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ANNEX XIVU.K.IMPORTATION, EXPORT AND TRANSIT

CHAPTER IU.K.SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION [F1FROM A THIRD COUNTRY] INTO AND TRANSIT THROUGH [F2GREAT BRITAIN] OF CATEGORY 3 MATERIAL AND DERIVED PRODUCTS FOR USES IN THE FEED CHAIN OTHER THAN FOR PETFOOD OR FOR FEED TO FUR ANIMALS

Section 1U.K.

As referred to in Article 41(1)(a) and Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, the following requirements shall apply to F3... consignments of Category 3 material and derived products therefrom [F4imported from a third country] for uses in the feed chain other than for petfood or for feed to fur animals and consignments of such materials and products in transit:

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(a)

they must consist of or have been produced from, as applicable, Category 3 material referred to in the column ‘raw materials’ of Table 1;

(b)

they must comply with the import and transit conditions set out in the column ‘import and transit conditions’ of Table 1;

(c)

[F5they must come from a third country or part of a third country listed in the column ‘ third countries’ list ’ of Table 1;

(d)

they must come from an establishment or plant which is registered or approved by the competent authority of the third country, as applicable, and which is on the list of such establishments and plants referred to in Article 30; and

(e)

they must be:

(i)

accompanied during transportation to the point of entry into [F6Great Britain] where the veterinary checks take place by the health certificate referred to in the column ‘ certificates/model documents ’ of Table 1; or

(ii)

presented at the point of entry into [F7Great Britain] where the veterinary checks take place accompanied by a document corresponding to the model referred to in the column ‘ certificates/model documents ’ of Table 1.]

(f)

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Table 1
NoProductRaw materials (reference to provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009)Import and transit conditionsThird countries’ listsCertificates/model documents
[F91 Processed animal protein, including mixtures and products other than petfood containing such protein, and compound feeds containing such proteins as defined in Article 3(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) and (m).
(a)

The processed animal protein must have been produced in accordance with Section 1 of Chapter II of Annex X; and

(b)

the processed animal protein shall comply with the additional requirements set out in Section 2 of this Chapter.

(a)

In the case of processed animal proteins excluding fishmeal:

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

(b)

In the case of fishmeal:

Third countries listed in Annex II to [F10Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption].

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority.]]
2Blood products for feed materialCategory 3 materials referred to in Article 10 (a) and (b)(i). [F12The blood products must have been produced in accordance with Section 2 of Chapter II of Annex X and Section 5 of Chapter I of Annex XIV.]
(a)In the case of blood products from ungulates:

Third countries F13... listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 [F14, or territories or parts of those third countries, specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under Article 14 of that Regulation in a document published for the purposes of that Article], from which imports of all categories of fresh meat of the respective species are authorised.

(b)In the case of blood products from other species:

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
3Rendered fats and fish oil
(a)In the case of rendered fats excluding fish oil: Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).
(b)In the case of fish oil: Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(e), (f), (i) and (j).
(a)The rendered fat and the fish oil must have been produced in accordance with Section 3 of Chapter II of Annex X; and
(b)The rendered fat shall comply with the additional requirements set out in Section 3 of this Chapter.
(a)In the case of rendered fats excluding fish oil:

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

(b)In the case of fish oil:

Third countries listed in Annex II to [F10Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption].

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
4Milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products, colostrum, colostrum products
(a)Milk, milk-based products:

Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(e), (f) and (h).

(b)Colostrum, colostrum products

Category 3 materials from live animals that did not show any signs of disease transmissible through the colostrums to humans or animals.

The milk, milk-based products, colostrum and colostrum products shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 4 of this Chapter.
(a)In the case of milk and milk-based products:

Authorised third countries listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.

[F15(b) in the case of colostrum and colostrum products third countries listed in Annex 1 to Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 and specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under Article 2 of that Regulation in a document published for the purposes of that Article.]
[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
[F165 Gelatine and hydrolysed protein Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (i) and (j), and, in the case of hydrolysed protein: Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(d), (h) and (k). The gelatine and the hydrolysed protein must have been produced in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter II of Annex X.
(a) Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following countries:

  • (KR) South Korea

  • (MY) Malaysia

  • (PK) Pakistan

  • (TW) Taiwan

  • (EG) Egypt

(b) In the case of gelatine and hydrolysed proteins from fish: Third countries listed in Annex II to [F10Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption].
[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]]
6Dicalcium phosphateCategory 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (d),(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k).The dicalcium phosphate must have been produced in accordance with Section 6 of Chapter II of Annex X.

