Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2181 of 29 October 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil
Date: 2025-10-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Subjects: animal health, animal oil, by-product, customs regulations, domestic waste, import (EU), public health, used oil, waste management




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2025/2181


30.10.2025







            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2025/2181
of 29 October 2025
         
amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards requirements for the import of used cooking oil
(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 Article 41(3), first and third subparagraphs, and Article 42(2), points (b) and (d), thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (2) lays down implementing measures for the public and animal health rules for animal by-products and derived products in order to prevent and minimise risks to public and animal health arising from those products. Those implementing measures concern all elements of the animal by-product chain from generation through to end use or disposal including collection, handling and transport of animal by-products, as well as conditions for the placing on the market of imported animal by-products and derived products.












(2)


To facilitate international trade in used cooking oil, it is necessary to lay down harmonised requirements for their import into the Union.












(3)


Used cooking oil is considered catering waste to which Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 applies, as provided for in Article 2(2), point (g)(iii), of that Regulation, when it is destined for processing by pressure sterilisation or for processing by methods referred to in Article 15(1), first subparagraph, point (b), of that Regulation or for transformation into biogas or for composting. Where used cooking oil or any product derived therefrom is intended for the operations subject to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 as referred to in Article 2(2), point (g)(iii), of that Regulation, the import, transport, treatment and the subsequent use of such used cooking oil are governed by that Regulation.












(4)


Used cooking oil, other than catering waste originating from means of transport operating internationally, is Category 3 material pursuant to Article 10, point (p), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. Used cooking oil not containing or not consisting of materials of animal origin does not fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.












(5)


Used cooking oil is an oil and a fatty fraction of catering waste. A definition of used cooking oil should be added in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 to clarify the scope of the requirements provided for the imports of used cooking oil.












(6)


Used cooking oil is a starting material for the production of renewable fuels, biodiesel or oleochemical products. To prevent and minimise risks to public and animal health posed by used cooking oil, relevant requirements for imports of used cooking oil should be set out, including animal health restrictions, a list of third countries from which used cooking oil may be imported, a model declaration to accompany a consignment of imported used cooking oil at the time of official controls on the consignment at border control posts of entry into the Union and requirements for the establishment of origin of used cooking oil.












(7)


To prevent entry of used cooking oil in the feed chain for farmed animals, consignments of used cooking oil imported from third countries, unless used cooking oil is moved by a closed conveyer system, should be subject to the conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union referred to in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 (3).












(8)


Those controls should also apply where the used cooking oil is heated or melted in an approved plant carrying out intermediate activities, or temporarily stored in an approved intermediate storage plant before being consigned to the final destination in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666, unless used cooking oil is moved by a closed conveyer system.












(9)


To harmonise the import requirements for used cooking oil, a new model declaration should be introduced in Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 to accompany consignments of used cooking oil at the time of official controls on the consignment at border control posts of entry into the Union.












(10)


Therefore, Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 should be amended accordingly.












(11)


It is appropriate to provide the operators and competent authorities with sufficient time to align existing procedures with the harmonised requirements for the import of used cooking oil set out in this Regulation. Therefore, this Regulation should apply from 19 November 2027.












(12)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annexes I, XIV and XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are 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.
It shall apply from 19 November 2027.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 October 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1069/oj.

(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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/142/oj).

(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 of 24 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union (OJ L 255, 4.10.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/1666/oj).




ANNEX
Annexes I, XIV and XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 are amended as follows:






(1)


in Annex I, the following point is added:






‘62.


“used cooking oil” means an oil fraction of catering waste Category 3 material containing or consisting of materials of animal origin referred to in Article 10, point (p), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009.’;














(2)


in Annex XIV, Chapter II is amended as follows:






(a)


in Section 1, in Table 2, the following row is added:










No


Product


Raw materials (reference to provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009)


Import and transit conditions


Third countries’ lists


Certificates / model documents




‘21


Used cooking oil


Category 3 material referred to in Article 10, point (p) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, as defined in Annex 1 point 62.


The used cooking oil shall comply with the requirements set out in Section 13.


Any third country.


Annex XV, Chapter 22.’














(b)


the following section is added:

                                             ‘Section 13

Imports of used cooking oil

Used cooking oil of Category 3 material referred to in Article 10, point (p), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 may be imported provided that a consignment complies with the following requirements:






(a)


it originates from an approved or registered establishment or plant in a third country;










(b)


following the official controls on the consignment laid down in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, unless it is moved by a closed conveyer system, which may not be by-passed and has been authorised by the competent authority, the consignment is transported and monitored in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 to the plant of destination:






(i)


approved for the processing into biodiesel or renewable fuels in accordance with Article 24(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;










(ii)


approved for handling used cooking oil in accordance with Article 24(1), point (h), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;










(iii)


approved for the storage of used cooking oil in accordance with Article 24(1), point (i), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009; or










(iv)


registered for oleochemical activities in accordance with Article 23(1), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009;














(c)


was filtered before shipment, or it has undergone a physical separation from non-oil elements, including water and solid particles of more than 6 mm, to reach a combined amount of moisture and solid particles of not more than 10 % w/w (*1) at the time of dispatch;










(d)


at the time of official controls at border control post it is accompanied by a declaration of the importer drawn up in accordance with the Model declaration set out in Chapter 22 of Annex XV in at least one of the official languages of the Member State in which the official control at the border control post will be carried out, as well as in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of destination.





(*1)  % w/w: percentage weight/weight, a concentration expressed as the weight of a solute dissolved in a given weight of solution.’;"
                        














(3)


in Annex XV, the following chapter is added:

                                 ‘CHAPTER 22

Model declaration


Declaration by the importer of used cooking oil intended for import to (1)/ transit through (1) the European Union










                           ’
                        






(*1)  % w/w: percentage weight/weight, a concentration expressed as the weight of a solute dissolved in a given weight of solution.’;”



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2181/oj
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