Storage of carcasses and animal by-products

Prerequisites

• Business registration in the area of the FHH
• Other requirements vary depending on the type of activity and must be checked on a case-by-case basis.

Documents required

• application
• Excerpt of trade register
• Plans of the plants / establishments that are approved
• Additional documents are required for certain plants or companies, which are communicated in the application process

Please note

No

Deadlines

The competent authority must be informed of the activity before the start.

Procedure

• Application to the competent authority
• Document review
• On-site inspection of the plants/businesses
• Approval of the company or the system including allocation of an approval number

Processing time

The testing effort varies depending on the type of activity.

Fees

The amount of the fee depends on the complexity of the processing

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

According to Article 24 letter i) of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009, the storage of animal by-products is subject to authorization. Likewise, according to Article 24 letter j) of Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009, the storage of certain derived products is subject to authorization. Approval must be applied for from the competent authority before the start of the activity.