# 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), Article 10: Requirements regarding the transformation of animal by-products and derived products into biogas and composting

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

1. Operators shall ensure that establishments and plants under their control comply with the following requirements for the transformation of animal by-products and derived products into biogas or for composting set out in Annex V:
(a) the requirements applicable to biogas and composting plants set out in Chapter I;
(b) the hygiene requirements applicable to biogas and composting plants set out in Chapter II;
(c) the standard transformation parameters set out in Section 1 of Chapter III;
(d) the standards for digestion residues and compost set out in Section 3 of Chapter III.
2. The competent authority shall only approve biogas and composting plants, if they comply with the requirements laid down in Annex V.
3. The competent authority may authorise the use of alternative transformation parameters for biogas and composting plants subject to the requirements set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Annex V.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-10
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