Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 of 8 April 2019 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates (see page 101 of this Official Journal).

If all are negative, 95 % statistical certainty is provided that the prevalence is below 6 %.

Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977).

Art. 9(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(6) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 13(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(7)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 13(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(7)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 14(1)(b)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(8)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 14(1)(b)(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(8)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 18(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(9)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 18(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(9)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Art. 28(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(10) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 30(1)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(11) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(12)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(12)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 32(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(12)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Art. 35(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(13) (with regs. 33-36)

Art. 35(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(13) (with regs. 33-36)

Art. 36(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(14) (with regs. 33-36)

Word in Art. 37(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(15)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 37(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(15)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 39(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(16)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Art. 39(6) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(16)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 43(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(17)(a) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 43(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(17)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 44(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(18) (with regs. 33-36)

Word in Art. 45(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(a)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 45(e) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(a)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 45(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(b) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 45(j) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(c)(i) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 45(j) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(c)(ii) (with regs. 33-36)

Words in Art. 45(n) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631), regs. 1(2), 16(19)(d) (with regs. 33-36)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/627/title/IIICommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02019R0627-20190517texttext/xmlen2024-09-09Expert Participation2020-12-31<num>TITLE III</num><heading><strong>SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND THE UNIFORM MINIMUM FREQUENCY FOR OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FRESH MEAT</strong></heading><chapter eId="title-III-chapter-I" period="#period1"><num><em>CHAPTER I</em></num><heading><strong><em>Audits</em></strong></heading><article eId="article-7" period="#period1"><num>Article 7</num><heading>Additional requirements for audits in establishments handling fresh meat</heading><paragraph eId="article-7-1"><num>1</num><content><p>In addition to the requirements for audits laid down in Articles 3 and 4, the competent authorities shall, when carrying out an audit in establishments handling fresh meat, verify continuous compliance with food business operators' own procedures concerning the collection, transport, storage and handling of fresh meat, and the use or disposal of animal by-products, including specified risk material, for which they are responsible.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-7-2"><num>2</num><content><p>In the course of audits in slaughterhouses, the competent authorities shall verify the evaluation of food chain information, as laid down in Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-7-3"><num>3</num><intro><p>When carrying out audits of HACCP-based procedures, the competent authorities shall check that due regard is given to the procedures set out in Section II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and that the food business operators' procedures guarantee, to the extent possible, that fresh meat:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e585"><num>a</num><content><p>does not contain pathological abnormalities or changes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e591"><num>b</num><content><p>does not bear</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>faecal contamination; or,</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>any other contamination considered to pose an unacceptable human health risk;</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e607"><num>c</num><content><p>complies with the microbiological criteria in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e613"><num>d</num><content><p>does not contain specified risk material, in accordance with the requirements in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article></chapter><chapter eId="title-III-chapter-II" period="#period2"><num><em>CHAPTER II</em></num><heading><strong><em>Official controls on fresh meat</em></strong></heading><article eId="article-8" period="#period1"><num>Article 8</num><heading>Relevance of audit results</heading><content><p>When carrying out official controls in accordance with this Chapter, the official veterinarian shall take into account the results of the audits carried out in accordance with Chapter I. Where appropriate, the official veterinarian shall target official controls to deficiencies detected during previous audits.