{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-780/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2010/780",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 16 December 2010 amending Decision 2003/322/EC as regards certain species of necrophagous birds in Italy and Greece to which certain animal by-products may be fed (notified under document C(2010) 8988) (Only the Bulgarian, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/780/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-780",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 16 December 2010\namending Decision 2003/322/EC as regards certain species of necrophagous birds in Italy and Greece to which certain animal by-products may be fed\n(notified under document C(2010) 8988)\n(Only the Bulgarian, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish texts are authentic)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2010/780/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 23(2)(d) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Decision 2003/322/EC of 12 May 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the feeding of certain necrophagous birds with certain Category 1 materials lays down conditions for the authorisation of the feeding of certain endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds by certain Member States.\n(2)\nThat Decision lists the Member States authorised to make use of that possibility, the species of necrophagous birds which may be fed with the Category 1 material, and the implementing rules under which the feeding may take place.\n(3)\nGreece and Italy have submitted requests for the extension of the list of species on their respective territories to which the Category 1 material may be fed. Both countries have submitted satisfactory information concerning the occurrence of those species on their respective territories.\n(4)\nFeeding of animal carcasses to the listed species should continue to be carried out in accordance with the implementing rules laid down in Decision 2003/322/EC. Those rules have been adopted in recognition of the special feeding patterns of certain endangered or protected species in their natural habitat, in the interest of biodiversity. However, feeding of carcasses under those rules does not constitute an alternative means of disposal under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.\n(5)\nDecision 2003/322/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 117, 13.5.2003, p. 32."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}