Commission Decision of 12 May 2003 as regards a derogation from the intra-species recycling ban for fur animals under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2003) 1496) (Only the Finnish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/324/EC) (repealed)

Article 2 Approvals for registered farms

The competent authority may grant approval to registered farms for the feeding of the species referred to in Article 1 with processed animal protein derived from the bodies or parts of bodies of animals of the same species. Such approval shall only be granted to registered farms:

(a)

on the basis of an application that is accompanied by documentation proving that there is no reason to suspect the presence of the TSE agent in the population of the species covered by the application;

(b)

where an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs in fur animals is in place and includes regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE; and

(c)

providing appropriate guarantees that no animal by-product or processed animal protein derived from those animals or their offspring may enter the food or feed chain of other animals than fur animals;

(d)

where the farm has had no known contact with any farm with a suspected or confirmed outbreak of TSE;

(e)

where the responsible person of the registered farm complies with the requirements set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and in the Annex to this Decision.