Division Section 1 General requirements

F1Categories 2 and 3 materials as referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 may be fed to the animals referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (d), (f), (g) and (h) of that Article subject to compliance with at least the following conditions, in addition to any conditions laid down by the competent authority in accordance with Article 18(1) of that Regulation:

1. 1..

   The animal by-products shall be transported to the users or to collection centres in accordance with Sections 1 and 3 of Chapter I of Annex VIII.

2. 2..

   Collection centres shall be registered by the competent authority, provided that:

   1. (a)

      they comply with the requirements for plants carrying out the intermediate operations set out in Chapter II of Annex IX; and

   2. (b)

      they have adequate facilities for destroying unused material, or send it to an approved processing plant or to an approved incineration or co-incineration plant in accordance with this Regulation.

3. 3..

   F2The appropriate authority may authorise the use of a processing plant for Category 2 material as a collection centre.

4. 4..

   Operators of collection centres supplying material, other than animal by-products originating from aquatic animals and from aquatic invertebrates, to final users must ensure that it undergoes one of the following treatments:

   1. (a)

      denaturing with a solution of a colouring agent; the solution must be of such a strength that the colouring on the stained material is clearly visible and does not disappear when the coloured materials are subject to freezing or chilling, and the whole surface of all pieces of material must have been covered with such solution either by immersing the material in, or spraying or otherwise applying the solution;

   2. (b)

      sterilisation by boiling or steaming under pressure until every piece of material is cooked throughout; or

   3. (c)

      any other handling or treatment authorised by the competent authority responsible for the operator.