L 6/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 11.1.2001 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 December 2000 prohibiting the use of certain animal by-products in animal feed (notified under document number C(2000) 4143) (Text with EEA relevance) (2001/25EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market ('), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Council Directive 90/667/EC of 27 November 1990 laying down the veterinary rules for the disposal and processing of animal waste, for its placing on the market and for the prevention of pathogens in feedstuffs of animal or fish origin and amending Directive 90/ 425[EEC (’), established the principle that all animal waste, regardless of its source, may be used for the production of feed material following appropriate treat- ment. (2)  According to Commission Decision 98/272[EC of 23 April 1998 on epidemio-surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (and amending Decision 94/474[EC (¥, as amended by Decision 2000/374/EC (%), animals which are slaughtered or have died with TSE shall be destroyed. (3)  After feed containing processed ruminant waste contaminated by the infective agent was identified as the primary source of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a Community wide ban on feeding protein derived from mammalian tissues to ruminants was established in July 1994 by Commission Decision 94/381/EC of 27 June 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the () O] L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29. () O] L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. () O] L 363, 27.12.1990, p. 51. () O L 122, 24.4.1998, p. 59. () O] L 135, 8.6.2000, p. 27. | il ol onlll ol feeding of mammalian derived protein (®), as last amended by Decision 1999/129/EC (). Council Decision 1999/534/EC of 19 July 1999 on measures applying to the processing of certain animal waste to protect against TSE and amending Commission Decision 97/735/EC () establishes that, from 1 April 1997, all mammalian animal waste must be processed in accordance with the minimum parameters of 133 °C, 20 minutes, 3 bar, which are regarded as being the most effective for the inactivation of the agents of scrapie and BSE. Commission Decision 2000/418/EC regulating the use of material presenting risks as regards transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and amending Decision 94/474[EC (°) establishes that, from 1 October 2000, specified risk material must be removed from all parts of the food and feed chain. In the case of cattle, sheep and goats that have died, either the specified risk materials must be removed or the whole carcase must be destroyed. The Scientific Steering Committee has adopted a number of opinions related to the safety of animal by-products, including animal feed. The main conclusion of those scientific opinions is that animal by-products derived from animals not fit for human consumption following health inspection should not enter the feed chain. Based on those scientific opinions, on 19 October 2000, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (*%). The key issue of this proposal is the prohibiton of recycling certain animal by-products into the feed chain, namely dead animals and condemned animal material. The only raw material allowed to be used for the production of animal feed would then be material derived from animals declared fit for human consumption. 172, 7.7.1994, p. 23. 41, 16.2.1999, p. 14. 204, 4.8.1999, p. 37. 158, 30.6.2000, p. 76. M (2000)574 final.