Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 142)

ANNEX IV PROCESSING

CHAPTER IV ALTERNATIVE PROCESSING METHODS

Section 3 Disposal and use of derived products

1. Products derived from the processing of:

(a)

Category 1 material shall be:

(i)

disposed of in accordance with Article 12(a) or (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

(ii)

disposed of by burial in an authorised landfill;

(iii)

transformed into biogas, provided the digestion residues are disposed of in accordance with points (i) or (ii); or

(iv)

further processed into fat derivatives for uses other than feeding.

(b)

Category 2 or Category 3 material shall be:

(i)

disposed of as provided for in point 1(a)(i) or (ii), with or without prior processing as provided for in Article 12(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;

(ii)

further processed into fat derivatives for uses other than feeding;

(iii)

used as an organic fertiliser or soil improver; or

(iv)

composted or transformed into biogas.

2. Materials resulting from processing in accordance with:

(a)

the alkaline hydrolysis process defined in point A of Section 2 may be transformed in a biogas plant and subsequently combusted rapidly at a minimum of 900°C, followed by rapid chilling (‘quenching’); where material referred to in Article 8(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 has been used as starting material, the transformation into biogas shall take place on the same site as the processing and in a closed system;

(b)

the biodiesel production process may be:

(i)

in the case of biodiesel and of residues from the distillation of biodiesel, used as a fuel without restrictions under this Regulation (end point);

(ii)

in the case of potassium sulphate, used for the production of derived products for application to land;

(iii)

in the case of glycerine:

• derived from Category 1 or Category 2 material which has been processed in accordance with processing method 1 as set out in Chapter III, transformed into biogas.

• derived from Category 3 material, used for feeding.

3. Any resulting waste from the processing of animal by-products in accordance with this Section, such as sludge, filter contents, ash and digestion residues shall be disposed of in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and with this Regulation.