Storage areas
Article 15
1. Storage areas shall be of sufficient capacity to allow the orderly storage of the various categories of materials and products, including products in quarantine, and products released, rejected, returned or recalled. 2. Receiving and dispatch bays shall protect materials and products from the weather. Reception areas shall be designed and equipped to allow containers of incoming materials to be cleaned where necessary before storage. 3. Materials or products that present a specific risk shall be stored in safe and secure areas. 4. Where quarantine status is ensured by storage in separate areas, those areas shall be clearly marked and their access restricted to authorised personnel. Any system replacing a physical quarantine shall provide equivalent security. 5. Separate areas shall be provided for the storage of rejected, recalled or returned materials or products. Where sampling is conducted in the storage area, it shall be conducted in such a way as to prevent contamination or cross-contamination.