CHAPTER IIIADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Article 14Layout, construction and equipment of slaughterhouses
1
Business operators shall ensure that the layout and construction of slaughterhouses and the equipment used therein comply with the rules set out in Annex II.
2
For the purposes of this Regulation, business operators shall, when requested, submit to the competent authority referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 for each slaughterhouse at least the following:
a
the maximum number of animals per hour for each slaughter line;
b
the categories of animals and weights for which the restraining or stunning equipment available may be used;
c
the maximum capacity for each lairage area.
The competent authority shall assess the information submitted by the operator in accordance with the first subparagraph when approving the slaughterhouse.
3
F1The appropriate authority may, by regulations, make:
a
F2provision for derogating from the rules set out in Annex II for mobile slaughterhouses;
F3b
such amendments to Annex 2 as the appropriate authority considers necessary to take account of scientific and technical progress.
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The Appropriate Minister may publish guidelines from time to time relating to the implementation of paragraph 2 and Annex 2.