6.12.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 320/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1432/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Annexes I, II and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the marking and transport of animal by-products (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (!), and in particular Article 32(1) and point 8 of Chapter I of Annex VI thereof, Whereas: Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down specific health requirements for animal by-products not intended for human consumption. Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 17742002 provide that Category 1, 2 and 3 materials are to be collected, transported and identified without undue delay in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation. Article 7 and Annex II lay down requirements for the identification, collection and transport of the different categories of animal by-products and processed products. In order to improve control and traceability, standardised colour-coding of packaging, containers and vehicles should be used for trade in those by-products and processed products. The colours should be chosen in such a way so as to ensure that they can be easily dis- tinguished, including by individuals with impaired colour vision. For the purpose of clarity, a definition of ‘colour-coding’ should be added to the specific definitions in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. Member States should have the possibility to establish systems or to lay down additional rules as regards the colour-coding of packaging, containers and vehicles used for the transport of the different categories of animal by- () O) L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 829/2007 (OJ L 191, 21.7.2007, p- 1). ® O] L 147, 3152001, p. 1. Commission Regulation products and processed products within their territory. Such systems or rules should not confuse the stan- dardised colour-coding system used for trade. Member States should also have the possibility to require the marking of animal by-products originating in and remaining on their territory, in addition to the marking of specified risk materials required by Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spon- giform encephalopathies (3. Such marking, however, should not create barriers for trade or for exports to third countries. Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 sets out rules for the model commercial document which is to accompany animal by-products and processed products during transportation. Additional rules for such documents should be laid down in order to improve identification and traceability of animal by-products. Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provide that certain processed animal by-products are to be permanently marked, where technically possible with smell, in accordance with Chapter I of Annex VI to that Regulation. Chapter I of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides that processed products derived from Category 1 or 2 materials, with the exception of liquid products destined for biogas or composting plants, must be permanently marked, where technically possible with smell, using a system approved by the competent authority. So far, due to a lack of available scientific data on marking, no detailed rules for such marking were established. On 17 October 2006, the Commission Joint Research Centre issued an implementation study to evaluate Glyceroltriheptanoate (GTH) as a suitable marker for animal by-products in rendering systems. On the basis of this report, detailed requirements for the marking of processed animal by-products should be laid down. Regulation as last amended by (EQ) No 1275/2007 (O] L 284, 30.10.2007, p. 8).