Requirements for consignments of composite products
Article 20
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.