COMMISSION DECISION of 17 April 2007 concerning lists of composite products to be subject to controls at border control posts (notified under document number C(2007) 1547) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/275/EC) (c. 275)

[F1 Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

This Decision lays down rules regarding the composite products to be subjected to official controls at border control posts upon entry into [F2 Great Britain].]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Words in Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(2) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) composite product: a foodstuff intended for human consumption that contains both processed products of animal origin and products of plant origin and includes those where the processing of primary product is an integral part of the production of the final product;

(b) meat products: products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(c) processed products: the processed products listed under point 7 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(d) dairy products: products as defined in point 7.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

[F3 (e) “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

(i) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(i) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Art. 2(e) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(3) (with regs. 69-71)

[F4 Article 3 U.K. Official controls of composite products

1 . The Secretary of State must publish a list setting out composite products which—

(a) must be submitted to official controls at border control posts in Great Britain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625;

(b) are exempt from official controls at border control posts.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the list must include the three columns specified in Annex I.

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1(b), the list must include the two columns specified in Annex II.

4. The Secretary of State may amend a list published under paragraph 1 from time to time, and where the appropriate authority requests that the Secretary of State amend the list the Secretary of State must have regard to that request.

5. The Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the other appropriate authorities before publishing or amending a list under paragraph 1.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Art. 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(4) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 4 U.K. [F1 Composite products subject to official controls]

[F1 The following composite products shall be subject to official controls:]

(a)

Composite products containing processed meat product.

(b)

Composite products containing half or more of their substance of any one processed product of animal origin other than processed meat product.

(c)

Composite products containing no processed meat product and less than half of their substance of processed milk product where the final products do not meet the requirements of Article 6.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F5 Article 5 U.K. [F5 Certification to accompany composite products subject to veterinary checks]

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Textual Amendments

F5 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 28/2012 of 11 January 2012 laying down requirements for the certification for imports into and transit through the Union of certain composite products and amending Decision 2007/275/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1162/2009 (Text with EEA relevance).

[F1 Article 6 U.K. Derogation for certain composite products

1 . By way of derogation from Article 3, the following composite products, not containing any meat products, shall not be subject to official controls:

(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 [F6 English (whether or not it also appears in any other language)], 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 listed in [F7 accordance with Article 3(1)(b)].

2 . However, any milk product included in any composite products shall only be derived from countries listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 (1) , and treated as indicated in that Annex.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC (Text with EEA relevance).

F6 Words in Art. 6(1)(a)(iv) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(5)(a) (with regs. 69-71)

F7 Words in Art. 6(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(5)(b) (with regs. 69-71)

Article 7 U.K. Repeal

Decision 2002/349/EC is repealed.

Article 8 U.K. Applicability

This Decision shall apply from one month after the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

F8 Article 9 U.K. Addresses

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Textual Amendments

F8 Art. 9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(6) (with regs. 69-71)