
Article 1 

1. Pursuant to Article 32(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 and by way of derogation from Chapter II(A), (C) and (D) of Annex VI to that Regulation, the Member States may continue to grant individual approvals until 30 June 2008 at the latest to operators of premises and facilities in conformity with national rules to apply such rules, for the processing of Category 3 material or Category 3 material and manure used in biogas plants, provided that the national rules:
(a) guarantee the overall reduction of pathogens;
(b) are only applied in premises and facilities that applied those rules on 1 November 2002; and
(c) comply with the requirements set out in Chapter II(B) of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
2. Biogas plants must be equipped with:
(a) installations for monitoring temperature against time;
(b) recording devices to record continuously the results of these measurements;
(c) an adequate safety system to prevent insufficient heating; and
(d) adequate facilities for the cleaning and disinfecting vehicles and containers upon leaving the biogas plant.
3. Each biogas plant must have its own laboratory or make use of an external laboratory. The laboratory must be equipped to carry out the necessary analyses and approved by the competent authority.
Article 2 
The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to control compliance by authorised operators of premises and facilities with the conditions set out in Article 1.
Article 3 

1. Individual approvals by the competent authority for the processing standards for Category 3 materials or Category 3 material and manure used in biogas plants shall be immediately and permanently withdrawn in respect of any operator, premises or facilities if the conditions set out in this Regulation are no longer fulfilled.
2. The competent authority shall withdraw any approvals granted under Article 1 by 30 June 2008 at the latest.The competent authority shall not grant a final approval under Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 unless on the basis of its inspections it is satisfied that the premises and facilities referred to in Article 1 meet all the requirements of that Regulation.
3. Any material that does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation shall be disposed of in accordance with the instructions of the competent authority.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2003 to 30 June 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.