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In Annex IV, Chapter IV is amended as follows: (a) In Section 1, point 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Materials resulting from the processing of Category 1 and 2 materials shall be permanently marked in accordance with the requirements for the marking of certain derived products set out in Chapter V of Annex VIII. However, such marking shall not be required for the following materials referred to in Section 2: (a) biodiesel produced in accordance with point D; (b) hydrolysed materials referred to in point H; (c) mixtures of pig and poultry manure with quick lime produced in accordance with point I; (d) renewable fuels produced from rendered fats, which are derived from Category 2 materials, in accordance with point J.’ (b) In Section 2, the following points are added: ‘H. Hydrolysis with subsequent disposal 1. Member States concerned The process of hydrolysis with subsequent disposal may be used in Spain, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Following hydrolysis, the authorising competent authority must ensure that the materials are collected and disposed of within the same Member State referred to above. 2. Starting materials For this process, only the following materials may be used: (a) Category 2 materials referred to in Article 9(f)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 which are of porcine origin; (b) Category 3 materials referred to in Article 10(h) of that Regulation which are of porcine origin. However, bodies or parts of bodies of animals that have died due to the presence of, or in order to eradicate an epizootic disease, may not be used 3. Methodology Hydrolysis with subsequent disposal is a temporary storage on the spot. It shall be carried out according to the following standards: (a) Following their collection on a holding for which the competent authority has authorised the use of the processing method, based on an assessment of the animal density of the holding, the likely mortality rate and the potential risks for public and animal health which may arise, the animal by-products must be placed into a container which has been constructed in accordance with point (b)(“the container”) and which has been placed at a dedicated site in accordance with points (c) and (d) (“the dedicated site”). (b) The container must: (i) have a device to close it; (ii) be water-proof, leak-proof and hermetically sealed; (iii) be coated in a way which prevents corrosion; (iv) be equipped with a device for controlling emissions in accordance with point (e). (c) The container must be placed in a dedicated site which is physically separate from the holding. That site must have dedicated access routes for the movement of materials and for collection vehicles. (d) The container and the site must be constructed and laid out in accordance with Union legislation for the protection of the environment, in order to prevent odours and risks to soil and groundwater. (e) The container must be linked to a pipe for gaseous emissions, which must be equipped with appropriate filters to prevent the transmission of diseases communicable to humans and animals. (f) The container must be closed for the process of hydrolysis for a period of at least three months, in such a way that any unauthorised opening is prevented. (g) The operator must put in place procedures to prevent the transmission of diseases communicable to humans or animals by movements of personnel. (h) The operator must: (i) take preventive measures against birds, rodents, insects and other vermin; (ii) put in place a documented pest control programme. (i) The operator must keep records of: (i) any placing of material into the container; (ii) any collection of hydrolysed material from the container. (j) The operator must empty the container at regular intervals for a check: (i) for the absence of corrosion; (ii) to detect and prevent possible leakage of liquid materials into the ground. (k) Following hydrolysis, the materials must be collected, used and disposed of in accordance with Article 13(a), (b), (c) or Article 13(e)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. (l) The process must be carried out in a batch mode. (m) Any other handling or use of the hydrolysed materials, including their application to land, shall be prohibited. I. Lime treatment for pig and poultry manure 1. Starting materials For this process, manure, as referred to in Article 9(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, of pig and poultry origin may be used. 2. Processing method (a) The dry matter content of the manure must be determined by using the CEN EN 12880:2000 (1) method “Characterization of sludges. Determination of dry residue and water content”. For this process, the dry matter content must be between 15 % and 70 %. (b) The amount of lime which has to be added must be determined in such way that one of the combinations of time and temperature set out in point (f) is achieved. (c) The particle size of the animal by-products to be processed must be no greater