(fra kommisjonsforordningen)

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 lays down rules for the collection and disposal of animal by-products and derived products. Article 12 in conjunction with Article 7(2) of that Regulation stipulate that Category 1 meat-and-bone meal (MBM) should be disposed of by incineration, co-incineration, combustion or landfill or be used as a fuel for combustion. Article 43 of that Regulation lays down rules on the export of animal by-products and derived products. 

(2) Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 lays down public and animal health rules for placing on the market and export of animal by-products and derived products. Chapter V of Annex XIV to that Regulation lays down rules for the export of certain derived products, including MBM of Category 1 materials intended as a fuel for combustion. 

(3) In 2021, the competent authorities of Ireland indicated that they were building plants for the combustion of MBM. They requested that, during a transitional period, the traditional trade flows of MBM of Category 1 materials intended for disposal in the United Kingdom be authorised. By Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/899, the Commission granted the requested derogation until 31 December 2023. 

(4) In 2023, the competent authorities of Ireland informed the Commission that several delays in the planning had disrupted the foreseen timeline of the construction. Therefore, the Commission prolonged the transitional period until 30 June 2025 by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2613. 

(5) In early June 2025, the competent authorities of Ireland informed the Commission that, due to cumulative delays in the construction of the plants, two more years would be needed to complete their own combustion capacity for the disposal of MBM. It is therefore appropriate to prolong the extension of the transitional period to 30 June 2027. The Commission considers that this period should be appropriate to finalise the construction of the plants. 

(6) Chapter V of Annex XIV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

(7) This Regulation should apply from 1 July 2025 to ensure continuity between the previous transitional period and the transitional period provided for in this Regulation, as well as to ensure legal certainty regarding the export of MBM from Ireland to the United Kingdom. 

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