</p></content></article><section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-1" period="#period2"><num><inline name="expanded">Section 1</inline></num><heading><strong><inline name="expanded">Checks of documents</inline></strong></heading><article eId="article-9" period="#period2"><num>Article 9</num><heading>Obligations of the competent authorities as regards checks of documents</heading><paragraph eId="article-9-1"><num>1</num><content><p>The competent authorities shall inform the food business operator of the holding of provenance of the minimum elements of food chain information to be supplied to the slaughterhouse operator in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-9-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The competent authorities shall perform the necessary checks of documents to verify that:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-9-2-a"><num>a</num><content><p>the food chain information is consistently and effectively communicated between the food business operator who raised or kept the animals before dispatch and the slaughterhouse operator;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-9-2-b"><num>b</num><content><p>the food chain information is valid and reliable;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-9-2-c"><num>c</num><content><p>feedback of relevant information to the holding of provenance, if applicable, is provided in accordance with Article 39(5).</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-9-3"><num><noteRef href="#key-2ae26f58761f82b667875e72894a216f" marker="F1" class="commentary F"/>3</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-10" period="#period1"><num>Article 10</num><heading>Obligations of the official veterinarian as regards checks of documents</heading><paragraph eId="article-10-1"><num>1</num><content><p>The official veterinarian shall verify the results of the checks and evaluations of food chain information provided by the slaughterhouse operator in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. The official veterinarian shall take those checks and evaluations into account when carrying out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections, together with any other relevant information from the records of the animals' holding of provenance.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-10-2"><num>2</num><content><p>When carrying out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections, the official veterinarian shall take into account official certificates provided for in accordance with Article 29 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628<noteRef href="#f00038" class="footnote" marker="38"/>, and any declarations by veterinarians carrying out official controls or other checks at the level of primary production.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-10-3"><num>3</num><content><p>In the case of the emergency slaughter of domestic ungulates outside the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall examine the certification provided for in accordance with Article 29 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 and issued by the official veterinarian who carried out the ante-mortem inspection in accordance with point 6 of Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other relevant information provided by the food business operator.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-10-4"><num>4</num><content><p>In the case of large wild game, the official veterinarian at the game-handling establishment shall examine and take into account the declaration accompanying the body of the animal, as issued by a trained person in accordance with point 4(a) of Chapter II of Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p></content></paragraph></article></section><section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-2" period="#period1"><num><inline name="expanded">Section 2</inline></num><heading><strong><inline name="expanded">Ante-mortem inspection</inline></strong></heading><article eId="article-11" period="#period1"><num>Article 11</num><heading>Requirements as regards ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse</heading><paragraph eId="article-11-1"><num>1</num><content><p>All animals shall be subjected to ante-mortem inspection before slaughter. However, inspection can be limited to a representative sample of birds from each flock and a representative sample of lagomorphs from each holding of provenance of lagomorphs.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-11-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Ante-mortem inspection shall take place within 24 hours of arrival of the animals at the slaughterhouse and less than 24 hours before slaughter. The official veterinarian may require an additional ante-mortem inspection at any other time.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-11-3"><num>3</num><intro><p>Ante-mortem inspections shall determine whether, as regards the particular animal inspected, there is any sign:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e754"><num>a</num><content><p>that the health and welfare of the animal has been compromised;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e760"><num>b</num><content><p>of any condition, abnormalities or disease that make the fresh meat unfit for human consumption or that might adversely affect animal health, paying particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e766"><num>c</num><content><p>of the use of prohibited or unauthorised substances, misuse of veterinary medicinal products or the presence of chemical residues or contaminants.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-11-4"><num>4</num><content><p>Ante-mortem inspection shall include verification of food business operators' compliance with their obligation to ensure that animals have a clean hide, skin or fleece, so as to avoid any unacceptable risk of contamination of the fresh meat during slaughter.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-11-5"><num>5</num><content><p>The official veterinarian shall carry out a clinical inspection of all animals that the food business operator or an official auxiliary may have put aside for a more thorough ante-mortem inspection.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-11-6"><num>6</num><content><p>Where the ante-mortem inspection is carried out at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall carry out ante-mortem inspection only when and to the extent specified.</p></content></paragraph></article></section><section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-3" period="#period2"><num><inline name="expanded">Section 3</inline></num><heading><strong><inline name="expanded">Post-mortem inspection</inline></strong></heading><article eId="article-12" period="#period1"><num>Article 12</num><heading>Requirements for post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-12-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Subject to the derogation stipulated in Point 4 of Chapter II of Section IV to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, carcases and accompanying offals, shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e811"><num>a</num><content><p>without delay after slaughter, or</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e817"><num>b</num><content><p>as soon as possible after arrival at the game-handling establishment.