Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

ANNEX IV U.K. REQUIREMENTS FOR INCINERATION AND CO-INCINERATION PLANTS TO WHICH DIRECTIVE 2000/76/EC DOES NOT APPLY

CHAPTER I U.K. General conditions

[F1 1. Incineration or co-incineration plants must be designed, equipped and operated in such a manner as to fulfil the requirements of this Regulation. The following hygiene conditions must be met: U.K.

(a)

Animal by-products must be disposed of as soon as possible after arrival. They must be stored properly until disposal.

(b)

Containers, receptacles and vehicles used for transporting unprocessed material must be cleaned in a designated area, thereby ensuring that waste water is treated during the storage referred to in Chapter III.

(c)

Preventive measures against birds, rodents, insects or other vermin must be taken systematically. A documented pest control programme must be used for that purpose.

(d)

Cleaning procedures must be established and documented for all parts of the premises. Suitable equipment and cleaning agents must be provided for cleaning.

(e)

Hygiene control must include regular inspections of the environment and equipment. Inspection schedules and results must be documented and maintained for at least two years.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted 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).

2. The operator of an incineration or co-incineration plant must take all necessary precautions concerning the reception of animal by-products to prevent, or limit as far as practicable, direct risks to human or animal health. U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. Operating conditions

3. Incineration or co-incineration plants must be designed, equipped, built and operated in such a way that the gas resulting from the process is raised in a controlled and homogeneous fashion, even under the most unfavourable conditions, to a temperature of 850 ^oC, as measured near the inner wall or at another representative point of the combustion chamber as authorised by the competent authority, for two seconds. U.K.

4. Each line of high-capacity incineration plants must be equipped with at least one auxiliary burner. This burner must be switched on automatically when the temperature of the combustion gases after the last injection of combustion air falls below 850 ^oC. It must also be used during plant start-up and shut-down operations to ensure that the temperature of 850 ^oC is maintained at all times during these operations and as long as unburned material is in the combustion chamber. U.K.

5. High-capacity incineration or co-incineration plants must have and operate an automatic system to prevent feed with animal by-products: U.K.

(a)

at start-up, until the temperature of 850 ^oC has been reached; and

(b)

whenever the temperature of 850 ^oC is not maintained.

6. Animal by-products should, where practicable, be placed straight in the furnace without direct handling. U.K.

CHAPTER III U.K. Water discharges

7. Incineration or co-incineration plant sites, including associated storage areas for animal by-products, must be designed in such a way as to prevent unauthorised and accidental release of any polluting substances into soil, surface water and groundwater in accordance with the provisions provided for in relevant Community legislation. Moreover, storage capacity must be provided for contaminated rainwater run-off from the incineration plant site or for contaminated water arising from spillage or fire-fighting operations. U.K.

8. The storage capacity must be adequate to ensure that such waters can be tested and treated before discharge where necessary. U.K.

CHAPTER IV U.K. Residues

9. For the purposes of this Chapter, ‘residues’ means any liquid or solid material generated by the incineration or co-incineration process, the waste-water treatment or other processes within the incineration or co-incineration plant. They include bottom ash and slag, fly ash and boiler dust. U.K.

10. Residues resulting from the operation of the incineration or co-incineration plant must be minimised in their amount and harmfulness. Residues must be recycled, where appropriate, directly in the plant or outside in accordance with relevant Community legislation. U.K.

11. Transport and intermediate storage of dry residues in the form of dust must take place in such a way as to prevent dispersal in the environment (e.g., in closed containers). U.K.

CHAPTER V U.K. Temperature measurement

12. Techniques must be used to monitor the parameters and conditions relevant to the incineration or co-incineration process. High-capacity incineration and co-incineration plants must have and use temperature measurement equipment. U.K.

13. The approval issued by the competent authority, or conditions attached to it, must lay down temperature measurement requirements. U.K.

14. The appropriate installation and the functioning of any automated monitoring equipment must be subject to control and to an annual surveillance test. Calibration must be carried out by means of parallel measurements with the reference methods at least every three years. U.K.

15. Temperature measurement results must be recorded and presented in an appropriate fashion to enable the competent authority to verify compliance with the permitted operating conditions laid down in this Regulation in accordance with procedures to be decided upon by that authority. U.K.

CHAPTER VI U.K. Abnormal operating

16. In the case of a breakdown, or abnormal operating conditions, the operator must reduce or close down operations as soon as practicable until normal operations can be resumed. U.K.

[F2 CHAPTER VII U.K. Incineration of Category 1 material referred to in Article 4(1)(b)

1. The low-capacity incineration plant must be located on a well-drained hard standing. U.K.

2. Livestock must not have access to the low-capacity incineration plant, animal by-products that are awaiting incineration or ash resulting from the incineration of animal by-products. If the low-capacity incineration plant is located on a livestock holding: U.K.

(a)

there must be total physical separation between the incinerator and the livestock and their feed and bedding, with fencing where necessary;

(b)

equipment must be dedicated entirely to the operation of the incinerator and not used elsewhere on the farm;

(c)

the operators must change their outer clothing and footwear before handling livestock or livestock feed.

3. The storage of animal by-products and of ashes must be covered, labelled and leak proof. U.K.

4. The operator must check that animal by-products are incinerated in such a way that they are completely reduced to ash. Ash must be disposed of to a landfill approved under Directive 1999/31/EC. U.K.

5. Incompletely incinerated animal by-products must not be disposed of to a landfill, but must be re-incinerated or otherwise disposed of in accordance with this Regulation. U.K.

6. The low-capacity incineration plant must be equipped with an afterburner. U.K.

7. The operator must keep records of the quantities, category and species of animal by-products incinerated and the date of incineration. U.K.

8. The competent authority must inspect the low-capacity incineration plant before approval, and at least once a year to monitor compliance with this Regulation.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted 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).