Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

[F1 CHAPTER I U.K. Identification

1. All necessary measures must be taken to ensure that: U.K.

(a)

Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 materials are identifiable and kept separate and identifiable during collection and transportation;

(b)

processed products are identifiable and kept separate and identifiable during transportation;

(c)

a marking substance for the identification of animal by-products or processed products of a specific category is only used for the category for which its use is required under this Regulation, or is established or laid down pursuant to point 4; and

(d)

animal by-products and processed products are dispatched from one Member State to another Member State in packaging, containers or vehicles which are prominently and, at least for the period of transport, indelibly colour-coded as follows:

(i)

in the case of Category 1 materials, using the colour black;

(ii)

in the case of Category 2 materials (other than manure and digestive tract content), using the colour yellow;

(iii)

in the case of Category 3 materials, using the colour green with a high content of blue to ensure that it is clearly distinguishable from the other colours.

2. During transport, a label attached to the packaging, container or vehicle must: U.K.

(a)

clearly indicate the category of the animal by-products or, in the case of processed products, the category of animal by-products from which the processed products were derived; and

(b)

bear the following words:

(i)

in the case of Category 3 material, ‘ not for human consumption ’ ;

(ii)

in the case of Category 2 material (other than manure and digestive tract content) and processed products derived therefrom, ‘ not for animal consumption ’ ; however, when Category 2 material is intended for the feeding of animals referred to in Article 23(2)(c) under the conditions provided for in that Article, the label shall instead indicate ‘ for feeding to … ’ completed with the name of the specific species of those animals for the feeding of which the material is intended;

(iii)

in the case of Category 1 material and processed products derived therefrom, ‘ for disposal only ’ ;

(iv)

in the case of manure and digestive tract content, ‘ manure ’ .

3. Member States may establish systems or lay down rules for the colour-coding of packaging, containers or vehicles used for the transport of animal by-products and processed products originating in and remaining on their territory, provided that those systems or rules do not confuse the colour-coding system provided for in point 1(d). U.K.

4. Without prejudice to point 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Member States may establish systems or lay down rules for the marking of animal by-products originating in and remaining on their territory provided that those systems or rules do not conflict with the marking requirements laid down for processed products in Chapter I of Annex VI to this Regulation. U.K.

5. By way of derogation from points 3 and 4, Member States may use the systems or rules referred to in those points for animal by-products originating in but not intended to remain on their territory if the Member State or third country of destination has communicated its agreement.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Annexes I, II and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the marking and transport of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance).