TITLE IU.K.GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER IIU.K.Disposal and use of animal by-products and derived products

Section 3U.K.Derogations

Article 19U.K.Collection, transport and disposal

1.The competent authority may, by way of derogation from Articles 12, 13, 14 and 21, authorise the disposal:

(a)by burial of dead pet animals and equidae;

(b)by burning or burial on site or by other means under official supervision which prevent the transmission of risks to public and animal health of Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(a)(v) and (b)(ii), Category 2 and Category 3 materials in remote areas;

(c)by burning or burial on site or by other means under official supervision which prevent the transmission of risks to public and animal health of Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(b)(ii), Category 2 and Category 3 materials in areas where access is practically impossible or where access would only be possible under circumstances, related to geographical or climatic reasons or due to a natural disaster, which would pose a risk to the health and safety of the personnel carrying out the collection or where access would necessitate the use of disproportionate means of collection;

(d)by means other than burning or burial on site, under official supervision, in the case of Category 2 and Category 3 materials which do not pose a risk to public and animal health, when the amounts of materials do not exceed a particular volume per week, this volume being determined in relation to the nature of the activities carried out and the species of origin of the animal by-products concerned;

(e)by burning or burial on site, under conditions which prevent the transmission of risks to public and animal health, of animal by-products other than Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(a)(i) in the event of an outbreak of a notifiable disease, if transport to the nearest plant approved for processing or disposal of the animal by-products would increase the danger of propagation of health risks or, in case of a widespread outbreak of an epizootic disease, would mean that the disposal capacities of such plants were exceeded; and

(f)by burning or burial on site, under conditions which prevent the transmission of risks to public and animal health, of bees and apiculture by-products.

2.The animal population of a particular species in the remote areas referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall not exceed a maximum percentage of the animal population of this species in [F1Great Britain].

3.[F2The appropriate authorities] shall make available to [F3each other, and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs,] information on:

(a)the areas that they categorise as remote areas for the purpose of applying paragraph 1(b) and the reasons for that categorisation, and updated information concerning any change to such categorisation; and

(b)the use they make of the authorisations provided for in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 1 with respect to Category 1 and Category 2 materials.

4.[F4The appropriate authority may, by regulations, lay down measures for the implementation of this Article relating to the following matters]:

(a)conditions aimed at ensuring control of risks to public and animal health in the event of burning and burial on site;

(b)the maximum percentage of the animal population as referred to in paragraph 2;

(c)the volume of animal by-products, in relation to the nature of activities and the species of origin, as referred to in paragraph 1(d); and

(d)the list of diseases referred to in paragraph 1(e).

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