The burdens of operators dealing with animal by-products have been eased

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In the future, it is not necessary to report on the amount of animal by-products generated and transferred. At the same time, all operators carrying out the transport, handling, storage, processing, use or disposal of animal by-products must still report the amount of animal by-products received – possibly passed on – per site by March 1 of the year following the relevant year. As in the past, the report must be submitted electronically on the Nébih website or to the competent district office according to the location, in accordance with Annexes 5 and 6 of the decree. The obligation still applies to animal by-products generated on livestock farms with low-capacity incinerators and disposed of locally in the low-capacity incinerator. In case of termination or suspension of the activity, the notification must be completed within fifteen days at the latest.

The decree also provides relief in terms of registration and licensing of transport activities

In order to renew the registration of operators handling by-products of animal origin, from now on the operator must declare the continuation of his activity every five years at the request of the district office. The license of the vehicle for the transport of animal by-products is valid for five years instead of three years, and the registration of the transport activity is valid for an indefinite period. At the same time, the county government office deletes the operator from the transport register if the conditions for carrying out the activity are not met, the vehicle’s license has expired or it has been revoked.

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