{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1069/article-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1069/article-37.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/1069",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1069",
  "path": "article/37",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Safe sourcing",
  "text": "1. Safe sourcing shall include the use of material:\n(a) from which no unacceptable risks to public and animal health arise;\n(b) which has been collected and transported from the point of collection to the manufacturing establishment or plant under conditions which exclude risks to public and animal health; or\n(c) which has been imported into Great Britain and transported from the point of first entry to the manufacturing establishment or plant under conditions which exclude risks to public and animal health.\n2. For the purpose of safe sourcing, operators shall provide documentation of the requirements of paragraph 1, including, where necessary, proof of the safety of bio-security measures taken in order to exclude risks arising to public and animal health from starting material.\nSuch documentation shall be kept available to the competent authority upon request.\nIn the case referred to in point (c) of paragraph 1, the consignments shall be accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to a model made available or published by the appropriate authority, in accordance with point (b) of Article 21(5).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 37(1)(c) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 12(19)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 37(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 8(20) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1069/article/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:08.628948+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}