ANNEX I U.K.SPECIFIC ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 2 U.K. [F1 Animal casings intended for human consumption]

A. Trade U.K.

Trade in animal casings is subject to production of a document specifying the plant of origin which must be:

• where the casings are salted or dried at the point of origin and where salted or dried casings are subsequently handled for other purposes, a plant approved by the competent authority,

• in other cases, a plant approved in accordance with Directive 64/433/EEC(1), provided the casings are transported in such a way as to avoid contamination.

B. Imports from third countries U.K.

Imports of animal casings from any third country are subject to production of the certificate referred to in Article 10 (2) (c), issued and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting third country, stating that:

(i)

the casings come from plants approved by the competent authority of the exporting country;

(ii)

the casings have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted or bleached (or as an alternative to salting or bleaching, that they have been dried after scraping);

(iii)

after the treatment in (ii), effective steps were taken to prevent the recontamination of the casings.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 445/2004 of 10 March 2004 amending Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC as regards animal casings, lard and rendered fats and rabbit meat and farmed game meat (Text with EEA relevance).

(1)

OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. Directive as last amended by Directive 91/497/EEC (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 69).