# 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), Annex I

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

Points 31 and 32 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 shall be replaced by the following:
31.. “‘untreated wool’ means wool, other than wool which has:
(a) undergone factory washing;
(b) been obtained from tanning;
(c) been treated by another method that ensures that no unacceptable risks remain;
(d) been produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, and has undergone factory-washing which consisting of the immersion of the wool in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide; or
(e) been produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, is intended for being dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from wool for the textile industry and has undergone at least one of the following treatments:
(i) chemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide;
(ii) fumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours;
(iii) industrial scouring which consists of the immersion of wool in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C;
(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;
32.. ‘untreated hair’ means hair, other than hair which has:
(a) undergone factory washing;
(b) been obtained from tanning;
(c) been treated by another method that ensures that no unacceptable risks remain;
(d) been produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, and has undergone factory-washing which consisting of the immersion of the hair in series of baths of water, soap and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide; or
(e) been produced from animals other than those of the porcine species, is intended for being dispatched directly to a plant producing derived products from hair for the textile industry and has undergone at least one of the following treatments:
(i) chemical depilation by means of slaked lime or sodium sulphide;
(ii) fumigation in formaldehyde in a hermetically sealed chamber for at least 24 hours;
(iii) industrial scouring which consists of the immersion of hair in a water-soluble detergent held at 60–70 °C;
(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;”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/1063/annex/I (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1063/annex-I
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