Faculty of Science

If you work with animals for your research – you need to adhere to the rules of disposal of animal by-products after the death of the animals used for testing

Please read through these guidelines and the legislation below to make sure that you are in compliance with the legal requirements.

Step 2: Identify the category that the by-products fall under (C1, C2 or C3). 

Based on the assessment for STDs within the Step 1 – see which of the categories do your ABPs fall under. 

According to the Regulation, animal by-products are sorted into three categories: 

1. the highest risk material is Category 1 (Cat 1), 
2. intermediate risk material is Category 2 (Cat 2) and 
3. material with a low risk is Category 3 (Cat 3). 

Step 3: Find the facility in the List of approved facilities according to the type of the by-products. 

Depending on the presence or absence of STDs and on the Category of your ABPs – choose the most suitable ABP-plant or operator from the list below.

Step 4: Contact the facility and dispose of the by-products respectively. 

Once you assess the ABPs and see which of the facilities for disposition fits your purpose, - contact the respective facility and dispose of your ABPs adhering to the following special rules of the Regulation for research samples. 
The most basic type of disposal of ABPs is incineration and co-incineration (Article 6 of Regulation). Disposal by incineration and co-incineration may only take place in approved plants (facilities), listed in the document above. 

Article 11 of Regulation contains special rules on research and diagnostic samples:
1.   The competent authority may authorise the transport, use and disposal of research and diagnostic samples under conditions which ensure the control of the risks to public and animal health.
The competent authority shall in particular ensure that operators comply with the requirements of Chapter I of Annex VI.
2.   Operators shall comply with the special rules on research and diagnostic samples set out in Chapter I of Annex VI.
3.   Operators may dispatch research and diagnostic samples which consist of the following animal by-products and derived products to another Member State without informing the competent authority of the Member State of origin in accordance with Article 48(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and without the competent authority of the Member State of destination being informed by means of the TRACES system and agreeing to accept the consignment in accordance with Article 48(1) and (3) of that Regulation:
(a) Category 1 and 2 materials and meat-and-bone meal or animal fat derived from Category 1 and 2 materials;
(b) processed animal protein.

Article 17 of Regulation contains requirements regarding commercial documents and health certificates, identification, the collection and transport of animal by-products and traceability:
According to this article, it is an Operator’s of respective facilities obligation to ensure that animal by-products and derived products:
(a) comply with the requirements for collection, transport and identification set out in Chapters I and II of Annex VIII;
(b) are accompanied during transport by commercial documents or health certificates in accordance with the requirements set out in Chapter III of Annex VIII.
Also, Operators consigning, transporting or receiving animal by-products or derived products shall keep records of consignments and related commercial documents or health certificates in accordance with the requirements set out in Chapter IV of Annex VIII.
See the extract of Regulation with Annex VIII: Collection, Transport and Traceability with detailed requirements for Collection and Transport (chapter 1), Identification (chapter 2) and Commercial documents and health certificates – with templates (chapter 3).