Division CHAPTER II HANDLING OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AFTER THEIR COLLECTION

The requirements of this Chapter shall apply to the storage of animal by-products, as referred to in Article 24(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and to the following operations involving the handling of animal by-products after their collection, as referred to in Article 24(1)(h) of that Regulation:

1. (a)

   sorting;

2. (b)

   cutting;

3. (c)

   chilling;

4. (d)

   freezing;

5. (e)

   salting or other preservation processes;

6. (f)

   removal of hides and skins;

7. (g)

   removal of specified risk material;

8. (h)

   operations involving the handling of animal by-products which are carried out in compliance with obligations under F1veterinary legislation forming part of F2assimilated law, such as post-mortem examination or the taking of samples;

9. (i)

   hygienisation/pasteurisation of animal by-products destined for transformation into biogas or composting, prior to such transformation or composting in another establishment or plant in accordance with Annex V hereto;

10. (j)

    F3sieving;

11. (k)

    F4phase transition processes of Category 3 materials, such as blood thermocoagulation, blood centrifugation, containment as set out in Chapter V to Annex IX hereto, hydrolyzing of hooves, pig bristles, feathers and hair, destined for processing with processing methods set out in this Regulation.