Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 142)

ANNEX XIII PETFOOD AND CERTAIN OTHER DERIVED PRODUCTS

CHAPTER VI Specific requirements for game trophies and other preparations from animals

A. The provisions of this Chapter are without prejudice to the measures for the protection of wild fauna, adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 338/97.

B. Safe sourcing

Game trophies and other preparations from animals, where for the preparation the animal by-products have been submitted to a treatment or are presented in a state which does not pose any health risks, may be placed on the market, provided they originate from:

(a)

species other than ungulates, birds and animals of the biological class Insecta or Arachnida; and

(b)

animals originating in an area not subject to restrictions as a result of the presence of serious transmissible diseases to which animals of the species concerned are susceptible.

C. Safe treatment

1. Game trophies or other preparations from animals, where for the preparation the animal by-products have been submitted to a treatment or are presented in a state which does not pose any health risks, may be placed on the market, provided they:

(a)

originate from ungulates or birds which have undergone a complete taxidermy treatment ensuring their preservation at ambient temperatures;

(b)

are mounted ungulates or birds or mounted parts of such animals;

(c)

have been subject to an anatomical preparation such as by plastination; or

(d)

are animals of the biological class Insecta or Arachnida which have been subject to a treatment such as drying to prevent any transmission of diseases communicable to humans or animals.

2. Game trophies or other preparations, other than those referred to under points B and C.1, which come from animals originating in an area subject to restrictions as a result of the presence of serious transmissible diseases to which animals of the species concerned are susceptible, may be placed on the market, provided that:

(a)

in the case of game trophies or other preparations solely of bone, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth,

(i)

they have been immersed in boiling water for an appropriate time so as to ensure that any matter other than bone, horns, hooves, claws, antlers or teeth is removed;

(ii)

they have been disinfected with a product authorised by the competent authority, in particular with hydrogen peroxide where parts consisting of bone are concerned;

(iii)

they have been packaged, immediately after treatment, without being in contact with other products of animal origin likely to contaminate them, in individual, transparent and closed packages so as to avoid any subsequent contamination; and

(iv)

they are accompanied by a health certificate certifying that the conditions set out in (i), (ii) and (iii) have been met;

(b)

in case of game trophies or other preparations consisting solely of hides or skin,

(i)

they have been:

• dried,

• dry- or wet-salted for a period of at least 14 days before the date of dispatch, or

• subject to a preservation process other than tanning;

(ii)

they have been packaged, immediately after treatment, without being in contact with other products of animal origin likely to contaminate them, in individual, transparent and closed packages so as to avoid any subsequent contamination; and

(iii)

they are accompanied by a commercial document or a health certificate certifying that the conditions set out in (i) and (ii) have been met.