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Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
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slaughterhouses registered as not slaughtering ruminants in accordance with the first paragraph of point (a) of Section C of Chapter IV, as well as authorised slaughterhouses from which blood produced in accordance with the second, third and fourth paragraphs of point (a) of Section C of Chapter IV can be sourced;
processing plants registered as processing exclusively non-ruminant blood in accordance with the first paragraph of point (c) of Section C of Chapter IV, as well as authorised processing plants producing blood products in accordance with the second, third and fourth paragraph of point (c) of Section C of Chapter IV;
slaughterhouses, cutting plants and other establishments registered as, respectively, not slaughtering ruminants, boning or cutting up ruminant meat, and not handling ruminant products, from which animal by-products intended to be used for the production of processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants in accordance with the first paragraph of point (a) of Section D of Chapter IV can be sourced, as well as authorised slaughterhouses, cutting plants and other establishments, from which animal by-products intended to be used for the production of processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants in accordance with the second, third and fourth paragraphs of point (a) of Section D of Chapter IV can be sourced;
processing plants registered as not processing ruminant animal by-products in accordance with the first paragraph of point (c) of Section D of Chapter IV, as well as authorised processing plants producing processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants which operate in accordance with the second, third and fourth paragraphs of point (c) of Section D of Chapter IV;
authorised compound feed establishments producing, in accordance with Section B of Chapter III, compound feed containing fishmeal, dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin, or blood products derived from non-ruminants;
authorised compound feed establishments producing, in accordance with point (d) of Section D of Chapter IV, compound feed containing processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants; as well as authorised compound feed establishments producing, in accordance with point 3(b)(ii) of Section E of Chapter V, exclusively compound feed for export from the Union or compound feed for export from the Union and compound feed for aquaculture animals to be placed on the market;
authorised compound feed establishments producing, in accordance with point (d) of Section E of Chapter IV, milk replacers containing fishmeal intended for unweaned farmed animals of the ruminant species;
authorised compound feed establishments producing, in accordance with point (b) of Section F of Chapter IV, compound feed containing processed animal protein derived from farmed insects;
storage plants authorised in accordance with point 3 of Section A of Chapter III or in accordance with the third paragraph of point 3(d) of Section E of Chapter V.
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F2Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893 of 24 May 2017 amending Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annexes X, XIV and XV to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the provisions on processed animal protein (Text with EEA relevance).
milk, milk-based products, milk-derived products, colostrum and colostrum products;
dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin;
hydrolysed proteins derived from ruminant hides and skins;
rendered fat from ruminants with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0,15 % in weight and derivatives made from such fat.
Whenever such a procedure is used, a documented record of this use shall be kept available to the competent authority for a period of at least two years.
milk, milk-based products, milk-derived products, colostrum and colostrum products;
dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin;
hydrolysed proteins derived from ruminant hides and skins;
rendered fat from ruminants with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0,15 % in weight and derivatives made from such fat.
The use and storage of feed materials and compound feed for farmed animals containing products derived from ruminants other than those listed in points (a) to (d) shall be prohibited in farms keeping farmed animals other than fur animals:
milk, milk-based products, milk-derived products, colostrum and colostrum products;
dicalcium and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin;
hydrolysed proteins derived from ruminant hides and skins;
rendered fat from ruminants with a maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0,15 % in weight and derivatives made from such fat.]
The processed animal protein shall be transported in sealed containers, directly from the processing plant of production to the point of exit F4....
[F5The consignment must be accompanied by a duly completed commercial document made available for the time being by the appropriate authority, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated as the exit point in that document.]
When the consignment arrives at the point of exit, the competent authority at the border inspection post shall verify the seal of each of the containers presented at the border inspection post.
By way of derogation, based on an analysis of the risk, the competent authority at the border inspection post may decide to verify the seal of the container on a random basis.
If the seal verification is not satisfactory, the consignment must either be destroyed or must be re-dispatched to the establishment of origin.
The competent authority at the border inspection post shall inform, via [F6the appropriate computerised information management system] [F7or any replacement system in operation in Great Britain], the competent authority responsible for the establishment of origin of the arrival of the consignment at the point of exit and, where applicable, of the outcome of the verification of the seal and of any corrective action taken.
The competent authority responsible for the establishment of origin shall carry out regular official controls to verify the correct implementation of points (a) and (b) and to verify that, for each consignment of processed animal protein of ruminant origin intended for export, the confirmation of the control carried out at the exit point was received from the competent authority of the border inspection post, through TRACES [F8or any replacement system in operation in Great Britain].
