Processed Animal Protein Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Trade with third countries

11.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person shall not export any processed animal protein to a third country.

(2) If the conditions specified in paragraph (3) are met, the prohibitions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to—

(a) petfood referred to in chapter 4 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC;

(b) processed animal protein not intended for the feeding of any farmed animal;

(c) fishmeal referred to in regulation 4(2)(a), transported and intermediately stored in accordance with Schedule 1, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants;

(d) gelatin derived from non-ruminant animals for coating additives within the meaning of Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs;

(e) dicalcium phosphate referred to in regulation 4(2)(c), produced in accordance with Schedule 2, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants;

(f) hydrolysed protein referred to in regulation 4(2)(d), produced in accordance with Schedule 3, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants; or

(g) milk and milk products.

(3) The conditions referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a) the state of destination has entered into an agreement with the United Kingdom for the purposes of article 3(2)(a) of the Commission Decision—

(i) that processed animal protein imported from the United Kingdom is authorised to be sent only to premises other than premises producing feedingstuffs for farmed animals; and

(ii) that it will not authorise the export of processed animal protein imported from the United Kingdom unless it is incorporated in a product destined for final use as feed for animals which are not kept, fattened or bred for the production of food; and

(b) the processed animal protein is accompanied by an official certificate as laid down in Annex V of the Commission Decision or, in the case of dicalcium phosphate or hydrolysed protein, an official certificate as laid down in Annex IV to the Commission Decision.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a person shall not import any processed animal protein from a third country.

(5) If the condition specified in paragraph (6) is met, the prohibition in paragraph (4) shall not apply to—

(a) petfood referred to in chapter 4 of Annex I to Directive 92/118/EEC;

(b) processed animal protein not intended for the feeding of any farmed animal;

(c) fishmeal referred to in regulation 4(2)(a), transported and intermediately stored in accordance with Schedule 1, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants;

(d) gelatin derived from non-ruminant animals for coating additives within the meaning of Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs;

(e) dicalcium phosphate referred to in regulation 4(2)(c), produced in accordance with Schedule 2, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants;

(f) hydrolysed protein referred to in regulation 4(2)(d), produced in accordance with Schedule 3, for feeding to farmed animals other than ruminants; or

(g) milk and milk products.

(6) The condition referred to in paragraph (5) is that the processed animal protein is dealt with in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Directive 97/78/EC(1).

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O.J. No. L24, 30.1.1998, p. 9