Prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs); Commission implementing powers

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted a report drafted by Gyula HEGYI (PES, HU) and amended the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

The amendments were as follows:

• certain measures relating to products of animal origin derived from or containing ruminant material will be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny;
• with regard to measures following confirmation of the presence of a TSE, the Committee stated that Member States may apply other measures offering an equivalent level of protection, if those measures have been approved in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny.