Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX III U.K. HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMEDIATE AND STORAGE PLANTS

CHAPTER I U.K. Requirements for the approval of intermediate plants

1. Premises and facilities must meet at least the following requirements. U.K.

(a)

The premises must be adequately separated from the public highway and other premises such as slaughterhouses. The layout of plants must ensure the total separation of Category 1 and Category 2 material from Category 3 material from reception until dispatch.

(b)

The plant must have a covered space to receive animal by-products.

(c)

The plant must be constructed in such a way that it is easy to clean and disinfect. Floors must be laid down in such a way as to facilitate the draining of liquids.

(d)

The plant must have adequate lavatories, changing rooms and washbasins for staff.

(e)

The plant must have appropriate arrangements for protection against pests, such as insects, rodents and birds.

(f)

The plant must have a waste-water disposal system which meets hygiene requirements.

(g)

Where it is necessary for the purpose of achieving the objectives of this Regulation, plants must have suitable temperature-controlled storage facilities of sufficient capacity for maintaining animal by-products at appropriate temperatures and designed to allow the monitoring and recording of those temperatures.

2. The plant must have adequate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting the containers or receptacles in which animal by-products are received and the vehicles, other than ships, in which they are transported. Adequate facilities must be provided for the disinfecting of vehicle wheels. U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. General hygiene requirements

A. Category 3 intermediate plants U.K.

1. The plant must not engage in activities other than the importation, collection, sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing into blocks, temporary storage and dispatching of Category 3 material. U.K.

2. The sorting of Category 3 material must be carried out in such a way as to avoid any risk of the propagation of animal diseases. U.K.

3. All the time during sorting or storage, Category 3 material must be handled and stored separately from goods other than other Category 3 material and in such a way as to prevent any propagation of pathogens and to ensure compliance with Article 22. U.K.

4. Category 3 material must be stored properly, and, where appropriate, chilled or frozen, until re-dispatched. U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 808/2003 of 12 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance).

B. Category 1 or Category 2 intermediate plants U.K.

6. The plant must not engage in activities other than the collection, handling, temporary storage and dispatching of Category 1 or Category 2 material. U.K.

7. The sorting of the Category 1 or Category 2 material must be carried out in such a way as to avoid any risk of the propagation of animal diseases. U.K.

8. All the time during storage, the Category 1 or Category 2 material must be handled and stored separately from other goods and in such a way as to prevent any propagation of pathogens. U.K.

9. Category 1 or Category 2 material must be stored properly, including under appropriate temperature conditions, until re-dispatched. U.K.

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11. Waste water must be treated to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that no pathogens remain. Specific requirements for the treatment of waste water from Category 1 and Category 2 intermediate plants may be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 33(2). U.K.

CHAPTER III U.K. Requirements for the approval of storage plants

Premises and facilities must meet at least the following requirements.

1.

Premises storing processed products derived from Category 3 material must not be at the same site as premises storing processed products derived from Category 1 or Category 2 material, unless in a completely separate building.

2.

The plant must:

(a)

have a covered space to receive the products;

(b)

be constructed in such a way that it is easy to clean and disinfect. Floors must be laid down in such a way as to facilitate the draining of liquids;

(c)

have adequate lavatories, changing rooms and washbasins for staff; and

(d)

have appropriate arrangements for protection against pests, such as insects, rodents and birds.

3.

The plant must have adequate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting the containers or receptacles in which the products are received and the vehicles, other than ships, in which they are transported. Adequate facilities must be provided for the disinfecting of vehicle wheels.

4.

Products must be stored properly until re-dispatched.