1. Operators shall ensure that establishments or plants under their control are approved by the competent authority, where such establishments or plants carry out one or more of the following activities:
(a)
processing of animal by-products by pressure sterilisation, by processing methods referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 15(1) or by alternative methods authorised in accordance with Article 20;
(b)
disposal, as waste, by incineration of animal by-products and derived products, excluding establishments or plants which have a permit to operate in accordance with Directive 2000/76/EC;
(c)
disposal or recovery of animal by-products and derived products, if they are waste, by co-incineration, excluding establishments or plants which have a permit to operate in accordance with Directive 2000/76/EC;
(d)
use of animal by-products and derived products as fuel for combustion;
(e)
manufacturing of pet food;
(f)
manufacturing of organic fertilisers and soil improvers;
(g)
transformation of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas or compost;
(h)
handling of animal by-products after their collection, by way of operations such as sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing, salting, removal of hides and skins or of specified risk material;
(i)
storage of animal by-products;
(j)
storage of derived products intended to be:
(i)
disposed of by landfill or incineration or intended to be recovered or disposed of by co-incineration;
(ii)
used as fuel for combustion;
(iii)
used as feed, excluding establishments or plants approved or registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 183/2005;
(iv)
used as organic fertilisers and soil improvers, excluding storage at a place of direct application.
2. The approval referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify if the establishment or plant is approved for operations with animal by-products and/or derived products of:
(a)
a particular category referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 10; or
(b)
more than one category referred to in Articles 8, 9 or 10, indicating if such operations are carried out:
(i)
permanently under conditions of strict separation which prevent any risk to public and animal health; or
(ii)
temporarily under conditions which prevent contamination, in response to a shortage of capacity for such products arising due to:
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a widespread outbreak of an epizootic disease, or
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other extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances.