Zulassung Anlage oder Betrieb für den gewerblichen Umgang mit tierischen Nebenprodukten Erteilung

If you handle animal by-products as a company, you need an authorization.

All residues from animals that are not suitable or intended for human consumption are animal by-products.

If you as a company handle animal by-products, you must recycle and safely dispose of them in such a way that they do not endanger human or animal health or the environment.

Animal by-products are divided into 3 risk categories according to the degree of danger they pose to humans and animals.

• Category 1 - High-risk material, for example:
  • Carcasses or parts of carcasses of animals suspected or affected by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE),
  • animals that have been killed as part of TSE eradication measures, and
  • pets, zoo and circus animals
• Category 2 - medium risk material, for example:
  • Animals that died by means other than slaughter or killing for human consumption, including animals killed for disease control purposes,
  • fetuses, ova, embryos and semen not intended for breeding purposes and poultry dead in the egg shell (chicks)
  • animal by-products containing residues of authorized substances or contaminants that exceed the limit values
• Category 3 - low-risk material, for example:
  • Carcass parts and parts of animals slaughtered for human consumption when they have not been used for human consumption for economic reasons
  • Materials from aquatic animals, molluscs and crustaceans
  • Parts of live animals, such as
    • blood,
    • wool,
    • feathers,
    • hair and
    • raw milk

If you want to process animal by-products, you generally have to apply for a permit. This applies in particular to the following activities:

• Processing of animal by-products by
  • pressure sterilization,
  • by processing methods or
  • approved alternative methods
• disposal as waste by incineration of animal by-products and derived products, except in relation to plants or establishments holding an operating license
• Disposal or recovery of animal by-products and derived products, if they are waste, by co-incineration, except in relation to plants or establishments holding an operating license
• Use of animal by-products and derived products as fuel
• Production of pet food
• Production of organic fertilizers and soil improvers
• Conversion of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas or compost in biogas plants and composting plants
• Treatment of animal by-products after collection, in the form of activities such as
  • sorting,
  • cutting,
  • cooling,
  • freezing,
  • salting,
  • removal of hides and skins or specified risk material
• Storage of animal by-products
• Storage of derived products

• Copy of an identification document, e.g. identity card
• Site plan of the plant or business
  • In the case of biogas plants and composting plants, sufficient separation of livestock and plant must be demonstrated if external manure is used
• Floor plan of the building or buildings; only one site plan is required for biogas and composting plants
• Pest control plan
• HACCP concept (HACCP stands for "Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points"), which includes the following information:
  • Processing plants
  • Biogas or compost plants
  • Pet food plants
  • Treatment or storage of several categories of animal by-products and derived products in the same plant or business
• Description of operation

• They comply with the infrastructure and equipment requirements applicable within approved establishments and plants They comply with the hygiene requirements for all types of treatment of animal by-products and derived products, including measures to modify the hygiene rules for establishments or plants;
• They meet the conditions and technical requirements for handling, treatment, transformation, processing and storage of animal by-products or derived products and conditions for waste water treatment;
• You provide evidence for the purpose of validating the handling, transformation and processing of animal by-products or derived products with regard to your ability to prevent risks to human and animal health;
• You meet the conditions for handling animal by-products or derived products from more than one category, Category 1 material, Category 2 material, Category 3 material in the same establishment or plant
• They meet the requirements for the prevention of cross-contamination during the storage, treatment or processing of animal by-products in a separate part of a plant or establishment;
• for biogas and composting plants: they meet the standard processing parameters for biogas and composting plants;
• for incineration and co-incineration plants: they meet the requirements for incineration or co-incineration in high and low capacity plants
• for use as fuel: they meet the requirements for the use of animal by-products and derived products as fuel

The competent authority shall only approve plants or establishments if an on-site inspection prior to commencement of operations has shown that the relevant requirements are met.

The application for authorization must be submitted before commencing work.

There are no indications or special features.

• animal residues not intended for human consumption are animal by-products; plants and establishments handling animal by-products, such as processing plants, incineration and co-incineration plants, composting and biogas plants, pet food plants, fertilizer production plants, treatment plants for animal by-products after their collection, storage plants for animal by-products and their derived products require a permit for this activity.
• are divided into 3 categories:
  • Category 1: High risk material, for example:
    • Carcasses or parts of carcasses of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) suspected or affected animals,
    • animals that have been killed as part of TSE eradication measures, and
    • pets, zoo and circus animals
  • Category 2: Material with medium risk, for example:
    • Animals that have died by means other than slaughter or killing for human consumption, including animals killed for disease control purposes,
    • foetuses, ova, embryos and semen not intended for breeding purposes and poultry lying dead in the egg shell (chicks)
    • animal by-products containing residues of authorized substances or contaminants that exceed the limit values
  • Category 3: Low-risk material, for example:
    • Carcass parts and parts of animals fit for human consumption if they are not used for human consumption for economic reasons
    • Materials from aquatic animals, molluscs and crustaceans
    • Parts of live animals such as blood, wool, feathers, hair and raw milk
• The following activities are subject to authorization:
  • Processing of animal by-products by
    • pressure sterilization,
    • by processing methods or
    • approved alternative methods
  • disposal as waste by incineration of animal by-products and derived products, except in relation to plants or establishments holding an operating license
  • Disposal or recovery of animal by-products and derived products, if they are waste, by co-incineration, except in relation to plants or establishments holding an operating license
  • Use of animal by-products and derived products as fuel
  • Production of pet food
  • Production of organic fertilizers and soil improvers
  • Conversion of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas or compost in biogas plants and composting plants
  • Treatment of animal by-products after collection, in the form of activities such as
    • sorting,
    • cutting,
    • cooling,
    • freezing,
    • salting,
    • removal of hides and skins or specified risk material
  • Storage of animal by-products
  • Storage of derived products