Trade in animal casings is subject to production of a document specifying the plant of origin which must be:

• where the casings are salted or dried at the point of origin and where salted or dried casings are subsequently handled for other purposes, a plant approved by the competent authority,

• in other cases, a plant approved in accordance with Directive 64/433/EEC16, provided the casings are transported in such a way as to avoid contamination.

Imports of animal casings from any third country are subject to production of the certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) (c), issued and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country, stating that:

1. (i)

   the casings come from plants approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

2. (ii)

   the casings have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted or bleached (or as an alternative to salting or bleaching, that they have been dried after scraping);

3. (iii)

   after the treatment in (ii), effective steps were taken to prevent the recontamination of the casings.

Without prejudice to any restrictions imposed as regards BSE or to the restrictions on the feedings of ruminant protein to ruminants, trade in and imports of processed animal protein are subject:

1. A.

   F2as regards trade, to the production of the document or certificate provided for in Directive 77/99/EEC, stating that the requirements of that Directive have been complied with;

2. B.

   as regards imports:

   1. 1.

      to production of a health certificate as provided for in Article 10 (2) (c), signed by the official veterinarian of the country of origin and stating that:

      1. a)

         F2the products fulfil the requirements of Directive 80/215/EEC;

      2. (b)

         every precaution has been taken after treatment to prevent contamination of the product treated;

      3. (c)

         samples have been taken and tested for salmonella when the consignment left the country of origin;

      4. (d)

         the results of these tests are negative;

   2. 2.

      following document checks of the certificate referred to in 1, to sampling by the competent authority at the border inspection post without prejudice to point II:

      1. (i)

         of each consignment of products submitted in bulk;

      2. (ii)

         at random of consignments of products packaged in the manufacturing plant;

   3. 3.

      for release for free circulation in Community territory of consignments of processed animal protein, to prove that the results of the sampling carried out pursuant to B (1) (c) have proved negative, if necessary after reprocessing;

3. C.

   national rules existing on the date of notification of this Directive concerning the requirements applicable as regards BSE and scrapie for animal proteins may be maintained pending a decision on the type of heat treatment capable of destroying the agent responsible.

   Trade in and imports of meat meal and bone meal remain subject to Article 5 (2) of Directive 89/662/EEC and Article 11 (2) of Directive 90/675/EEC.

Member States may carry out random sampling of bulk consignments originating in a third country from which the last six consecutive tests have proved negative. Where during one of these checks a result has proved positive, the competent authority of the country of origin must be informed so that it can take appropriate measures to remedy the situation. These measures must be brought to the attention of thecompetent authority responsible for the import checks. In the event of a further positive result from the same source, further tests must be carried out on all consignments from the same source until the requirements laid down in the first sentence are again satisfied.

Member States must keep records of the results of sampling carried out on all consignments which have undergone sampling.

In accordance with Article 3 (3) of Directive 89/662/EEC, transhipment of consignments is permitted only through ports which have been approved under the procedure laid down in Article 18, provided that a bilateral agreement has been reached between Member States to allow checking of the consignments to be deferred until they reach the border inspection post of the Member State of final destination.

Where a consignment proves to be positive for salmonella, it is either:

1. (a)

   re-exported from the Community;

2. (b)

   used for purposes other than animal feeds. In this case, the consignment may leave the port or storage depot only on condition that it is not incorporated into animal feedingstuffs;

3. (c)

   re-processed in a treatment plant approved pursuant to Directive 90/667/EEC or any plant approved for decontamination. Movement from the port or storage depot shall be controlled by permit from the competent authority and the consignment shall not be released until it has been treated, tested for salmonella by the competent authority in accordance with Annex II, Chapter III, to Directive 90/667/EEC and a negative result obtained.

The detailed rules for the application of this Chapter are to be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

Member States shall authorize the importation into the Community of lard and rendered fats from third countries appearing on the list annexed to Decision 79/542/EEC from which the importation of fresh meat of the species concerned is permitted.

Where there has been an outbreak of a serious transmissible disease in the previous 12 months before export in a country mentioned in paragraph 1, each consignment of lard or rendered fats must be accompanied by a certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) of this Directive stating that:

1. A.

   the lard or rendered fats have been subjected to one of the following heat treatment processes:

   1. (i)

      at least 70 ^oC for at least 30 minutes; or

   2. (ii)

      at least 90 ^oC for at least 15 minutes; or

   3. (iii)

      a minimum temperature of 80 ^oC in a continuous rendering system;

2. B.

   where the lard of rendered fats are packaged, they have been packed in new containers and all precautions have been taken to prevent their recontamination;

3. C.

   where bulk transport of the product is intended, the pipes, pumps and bulk tank and any other bulk container tanks or bulk road tanker used in the transportation of the products from the manufacturing plant either directly on to the ship or into shore tanks or direct to establishments were inspected and found to be clean before use.