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-12-2"><num>2</num><content><p>The competent authorities may require the food business operator to provide special technical facilities and sufficient space to check offal.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-12-3"><num>3</num><intro><p>The competent authorities shall:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e835"><num>a</num><content><p>check all external surfaces, including those of body cavities of carcases, as well as offal;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e841"><num>b</num><content><p>pay particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-12-4"><num>4</num><content><p>The speed of the slaughter line and the number of inspection staff present shall be such as to allow for proper inspection.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-13" period="#period2"><num>Article 13</num><heading>Derogation on the timing of post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-13-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>By way of derogation from Article 12(1), the competent authorities may allow that, when neither the official veterinarian nor the official auxiliary are present in the game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse during slaughter and dressing, the post-mortem inspection is delayed by a maximum period of 24 hours from slaughter or arrival in the game-handling establishment, provided that:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-13-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>the animals concerned are slaughtered in a low-capacity slaughterhouse or handled in a low-capacity game-handling establishment that slaughters or handles:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>fewer than 1 000 livestock units per year; or</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>fewer than 150 000 poultry, lagomorphs and small wild game per year;</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-13-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>sufficient facilities exist within an establishment to store the fresh meat and offal so that they can be examined;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-13-1-c"><num>c</num><content><p>the post-mortem inspection is carried out by the official veterinarian.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-13-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The competent authorities may increase the thresholds laid down in point (a) (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1 ensuring that the derogation is applied in the smallest slaughterhouses and game-handling establishments complying with the definition of low-capacity slaughterhouse or low-capacity game-handling establishment and provided that the combined annual production of these establishments does not exceed 5 % of the total amount of fresh meat produced in <ins class="substitution key-9d248237e8b941b8054902b709ac3e51-1725877056000 first last"><noteRef href="#key-9d248237e8b941b8054902b709ac3e51" marker="F2" class="commentary attribute F"/>Great Britain</ins>:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-13-2-a"><num>a</num><content><p>for the species concerned;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-13-2-b"><num>b</num><content><p>or for all ungulates together;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-13-2-c"><num>c</num><content><p>of all poultry together; or,</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-13-2-d"><num>d</num><content><p>of all birds and lagomorphs together.</p></content></subparagraph><wrapUp><p><noteRef href="#key-a7e79f34e1fd5cf593485d51e6799f75" marker="F3" class="commentary F"/>...</p></wrapUp></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-13-3"><num>3</num><content><p>For the purpose of point (a) (i) of paragraph 1, the conversion rates laid down in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 shall be used. However in case of ovine and caprine animals and small (< 100 kg life weight) <em>Cervidae</em> a conversion rate of 0,05 livestock units, and in case of other large game a conversion rate of 0,2 livestock units shall be used.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-14" period="#period2"><num>Article 14</num><heading>Additional examination requirements for post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-14-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Additional examinations, such as palpation and incision of parts of the carcase and offal, and laboratory tests, shall be carried out if needed to:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-14-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>reach a definitive diagnosis of a suspected hazard; or</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-14-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>detect the presence of:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>an animal disease for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429;</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>chemical residues or contaminants <noteRef href="#key-49fdd2c7ac654ab33446386126b237d8" marker="F4" class="commentary F"/>..., especially:</p><blockList class="unordered"><item><p>chemical residues in excess of the levels laid down in Regulations (EU) No 37/2010 and (EC) No 396/2005;</p></item><item><p>contaminants exceeding the maximum levels laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1881/2006 and (EC) No 124/2009; or</p></item><item><p>residues of substances that are prohibited or unauthorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 or <ins class="substitution key-cf24172f52f93d0f84a90c831bbc7399-1725877205001 first last"><noteRef href="#key-cf24172f52f93d0f84a90c831bbc7399" marker="F5" class="commentary attribute F"/>, the Residues Regulations</ins>;</p></item></blockList></item><item><num>(iii)</num><p>non-compliance with the microbiological criteria referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 or the possible presence of other microbiological hazards that would make the fresh meat unfit for human consumption;</p></item><item><num>(iv)</num><p>other factors that might require the fresh meat to be declared unfit for human consumption or restrictions to be placed on its use.</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-14-2"><num>2</num><content><p>During the post-mortem inspection, precautions shall be taken to ensure that contamination of fresh meat by actions such as palpation, cutting or incision is kept to a minimum.