Division 1 Prior to issuing an approval for a processing plant, as provided for in Article 44(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, the competent authority must check that a validation of the processing plant has been carried out by the operator in accordance with the following procedures and indicators:

a description of the process by a process flow diagram;

an identification of critical control points (CCPs) including the material process rate for continuous systems;

the compliance with the specific process requirements laid down by this Regulation; and

the achievement of the following requirements:

1. (i)

   particle size for batch-pressure and continuous processes, defined by the mincer hole or the anvil gap size;

2. (ii)

   temperature, pressure, processing time and, in the case of continuous processing systems, the material processing rate, as specified in points 2 and 3.