Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 142)

CHAPTER II U.K. DISPOSAL AND USE OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS

Article 6 U.K. Disposal by incineration and co-incineration

1. The competent authority shall ensure that incineration and co-incineration of animal by-products and derived products shall only take place:

(a) in incineration plants and co-incineration plants which have been granted a permit in accordance with Directive 2000/76/EC; or

(b) for plants not required to have a permit under Directive 2000/76/EC, in incineration and co-incineration plants which have been approved by the competent authority to carry out disposal by incineration, or disposal or recovery of animal by-products or derived products, if they are waste, by co-incineration, in accordance with Article 24(1)(b) or (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

2. The competent authority shall only approve incineration plants and co-incineration plants as referred to in point 1(b), in accordance with Article 24(1)(b) or (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, if they comply with the requirements set out in Annex III hereto.

3. Operators of incineration plants and co-incineration plants shall comply with the general requirements for incineration and co-incineration set out in Chapter I of Annex III.

4. Operators of high-capacity incineration and co-incineration plants shall comply with the requirements of Chapter II of Annex III.

5. Operators of low-capacity incineration and co-incineration plants shall comply with the requirements of Chapter III of Annex III.