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-15" period="#period1"><num>Article 15</num><heading>Requirements for post-mortem inspection of domestic solipeds, bovine animals over eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old, and large wild game</heading><paragraph eId="article-15-1"><num>1</num><content><p>The requirements in this Article shall apply in addition to the requirements in Articles 12 and 14.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-15-2"><num>2</num><content><p>The official veterinarian shall require that carcases of domestic solipeds, bovine animals over eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old are submitted for post-mortem inspection split lengthways into half carcases down the spinal column.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-15-3"><num>3</num><content><p>If the post-mortem inspection so necessitates, the official veterinarian may require any head or any carcase to be split lengthways. However, to take account of particular eating habits, technological developments or specific sanitary situations, the official veterinarian may authorise the submission for post-mortem inspection of carcases of domestic solipeds, bovine animals more than eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old that are not split in half.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-15-4"><num>4</num><content><p>In low-capacity slaughterhouses or low-capacity game-handling establishments handling fewer than 1 000 livestock units per year, the official veterinarian may, for sanitary reasons, authorise the cutting into quarter carcases of adult domestic solipeds, adult bovine animals and adult large wild game before post-mortem inspection.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-16" period="#period1"><num>Article 16</num><heading>Additional requirements for post-mortem inspection in cases of emergency slaughter</heading><content><p>In the event of emergency slaughter, the carcase shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection as soon as possible in accordance with Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 before it is released for human consumption.</p></content></article><article eId="article-17" period="#period1"><num>Article 17</num><heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine</heading><content><p>Where the post-mortem inspection is performed by an official veterinarian, under the supervision of the official veterinarian or, where sufficient guarantees are in place, under the responsibility of the official veterinarian in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, the competent authorities shall ensure that the practical arrangements laid down in the following Articles 18 to 24 are complied with in the cases of domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine in addition to the requirements laid down in Articles 12, 14 and 15.</p></content></article><article eId="article-18" period="#period2"><num>Article 18</num><heading>Young bovine animals</heading><paragraph eId="article-18-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of the following bovine animals shall undergo the post-mortem inspection procedures laid down in paragraph 2:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-18-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>animals under eight months old; and,</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>animals under 20 months old if reared without access to pasture land during their whole life in an officially tuberculosis-free <ins class="substitution key-7a6a4687213bc8970c2435922f926a91-1725877391000 first last"><noteRef href="#key-7a6a4687213bc8970c2435922f926a91" marker="F6" class="commentary attribute F"/>constituent territory of Great Britain</ins> in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/467/EC.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-18-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The post-mortem inspection procedures shall include at least a visual inspection of the following:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-a"><num>a</num><content><p>the head and throat; together with palpation and examination of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>), however, in order to ensure the surveillance of the officially tuberculosis free status, <ins class="substitution key-08075d27c4a5ca7d704a48c75803c547-1725877391001 first last"><noteRef href="#key-08075d27c4a5ca7d704a48c75803c547" marker="F7" class="commentary attribute F"/>the competent authority</ins> may decide to carry out further investigations; inspection of the mouth and fauces;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-b"><num>b</num><content><p>the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs; palpation and examination of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-c"><num>c</num><content><p>the pericardium and heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-d"><num>d</num><content><p>the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-e"><num>e</num><content><p>the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (<em>Lnn. portales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-f"><num>f</num><content><p>the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-g"><num>g</num><content><p>the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-h"><num>h</num><content><p>the kidneys;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-i"><num>i</num><content><p>the pleura and peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-2-j"><num>j</num><content><p>the umbilical region and the joints of young animals.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-18-3"><num>3</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-a"><num>a</num><content><p>incision of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>); palpation of the tongue;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-b"><num>b</num><content><p>incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>); lengthwise opening of the trachea and the main branches of the bronchi; the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-c"><num>c</num><content><p>lengthways incision of the heart so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-d"><num>d</num><content><p>incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-e"><num>e</num><content><p>palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-f"><num>f</num><content><p>incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-18-3-g"><num>g</num><content><p>palpation of the umbilical region and the joints. The umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-19" period="#period1"><num>Article 19</num><heading>Other bovine animals</heading><paragraph