Authority for Justice and Consumer Protection

Treatment of animal carcasses and animal by-products

If you as a company want to treat animal by-products after their collection (sorting, cutting, cooling, freezing, salting, removing skins, fur or specific risk material), you must be authorized for this activity by the competent authority.

Detailed description

If you want to sort, cut up, cool, freeze or salt animal by-products commercially or remove their skins, fur or specific risk material, you need approval from the responsible authority.

 

Information

Prerequisites

Your company is registered as a business in the area of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.


Further requirements may arise depending on the type of activity and must be checked on a case-by-case basis.

Documents required

  • Application
  • Extract from the commercial register
  • Plans of the facilities/operations that will be approved
  • For certain systems or operations, additional documents are required, which will be communicated during the application process.

Please note

No

Deadlines

You need approval before you can start the activities.

Procedure

  • Submit an application for authorization to treat animal carcasses and animal by-products with all necessary documents to the responsible body.
  • The responsible office will examine your application and your documents. If necessary, the responsible authority may request further documents or information from you.
  • The responsible authority will decide on your application.
  • You will receive a notice and an invoice for fees.
  • You pay the fee bill.
  • You may begin treating the animal carcasses or animal by-products in accordance with the notice.

Processing time

The processing time varies depending on the inspection effort and the type of activity.

Fees

The amount of the fee depends on the effort required to process it.

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

Article 24 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 21, 2009 on hygiene regulations for animal by-products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 1774/2002




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 hygiene rules for animal by-products not intended for human consumption and implementing the Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and goods exempted from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive

Links on the Internet

Address and contact information

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Last updated: 05.10.2026