Article 8

Category 1 material shall comprise the following animal by-products: entire bodies and all body parts, including hides and skins, of the following animals: animals suspected of being infected by a TSE in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or in which the presence of a TSE has been officially confirmed; animals killed in the context of TSE eradication measures; animals other than farmed and wild animals, including in particular pet animals, zoo animals and circus animals; animals used for experiments as defined by Article 2(d) of Directive 86/609/EEC without prejudice to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003; wild animals, when suspected of being infected with diseases communicable to humans or animals; the following material: specified risk material; entire bodies or parts of dead animals containing specified risk material at the time of disposal; animal by-products derived from animals which have been submitted to illegal treatment as defined in Article 1(2)(d) of Directive 96/22/EC or Article 2(b) of Directive 96/23/EC; animal by-products containing residues of other substances and environmental contaminants listed in Group B(3) of Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC, if such residues exceed the permitted level laid down by Community legislation or, in the absence thereof, by national legislation; animal by-products collected during the treatment of waste water required by implementing rules adopted under point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 27: from establishments or plants processing Category 1 material; or from other establishments or plants where specified risk material is being removed; catering waste from means of transport operating internationally; mixtures of Category 1 material with either Category 2 material or Category 3 material or both.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-31 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.