16.3.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 771 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 225/2012 of 15 March 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of establishments placing on the market, for feed use, products derived from vegetable oils and blended fats and as regards the specific requirements for production, storage, transport and dioxin testing of oils, fats and products derived thereof (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4)  Official controls and controls carried out by feed business operators have shown that certain oils and fats and products derived thereof not intended for feed use have Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European been used as feed materials resulting in feed exceeding Union, the maximum dioxin levels laid down in Directive 2002/32[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 May 2002 on undesirable substances in Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European animal feed (). As a consequence, food derived from Parliament and the Council of 12 January 2005 laying down animals fed with contaminated feed may pose a public requirements for feed hygiene (l)y and in particular Article 27(b) health riSk. In addition, financial losses may result from and (f) thereof, the withdrawal of contaminated feed and food from the market. Whereas: (5)  To enhance feed hygiene and without prejudice to the competence of the Member States as laid down in (1) Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 lays down general rules on Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1832005, estab- feed hygiene, conditions and arrangements to ensure that lishments further processing crude vegetable oils, manu- processing conditions to minimise and control potential facturing products derived from oils of vegetable origin hazards are respected. Feed business establishments are to and blending fats should be subject to approval in be registered with or approved by the competent auth- accordance with that Regulation if these products are ority. Additionally, feed business operators lower down intended for use in feed. the feed chain have the obligation to source feed only from establishments which are registered or approved. (6)  Specific requirements for the production, labelling, ) storage and transport of those feed materials should be 2 Regglat1on (EQ) No 767/ 2009 of the European provided for to take into account the experience gained Parh.ament and of the Council of 13 Jlﬂz’ 2009 on the from the application of hazard analysis and critical placing on the market and use of feed (?) requires feed control points (HACCP)-based systems. placed on the market to be safe and explicitly labelled with the respective type of feed. Additionally, Commission Regulation (EU) No 575/2011 of 16 June 2011 on the Catalogue of feed materials (3) lists detailed (7) A reinforced dioxin monitoring would facilitate the descriptions for specific feed materials to be used for labelling purposes. The interplay of these requirements should ensure tracea- bility and a high level of consumer protection throughout the feed and food chain. 35, 8.2.2005, p. 1. 0J L 0J L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1. 0J L 159, 17.6.2011, p. 25. detection of non-compliances and the enforcement of feed law. It is necessary to provide for an obligation for feed business operators to test fats, oils and products derived thereof for dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in order to reduce the risk that contaminated products enter the food chain and, therefore, support the strategy to reduce the exposure to dioxin of EU citizens. The risk of dioxin contamination should be the basis for the establishment of the monitoring plan. () O] L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10.