Requirements for consignments of fresh meat, minced meat, meat preparations, mechanically separated meat and meat products, and raw materials intended for the production of gelatine and collagen
Consignments of the following products of animal origin shall only enter the Union if they have been manufactured from raw materials obtained in slaughterhouses, game-handling establishments, cutting plants and establishments handling fishery products, appearing on lists of establishments drawn up and kept up-to-date in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625:
(a)
fresh meat;
(b)
minced meat;
(c)
meat preparations;
(d)
mechanically separated meat and meat products, excluding casings as defined in Article 2, point (45), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 ( 31 ) ;
(e)
raw materials intended for the production of gelatine and collagen referred to, respectively, in Section XIV, Chapter I, point 4(a), and in Section XV, Chapter I, point 4(a), of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
Requirements for consignments of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
1. Notwithstanding Article 14 of this Regulation, consignments of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods for which CN codes have been laid down under heading 0307 of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall enter the Union only from production areas in third countries that appear on lists drawn up by the competent authorities of the third country in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and published by the Commission.
2. The following products may enter the Union, even if harvested in areas which have not been classified by the competent authorities in the third country of production in accordance with Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625:
(a)
pectinidae , except where data from monitoring programmes established under Article 57 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 enable the competent authorities to classify fishing grounds as provided for in Section VII, Chapter IX, point 2, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(b)
marine gastropods that are not filter feeders and echinoderms that are not filter feeders.
Listing of production areas
1. Before the lists referred to in Article 16(1) of this Regulation are drawn up by the competent authorities of the third country, particular account shall be taken of the guarantees that the competent authorities of the third country can give concerning compliance with the requirements of Article 52 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 on the classification and control of production areas.
2. The Commission shall carry out an on-the-spot control visit before the lists referred to in Article 16(1) are drawn up.
3. Once the lists referred to in Article 16(1) are drawn up, and where the competent authorities of the third country offer sufficient guarantees on the classification and control of production areas under their responsibility, the on-the-spot Commission control visit does not need to be carried out prior to the addition of a new production area to an existing list established in accordance with Article 13.
Special requirements for fishery products
Consignments of fishery products for which CN codes have been laid down under headings 0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0309, 1504, 1516, 1517, 1603, 1604, 1605 or 2106 of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, shall enter the Union for placing on the market only if they have been obtained or prepared, at any stage of their production, in an on-land establishment, a factory or freezer vessel or stored in a cold-store or a reefer vessel that appears on a list drawn up and updated in accordance with Article 127(3), point (e), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and published by the Commission.
Special requirements for listing vessels
1. A vessel may be included in the lists of establishments referred to in Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 provided that the competent authorities of the third country whose flag the vessel is flying, and the competent authorities of another third country to which the competent authorities of the third country whose flag the vessel is flying have delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, provide the Commission with a joint communication stating that all of the following requirements are met:
(a)
both third countries appear on the list of third countries or regions thereof, drawn up in accordance with Article 127(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, from which entry into the Union of fishery products is permitted;
(b)
all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the market in the Union are landed directly in the third country to which the third country whose flag the vessel is flying has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned;
(c)
the delegated competent authorities have inspected the vessel and have declared that it complies with the applicable Union requirements;
(d)
the delegated competent authorities have declared that they will regularly inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with the applicable Union requirements.
2. A vessel may be included in the lists of establishments referred to in Article 127(3), point (e)(ii), of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on the basis of a joint communication from the competent authorities of the third country whose flag the vessel is flying and from the competent authorities of a Member State to which the competent authorities of the third country whose flag the vessel is flying have delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, if all of the following requirements are met:
(a)
all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the market in the Union are landed directly in the Member State to which the third country whose flag the vessel is flying has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned;
(b)
the delegated competent authorities have inspected the vessel and have declared that it complies with the applicable Union requirements;
(c)
the delegated competent authorities have declared that they will regularly inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with the applicable Union requirements.
Requirements for consignments of composite products
1. Consignments of composite products referred to by the CN codes under headings 1517, 1518, 1601 00, 1602, 1603 00, 1604, 1605, 1702, 1704, 1806, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2101, 2103, 2104, 2105 00, 2106, 2202 or 2208 of Part Two of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 shall enter the Union for placing on the market only if each processed product of animal origin contained in the composite products was either produced in establishments that are located in third countries or regions thereof and authorised to enter the Union those processed products of animal origin in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation or in establishments located in Member States.
2. Pending the establishment by the Commission of a specific list of third countries or regions thereof authorised to enter the Union composite products, consignments of composite products from third countries or regions thereof may enter the Union, subject to compliance with the following rules:
(a)
composite products referred to in paragraph 1 that need to be transported or stored under controlled temperatures shall originate from third countries or regions thereof authorised, under Article 3, to enter the Union each processed product of animal origin contained in the composite products;
(b)
composite products referred to in paragraph 1 that do not need to be transported or stored under controlled temperatures and that contain any quantity of colostrum-based products or meat products, shall originate from third countries or regions thereof authorised, under Article 3, to enter the Union the colostrum-based products or meat products contained in the composite products;
(c)
composite products referred to in paragraph 1 that do not need to be transported or stored under controlled temperatures and that contain processed products of animal origin other than colostrum-based products or meat products, for which requirements are laid down in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall originate from third countries or regions thereof that are authorised, under Article 3 of this Regulation, to enter the Union meat products, dairy products, fishery products or egg products on the basis of Union animal and public health requirements and are listed at least for one of these products of animal origin.
3. The third countries or regions thereof entering the Union composite products shall be listed in Annex -I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as having an approved control plan, in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation, for the species or commodities from which the processed products of animal origin contained in the composite products, with the exception of collagen, gelatine and highly refined products of animal origin, are derived.
4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall not apply to shelf-stable composite products that only contain processed products of animal origin or composite products that fall under the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 32 ) , Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 33 ) , Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 34 ) , or that only contain vitamin D3.
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