# 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 24: Approval of establishments or plants

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

1. Operators shall ensure that establishments or plants under their control are approved by the competent authority, where such establishments or plants carry out one or more of the following activities:
(a) processing of animal by-products by pressure sterilisation, by processing methods referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 15(1) or by alternative methods authorised in accordance with Article 20;
(b) disposal, as waste, by incineration of animal by-products and derived products, excluding establishments or plants which have a permit to operate in accordance with the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 or a permit or registration to operate under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018;
(c) disposal or recovery of animal by-products and derived products, if they are waste, by co-incineration, excluding establishments or plants which have a permit to operate in accordance with the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 or a permit or registration to operate under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018;
(d) use of animal by-products and derived products as fuel for combustion;
(e) manufacturing of pet food;
(f) manufacturing of organic fertilisers and soil improvers;
(g) transformation of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas or compost;
(h) handling of animal by-products after their collection, by way of operations such as sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing, salting, removal of hides and skins or of specified risk material;
(i) storage of animal by-products;
(j) storage of derived products intended to be:
(i)disposed of by landfill or incineration or intended to be recovered or disposed of by co-incineration;
(ii)used as fuel for combustion;
(iii)used as feed, excluding establishments or plants approved or registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 183/2005;
(iv)used as organic fertilisers and soil improvers, excluding storage at a place of direct application.
2. The approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify if the establishment or plant is approved for operations with animal by-products and/or derived products of:
(a) a particular category referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 10; or
(b) more than one category referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 10, indicating if such operations are carried out:
(i)permanently under conditions of strict separation which prevent any risk to public and animal health; or
(ii)temporarily under conditions which prevent contamination, in response to a shortage of capacity for such products arising due to:
a widespread outbreak of an epizootic disease, or
other extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1069/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1069/article-24
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