# 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 3: The competent authority shall authorise the component referred to in point 2 according to the following:

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

(a)the component shall consist of lime, manure, urine, compost or digestion residues from the transformation of animal by-products into biogas or other substances, such as mineral fertilisers, which are not used in animal feed and which exclude the subsequent use of the mixture for feeding purposes according to good agricultural practice;
(b)the component shall be determined based on an assessment of the climatic and soil conditions for the use of the mixture as a fertiliser, on indications that the component renders the mixture unpalatable to animals or it is otherwise effective in preventing misuse of the mixture for feeding purposes and in accordance with the requirements laid down in assimilated law or, where applicable, national legislation, for the protection of the environment regarding the protection of soil and groundwater.
The competent authority shall make the list of the authorised components available to the appropriate authority, and to other appropriate authorities upon request.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/XI/chapter/II/section/1/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-XI/chapter-II/section-1/division-3
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