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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 579/2014

of 28 May 2014
granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea
(Text with EEA relevance)
(OJ L 160, 29.5.2014, p. 14)

Amended by:

Official Journal

No page date
►M1 Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/238 of 19 February 2016 L 45 1 20.2.2016
►M2 Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/978 of 14 June 2019 L 159 26 17.6.2019
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 579/2014
of 28 May 2014
granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea
(Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1
Derogation

By way of derogation to point 4 of Chapter IV of Annex II to Regu­

lation (EC) No 852/2004, liquid oils or fats which are intended for or
likely to be used for human consumption (‘oils or fats’) may be trans­
ported in seagoing vessels which are not reserved for the transport of
foodstuffs subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in
Articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation.

Article 2
Conditions for derogation

1. The freight carried preceding the oils and fats in the same
equipment in a seagoing vessel (hereafter called the ‘previous cargo’)
shall consist of a substance or a mixture of substances listed in the
Annex to this Regulation.
2. The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of liquid oils or fats which
are to be processed shall be permitted in tanks that are not exclusively
reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) where the oils or fats are transported in a stainless steel tank, or tank
lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent, the immediately
previous cargo shall have been:
(i) a foodstuff; or
(ii) a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in
the Annex;
or
(b) where the oils or fats are transported in a tank made of materials
other than those referred to in point (a), the three previous cargoes
transported in the tank shall have been:
(i) foodstuffs; or
(ii) a cargo from the list of acceptable previous cargoes set out in
the Annex.
3. The bulk transport in seagoing vessels of oils or fats which are not
to be further processed shall be permitted in tanks that are not
exclusively reserved for the transport of foodstuffs, subject to the
following conditions:
(a) the tank shall be:
(i) of stainless steel; or
(ii) lined with epoxy resin or technical equivalent;
and
(b) the three previous cargoes transported in the tank shall have been
foodstuffs.
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Article 3
Record keeping

1. The captain of the seagoing vessel transporting, in tanks, bulk oils

and fats shall keep accurate documentary evidence relating to the three
preceding cargoes carried in the tanks concerned, and the effectiveness
of the cleaning process applied between those cargoes.
2. Where the cargo has been transhipped, in addition to the docu­
mentary evidence required in paragraph 1, the captain of the receiving
seagoing vessel shall keep accurate documentary evidence that the
transport of the bulk oils or fats complied with the conditions laid
down in Article 2 during the previous shipment and of the effectiveness
of the cleaning process used between those cargoes on the other vessel.
3. Upon request, the captain of the seagoing vessel shall provide the
competent authority with the documentary evidence provided for in
paragraphs 1 and 2.

Article 4
Repeal

Directive 96/3/EC is repealed.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX

LIST OF ACCEPTABLE PREVIOUS CARGOES

Substance (synonyms) CAS No

Acetic acid (ethanoic acid; vinegar acid; methane carboxylic acid) 64-19-7

Acetic anhydride (ethanoic anhydride) 108-24-7

Acetone (dimethylketone; 2-propanone) 67-64-1

Acid oils and fatty acid distillates — from vegetable oils and fats and/or mixtures —
thereof and animal and marine fats and oils

Ammonium hydroxide (ammonium hydrate; ammonia solution; aqua ammonia) 1336-21-6

Ammonium polyphosphate 68333-79-9 and 10124-31-9

Animal, marine and vegetable and hydrogenated oils and fats according to the —
MEPC.2/Circ. of the IMO

Benzyl alcohol (pharmaceutical and reagent grades only) 100-51-6

N-butyl acetate 123-86-4

Sec-butyl acetate 105-46-4

Tert-butyl acetate 540-88-5

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Ammonium nitrate solution 6484-52-2

Calcium ammonium nitrate 15245-12-2

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Calcium chloride solution 10043-52-4

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Calcium nitrate 10124-37-5

Calcium (II) nitrate dehydrate 35054-52-5

Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate 13477-34-4

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Cyclohexane (hexamethylene; hexanaphthene; hexahydrobenzene) 110-82-7

Epoxidised soyabean oil (with a minimum 7 % — maximum 8 % oxirane oxygen 8013-07-8

content)

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) 64-17-5

Ethyl acetate (acetic ether; acetic ester; vinegar naphtha) 141-78-6

2-ethylhexanol (2-ethylhexyl alcohol) 104-76-7

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Ethyl-tert-butyl ether 637-92-3

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Fatty acids

Arachidic acid (eicosanoic acid) 506-30-9

Behenic acid (docosanoic acid) 112-85-6

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Substance (synonyms) CAS No

Butyric acid (n-butyric acid; butanoic acid; ethyl acetic acid; propyl formic acid) 107-92-6

Capric acid (n-decanoic acid) 334-48-5

Caproic acid (n-hexanoic acid) 142-62-1

Caprylic acid (n-octanoic acid) 124-07-2

Erucic acid (cis-13-docosenoic acid) 112-86-7

Heptoic acid (n-heptanoic acid) 111-14-8

Lauric acid (n-dodecanoic acid) 143-07-7

Lauroleic acid (dedecenoic acid) 4998-71-4

Linoleic acid (9,12-octadecadienoic acid) 60-33-3

Linolenic acid (9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid) 463-40-1