eId="article-19-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of bovine animals other than those referred to in Article 18(1) shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1245"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the head and throat; incision and examination of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>); examination of the external masseters, in which two incisions shall be made parallel to the mandible, and the internal masseters (internal pterygoid muscles), which shall be incised along one plane. The tongue shall be freed to permit a detailed visual inspection of the mouth and the fauces;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1254"><num>b</num><content><p>an inspection of the trachea and oesophagus; visual inspection and palpation of the lungs; incision and examination of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1266"><num>c</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart, the latter being incised lengthways so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1272"><num>d</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1278"><num>e</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. portales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1287"><num>f</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery, the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>); palpation of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1299"><num>g</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1305"><num>h</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1311"><num>i</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pleura and the peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1317"><num>j</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1324"><num>k</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>).</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-19-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1339"><num>a</num><content><p>an incision and examination of the sub-maxillary and parotid lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. mandibulares</em> and <em>parotidei</em>); palpation of the tongue and the fauces;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1351"><num>b</num><content><p>an incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>); lengthwise opening of the trachea and the main branches of the bronchi; the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1363"><num>c</num><content><p>a palpation of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. portales</em>); incision of the gastric surface of the liver and at the base of the caudate lobe to examine the bile ducts;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1372"><num>d</num><content><p>an incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1378"><num>e</num><content><p>a palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1384"><num>f</num><content><p>an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1393"><num>g</num><content><p>a palpation and incision of the udder and its lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>) in cows. Each half of the udder shall be opened by a long, deep incision as far as the lactiferous sinuses (<em>sinus lactiferes</em>) and the lymph nodes of the udder shall be incised, except where the udder is excluded from human consumption.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-20" period="#period1"><num>Article 20</num><heading>Young domestic sheep and goats and sheep with no eruption of permanent incisors</heading><paragraph eId="article-20-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of sheep not having any permanent incisor erupted or less than 12 months of age, and goats less than six months of age, shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1418"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the head, including the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. These examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1424"><num>b</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1436"><num>c</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1442"><num>d</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1448"><num>e</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. portales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1457"><num>f</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1469"><num>g</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1475"><num>h</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1481"><num>i</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1487"><num>j</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-20-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1499"><num>a</num><content><p>a palpation of the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes. Unless animal-health rules provide otherwise, these examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1505"><num>b</num><content><p>a palpation of the lungs; incision of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus, bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1511"><num>c</num><content><p>an incision of the heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1517"><num>d</num><content><p>a palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes; incision of the gastric surface of the liver to examine the bile ducts;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1523"><num>e</num><content><p>a palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1529"><num>f</num><content><p>an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1538"><num>g</num><content><p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints; the umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid shall be examined.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-21" period="#period1"><num>Article 21</num><heading>Other domestic sheep and goats</heading><paragraph eId="article-21-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of sheep having a permanent incisor erupted or 12 months of age or more, and goats six months of age or more, shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1558"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the head, including the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes and palpation of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. These examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1564"><num>b</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs, the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1576"><num>c</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1582"><num>d</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1588"><num>e</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. portales</em>); palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes; incision