Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1261 of 12 July 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards an alternative method for processing certain rendered fats (Text with EEA relevance. )

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2017/1261
• Articles: 4

Article 1

In Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the following point (k) is added:

‘(k)

renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, renewable propane and renewable gasoline which fulfil the specific requirements for products from the multi-step catalytic hydro-treatment for the production of renewable fuels set out in point 2(f) of Section 3 of Chapter IV of Annex IV.’

Article 2

Annexes IV and VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are amended in accordance with the text 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 IV and VIII to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are amended as follows:

(1)

In Annex IV, Chapter IV is amended as follows:

(a)

In Section 1, point 1(d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d)

renewable fuels produced from rendered fats, which are derived from Category 1 and Category 2 materials, in accordance with point J and L.’

(b)

In Section 2, the following point L is added:

‘L.   Multiple-step catalytic hydro-treatment for the production of renewable fuels

1.   Starting materials

For this process, the following materials may be used:

(a)

rendered fats derived from Category 1 material, which have been processed using processing method 1 (pressure sterilisation);

(b)

rendered fats and fish oil complying with point J(1)(a) of this Section.

2.   Processing method

(a)

The rendered fat must be submitted to a pre-treatment which consists at least of bleaching of the starting material, including rendered fats, with acid in the presence of bleaching clay and subsequent removal of the used bleaching clay and insoluble impurities by filtration.

Prior to this treatment rendered fat may be degummed with acid and/or caustic solution in order to remove impurities from the rendered fat by forming gums and subsequently separating those gums by centrifugation.

(b)

The pre-treated materials must be submitted to a hydro-treatment process which consists of a catalytic hydro-treatment step, a stripping step followed by an isomerisation step.

The materials must be submitted to a pressure of at least 30 bars at a temperature of at least 265 °C for at least 20 minutes.’

(c)

In Section 3, point 2, the following point (f) is added:

‘(f)

the multiple-step catalytic hydro-treatment for the production of renewable fuels may be:

(i)

in the case of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, renewable propane and renewable gasoline resulting from the process, used as a fuel without restrictions under this Regulation (end point);

(ii)

in the case of gum sludge and used bleaching clay from the pre-treatment process referred to in point L(2)(a) of Section 2:

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disposed of in accordance with Article 12(a) or (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009,

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disposed of by burial in an authorised landfill,

—

transformed into biogas, provided the digestion residues from the biogas transformation are disposed of by incineration, co-incineration or burial in an authorised landfill,

—

used for technical purposes referred to in Article 36(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.’

(2)

In Annex VIII, Chapter V, point 3(e) is replaced by the following:

‘(e)

renewable fuels produced from rendered fats, which are derived from Category 1 and Category 2 materials, in accordance with points J and L of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Annex IV.’