{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-25",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142/article-25.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/142",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-142",
  "path": "article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Import from a third country, transit and export of animal by-products and of derived products",
  "text": "1. The importation from a third country into and the transit through Great Britain of the following animal by-products shall be prohibited:\n(a) unprocessed manure;\n(b) untreated feathers and parts of feathers and down;\n(c) beeswax in the form of honeycomb.\n2. The importation from a third country into and the transit through Great Britain of the following shall not be subject to any animal health conditions:\n(a) wool and hair which has been factory-washed or which has been treated by another method which ensures that no unacceptable risks remain;\n(b) furs which have been dried at an ambient temperature of 18 °C for a period of at least two days at a humidity of 55 %;\n(c) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which has been treated by factory-washing which consisting of the immersion of the wool and hair in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide;\n(d) wool and hair produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and has been treated by at least one of the following methods:\nchemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide,\nfumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours,\nindustrial scouring which consists of the immersion of wool and hair in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C,\nstorage, which may include the journey time, at 37 °C for eight days, 18 °C for 28 days or 4 °C for 120 days;\n(e) wool and hair that is dry and securely enclosed in packaging, produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, which is intended for dispatch to a plant producing derived products from wool and hair for the textile industry and meets all of the following requirements:\n(i) it was produced at least 21 days before the date of entry into Great Britain and kept in the British Islands or a third country or region thereof which is\nlisted in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 and authorised for imports into Great Britain of fresh meat of ruminants not subject to supplementary guarantees A and F mentioned therein,\nfree of foot-and-mouth disease, and, in the case of wool and hair from sheep and goats, of sheep pox and goat pox in accordance with the basic general criteria listed in Annex II to Directive 2004/68/EC;\n(ii) it is accompanied by a importers' declaration as required in accordance with the model made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority;\n(iii) it was presented by the operator to one of the approved Great Britain border control posts listed in accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points where it passed with satisfactory result the documentary check carried out in accordance with Article 49(1) of the Official Controls Regulation.\n3. Operators shall comply with the following specific requirements for the importation from a third country into and the transit through Great Britain of certain animal by-products and derived products, as referred to in Articles 41(3) and 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, set out in Annex XIV hereto:\n(a) the specific requirements for the import and transit of Category 3 material and derived products for uses in the feed chain, other than for petfood or feed to fur animals, set out in Chapter I of that Annex;\n(b) the specific requirements for the import and transit of animal by-products and derived products for uses outside the feed chain for farmed animals, set out in Chapter II of that Annex ;\n(c) the specific requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, Great Britain following a refusal of entry by a third country, set out in Chapter VI of that Annex.\n4. The rules set out in Chapter V of Annex XIV shall apply to exports from Great Britain of the derived products specified therein.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(21)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(21)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1063/2012 of 13 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(i) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(i)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(i) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(i)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 10(2) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(iii) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(ii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in Regulation substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(iii) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(ii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(2)(e)(iii) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(22)(b)(ii)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(3) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(23)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(23)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/797 of 17 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, the Union following refusal of entry by a third country (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/797 of 17 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating from, and returning to, the Union following refusal of entry by a third country (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(3)(c) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(23)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/172 of 1 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards parameters for the transformation of animal by-products into biogas or compost, conditions for imports of petfood and for the export of processed manure (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25(4) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(24)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F20",
      "text": "Words in Art. 25 heading inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 13(20)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/142/article/25",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:18.901897+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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