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following countries:

  • (KR) South Korea

  • (MY) Malaysia

  • (PK) Pakistan

  • (TW) Taiwan.

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
7Tricalcium phosphateCategory 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (d),(e), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (k).The tricalcium phosphate must have been produced in accordance with Section 7 of Chapter II of Annex X.

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following countries:

  • (KR) South Korea

  • (MY) Malaysia

  • (PK) Pakistan

  • (TW) Taiwan.

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
8CollagenCategory 3 materials referred to in Article 10(a), (b), (e), (f), (g), (i) and (j).The collagen must have been produced in accordance with Section 8 of Chapter II of Annex X.

Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and the following countries:

  • (KR) South Korea

  • (MY) Malaysia

  • (PK) Pakistan

  • (TW) Taiwan.

[F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]
9Egg productsCategory 3 materials referred to in Article 10(e), (f) and (k)(ii).The egg products must have been produced in accordance with Section 9 of Chapter II of Annex X.Third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, and third countries F17... from which [F18imports into Great Britain] of fresh poultrymeat, eggs and egg products [F19are authorised], which are listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 [F20, or territories, zones or compartments of those third countries, specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under Article 3 of that Regulation in a document published for the purposes of that Article]. [F11The relevant health certificate made available or published for the time being by the appropriate authority. ]

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F11Words in Annex 14 Ch. 1 Section 1 Table 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/588), regs. 1, 10(9)(a) (with reg. 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Section 2U.K. [F21Imports [F22from a third country] of processed animal protein, including mixtures and products other than petfood containing such protein, and compound feeds containing such protein as defined in Article 3(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009]

The following requirements shall apply to the importation [F23from a third country] of processed animal protein:

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1.

Before consignments are released for free circulation within [F24Great Britain], the competent authority must sample processed animal protein from imported consignments at the [F25border control post] to ensure compliance with the general requirements of Chapter I of Annex X.

The competent authority must:

(a)

sample each consignment of products carried in bulk;

(b)

carry out random sampling of consignments of products packaged in the manufacturing plant of origin.

2.

By way of derogation from point 1, when six consecutive tests on bulk consignments originating in a given third country prove negative, the competent authority of the [F25border control post] may carry out random sampling of subsequent bulk consignments from that third country.

If one of those random samples proves positive, the competent authority carrying out the sampling must inform the competent authority of the third country of origin so that it can take appropriate measures to remedy the situation.

The competent authority of the third country of origin must bring these measures to the attention of the competent authority carrying out the sampling.

In the event of a further positive result from the same source, the competent authority of the [F25border control post] must sample each consignment from the same source until six consecutive tests again prove negative.

3.

Competent authorities must keep a record for at least three years of the results of sampling carried out on all consignments that have undergone sampling.

4.

Where a consignment imported into [F26Great Britain] proves to be positive for salmonella or where it does not meet the microbiological standards for enterobacteriaceae set out in Chapter I of Annex X, it must either:

(a)

be dealt with in accordance with the procedure laid down by [F27Article 66(3)(b), 69 and 72 of the Official Controls Regulation]; or

(b)

reprocessed in a processing plant or decontaminated by a treatment authorised by the competent authority. The consignment must not be released until it has been treated, tested for salmonella or enterobacteriaceae, as necessary, by the competent authority in accordance with Chapter I of Annex X, and a negative result obtained.

5.

[F28Processed animal protein obtained from farmed insects may be imported into [F29Great Britain] provided that it has been produced in compliance with the following conditions:

(a)

the insects belong to one of the following species:

  • Black Soldier Fly ( Hermetia illucens ) and Common Housefly ( Musca domestica ),

  • Yellow Mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) and Lesser Mealworm ( Alphitobius diaperinus ),

  • House cricket ( Acheta domesticus ), Banded cricket ( Gryllodes sigillatus ) and Field Cricket ( Gryllus assimilis );

(b)

the substrate for the feeding of insects may only contain products of non-animal origin or the following products of animal origin of Category 3 material:

  • fishmeal,

  • blood products from non-ruminants,

  • di and tricalcium phosphate of animal origin,

  • hydrolysed proteins from non-ruminants,

  • hydrolysed proteins from hides and skins of ruminants,

  • gelatine and collagen from non-ruminants,

  • eggs and egg products,

  • milk, milk based-products, milk-derived products and colostrum,

  • honey,

  • rendered fats;

(c)

the substrate for the feeding of insects and the insects or their larvae have not been in contact with any other materials of animal origin than those mentioned in point (b) and the substrate did not contain manure, catering waste or other waste.]