of the gastric surface of the liver to examine the bile ducts;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1597"><num>f</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1609"><num>g</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1615"><num>h</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1621"><num>i</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1627"><num>j</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1634"><num>k</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-21-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1646"><num>a</num><content><p>a palpation of the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes. Unless animal-health rules provide otherwise, these examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1652"><num>b</num><content><p>an incision of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1658"><num>c</num><content><p>an incision of the heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1664"><num>d</num><content><p>a palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1670"><num>e</num><content><p>an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>).</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-22" period="#period1"><num>Article 22</num><heading>Domestic solipeds</heading><paragraph eId="article-22-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of domestic solipeds shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1692"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the head and, after freeing the tongue, the throat; the tongue shall be freed to permit a detailed visual inspection of the mouth and the fauces and must itself be visually examined;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1698"><num>b</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1710"><num>c</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and the heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1716"><num>d</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1722"><num>e</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn portales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1731"><num>f</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1743"><num>g</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1749"><num>h</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1755"><num>i</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1761"><num>j</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the genital organs of stallions (except for the penis, if already discarded) and mares;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1768"><num>k</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1777"><num>l</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints of young animals;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1783"><num>m</num><content><p>examination of the muscles and lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. subrhomboidei</em>) of the shoulders beneath the scapular cartilage after loosening the attachment of one shoulder, in the case grey horses, in order to inspect for melanosis and melanomata. The kidneys shall be exposed.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-22-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1798"><num>a</num><content><p>a palpation and incision of the sub-maxillary, retropharyngeal and parotid lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales, mandibulares</em> and <em>parotidei</em>); palpation of the tongue;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1810"><num>b</num><content><p>a palpation of the lungs; palpation and incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes. The trachea and the main branches of the bronchi shall be opened lengthwise and the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; however, these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1816"><num>c</num><content><p>an incision of the heart lengthwise, so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1822"><num>d</num><content><p>a palpation and incision of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (<em>Lnn. portales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1831"><num>e</num><content><p>an incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1837"><num>f</num><content><p>a palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1843"><num>g</num><content><p>a palpation of the kidneys and incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1852"><num>h</num><content><p>an incision of the supramammary lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1858"><num>i</num><content><p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals. In cases of doubt, the umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1864"><num>j</num><content><p>an incision through the entire kidney in grey horses.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-23" period="#period1"><num>Article 23</num><heading>Domestic swine</heading><paragraph eId="article-23-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>Carcases and offal of domestic swine shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1883"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the head and throat;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1889"><num>b</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the mouth, fauces and tongue;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1895"><num>c</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1901"><num>d</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1907"><num>e</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1913"><num>f</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. portales</em>); visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery, the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em> and <em>caudales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1928"><num>g</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the spleen; visual inspection of the kidneys; visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1934"><num>h</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1940"><num>i</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1949"><num>j</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints of young animals.