Myristic acid (n-tetradecanoic acid) 544-63-8

Myristoleic acid (n-tetradecenoic acid) 544-64-9

Oleic acid (n-octadecenoic acid) 112-80-1

Palmitic acid (n-hexadecanoic acid) 57-10-3

Palmitoleic acid (cis-9-hexadecenoic acid) 373-49-9

Pelargonic acid (n-nonanoic acid) 112-05-0

Ricinoleic acid (cis-12-hydroxy octadec-9-enoic acid; castor oil acid) 141-22-0

Stearic acid (n-octadecanoic acid) 57-11-4

Valeric acid (n-pentanoic acid; valerianic acid) 109-52-4

Fatty acid esters — any ester produced by the combination of the listed fatty acids
with any of the listed fatty alcohols, as well as methanol and ethanol. Examples of
these are

Butyl myristate 110-36-1

Cetyl stearate 110-63-2

Oleyl palmitate 2906-55-0

Methyl laurate (methyl dodecanoate) 111-82-0

Methyl oleate (methyl octadecenoate) 112-62-9

Methyl palmitate (methyl hexadecanoate) 112-39-0

Methyl stearate (methyl octadecanoate) 112-61-8

Fatty alcohols

Butyl alcohol (1-butanol; butyric alcohol) 71-36-3

Caproyl alcohol (1-hexanol; hexyl alcohol) 111-27-3

Capryl alcohol (1-n-octanol; heptyl carbinol) 111-87-5

Cetyl alcohol (alcohol C-16; 1-hexadecanol; cetylic alcohol; palmityl alcohol; n- 36653-82-4
primary hexadecyl alcohol)

Decyl alcohol (1-decanol) 112-30-1

Enanthyl alcohol (1-heptanol; heptyl alcohol) 111-70-6

Lauryl alcohol (n-dodecanol; dodecyl alcohol) 112-53-8

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Substance (synonyms) CAS No

Myristyl alcohol (1-tetradecanol; tetradecanol) 112-72-1

Nonyl alcohol (1-nonanol; pelargonic alcohol; octyl carbinol) 143-08-8

Oleyl alcohol (octadecenol) 143-28-2

Stearyl alcohol (1-octadecanol) 112-92-5

Tridecyl alcohol (1-tridecanol) 112-70-9

Fatty alcohol blends

Lauryl myristyl alcohol (C12 — C14 blend)

Cetyl stearyl alcohol (C16 — C18 blend)

Formic acid (methanoic acid; hydrogen carboxylic acid) 64-18-6

Fructose 57-48-7 and 30237-26-4

Glycerol (glycerine; glycerin; propane-1,2,3-triol) 56-81-5

Glycols

1,3-butanediol (1,3-butylene glycol) 107-88-0

1,4-butanediol (1,4-butylene glycol) 110-63-4

Heptane (commercial grades) 142-82-5

Hexane (technical grades) 110-54-3 and 64742-49-0

Hydrogen peroxide 7722-84-1

Iso-butanol (2-methyl-1-propanol) 78-83-1

Isobutyl acetate (2-methylpropyl acetate) 110-19-0

Iso-decanol (isodecyl alcohol) 25339-17-7

Iso-nonanol (isononyl alcohol) 27458-94-2

Iso-octanol (isooctyl alcohol) 26952-21-6

Isopropanol (propan-2-ol; isopropyl alcohol; IPA) 67-63-0

Kaolin slurry 1332-58-7

Limonene (dipentene) 138-86-3

Magnesium chloride solution 7786-30-3

Methanol (methyl alcohol) 67-56-1

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Methylacetate 79-20-9

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Methyl ethyl ketone (2-butanone) 78-93-3

Methyl isobutyl ketone (4-methyl-2-pentanone) 108-10-1

Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MBTE) 1634-04-4

Molasses, which has been produced from the conventional sugar processing industry —
using sugar cane, sugar beet, citrus or sorghum

Paraffin wax (food grade) 8002-74-2 and 63231-60-7

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Substance (synonyms) CAS No

Pentane 109-66-0

Phosphoric acid (ortho phosphoric acid) 7664-38-2

Polypropylene glycol (molecular weight greater than 400) 25322-69-4

Potable water 7732-18-5

Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) solution 1310-58-3

N-propyl acetate 109-60-4

Propyl alcohol (propan-1-ol; 1-propanol) 71-23-8

Propylene glycol (1,2 propylene glycol; propan-1,2-diol; 1,2-dihydroxypropane; 57-55-6

monopropylene glycol (mpg); methyl glycol)

1,3-propanediol (1,3-propylene glycol; trimethylene glycol) 504-63-2

Propylene tetramer 6842-15-5

Sodium hydroxide solution (caustic soda, lye) 1310-73-2

Sodium silicate (water glass) solution 1344-09-8

Sorbitol solution (d-sorbitol; hexahydric alcohol; d-sorbite) 50-70-4

Sulphuric acid 7664-93-9

Unfractionated fatty acids from vegetable, marine and animal oils and fats and/or —
mixtures thereof, provided their sources are edible types of fats or oils

Unfractionated fatty alcohols from vegetable, marine and animal oils and fats and/or —
mixtures thereof, provided their sources are edible types of fats or oils

Unfractionated fatty esters from vegetable, marine and animal oils and fats and/or —
mixtures thereof, provided their sources are edible types of fats and oils

Urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) —

White mineral oils 8042-47-5