Conditions for derogation
Article 2
1. The freight carried preceding the oils and fats in the same equipment in a seagoing vessel (hereafter called the ‘previous cargo’) shall consist of a substance or a mixture of substances listed in the Annex to this Regulation. 2. The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of liquid oils or fats which are to be processed shall be permitted in tanks that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions: (a) where the oils or fats are transported in a stainless steel tank, or tank lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent, the immediately previous cargo shall have been: (i) a foodstuff; or (ii) a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in the Annex; or (b) where the oils or fats are transported in a tank made of materials other than those referred to in point (a), the three previous cargoes transported in the tank shall have been: (i) foodstuffs; or (ii) a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in the Annex. 3. The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of oils or fats which are not to be further processed shall be permitted in tanks that are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions: (a) the tank shall be: (i) of stainless steel; or (ii) lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent; and (b) the three previous cargoes transported in the tank shall have been foodstuffs.