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F4Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 1(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(32)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 1(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 4(22) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 1(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(32)(a)(ii) (as substituted by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(a), 20(2)(k)(i))
F7Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 1(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(32)(a)(ii) (as substituted by The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1220), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(2)(d)(i)(aa) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 22(2)(a)(ii))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
F8Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 1(d) inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(32)(a)(iii) (as substituted by The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1220), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(2)(d)(i)(bb) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1388, regs. 1(2)(a), 22(2)(a)(ii))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
By way of derogation, that prohibition shall not apply to:
processed petfood containing processed animal protein derived from ruminants which:
has been processed in establishments or plants approved in accordance with Article 24(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; and
is packaged and labelled in accordance with [F10EU-derived domestic] legislation.
organic fertilisers or soil improvers, as defined in point 22 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, that contain in their composition processed animal proteins derived from ruminants or a mixture of processed animal proteins from ruminants and non-ruminants provided that:
they do not contain Category 1 material and products derived therefrom or Category 2 material and products derived therefrom, other than manure, as defined in point 20 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, processed in accordance with the rules for placing on the market of processed manure, laid down in Section 2(a), (b), (d) and (e) of Chapter I of Annex XI to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
the processed animal proteins contained in the organic fertilisers or soil improvers are in compliance with the specific requirements described in Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
the organic fertilisers or soil improvers may contain other category 3 materials, that have been processed in accordance to:
any of the processing methods 1 to 7 set out in Chapter III of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, or
the requirements laid down in Section 1 Chapter III of Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 in the case of compost or digestion residues from the transformation of animal by-products into biogas, or;
the specific requirements set out in Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, where such materials may be used for organic fertilisers and soil improvers in accordance to that Regulation.
they have been produced in establishments or plants approved in accordance with Article 24(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;
are mixed with a sufficient proportion of a component, authorised by the [F11appropriate authority of the relevant constituent nation] where the organic fertilisers or soil improvers are produced, which renders the product unpalatable to animals or is otherwise effective to prevent misuse of the mixture for feeding purposes. This component is to be mixed with the organic fertilizers or soil improvers in the plant manufacturing them or in a plant registered for this purpose in accordance with point 2 of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011.
If required by the competent authority of the third country of destination, the [F11appropriate authority of the relevant constituent nation] where the organic fertilisers or soil improvers are produced may accept the use of other components or other methods to prevent the use of the organic fertilisers or soil improvers as feed, different than those authorised in [F12the relevant constituent nation], provided that these are not in contradiction with the rules laid down in point 3 of Article 22 and point 3 of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
they have been processed to ensure decontamination of pathogens in accordance with point 5 of Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex XI to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011;
they have a label attached to the packaging or container bearing the words ‘ organic fertilisers or soil improvers/no grazing of farmed animals or use of crops as herbage during at least 21 days following application ’ ;
they are exported in compliance with the following conditions:
they shall be transported in sealed containers, directly from the plant manufacturing the organic fertilisers or soil improvers or the registered plant where the component which renders the product unpalatable to animals is added, to the point of exit from the [F13United Kingdom], which shall be a border control post listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2009/821/EC. Before leaving the [F13United Kingdom], the operator responsible for arranging the transport of the organic fertilisers or soil improvers shall inform the competent authority at that border control post of the arrival of the consignment at the point of exit;
the consignment shall be accompanied by a duly completed commercial document produced according to the model set out in point 6 of Chapter III of Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 and issued from the integrated computerised veterinary system (TRACES) [F14or any replacement system in place in the United Kingdom, and the border inspection post of exit must be indicated in the relevant Box];
when the consignment arrives at the point of exit, the competent authority at the border control post shall, on a risk basis, verify the seal of the containers presented at the border control post. If the seal is verified and the verification is not satisfactory, the consignment must either be destroyed or must be re-dispatched to the establishment of origin, indicated in box I.12 of the commercial document;
the competent authority at the border control post shall inform, via TRACES [F15or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom], the competent authority indicated in box I.4 of the commercial document of the arrival of the consignment at the point of exit and, where applicable, of the outcome of the verification of the seal and of any corrective action taken;
The competent authority responsible for the manufacturing plant of origin or the registered plant where the component which renders the product unpalatable to animals is added shall carry out risk based official controls to verify compliance with the first and second indents and to verify that, for each consignment of organic fertilisers and soil improvers that contain in their composition processed animal proteins derived from ruminants or a mixture of processed animal proteins from ruminants and non-ruminants exported, the confirmation of the control carried out at the exit point was received from the competent authority of the border control post, through TRACES [F15or any replacement system in operation in the United Kingdom].
The conditions set out in points (v), (vii) and (viii) of point 2(b) shall not apply to organic fertilisers or soil improvers which are in ready-to-sell packages of not more than 50 kg in weight for use by the final consumer.]
Textual Amendments
F10Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 2(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1229), regs. 1(3), 2(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 2(b)(v) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1229), regs. 1(3), 2(3)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 2(b)(v) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1229), regs. 1(3), 2(3)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 2(viii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1229), regs. 1(3), 2(3)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F9Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1091 of 26 June 2019 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements for export of products containing processed animal protein derived from ruminants and non-ruminants (Text with EEA relevance).
The processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants shall be produced in processing plants which fulfil the requirements of point (c) of Section D of Chapter IV.
The compound feed containing processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants shall be produced in compound feed establishments which:
produce in accordance with point (d) of Section D of Chapter IV; or
source the processed animal protein used in compound feed destined for export in processing plants that comply with point (a) and, either:
are dedicated exclusively to the production of compound feed for export F16... and are authorised for that purpose by the competent authority, or
are dedicated exclusively to the production of compound feed for export F16... and to the production of compound feed for aquaculture animals to be placed on the market F17..., and authorised for that purpose by the competent authority.
The compound feed containing processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants shall be packaged and labelled in accordance with [F18retained EU law] or with the legal requirements of the importing country. Where the compound feed containing processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants is not labelled in accordance with [F18retained EU law], the following words shall be indicated on the labelling: ‘ contains non-ruminant processed animal protein ’ .
Bulk processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants and bulk compound feed containing such protein, and intended for export F19..., shall be transported in vehicles and containers and stored in storage facilities which are not used, respectively, for the transport or storage of feed for placing on market and intended for feeding to ruminants or non-ruminant farmed animals other than aquaculture animals. Records detailing the type of products that were transported or stored shall be kept available to the competent authority for a period of at least two years.
By way of derogation from the first paragraph, vehicles, containers and storage facilities which have been previously used for the transport or storage of bulk processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants and bulk compound feed containing such protein, and intended for export F19..., may be subsequently used for the transport or storage of feed for placing on the market and intended for feeding to ruminants or non-ruminant farmed animals other than aquaculture animals, provided that they are cleaned beforehand in order to avoid cross-contamination, in accordance with a documented procedure which has been given prior authorisation by the competent authority. Whenever such a procedure is used, a documented record of such use shall be kept available to the competent authority for a period of at least two years.
Storage plants storing bulk processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants and bulk compound feed containing such protein under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of point (d) shall be authorised by the competent authority based on verification of their compliance with the requirements listed in that paragraph.
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F16Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 3(b)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(32)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Words in Annex 4 Ch. V s. E point 3(b)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(32)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 3(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(32)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F19Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 3(d) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies and Animal By-Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/170), regs. 1, 2(32)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
petfood which contains processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants and which has been processed in petfood establishments approved in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and which is packaged and labelled in accordance with Union legislation;
fishmeal, provided that it is produced in accordance with this Annex;
processed animal protein derived from farmed insects, provided that it is produced in accordance with this Annex;
compound feed containing no other processed animal protein than fishmeal and processed animal protein derived from farmed insects, provided that it is produced in accordance with this Annex;
processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants destined for the manufacturing of petfood or of organic fertilisers and soil improvers in the F20... country of destination, provided that, before export, the exporter ensures that each consignment of processed animal protein is analysed in accordance with the method of analysis set out in point 2.2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 in order to verify the absence of constituents of ruminant origin.
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F20Word in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 4(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/170, reg. 2(32)(c) (as substituted by The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1220), regs. 1(2)(b), 5(2)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))
the requirements set out in points 2(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of this section shall apply. The conditions set out in points 2(b)(v) and (vii) shall not apply to organic fertilisers or soil improvers which are in ready-to-sell packages of not more than 50 kg in weight for use by the final consumer.
the processed animal protein derived from non-ruminants contained in them shall be produced in processing plants which fulfil the requirements point (c) of Section D of Chapter IV, and are listed in accordance with point 1(d) of Section A of Chapter V.
they have been produced in establishments or plants that are dedicated exclusively to processing non-ruminant organic fertilisers or soil improvers.
By way of derogation from this specific condition, the competent authority may authorise the export of organic fertilisers or soil improvers referred to in this point produced in establishments or plants processing organic fertilisers or soil improvers containing ruminant material, if effective measures to prevent cross contamination between organic fertilisers or soil improvers containing only non-ruminant material and organic fertilisers or soil improvers containing ruminant material are implemented;
they are transported to the point of exit from the [F22United Kingdom] in new packaging material, or in bulk containers which are not used for the transport of materials of ruminant origin or that have been cleaned beforehand in order to avoid cross-contamination in accordance with a documented procedure which has been given prior authorisation by the competent authority.
The conditions set out in points (c) and (d) of point 5 shall not apply to organic fertilisers or soil improvers which are in ready-to-sell packages of not more than 50 kg in weight for use by the final consumer.]]
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F22Words in Annex 4 Ch. 5 s. E point 5(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Health and Genetically Modified Organisms (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1229), regs. 1(3), 2(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F21Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1091 of 26 June 2019 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements for export of products containing processed animal protein derived from ruminants and non-ruminants (Text with EEA relevance).
If the competence is considered unsatisfactory, a retraining of the laboratory staff shall be undertaken by the laboratory as the minimal corrective measure, prior to carrying out further analyses.]
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F1Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 56/2013 of 16 January 2013 amending Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).
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