L 118/10 Official Journal of the European Union 14.5.2003 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 13 May 2003 on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the material collected when treating waste water (notified under document number C(2003) 1467) (Only the Spanish, Danish, German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/334/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption ('), as amended by Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 (3, and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for a complete revision of Community rules concerning animal by- products not intended for human consumption, including the introduction of a number of strict require- ments. In addition, it provides that appropriate transi- tional measures may be adopted. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for additional requirements concerning the treatment of waste water from establishments handling category 1 and 2 material. (3)  In view of the strict nature of those requirements, it is necessary to provide for transitional measures for Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden in order to allow industry sufficient time to adjust. (4)  Accordingly, as a temporary measure a derogation should be granted to Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden until 31 () OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. () OJL117,13.5.2003, p. 1. December 2003 to enable them to authorise operators to continue to apply national rules for the collection of material when treating waste water. (5)  In addition, a further derogation should be granted to Denmark until 1 May 2005 to allow the material collected from such waste water to be processed under the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1774/ 2002 for manure and equivalent material. (6)  In order to prevent a risk to animal and public health appropriate control systems should be maintained in Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden for the period of the transitional measures. (7)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 Derogation regarding the material collected when treating waste water 1. Pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/ 2002 and by way of derogation from Chapter IX of Annex II to that Regulation, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden may continue to grant