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Rural Directorate
Animal Health and Welfare Division
T: 0131-244 6642 F: 0131-244 4755
E: andrew.taylor@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Interested Parties

3 December 2008

Dear Sir/Madam

Consultation on the Review of the Animal By-Products Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002

I am writing to invite views on the European Commission's proposal to replace the Animal By-Products Regulation 1774/2002/EC, which lays down health rules for the use and disposal of animal by-products not intended for human consumption.

This consultation applies in Scotland only. Parallel consultations are being undertaken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Responding to this consultation paper

We are inviting written responses to this consultation paper by 25 February 2009. Please send your response to:

Ian.murdoch2@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
or
Ian Murdoch

As the Scottish Government is committed to a greener Scotland we would prefer to receive your reply by email.

This consultation can be viewed online on the consultation web pages of the Scottish Government website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations. You can telephone Freephone 0800 77 1234 to find out where your nearest public internet access point is. This may be your local public library.

The Scottish Government now has an email alert system for consultations (SEconsult: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/seconsult.aspx). This system allows stakeholder individuals and organisations to register and receive a weekly email containing details of all new consultations (including web links). SEconsult complements, but in no way replaces Scottish Government distribution lists, and is designed to allow stakeholders to keep up to date with all Scottish Government consultation activity, and therefore be alerted at the earliest opportunity to those of most interest. We would encourage you to register.

Handling your response

We need to know how to handle your response, particularly whether it can be made public. Please complete and return the Respondent Information Form along with your comments. This will ensure that we are clear about your wishes. All respondents should be aware that the Scottish Government is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and would therefore have to consider any request made to it under the Act for information relating to responses made to this consultation exercise.

What happens next?

Where respondents have given their permission, responses will be published in association with a report on the consultation. This will be available on the Scottish Government consultation web pages by 25 March 2009. Before publication all responses will be checked for potentially defamatory material. You can make arrangements to view responses by contacting the Scottish Government Library on 0131 244 4552. Responses can be copied and sent to you, but a charge may be made of this service.

Yours faithfully
ANDREW L TAYLOR

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