Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/9 of 6 January 2015 amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 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 Text with EEA relevance

‘2 The placing on the market of the following is not subject to any animal health conditions: (a) guano from wild sea birds, collected in the Union or imported from third countries; (b) ready-to-sell growing media, other than that imported, with a content of less than: (i) 5 % in volume of derived products of Category 3 material or of Category 2 material other than processed manure; (ii) 50 % in volume of processed manure.’

‘3 The operator or owner of the establishment or plant of destination of intermediate products or his representative shall use and/or dispatch the intermediate products exclusively for use in manufacturing according to the definition of intermediate products under Point 35 of Annex I.’

For a transitional period until 27 September 2015, consignments of animal by-products and of derived products accompanied by a model declaration, which has been completed and signed in accordance with the model set out in Chapter 20 of Annex XV to Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 in its version before the date of entry into force of this Regulation, shall continue to be accepted for importation into the Union, provided that such model declarations were completed and signed before 27 July 2015.

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 23 February 2015.