Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

[F1 CHAPTER XII U.K. Rendered fats from category 2 materials for oleochemical purposes

A. Processing standards U.K.

1. Rendered fats derived from category 2 material for oleochemical purposes must be produced using methods 1 to 5 as referred to in Annex V, Chapter III. U.K.

2. Rendered fats derived from ruminant animals must be purified in such a way that the maximum level of remaining total insoluble impurities does not exceed 0,15 % in weight; U.K.

B. Importation of rendered fats U.K.

3. Member States must authorise the importation of rendered fats derived from category 2 materials, intended to be processed using a method that at least meets the standards of one of the processes described in Annex VI, Chapter III, if it: U.K.

(a)

comes from a third country that appears on a Community list set out in part IV of Annex XI;

(b)

has been produced in accordance with this Regulation; and

(c)

is accompanied by a health certificate that conforms to the model set out in Chapter 10(B) of Annex X.

4. The rendered fats must be conveyed by land and/or sea from the country of origin direct to a border inspection post in the Community. U.K.

5. Following the checks provided for in Directive 97/78/EC, and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8(4) of that Directive, the rendered fats must be conveyed to a category 2 oleochemical plant where they are to be processed into fat derivatives. U.K.

6. The health certificate referred to in paragraph 3 must state that: U.K.

(i)

the rendered fats will not be diverted for any use other than further processing by a method that at least meets the standards of one of the processes referred to in Chapter III of Annex VI; and

(ii)

the resulting fat derivatives shall only be used in organic fertiliser or soil improvers or other technical uses, other than in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

7. The health certificate provided for in paragraph 3 must be presented to the competent authority at the border inspection post at the first point of entry of the goods into the Community, and thereafter a copy must accompany the consignment until their arrival at the plant of destination. U.K.

8. Following the checks provided for in Directive 97/78/EC, and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8(4) of that Directive, the rendered fats shall be transported directly to the plant of destination.] U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2004 of 10 March 2004 amending certain Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the importation from third countries of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance).