Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/172 of 1 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards parameters for the transformation of animal by-products into biogas or compost, conditions for imports of petfood and for the export of processed manure (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2017/172
• Articles: 4

Article 1

In Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the following paragraph is added:

‘4.   The rules set out in Chapter V of Annex XIV shall apply to exports from the Union of the derived products specified therein.’.

Article 2

Annexes V and XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are amended in accordance with the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annexes V and XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are amended as follows:

(1)

in Annex V, Chapter III, Section 3, point 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

Digestion residues or compost other than those referred to in point 3(b) of Section 2, which do not comply with the requirements set out in this Section, shall be resubmitted to transformation or composting, and in the case of Salmonella handled or disposed of in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.’;

(2)

Annex XIV is amended as follows:

(a)

in Chapter II, Section 1, in Table 2, row number 12 is replaced by the following:

‘12

Petfood, including dogchews

(a)

In the case of processed petfood and of dogchews: materials referred to in Article 35(a)(i) and (ii).

(b)

In the case of raw petfood: materials referred to in Article 35(a)(iii).

The petfood and the dogchews must have been produced in accordance with Chapter II of Annex XIII.

(a)

In the case of raw petfood:

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 or in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, from which Member States authorise imports of fresh meat from the same species and where only bone-in meat is authorised.

In the case of fish materials, third countries listed in Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC.

(b)

In the case of dogchews and petfood other than raw petfood:

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following countries:

(JP) Japan

(EC) Ecuador

(LK) Sri Lanka

(TW) Taiwan.

In the case of processed petfood derived from fish materials, third countries listed in Annex II to Decision 2006/766/EC.

(a)

In the case of canned petfood: Annex XV, Chapter 3(A).

(b)

In the case of processed petfood other than canned petfood: Annex XV, Chapter 3(B).

(c)

In the case of dogchews: Annex XV, Chapter 3(C).

(d)

In the case of raw petfood: Annex XV, Chapter 3(D).’

(b)

the following Chapter V is added:

‘CHAPTER V

RULES FOR THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN DERIVED PRODUCTS

Rules applicable to the export of the derived products listed below as referred to in Article 25(4):

Derived products

Rules for export

1

Processed manure and organic fertilizers, compost or digestion residues from biogas transformation containing no other animal by-products or derived products than processed manure

Processed manure and organic fertilizers, compost or digestion residues from biogas transformation containing no other animal by-products or derived products than processed manure must comply at least with the conditions set out in points (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Section 2 of Chapter I of Annex XI.’