Division B End point for wool and hair

Factory-washed wool and hair, and wool and hair which has been treated by another method which ensures that no unacceptable risks remain, may be placed on the market without restrictions in accordance with this Regulation.

F1The appropriate authority may authorise the placing on the market of untreated wool and hair from farms or from establishments or plants which have been registered in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 or approved in accordance with Article 24(1)(i) of the same Regulation F2in their constituent nation without restrictions in accordance with this Regulation, if they are satisfied that no unacceptable risks to public and animal health arise from the wool and from the hair.

F3Wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species may be placed on the market without restrictions in accordance with this Regulation, provided:

1. (a)

   it has undergone factory-washing which consists of the immersion of the wool and hair in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide; or

2. (b)

   it is dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from wool or hair for the textile industry and such wool or hair has undergone at least one of the following treatments:

   1. (i)

      chemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide;

   2. (ii)

      fumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours;

   3. (iii)

      industrial scouring which consists of the immersion of wool and hair in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C;

   4. (iv)

      storage, which may include the journey time, at 37 °C for eight days, 18 °C for 28 days or 4 °C for 120 days.