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Commission Regulation (EU) No 579/2014 of 28 May 2014 granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to Regulation            (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea (Text            with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 579/2014                     

# of 28 May 2014

# granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the                        Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea                     

# (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 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene                           of foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 provides that food business operators are to comply with the general hygiene requirements for                              the transport of foodstuffs set out in Chapter IV of Annex II to that Regulation. Point 4 of that Chapter requires that bulk                              foodstuffs in liquid, granulate or powdered form be transported in receptacles and/or containers/tankers reserved for the                              transport of foodstuffs. However, that requirement is not practical and imposes an unduly onerous burden on food business                              operators when applied to the transport in seagoing vessels of liquid oils and fats intended for, or likely to be used for,                              human consumption. In addition, the availability of seagoing vessels reserved for the transport of foodstuffs is insufficient                              to serve the continuing trade in such oils and fats.

(2)Commission Directive 96/3/EC(2) permits the transport by sea of bulk liquid oils and fats in tanks which have been previously used to transport the substances                              listed in the Annex thereto, subject to certain conditions which ensure the protection of public health and the safety and                              wholesomeness of the foodstuffs concerned.

(3)In view of the discussion in Codex Alimentarius leading to the adoption of criteria to be used to determine the acceptability                              of previous cargoes for bulk edible liquid oils and fats transported by sea(3) and at the Commission's request, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) assessed the criteria for acceptable previous                              cargoes for edible fats and oils and adopted a scientific opinion on the review of the criteria for acceptable previous cargoes                              for edible fats and oils(4).

(4)At the Commission's request, the EFSA also evaluated a list of substances taking into account those criteria. The EFSA has                              adopted several scientific opinions on the evaluation of the substances on their acceptability as previous cargoes for edible                              fats and oils(5) (6) (7) (8).

(5)In the interests of clarity of Union legislation and to take into account the outcome of the EFSA scientific opinions, Directive                              96/3/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Regulation.

(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain                              and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Derogation

By way of derogation to point 4 of Chapter IV of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, liquid oils or fats which are intended                     for or likely to be used for human consumption (‘oils or fats’) may be transported in seagoing vessels which are not reserved                     for the transport of foodstuffs subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation.                  

## Article 2U.K.Conditions for derogation

1.The freight carried preceding the oils and fats in the same equipment in a seagoing vessel (hereafter called the ‘previous                        cargo’) shall consist of a substance or a mixture of substances listed in the Annex to this Regulation.                  

2.The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of liquid oils or fats which are to be processed shall be permitted in tanks that are                        not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions:                  

(a)where the oils or fats are transported in a stainless steel tank, or tank lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent,                        the immediately previous cargo shall have been:                  

a foodstuff; or

a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in the Annex;

or

(b)where the oils or fats are transported in a tank made of materials other than those referred to in point (a), the three previous                        cargoes transported in the tank shall have been:                  

foodstuffs; or

a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in the Annex.

3.The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of oils or fats which are not to be further processed shall be permitted in tanks that                        are not exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following conditions:                  

(a)the tank shall be:                  

of stainless steel; or

lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent;

and

(b)the three previous cargoes transported in the tank shall have been foodstuffs.                  

## Article 3U.K.Record keeping

1.The captain of the seagoing vessel transporting, in tanks, bulk oils and fats shall keep accurate documentary evidence relating                        to the three preceding cargoes carried in the tanks concerned, and the effectiveness of the cleaning process applied between                        those cargoes.                  

2.Where the cargo has been transhipped, in addition to the documentary evidence required in paragraph 1, the captain of the                        receiving seagoing vessel shall keep accurate documentary evidence that the transport of the bulk oils or fats complied with                        the conditions laid down in Article 2 during the previous shipment and of the effectiveness of the cleaning process used between                        those cargoes on the other vessel.                  

3.Upon request, the captain of the seagoing vessel shall provide the competent authority with the documentary evidence provided                        for in paragraphs 1 and 2.                  

## Article 4U.K.Repeal

Directive 96/3/EC is repealed.

# Article 5U.K.

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, 28 May 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

### **LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PREVIOUS CARGOES**

1

OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1.                           

2

Commission Directive 96/3/EC of 26 January 1996 granting a derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 93/43/EEC                              on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards the transport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea (OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 42).                           

3

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, Codex Alimentarius Commission, Thirty-fourth Session, International Conference Centre,                              Geneva, Switzerland, 4 to 9 July 2011, REP11/CAC, Para. 45-46.                           

4

Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on the review                              of the criteria for acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils. *EFSA Journal* (2009) 1110, 1-21.                           

5

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of substances as acceptable previous                              cargoes for edible fats and oils. *EFSA Journal* 2009; 7(11):1391.                           

6

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of the substances currently on                              the list in the Annex to Commission Directive 96/3/EC as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils, Part I of III.                              *EFSA Journal* 2011; 9(12):2482.                           

7

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of the substances currently on                              the list in the Annex to Commission Directive 96/3/EC as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils, Part II of                              III. *EFSA Journal 2012*; 10(5):2703.                           

8

EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM); Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of the substances currently on                              the list in the Annex to Commission Directive 96/3/EC as acceptable previous cargoes for edible fats and oils, Part III of                              III. *EFSA Journal* 2012; 10(12):2984.