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)

CHAPTER VIIIU.K.IMPORT, TRANSIT AND EXPORT

Article 25U.K.Import [F1from a third country], transit and export of animal by-products and of derived products

1.The importation [F2from a third country] into and the transit through [F3Great Britain] of the following animal by-products shall be prohibited:

(a)unprocessed manure;

(b)untreated feathers and parts of feathers and down;

(c)beeswax in the form of honeycomb.

[F42. The importation [F5from a third country] into and the transit through [F6Great Britain] of the following shall not be subject to any animal health conditions:

(a) wool and hair which has been factory-washed or which has been treated by another method which ensures that no unacceptable risks remain;

(b) furs which have been dried at an ambient temperature of 18 °C for a period of at least two days at a humidity of 55 %;

(c) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which has been treated by factory-washing which consisting of the immersion of the wool and hair in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide;

(d) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and has been treated by at least one of the following methods:

(d) chemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide,
fumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours,
industrial scouring which consists of the immersion of wool and hair in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C,
storage, which may include the journey time, at 37 °C for eight days, 18 °C for 28 days or 4 °C for 120 days;

(e) wool and hair that is dry and securely enclosed in packaging, produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is intended for dispatch to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and meets all of the following requirements:

(i)

it was produced at least 21 days before the date of entry into [F7Great Britain and kept in the British Islands or a third country] or region thereof which is

listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and authorised for imports into [F8Great Britain] of fresh meat of ruminants not subject to supplementary guarantees A and F mentioned therein,
free of foot-and-mouth disease, and, in the case of wool and hair from sheep and goats, of sheep pox and goat pox in accordance with the basic general criteria listed in Annex II to Directive 2004/68/EC;

(ii)

it is accompanied by a importers' declaration as required in accordance with [F9the model made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority];

(iii)

it was presented by the operator to one of the approved [F10Great Britain] [F11border control post]s listed in [F12accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points] where it passed with satisfactory result the documentary check carried out in accordance with [F13Article 49(1) of the Official Controls Regulation].]

3.Operators shall comply with the following specific requirements for the importation [F14from a third country] into and the transit through [F15Great Britain] of certain animal by-products and derived products, as referred to in Articles 41(3) and 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, set out in Annex XIV hereto:

(a)the specific requirements for the import and transit of Category 3 material and derived products for uses in the feed chain, other than for petfood or feed to fur animals, set out in Chapter I of that Annex;

(b)the specific requirements for the import and transit of animal by-products and derived products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals, set out in Chapter II of that Annex [F16;]

[F17(c) the specific requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, [F18Great Britain] following a refusal of entry by a third country, set out in Chapter VI of that Annex.]

[F194. The rules set out in Chapter V of Annex XIV shall apply to exports from [F20Great Britain] of the derived products specified therein.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Art. 25 heading inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(20)

F2Words in Art. 25(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(21)(a)

F3Words in Art. 25(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(21)(b)

F4Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 of 13 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 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).

F5Words in Art. 25(2) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(a)(i)

F6Words in Art. 25(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(a)(ii)

F7Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(i) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(i)(aa)

F8Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(i) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(i)(bb)

F9Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 10(2) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(iii) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(ii)(aa)