than 12 mm. If necessary, the particles of the manure must be reduced in size in such a way that that maximum particle size is achieved. (d) The manure must be mixed with quick lime (CaO) which has a medium to high reactivity of less than six minutes to achieve a 40 °C rise in temperature as per the criteria in the reactivity test 5.10 in the CEN EN 459-2:2002 method (2). The mixing must be carried out with two mixers which are operating in line, with two screws per mixer. Both mixers must: (i) have a screw diameter of 0,55 m and a screw length of 3,5 m; (ii) operate with a power of 30 kW and a rotation speed of the screw of 156 rpm; (iii) have a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per hour. The mean blending duration must be approximately two minutes. (e) The mixture must be mixed for a period of at least six hours into a stockpile with a minimum size of two tonnes. (f) At monitoring points which must be introduced into the stockpile, continuous measurements must be carried out to demonstrate that the mixture in the stockpile reaches a pH of at least 12 during one of the following periods of time, during which period one of the corresponding following temperatures must be achieved: (i) 60 °C for 60 minutes; or (ii) 70 °C for 30 minutes. (g) The process must be carried out in a batch mode. (h) A permanent written procedure based on the HACCP principles must be put in place. (i) Operators may demonstrate to the competent authority, by way of a validation according to the following requirements, that a process using a mixing device which is different from the mixing device referred to in point (d) or using dolime (CaOMgO) instead of quick lime is at least as efficient as the process set out in points (a) to (h): That validation must: — demonstrate that by using the different mixing device to that referred to in point (d) or the dolime, as applicable, a mixture with manure can be produced which achieves the parameters for pH, time and temperature referred to in point (f); — be based on monitoring of time and temperature at the base, the middle and at the top of the stockpile, with a representative number of monitoring points (at least four monitoring points in the basal zone, which are located at a maximum of 10 cm above the base and at a maximum of 10 cm below the top, one monitoring point in the middle half way between base and the top of stockpile, and four monitoring points in the marginal zone at the top of the pile, which are located at a maximum of 10 cm below the surface and at a maximum of 10 cm below the top of the stockpile); — be carried out during two periods of at least 30 days, of which one must be in the cold season of the year at the geographical place where the mixing device is to be used. J. Multi-step catalytic process for the production of renewable fuels 1. Starting materials (a) For this process, the following materials may be used: (i) rendered fats derived from Category 2 material, which have been processed using processing method 1 (pressure sterilisation); (ii) fish oil or rendered fats derived from Category 3 material, which have been processed using: — any of the processing methods 1 to 5 or processing method 7; or — in the case of material derived from fish oil, any of the processing methods 1 to 7; (iii) fish oil or rendered fat which have been produced in accordance with Sections VIII or XII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, respectively. (b) The use of rendered fats derived from Category 1 material for this process shall be prohibited. 2. Processing method (a) The rendered fat must be submitted to a pre-treatment which consists of: (i) the bleaching of the centrifuged materials by passing them through a clay filter; (ii) the removal of remaining insoluble impurities by filtration. (b) The pre-treated materials must be submitted to a multi-step catalytic process which consists of a hydro-deoxygenisation step, followed by an isomerisation step. The materials must be submitted to a pressure of at least 20 bars at a temperature of at least 250 °C for at least 20 minutes. (c) In Section 3, point 2 is amended as follows: (i) The second indent of point (b)(iii) is replaced by the following: ‘— derived from Category 3 material other than materials referred to in Article 10(p) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, used for feeding;’ (ii) The following points are added: ‘(c) the multi-step catalytic process for the production of renewable fuels may be: (i) in the case of gasoline and the other fuels resulting from the process, used as a fuel without restrictions under this Regulation (end point); (ii) in the case of used clay from bleaching and sludge from the pre-treatment process referred to in point J(2)(a) of Section 2: — disposed of by incineration or co-incineration, — transformed into biogas, — composted or used for the manufacture of derived products referred to in Article 36(a)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; (d) the lime treated mixture of pig and poultry manure may be applied to land as processed manure.’