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Regulation 10
1. In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 of the General Food Hygiene Regulations (interpretation) after the definition of “hygiene” there shall be inserted—
““list of acceptable previous cargoes for liquid oils or fats” means the list set out in the Annex to Commission Directive 96/3/EC granting a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea(1);”.
2. In sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of Chapter IV of Schedule 1 to the General Food Hygiene Regulations (transportation of certain bulk foodstuffs)—
(a)before “Bulk foodstuffs” there shall be inserted “Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)”; and
(b)for “granular” there shall be substituted “granulate”.
3. After sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 2 of Chapter IV of Schedule 1 to the General Food Hygiene Regulations there shall be inserted—
“(3) The bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats which are to be processed, and which are intended for or likely to be used for human consumption, is permitted in tanks that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions—
(a)where the oil or fat is transported in a stainless steel tank, or tank lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent, the immediately previous cargo transported in the tank shall have been a foodstuff or a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes for liquid oils or fats;
(b)where the oil or fat is transported in a tank of materials other than those in head (a), the three previous cargoes transported in the tanks shall have been foodstuffs or from the list of acceptable previous cargoes for liquids oils or fats.
(4) The bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats which are not to be further processed, and which are intended for or are likely to be used for human consumption, is permitted in tanks that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions—
(a)the tank shall be of stainless steel or lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent.
(b)the three previous cargoes transported in the tank shall have been foodstuffs.”.
4. After paragraph 2 of Chapter IV of Schedule 1 to the General Food Hygiene Regulations there shall be inserted—
“2A.—(1) The captain of a sea-going vessel transporting, in tanks, bulk liquid oils or fats intended for or likely to be used for human consumption shall keep accurate documentary evidence relating to the three previous cargoes carried in the tanks concerned, and the effectiveness of the cleaning process applied between these cargoes.
(2) Where the cargo has been trans-shipped, in addition to the documentary evidence required in sub-paragraph (1), the captain of the receiving vessel shall keep accurate documentary evidence that the transport of the bulk liquid oil or fat complied with the provisions in paragraph 2(3) or (4) during previous shipment and of the effectiveness of the cleaning process used between these cargoes on the other vessel.
(3) Upon request, the captain of the vessel shall provide the district council with documentary evidence described in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2).”.
O.J. No. L.21, 27.1.96, p. 42
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