Eurits represents more than 90% of the EU's specialist waste incineration sector, and exists to ensure the safe, legal and environmentally sound incineration of waste.

Legislation

Animal By-Products

Health Requirements for Animal By-Products (COM (2000) 573)

  • EU Council of Ministers Common Position on Health Requirements for Animal By-Products (November 2001)
  • Paulsen Second Reading Report on Health Requirements for Animal By-Products (February 2002)
  • EU Council and European Parliament Directive 2002/33/EC on Health Requirements for Animal By-Products (October 2002)
  • Additional transitional measures clarifying certain specific provisions of the Regulation 2002/1774/EC (13 May 2003)

Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption (COM (2000) 574)

  • Working Document on health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (2000)
  • Proposal for a regulation laying down the health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (October 2000)
  • Paulsen First Reading Report on the the Proposal on Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption (April 2001)
  • European Parliament Environment Committee amendments to the Paulsen First Reading Report on the the Proposal on Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption (May 2001)
  • Paulsen First Reading Report on the the Proposal on Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption: final adopted version (May 2001)
  • EU Council of Ministers Common Position on Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption (November 2001)
  • Paulsen Second Reading Report on Health Rules Concerning Animal By-Products Not Intended for Human Consumption (February 2002)
  • European Parliament Third Reading Joint Text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Parliament and Council Regulation laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (September 2002)
  • EU Council and European Parliament Regulation 1774/2002 on Health Rules for Animal By-Products not Intended for Human Consumption (October 2002)

Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed (COM (1999) 654)

  • Conciliation Committee Joint Text on Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed (March 2002)
  • Paulsen Third Reading Report (on Joint Text) on Undesirable Substances in Animal Feed (April 2002)

Other European Commission Publications

  • Commission Staff Working Paper on the Processing, Disposal and Uses of Animal By-Products in Member States (November 2001)