MEAT TRADES JOURNAL
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLThe Europe Commission is proposing new guidelines for state aid for the disposal of slaughterhouse waste and fallen stock because different policies throughout the EU are creating "a serious risk of distortion of competition." Franz Fischler, commissioner for agriculture, said that following the outbreak of BSE "what was a valuable product in the past is waste now, to be disposed of at high cost."From the beginning of 2003, no more state aid may be granted for the disposal of slaughterhouse waste of any kind, though member states may ...
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