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ANNEX IU.K.

1.Meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines originating in the third countries or parts thereof referred to in Article 3(b)(i) of this Decision shall:U.K.

(a)

contain meat eligible for import into [F1Great Britain] as fresh meat, as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and

(b)

be derived from one or more of the species or animals which have undergone a non-specific treatment as set out in point A Part 4 of Annex II to this Decision.

2.Meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines originating in the third countries or parts thereof, as referred to in Article 3(b)(ii), shall comply with the conditions set out in (a), (b) or (c) of this point:U.K.

(a)

the meat products and/or treated stomachs, bladders and intestines must:

(i)

contain meat and/or meat products derived from a single species or animal, as [F2indicated by the code “AP” in] the relevant column in Parts 2 and 3 of Annex II indicating the species or animal concerned; and

(ii)

[F3have undergone any specific treatment, as set out in Part 4 of Annex 2, for meat of that species or animal that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this point;]

(b)

the meat products and/or treated stomachs, bladders and intestines must:

(i)

contain fresh, processed or partly processed meat of more than one species or animal, as [F4indicated by the code “AP” in] the relevant column of Parts 2 and 3 of Annex II which are mixed prior to undergoing [F5such final treatment], as set out in Part 4 of Annex II [F6, as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this point]; and

(ii)

have undergone the final treatment referred to in (i) that must be at least as severe as the most severe [F7of the treatments] set out in Part 4 of Annex II for meat of the species or animals concerned, as [F8the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) may specify in a document published for the purposes of this point];

(c)

the final meat products and/or treated stomachs, bladders and intestines must:

(i)

be prepared by mixing previously treated meat or treated stomachs, bladders and intestines of more than one species or animal; and

(ii)

have undergone the previous treatment referred to in (i) that must have been at least as severe as [F9such of the treatments] set out in Part 4 of Annex II [F10as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) may specify in a document published for the purposes of this point] for the species or animal concerned F11... for each meat component of the meat product and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines.

Textual Amendments

3.The treatments set out in Part 4 of Annex II shall constitute the minimum acceptable processing conditions for animal health purposes for meat products and stomachs, bladders and intestines derived from the relevant species or animal originating in the third countries F12... listed in Annex II [F13or such parts thereof as the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), may specify in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph].U.K.

However, in cases where import of offal is not authorised under [F14Regulation (EU) No 206/2010] owing to F15... animal health restrictions, it may be imported as a meat product or treated stomach, intestine or bladder or used in a meat product provided [F16any treatment that the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) may specify in a document published for the purposes of this paragraph] is carried out and the F17... public health requirements are fulfilled.

In addition, an establishment from a country listed in Annex II may be authorised to produce meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines that have undergone treatments B, C or D, as referred to in Part 4 of Annex II, even where that establishment is located in a third country or part thereof that is not authorised for imports into [F18Great Britain] of fresh meat under the condition that F19... public health requirements are fulfilled.