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-23-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e1961"><num>a</num><content><p>an incision and examination of the submaxillary lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. mandibulares</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1970"><num>b</num><content><p>a palpation of the lungs and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em> and <em>mediastinales</em>). The trachea and the main branches of the bronchi shall be opened lengthwise and the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; those incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1982"><num>c</num><content><p>an incision of the heart lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1988"><num>d</num><content><p>a palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e1994"><num>e</num><content><p>a palpation and, if necessary, incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2000"><num>f</num><content><p>a palpation of the spleen;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2006"><num>g</num><content><p>an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (<em>Lnn. renales</em>);</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2015"><num>h</num><content><p>an incision of the supramammary lymph nodes;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2021"><num>i</num><content><p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals and, if necessary, incision of the umbilical region and opening of the joints.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph></article><article eId="article-24" period="#period1"><num>Article 24</num><heading>Indications of a possible risks to human health, animal health or animal welfare in domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine</heading><content><p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the additional post-mortem inspection procedures referred to in Articles 18(3), 19(2), 20(2), 21(2), 22(2) and 23(2) using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, where, in his/her opinion, one of the following indicates a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(a)</num><p>the checks and analysis of the checks of documents carried out in accordance with Articles 9 and 10;</p></item><item><num>(b)</num><p>the findings of the ante-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Article 11;</p></item><item><num>(c)</num><p>the results of the verifications of compliance with animal welfare rules carried out in accordance with Article 38;</p></item><item><num>(d)</num><p>the findings of post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Articles 12 to 24;</p></item><item><num>(e)</num><p>additional epidemiological data or other data from the holding of provenance of the animals.</p></item></blockList></content></article><article eId="article-25" period="#period1"><num>Article 25</num><heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of poultry</heading><paragraph eId="article-25-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>All poultry shall undergo post-mortem inspection which may include the assistance of slaughterhouse staff in accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The official veterinarian or official auxiliary, in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of that Regulation shall personally carry out the following checks:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e2071"><num>a</num><content><p>daily inspection of the viscera and body cavities of a representative sample of each flock;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2077"><num>b</num><content><p>a detailed inspection of a random sample of parts of birds or entire birds declared unfit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection from each flock;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2083"><num>c</num><content><p>any further investigations necessary where there is reason to suspect that the meat from the birds concerned could be unfit for human consumption.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-25-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may decide that only a representative sample of poultry from each flock undergoes post-mortem inspection if:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e2095"><num>a</num><content><p>food business operators have a system in place to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian, that allows the detection and the separation of birds with abnormalities, contamination or defects;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2101"><num>b</num><content><p>the slaughterhouse has a longstanding history of compliance with the requirements as regards:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>general and specific requirements in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, including the microbiological criteria applicable to Point 1.28 and 2.1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>procedures based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; and</p></item><item><num>(iii)</num><p>specific hygiene rules in accordance with Article 5 and Section II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2121"><num>c</num><content><p>no abnormalities that may indicate a serious problem for human or animal health that may indicate the need for measures laid down in Articles 40 to 44, have been found during ante-mortem inspection or verification of food chain information.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-25-3"><num>3</num><content><p>In case of poultry reared for the production of <em>foie gras</em> and delayed eviscerated poultry obtained at the holding of provenance in accordance with Points 8 and 9 of Chapter VI to Section II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, post-mortem inspection shall take place at the cutting plant where such carcases are transported directly from the holding of provenance.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-26" period="#period1"><num>Article 26</num><heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of farmed lagomorphs</heading><content><p>The practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection in poultry in accordance with Article 25, shall apply to farmed lagomorphs. The provisions applicable to a single poultry flock in Article 25 shall apply to farmed lagomorphs slaughtered the same day from a single holding of provenance.</p></content></article><article eId="article-27" period="#period1"><num>Article 27</num><heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of farmed game</heading><paragraph eId="article-27-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>The following post-mortem inspection procedures shall apply to farmed game:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e2158"><num>a</num><content><p>in the case of small (< 100 kg) <em>Cervidae</em>, the post-mortem procedures for ovine animals laid down in Article 21, however in the case of reindeer the post-mortem procedures for ovine animals laid down in Article 20 shall be used and the tongue may be used for human consumption without inspection of the head;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2167"><num>b</num><content><p>in the case of game of the family <em>Suidae</em>, the post-mortem procedures for domestic swine laid down in Article 23;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2176"><num>c</num><content><p>in the case of large game of the family <em>Cervidae</em> and other large game, not covered by paragraph (a) and in the case of large game of the family <em>Suidae</em> not covered by paragraph (b), the post-mortem procedures for bovine animals laid down in Article 19;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e2188"><num>d</num><content><p>in the case of ratites, the post-mortem procedures for poultry laid down in Article 25(1).