CHAPTER IIDISPOSAL AND USE OF ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS
Article 10Requirements regarding the transformation of animal by-products and derived products into biogas and composting
1.
Operators shall ensure that establishments and plants under their control comply with the following requirements for the transformation of animal by-products and derived products into biogas or for composting set out in Annex V:
(a)
the requirements applicable to biogas and composting plants set out in Chapter I;
(b)
the hygiene requirements applicable to biogas and composting plants set out in Chapter II;
(c)
the standard transformation parameters set out in Section 1 of Chapter III;
(d)
the standards for digestion residues and compost set out in Section 3 of Chapter III.
2.
The competent authority shall only approve biogas and composting plants, if they comply with the requirements laid down in Annex V.
3.
The competent authority may authorise the use of alternative transformation parameters for biogas and composting plants subject to the requirements set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Annex V.