# Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation), Article 12: Disposal and use of Category 1 material

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1069/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1069/article-12
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