Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (repealed)Show full title

II. Processed manure and processed manure products U.K.

A. Placing on the market U.K.

[F1 5. The placing on the market of processed manure and processed manure products shall be subject to the following conditions set out in points (a) to (e): U.K.

(a)

They must come from a technical plant, a biogas plant or a composting plant approved by the competent authority in accordance with this Regulation.

(b)

They must have been subjected to a heat treatment process of at least 70 °C for at least 60 minutes and they must have been subjected to reduction in spore-forming bacteria and toxic formation.]

(c)

[F1 However, the competent authority may authorise the use of other standardised process parameters than those described in (b) provided an applicant demonstrates that such parameters ensure minimising of biological risks. This demonstration shall include a validation, which shall be carried out as follows:

(i)

Identification and analysis of possible hazards including the impact of input material, based on a full definition of the processing conditions, and a risk assessment, which evaluates how the specific processing conditions are achieved in practice under normal and atypical situations.

(ii)

Validation of the intended process

• by measuring the reduction of viability/infectivity of endogenous indicator organisms during the process, where the indicator is:

  • consistently present in the raw material in high numbers,

  • not less heat resistant to the lethal aspects of the treatment process, but also not significantly more resistant than the pathogens for which it is being used to monitor,

  • relatively easy to quantify and relatively easy to identify and confirm;

  or

• by measuring the reduction of viability/infectivity, during exposure, of a well-characterised test organism or virus introduced in a suitable test body into the starting material.

(iii)

The validation referred to in point (ii) must demonstrate that the process achieves the following overall risk reduction:

• for thermal and chemical processes by reduction of Enterococcus faecalis by at least 5 log10 and by reduction of infectivity titre of thermo resistant viruses such as parvovirus , where they are identified as a relevant hazard, by at least 3 log10,

• for chemical processes also by reduction of resistant parasites such as eggs of ascaris sp. by at least 99,9 % (3 log10) of viable stages.

(iv)

Designing a complete control programme including procedures for monitoring the process.

(v)

Measures ensuring continuous monitoring and supervision of the relevant process parameters fixed in the control programme when operating the plant.

Details on the relevant process parameters used in a plant as well as other critical control points must be recorded and maintained so that the owner, operator or their representative and the competent authority can monitor the operation of the plant. Records must be made available to the competent authority on request.

Information relating to a process authorised under this point must be made available to the Commission on request.]

(d)

[F1 Representative samples of the manure taken during or immediately after processing at the plant in order to monitor the process must comply with the following standards:

Escherichia coli : n = 5, c = 5, m = 0, M =  1 000 in 1 g;

or

Enterococaceae : n = 5, c = 5, m = 0, M =  1 000 in 1 g;

and

Representative samples of the manure taken during or on withdrawal from storage at the technical, biogas or composting plant must comply with the following standards:

Salmonella : absence in 25 g: n = 5; c = 0; m = 0; M = 0

where:

n

=

number of samples to be tested;

m

=

threshold value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered satisfactory if the number of bacteria in all samples does not exceed m;

M

=

maximum value for the number of bacteria; the result is considered unsatisfactory if the number of bacteria in one or more samples is M or more; and

c

=

number of samples the bacterial count of which may be between m and M, the sample still being considered acceptable if the bacterial count of the other samples is m or less.

Processed manure or processed manure products not complying with the above requirements shall be regarded as unprocessed;

(e)

They must be stored in such a way that once processed contamination or secondary infection and dampness is minimised. They must therefore be stored in:

(i)

well-sealed and insulated silos, or

(ii)

properly sealed packs (plastic bags or ‘ big bags ’ ).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2006 of 7 February 2006 amending Annexes VI and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards processing standards for biogas and composting plants and requirements for manure (Text with EEA relevance).

B. Importation U.K.

6. Member States must authorise importation of processed manure and processed manure products if they: U.K.

(a)

come from third countries that appear on the list in Part IX of Annex XI;

(b)

come from a plant approved by the competent authority of the third country meeting the specific conditions laid down in this Regulation;

(c)

satisfy the requirements of paragraph 5 above; and

(d)

[F2 are accompanied by a health certificate that conforms to the model laid down in Chapter 17 of Annex X.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Annexes I, II, VII, VIII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the placing on the market of certain animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance).