
Article 1 
In Part II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, point A(d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) the feeding to farmed animals of feed materials of plant origin and feedingstuffs containing such products following the detection of insignificant amounts of bone spicules may be permitted by the Member States if there has been a favourable risk assessment. The risk assessment shall take into account at least the amount and possible source of contamination and the final destination of the consignment'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 February 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission