Animal by-products and derived products

Draft Law "On Animal by-Products". Language(s): Albanian. Number of pages: 35

The object of this law is the determination of public health and animal health rules for animal by-products and derived products.

The aim is to prevent and minimize risks to public and animal health arising from these products, and in particular to protect the safety of the food chain and foodstuffs.

1.    This law applies to:

(a)  by-products of animal origin and derivative products produced from their processing which are excluded from human consumption according to the legislation;

(b)  the following products, which after the irrevocable decision taken by the food business operator are no longer used as human food. These products are:

(i)   products of animal origin that were intended for human consumption according to the requirements of food legislation;

(ii)  raw materials for the production of foods of animal origin.

This Draft Law is approximated with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation).