2. The competent authority may authorise, by way of derogation from Article 12, and in accordance with the conditions laid down pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article:

(a) the feeding of the Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(b)(ii) and of material derived from zoo animals for feeding to zoo animals; and

(b) the feeding of the Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(b)(ii) to endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds and other species living in their natural habitat, for the promotion of biodiversity.

3. Measures for the implementation of this Article may be laid down relating to the following:

(a) conditions under which the collection and use as referred to in paragraph 1 may be authorised with respect to the movement, storage and use of Category 2 material and of Category 3 material for feeding, including in the case of newly emerging risks; and

(b) conditions under which, in certain cases by way of derogation from the obligation laid down in Article 21(1), the feeding of Category 1 material as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article may be authorised, including:

(i)

the endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds and other species in certain Member States to which such material may be fed;

(ii)

measures to prevent risks to public and animal health.

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 52(4).