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12.—(1) No person shall dispatch an animal product of a bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species or other biungulate not otherwise mentioned in these Regulations, produced after 15th July 2007.
(2) No person shall dispatch dung or manure.
(3) The prohibition in paragraph (1) does not apply in to–
(a)an animal products which has been subjected to heat treatment in–
(i)a hermetically sealed container with a Fo value of 3.00 or more; or
(ii)which the centre temperature of the product is raised to at least 70oC;
(b)blood and blood products as defined in paragraphs 4 and 5 of Annex I to Regulation 1774/2002 which have been subjected to–
(i)one of the treatments provided for in paragraph 3(a)(ii) of Part A of Chapter IV of Annex VIII to that Regulation; and
(ii)an effectiveness check;
(c)lard and rendered fats which have been subjected to the heat treatment prescribed in paragraph 2(d)(iv) of Part B of Chapter IV of Annex VII to Regulation 1774/2002;
(d)animal casings which are cleaned and scraped and then–
(i)salted, bleached or dried; and
(ii)effective steps taken to prevent recontamination of the casings;
(e)sheep wool, ruminant hair and pig bristles which have undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning, and unprocessed sheep wool, ruminant hair and pig bristles which are securely enclosed in packaging and in a dry state;
(f)pet food conforming to the requirements of paragraphs 2 to 4 of Part B of Chapter II of Annex VIII to Regulation 1774/2002;
(g)composite products containing products of animal origin not subjected to further treatment provided that the treatment was not necessary for finished products the ingredients of which comply with the respective animal health conditions laid down in these Regulations;
(h)game trophies in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3 or 4 of Part A of Chapter VII of Annex VIII to Regulation 1774/2002; or
(i)any packed product intended for use as an in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagent.
(4) A product specified in paragraph (3) dispatched to another member State must be accompanied by an official certificate which bears the following words:–
“Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 2007/552/EC of 6th August 2007 concerning interim protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom”.
(5) Paragraph (4) does not apply to a product specified in sub-paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph (3) accompanied by a commercial document endorsed in accordance with regulation 14 of these Regulations.
(6) Paragraph (4) does not apply to a product specified in sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (3) accompanied by a commercial document stating that the product–
(a)has undergone factory washing or have been obtained from tanning; or
(b)complies with the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 4 of Chapter VIII of Annex VIII to Regulation 1774/2002.
(7) Paragraph (4) does not apply to a product specified in sub-paragraph (g) of paragraph (3) produced in an establishment operating HACCP and an auditable standard operating procedure which ensures that pre-processed ingredients comply with the requirements of these Regulations accompanied by a commercial document endorsed in accordance with regulation 14.
(8) Paragraph (4) does not apply to a product specified in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (3) accompanied by a commercial document stating that the product is for use as in-vitro diagnostic or laboratory reagent, provided that the product is clearly labelled “for in-vitro diagnostic use only” or “for laboratory use only”.
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