Derogation for certain composite products
Article 6
1
By way of derogation from Article 3, the following composite products, not containing any meat products, shall not be subject to official controls:
a
composite products containing less than half of their substance of any other processed product provided such products are:
1. shelf-stable at ambient temperature or have clearly undergone in their manufacture a complete cooking or heat treatment process throughout their substance, so that any raw product is denatured;
2. clearly identified as intended for human consumption;
3. securely packaged or sealed in clean containers;
4. accompanied by a commercial document and labelled in
English (whether or not it also appears in any other language)
, so that that document and labelling together give information on the nature, quantity and number of packages of the composite products, the country of origin, the manufacturer, and the ingredient;
b
composite products listed in
accordance with Article 3(1)(b)
.
2
However, any milk product included in any composite products shall only be derived from countries listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010
, and treated as indicated in that Annex.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 of
2 July 2010
laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions for the introduction into the European Union of raw milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption (
OJ L 175, 10.7.2010, p. 1
).
Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 of 18 November 2019 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
Words in Art. 6(1)(a)(iv) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(5)(a) (with regs. 69-71)
Words in Art. 6(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1462), regs. 1(3), 49(5)(b) (with regs. 69-71)