Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (repealed) (c. 1774)

ANNEX III U.K. HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE AND STORAGE PLANTS

CHAPTER II U.K. General hygiene requirements

A. Category 3 intermediate plants U.K.

1. The plant must not engage in activities other than the importation, collection, sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing into blocks, temporary storage and dispatching of Category 3 material. U.K.

2. The sorting of Category 3 material must be carried out in such a way as to avoid any risk of the propagation of animal diseases. U.K.

3. All the time during sorting or storage, Category 3 material must be handled and stored separately from goods other than other Category 3 material and in such a way as to prevent any propagation of pathogens and to ensure compliance with Article 22. U.K.

4. Category 3 material must be stored properly, and, where appropriate, chilled or frozen, until re-dispatched. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 of 12 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance).

B. Category 1 or Category 2 intermediate plants U.K.

6. The plant must not engage in activities other than the collection, handling, temporary storage and dispatching of Category 1 or Category 2 material. U.K.

7. The sorting of the Category 1 or Category 2 material must be carried out in such a way as to avoid any risk of the propagation of animal diseases. U.K.

8. All the time during storage, the Category 1 or Category 2 material must be handled and stored separately from other goods and in such a way as to prevent any propagation of pathogens. U.K.

9. Category 1 or Category 2 material must be stored properly, including under appropriate temperature conditions, until re-dispatched. U.K.

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11. Waste water must be treated to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that no pathogens remain. Specific requirements for the treatment of waste water from Category 1 and Category 2 intermediate plants may be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33(2). U.K.