Commission Decision of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 1547) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/275/EC) (c. 275)

Article 6 Derogation for certain composite products and foodstuffs

1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the following composite products or foodstuffs intended for human consumption, not containing any meat products, shall not be subject to veterinary checks:

(a) composite products containing less than half of their substance of any other processed product provided such products are:

(i)

shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;

(ii)

clearly identified as intended for human consumption;

(iii)

securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;

(iv)

accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in an official language of a Member State, so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quantity and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer, and the ingredient;

(b) composite products or foodstuffs listed in Annex II.

2. However, any milk product included in any composite products shall only be derived from, and treated as provided for, countries listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/438/EC(1).

(1)

OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 72, corrected by OJ L 92, 12.4.2005, p. 47.