Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011Dangos y teitl llawn

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)

CHAPTER VIIIU.K.IMPORT, TRANSIT AND EXPORT

[F1Article 24AU.K.Special transitional import arrangements

The requirements of this Chapter and Annexes 8 and 12 to 16 are subject to the special transitional import arrangements set out in Schedule 5 to the England Trade Regulations or equivalent provisions in the Wales Trade Regulations or the Scotland Trade Regulations and Annex 6 to the Official Controls Regulation.]

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Article 25U.K.Import [F2from a third country], transit and export of animal by-products and of derived products

1.The importation [F3from a third country] into and the transit through [F4Great Britain] of the following animal by-products shall be prohibited:

(a)unprocessed manure;

(b)untreated feathers and parts of feathers and down;

(c)beeswax in the form of honeycomb.

[F52. The importation [F6from a third country] into and the transit through [F7Great Britain] of the following shall not be subject to any animal health conditions:

(a) wool and hair which has been factory-washed or which has been treated by another method which ensures that no unacceptable risks remain;

(b) furs which have been dried at an ambient temperature of 18 °C for a period of at least two days at a humidity of 55 %;

(c) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which has been treated by factory-washing which consisting of the immersion of the wool and hair in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide;

(d) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and has been treated by at least one of the following methods:

  • (d) chemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide,

  • fumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours,

  • industrial scouring which consists of the immersion of wool and hair in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C,

  • storage, which may include the journey time, at 37 °C for eight days, 18 °C for 28 days or 4 °C for 120 days;

(e) wool and hair that is dry and securely enclosed in packaging, produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is intended for dispatch to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and meets all of the following requirements:

(i)

it was produced at least 21 days before the date of entry into [F8Great Britain and kept in the British Islands or a third country] or region thereof which is

  • listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and authorised for imports into [F9Great Britain] of fresh meat of ruminants not subject to supplementary guarantees A and F mentioned therein,

  • free of foot-and-mouth disease, and, in the case of wool and hair from sheep and goats, of sheep pox and goat pox in accordance with the basic general criteria listed in Annex II to Directive 2004/68/EC;

(ii)

it is accompanied by a importers' declaration as required in accordance with [F10the model made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority];

(iii)

it was presented by the operator to one of the approved [F11Great Britain] [F12border control post]s listed in [F13accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points] where it passed with satisfactory result the documentary check carried out in accordance with [F14Article 49(1) of the Official Controls Regulation].]

3.Operators shall comply with the following specific requirements for the importation [F15from a third country] into and the transit through [F16Great Britain] of certain animal by-products and derived products, as referred to in Articles 41(3) and 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, set out in Annex XIV hereto:

(a)the specific requirements for the import and transit of Category 3 material and derived products for uses in the feed chain, other than for petfood or feed to fur animals, set out in Chapter I of that Annex;

(b)the specific requirements for the import and transit of animal by-products and derived products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals, set out in Chapter II of that Annex [F17;]

[F18(c) the specific requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, [F19Great Britain] following a refusal of entry by a third country, set out in Chapter VI of that Annex.]

[F204. The rules set out in Chapter V of Annex XIV shall apply to exports from [F21Great Britain] of the derived products specified therein.]

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Article 26U.K.Placing on the market, including importation, and export of certain Category 1 materials

The competent authority may authorise the placing on the market, including the importation, and the export of hides and skins derived from animals which have been submitted to an illegal treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(d) of Directive 96/22/EC [F22, reading that Article as if for references to “Community legislation” there were substituted references to “retained EU law], and of ruminant intestines with or without content and of bones and bone products containing vertebral column and skull, subject to compliance with the following requirements:

(a)

those materials must not be Category 1 materials derived from any of the following animals:

(i)

animals suspected of being infected by a TSE in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(ii)

animals in which the presence of a TSE has been officially confirmed;

(iii)

animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures;

(b)

those materials must not be intended for any of the following uses:

(i)

feeding;

(ii)

application to land from which farmed animals are fed;

(iii)

the manufacture of:

  • cosmetic products as defined in [F23Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009];

  • active implantable medical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of Directive 90/385/EEC;

  • medical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(a) of Directive 93/42/EEC;

  • in vitro diagnostic medical devices as defined in Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 98/79/EC;

  • veterinary medicinal products as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2001/82/EC;

  • medicinal products as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2001/83/EC;

(c)

the materials must be imported with a label and must comply with the specific requirements for certain movements of animal by-products set out in Section 1 of Chapter IV of Annex XIV hereto;

(d)

the materials must be imported in accordance with sanitary certification requirements laid down in national legislation [F17;]

(e)

[F18the materials originating from [F24Great Britain] and returning to [F25Great Britain] following a refusal of entry by a third country, must comply with the specific requirements set out in Chapter VI of Annex XIV.]

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Article 27U.K.Importation [F26from a third country] and transit of research and diagnostic samples

1.The competent authority may authorise the importation [F27from a third country] and the transit of research and diagnostic samples, comprising derived products or animal by-products, including the animal by-products referred to in Article 25(1), in accordance with conditions which ensure the control of risks to public and animal health.

Such conditions shall include at least the following:

(a)the introduction of the consignment must have been authorised in advance by the competent authority of the [F28constituent nation] of destination; and

(b)the consignment must be sent directly from the point of entry into [F29Great Britain] to the authorised user.

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3.Operators handling research samples or diagnostic samples [F31from a third country] shall comply with the special requirements for disposal of research and diagnostic samples set out in Section 1 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

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Article 28U.K.Importation [F32from a third country] and transit of trade samples and display items

1.The competent authority may authorise the importation [F33from a third country] and the transit of trade samples in accordance with the special rules set out in point 1 of Section 2 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

2.Operators handling trade samples [F34from a third country] shall comply with the special rules for handling and disposal of trade samples set out in points 2 and 3 of Section 2 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

3.The competent authority may authorise the importation [F35from a third country] and the transit of display items in accordance with the special rules for display items set out in Section 3 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

4.Operators handling display items [F36from a third country] shall comply with the conditions for packaging, handling and disposal of display items set out in Section 3 of Chapter III of Annex XIV hereto.

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F37Article 29U.K.Specific requirements for certain movements of animal by-products between territories of the Russian Federation

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F38 Article 29a U.K. Specific requirements for transit through Croatia of animal by-products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and destined to third countries

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Article 30U.K.Lists of establishments and plants in third countries

Lists of establishments and plants in third countries shall be entered into [F39the appropriate computerised information management system] in accordance with technical specifications which are published by the [F40appropriate authority] on its website.

Each list shall be kept up to date regularly.

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Article 31U.K.Models of health certificates and declarations for importation [F42from a third country] and transit

Consignments of animal by-products and derived products for importation [F43from a third country] into or transit through [F44Great Britain] shall be accompanied by health certificates and declarations, in accordance with the models [F45made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority], at the point of entry into [F44Great Britain] where the veterinary checks take place, as provided for in [F46the Official Controls Regulation].

[F18By way of derogation from the first paragraph, animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, [F47Great Britain] following a refusal of entry by a third country, must comply with the specific requirements set out in Chapter VI of Annex XIV.]

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