8.9.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 2371 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 790/2010 of 7 September 2010 amending Annexes VII, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4)  Colostrum is a feed material of animal origin, within the meaning of the definition laid down in point 23 of Annex [ to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002. Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, (5)  Part A of Chapter V of Annex VII to that Regulation does Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the n?t Sft out any sp eicific require(rinents _lffflr t};)e P rod}lction t t ts. t T t European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 gutcotﬁi rur(r;n:rralc © OrSinl“llimlep r?h;c Scolo sirunir I(;lrllls); Sfl:)Z laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not duced 8 d P diti p fferine ad intended for human consumption ('), and in particular the E;Oreuzfr: dsuar;irelialcﬁiallifns offering adequate guarantees first and second subparagraphs of Article 32(1) thereof, g ' Whereas: (6)  In addition, Part B of Chapter V of Annex VII to Regu- lation (EC) No 1774/2002 does not set out specific requirements for the importation of colostrum and (1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down animal and colostrum products and the Commission has not laid public health rules concerning animal by-products not down any list of third countries or parts of third intended for human consumption. countries from which imports of colostrum are accepted. Accordingly, the importation of colostrum or colostrum products into the European Union is currently (2 Article 19 of that Regulation provides that processed not authorised. animal protein and other processed products that could be used as feed material are to be placed on the market ;)er;lgecltf tﬁi};leior\rllﬁl);owtlfl};t Cﬁrggﬁatriz(}?;:glegzi‘ sI}r)lectl};llz (7)  There is an interest to import into the Union colostrum Y ) . ; d colostrum products as feed material for farmed hygiene requirements for the processing and placing on an s and f hni . the market of such products animals and for technical purposes. Economic operators ’ have indicated their interest in the use of colostrum and colostrum products for the production of feed material and for technical purposes. (3)  In addition, Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides that the importation into, and the transit through the Union of the products referred to in Annex VII may take place only if such products (8)  The demand for such products from economic operators comply with certain requirements. Those requirements include that the products must come from a third country or parts of third countries on a list to be drawn up and updated in accordance with the procedure referred to in that Article, except where Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides otherwise. () O] L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. should be met and rules should therefore be laid down for the importation of such animal by-products. However, colostrum is an animal by-product which may pose a risk for the transmission of certain diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis to susceptible animals. In order to safeguard animal health, the importation of colostrum and colostrum products should therefore be subject to certain conditions.