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Section 3U.K.Imports [F30from a third country] of rendered fats

The following requirements shall apply to the importation [F31from a third country] of rendered fats:

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Rendered fat shall:

(a)

be entirely or partly derived from porcine raw material and come from a third country or a part of the territory of a third country free from foot-and-mouth disease for the previous 24 months and free from classical swine fever and African swine fever for the previous 12 months;

(b)

be entirely or partly derived from poultry raw material and come from a third country or a part of the territory of a third country free from Newcastle disease and avian influenza for the previous six months;

(c)

be entirely or partly derived from ruminant raw material and come from a third country or a part of the territory of a third country free from foot-and-mouth disease for the previous 24 months and free from rinderpest for the previous 12 months; or

(d)

where there has been an outbreak of one of the diseases referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) during the relevant period referred to in those points, have been subjected to one of the following heat treatments:

(i)

at least 70 °C for at least 30 minutes; or

(ii)

at least 90 °C for at least 15 minutes.

Details of the critical control points shall be recorded by operators and maintained so that the owner, operator or their representative and, as necessary, the competent authority can monitor the operation of the plant; and the recorded information shall include the particle size, critical temperature and, as appropriate, the absolute time, pressure profile, raw material feed rate and fat recycling rate.

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Section 4U.K.Imports [F32from a third country] of milk, milk-based products, milk-derived products, colostrum and colostrum products

A.The following requirements shall apply to the importation [F33from a third country] of milk, milk-based products, milk-derived products, colostrum and colostrum products:U.K.
1.

Milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products shall:

(a)

have undergone at least one of the treatments provided for in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and point (a) of point B.1.4 of Part I of Section 4 of Chapter II of Annex X;

(b)

comply with points B.2 and B.4, and, in the case of whey, point B.3 of Part I of Section 4 of Chapter II of Annex X.

2.

By way of derogation from point B.1.4 of Part I of Section 4 of Chapter II of Annex X, milk, milk-based products and milk-derived products may be imported from third countries [F34, or parts of those third countries, specified by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland) and the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), under Article 2 of] Regulation (EU) No 605/2010 [F35in a document published for the purposes of that Article], provided that the milk, milk-based products or milk-derived products have undergone a single HTST treatment and:

(a)

have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or

(b)

have been presented at a [F25border control post] of entry into [F36Great Britain] at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country.

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B.The following requirements shall apply to the importation [F37from a third country] of colostrum and colostrum products:U.K.
1.

The materials shall have undergone a single HTST treatment and:

(a)

have not been shipped before a period of at least 21 days has elapsed after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country; or

(b)

have been presented at a [F25border control post] of entry into [F38Great Britain] at least 21 days after production and during that period no case of foot-and-mouth disease has been detected in the exporting third country.

2.

The materials shall have been obtained from bovine animals subject to regular veterinary inspections to ensure that they come from holdings on which all bovine herds are:

(a)

either recognised as officially tuberculosis-free and officially brucellosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(d) and (f) of Directive 64/432/EEC [F39taken with the Annexes to which they refer, reading the relevant provisions as if for references to a “Member State” or “Member States” there were substituted references to a “third country” or “third countries” (as the case may be)] or not restricted under the national legislation of the third country of origin of the colostrum regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis; and

(b)

either recognised as official enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free as defined in Article 2(2)(j) of Directive 64/432/EEC [F40taken with the Annex to which it refers, reading the relevant provisions as if:

(i)

for references to a “Member State” or “Member States” there were substituted references to a “third country” or “third countries” (as the case may be); and

(ii)

in Annex D, in Chapter 1, in Section B(iv), for the reference to “Directive 72/462/EEC” there were substituted a reference to “Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products and the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011, the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 or the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Scotland) Regulations 2012”;]

or included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis and there has been no evidence as a result of clinical and laboratory testing of this disease in the herd during the past two years.

3.

After completion of the processing, every precaution shall have been taken to prevent contamination of the colostrum or colostrum products.

4.

The final product must bear a label so as to indicate that it contains Category 3 material and is not intended for human consumption, and it must have been:

(a)

packed in new containers; or

(b)

transported in bulk in containers or other means of transport that before use were thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.

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[F41Section 5 U.K. Imports [F42from a third country] of blood products for the feeding of farmed animals

The following requirements shall apply to the importation [F43from a third country] of blood products, including spray dried blood and blood plasma which have been derived from porcine animals intended for the feeding of porcine animals:

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These derived products must be:

(a)

subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of at least 80 °C throughout the substance and the dry blood and blood plasma is of not more than 8 % moisture with a water activity (Aw) of less than 0,60;

(b)

stored in dry warehouse conditions under room temperature for at least 6 weeks.]

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