Document ID: 32023R2613
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><img/></td><td><p>Official Journal<br/>of the European Union</p></td><td><p>EN</p><p>Series L</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td/><td><p>2023/2613</p></td><td><p>24.11.2023</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/2613
of 23 November 2023
amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards transitional measures for export of meat-and-bone meal as a fuel for combustion
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 ( 1 ) , and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 43(3) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>Commission Regulation (EU) No&#160;142/2011&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a> lays down public and animal health rules for placing on the market and export of animal by-products and derived products.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Article&#160;12 of Regulation (EC) No&#160;1069/2009 stipulates that Category 1 meat-and-bone meal (MBM) should be disposed of by incineration, co-incineration, combustion or landfill to prevent the re-entry and contamination of the feed chain.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>In 2021 the competent authorities of Ireland indicated they were building plants for the combustion of meat-and-bone meal, and requested that during a transitional period traditional trade flows of MBM of Category 1 materials intended for disposal in the United Kingdom be authorised. The Commission granted the requested derogation until 31&#160;December 2023 by Commission Regulation (EU)&#160;2021/899&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>On April 2023, the competent authorities of Ireland informed the Commission about several delays in the foreseen planning and asked the Commission for extension of the transitional period from 1&#160;January 2024 to 30&#160;June 2025. The Commission supports the efforts of Ireland to establish its own combustion capacities for disposal of animal by-products. The transitional period should therefore be prolonged for 18 months starting from 1&#160;January 2024. This period should be used as appropriate to finalize the ongoing projects for capacity building of combustion plants in Ireland.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No&#160;142/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2023.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
( 1 ) OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1 .
( 2 ) 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 ( OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1 ).
( 3 ) Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/899 of 3 June 2021 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards transitional measures for the export of meat-and-bone meal as a fuel for combustion ( OJ L 197, 4.6.2021, p. 68 ).
ANNEX
In Annex XIV, Chapter V, to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, point (a) in the third column of row 3 is replaced by the following:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#8216;(a)</p></td><td><p>the competent authority of Ireland has authorised the export to the combustion plant in the United Kingdom not later than 30&#160;June 2025, provided such movements of MBM of Category 1 materials intended for disposal have taken place from that Member State prior to 1&#160;January 2021 under the conditions laid down in Article&#160;6(6), (7) and&#160;(8);&#8217;.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2613/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)