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European Parliament and Council Regulation 1774/2002 (consolidated version up to 7/21/2007) establishes health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption. The ABP regulation as well as the TSE regulation are major components of the EU’s strategy to eradicate feed-borne crises such as BSE, foot and mouth disease, swine fever and dioxin contamination. The ABP regulation covers all animal products not intended for human consumption and as such covers both products for technical uses and animal by-products used in the production of feeds of pet food. The ABP regulation stipulates that only materials declared fit for human consumption following veterinary inspection (defined as “category 3” materials in the regulation) may be used in the production of feeds and pet food. Provisions include a ban on intra-species recycling and fallen stock and restrictions on catering waste. Certain categories have to be denatured with specified substances. The ABP regulation also establishes requirements for the import and transit of animal by-products from third countries. Amendments to EU legislation are published as separate legislative acts. Links to the framework ABP regulation and all of its amendments are available on the European Commission’s Eur-lex website. To look up the most recent updates to Regulation 1774/2002, use the Eur-lex search engine and enter “1774/2002” as a search term. Under the “Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures”, WTO members must notify the WTO of proposals for new or amended food safety measures. WTO notification G/SPS/N/EEC/103 relates to ABP measures notified by the EU to the WTO and can be accessed through our website at http://useu.usmission.gov/agri/WTOnotif.html. Exports of animal by-products to the EU must be accompanied by export certificates issued by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). An overview of required certificates is available on our website at http://useu.usmission.gov/agri/Certification_Guide.html. Export certificates must be issued prior to the date of export. For more information please contact APHIS: - Animal and Plant Health Inspection
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