2004/110/EC: Commission Decision of 29 January 2004 on measures to assess the residual BSE risk in products derived from bovine animals/on a Community financial contribution for measures to assess the residual BSE risk in products derived from bovine animals (notified under document number C(2004) 132)

• Articles: 5

Article 1

The Commission shall ensure that the current scientific work on a quantitative risk assessment of the residual BSE risk is updated in view of new scientific evidence, and shall in particular ensure the inclusion in this assessment of the residual BSE risks posed by feed containing low amounts of meat-and-bone meal.

The Commission shall report on the outcome of the risk assessment to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.

Article 2

1. In carrying out the measures provided for in Article 1, the Commission shall take as a basis the methodology recommended by the former Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 12 and 13 September 2002.

If necessary, the Commission shall request the European Food Safety Authority (the Authority) to provide updates for the risk assessment's methodology.

2. The Commission shall invite the Authority to provide technical assistance and to express an opinion on the report referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

For the measures provided for in Article 1 the financial contribution by the Community shall not exceed EUR 50000.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2004.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1915/2003 (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 29).