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Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 Article 12

Disposal and use of Category 1 material

Article 12

Category 1 material shall be: (a) disposed of as waste by incineration: (i) directly without prior processing; or (ii) following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting material; (b) recovered or disposed of by co-incineration, if the Category 1 material is waste: (i) directly without prior processing; or (ii) following processing, by pressure sterilisation if the competent authority so requires, and permanent marking of the resulting material; (c) in the case of Category 1 material other than material referred to in Article 8(a)(i) and (ii), disposed of by processing by pressure sterilisation, permanent marking of the resulting material and burial in an authorised landfill; (d) in the case of Category 1 material referred to in Article 8(f), disposed of by burial in an authorised landfill; (e) used as a fuel for combustion with or without prior processing; or (f) used for the manufacture of derived products referred to in Articles 33, 34 and 36 and placed on the market in accordance with those Articles.

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CitationArticle 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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