# Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance), Division 4: Unless they are kept for reference purposes, research and diagnostic samples and any products derived from the use of those samples shall be disposed of:

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

(a)as waste by incineration or co-incineration;
(b)in case of the animal by-products or derived products referred to in Article 8 (a)(iv), Article 8(c) and (d) and Article 9 and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 which are part of cell cultures, laboratory kits or laboratory samples, by a treatment under conditions which are at least equivalent to the validated method for steam autoclaves and subsequent disposal as waste or wastewater in accordance with relevant assimilated law;
(c)by pressure sterilisation and subsequent disposal or use in accordance with Articles 12, 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/VI/chapter/I/section/1/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-VI/chapter-I/section-1/division-4
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