# 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 Section 6: Imports from a third country of treated feathers, parts of feathers and down

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

Treated feathers and parts of feathers and down may be imported from a third country:
(a)if they are treated decorative feathers, treated feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of treated feathers or down sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes; or
(b)if they are accompanied by a commercial document stating that the feathers and parts of feathers or down have been treated with a steam current or by another method that ensures that no unacceptable risks remain and are securely enclosed in packaging and dry; and
(c)unless the commercial document states that they have been factory-washed and treated with hot steam at 100 °C for at least 30 minutes, they are sent to a registered establishment or plant for such treatment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/annex/XIV/chapter/II/section/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/annex-XIV/chapter-II/section-6
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