Division Mortalities and disposal
United Kingdom
Daily records or mortalities must be maintained and must be available for inspection by the competent authority F1responsible for the facility. All mortalities must be kept on site. No mortalities, tissue or shells are to be discarded without approved treatment to ensure complete disinfection. Heat treatment such as autoclaving or chemical sterilisation may be employed.
Mortalities must be reported to the competent authority responsible for the facilityF2, which must investigate the cause of mortalities in a timely manner. Mortalities must be stored, transported and disposed of, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumptionf1.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in Annex 3 inserted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(17)(b)(i) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(h))
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Word in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(17)(b)(ii) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(h))
Footnotes
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OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2006 (OJ L 379, 28.12.2006, p. 98).
Notes on Annex III
Textual amendments
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Words in Annex 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(17)(a)(i) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(h))
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Words in Annex 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/451, reg. 9(17)(a)(ii) (as substituted by The Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1463), regs. 1(2)(a), 2(2)(h))