No L 194/96 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 7. 94 COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 concerning _certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC (94/474/EC) 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 (3, and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra- Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (}), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular Article 9 thereof, Whereas cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) have been reported in the United Kingdom ; Whereas, in order to protect.animal and public health in the Community, the Commission has adopted Decision 89/459/EEC of 28 July 1989 concerning certain protec- tion measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalo- pathy in the United Kingdom (*), as last amended by Decision 90/261/EEC (%), Decision 90/200/EEC of 9 April 1990 concerning additional requirements for some tissues and organs with respect to bovine spongiform encephalo- pathy (BSE) (%), as last amended by Decision 90/261/EEC, Decision 92/290/EEC of 14 May 1992 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine embryos in respect of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United Kingdom (°), Decision 94/381/EC of 27 June 1994 concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy-and the feeding of mammalian derived protein (!} and Decision 94/382/EC of 27 June 1994 on the approval of alternative heat treat- ment systems for processing animal waste of ruminant () OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29. () OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49. () OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13. () O] No L 225, 3. 8. 1989, p. S1. () O] No L 146, 9. 6. 1990, p. 29. (9 OJ No L 105, 25. 4. 1990, p. 27. () O] No L 152, 4. 6. 1992, p. 37. (% OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 23. origin with a view to the inactivation of spongiform ence- phalopathy agents (°); Whereas as a result of measures taken in the United Kingdom the BSE epidemic is now declining; Whereas new information continues to become available and the situation must be continually reviewed ; Whereas the Commission has carried out a detailed examination of the situation and all relevant scientific information with the Scientific Veterinary Committee ; Whereas the prohibition on feeding meat and bone meal (MBM) of ruminant origin to ruminants in July 1988 was the principle measure in controlling BSE; whereas, however, this prohibition has not been totally effective in preventing the occurrence of BSE in bovines born between July 1988 and January 1991; Whereas, in the opinion of the Scientific Veterinary Committee, the existing rules for trade in live calves under six months of age from the United Kingdom may continue ; Whereas, however, trade should not be re-established in older live cattle until the date of effectiveness of the ban on use of ruminant protein in ruminant rations is properly established ; Whereas the Scientific Veterinary Committee has recom- mended that bone-in bovine meat from the United Kingdom should be traded only if it comes from herds with no case of BSE during the previous six years; whereas such meat will require no further action with respect to removal of certain tissues in the Member State of destination ; Whereas bovine meat from holdings in the United Kingdom which have had a case of BSE in the previous six years must be trimmed in such a way as to demon- strate that tissues which might contain BSE infectively have been removed; Whereas Decision 94/382/EC has established standards for the production of meat and bone meal containing ruminant material throughout the Community ; whereas these standards must be implemented by 1 January 1995 at the latest; () OJ No L 172, 7. 7. 1994, p. 25.