</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-27-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Where the animals have been slaughtered outside the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall verify the certificate.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-28" period="#period2"><num>Article 28</num><heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of wild game</heading><paragraph eId="article-28-1"><num><noteRef href="#key-a39c506d1a6d234d27cb39499826a4f7" marker="F8" class="commentary F"/>1</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-28-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>During post-mortem inspection, the official veterinarian shall carry out:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-28-2-a"><num>a</num><content><p>a visual inspection of the carcase, its cavities and, where appropriate, organs with a view to:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>detecting any abnormalities not resulting from the hunting process. For this purpose, the diagnosis may be based on any information that the trained person has provided concerning the behaviour of the animal before killing;</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>checking that death was not due to reasons other than hunting;</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-28-2-b"><num>b</num><content><p>an investigation of organoleptic abnormalities;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-28-2-c"><num>c</num><content><p>palpation and incisions of organs, where appropriate;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-28-2-d"><num>d</num><content><p>where there are serious grounds for suspecting the presence of residues or contaminants, an analysis by sampling of residues not resulting from the hunting process, including environmental contaminants. Where a more extensive inspection is made on the basis of such suspicions, the veterinarian shall wait until that inspection has been concluded before assessing all the wild game killed during a specific hunt, or those parts suspected of showing the same abnormalities;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-28-2-e"><num>e</num><content><p>examination for characteristics indicating that the meat presents a health risk, including:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(i)</num><p>abnormal behaviour or disturbance of the general condition of the live animal, as reported by the hunter;</p></item><item><num>(ii)</num><p>the generalised presence of tumours or abscesses affecting different internal organs or muscles;</p></item><item><num>(iii)</num><p>arthritis, orchitis, pathological changes in the liver or the spleen, inflammation of the intestines or the umbilical region;</p></item><item><num>(iv)</num><p>the presence of foreign bodies not resulting from the hunting process in the body cavities, stomach, intestines or urine, where the pleura or peritoneum are discoloured (when relevant viscera are present);</p></item><item><num>(v)</num><p>the presence of parasites;</p></item><item><num>(vi)</num><p>formation of a significant amount of gas in the gastro-intestinal tract with discolouring of the internal organs (when these viscera are present);</p></item><item><num>(vii)</num><p>significant abnormalities of colour, consistency or odour of muscle tissue or organs;</p></item><item><num>(viii)</num><p>aged open fractures;</p></item><item><num>(ix)</num><p>emaciation and/or general or localised oedema;</p></item><item><num>(x)</num><p>recent pleural or peritoneal adhesions;</p></item><item><num>(xi)</num><p>other obvious extensive changes, such as putrefaction.</p></item></blockList></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-28-3"><num>3</num><content><p>Where the official veterinarian so requires, the vertebral column and the head shall be split lengthwise.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-28-4"><num>4</num><content><p>In the case of small wild game not eviscerated immediately after killing, the official veterinarian shall carry out a post-mortem inspection on a representative sample of animals from the same source. Where inspection reveals a disease transmissible to humans or any of the characteristics listed in point (e) in paragraph 2, the official veterinarian shall carry out more checks on the entire batch to determine whether it shall be declared unfit for human consumption or whether each carcase shall be inspected individually.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-28-5"><num>5</num><content><p>The official veterinarian may perform any further cuts and inspections of the relevant parts of the animals that are necessary to reach a final diagnosis. If an assessment cannot be made on the basis of the practical arrangements in paragraph 2, additional investigations shall be carried out in a laboratory.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-28-6"><num>6</num><content><p>In addition to the cases provided for in Article 45, meat presenting during post-mortem inspection any of the characteristics listed in point (e) in paragraph 2 shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p></content></paragraph></article></section><section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-4" period="#period2"><num><inline name="expanded">Section 4</inline></num><heading><strong><inline name="expanded">Official controls on specific hazards and laboratory testing</inline></strong></heading><article eId="article-29" period="#period1"><num>Article 29</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)</heading><paragraph eId="article-29-1"><num>1</num><content><p>In addition to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 concerning the official controls to be carried out in relation to TSEs, the official veterinarian shall check the removal, separation and, where appropriate, marking of specified risk material also in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 8(1) of that Regulation and in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-29-2"><num>2</num><content><p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that the food business operator takes all necessary measures to avoid contaminating meat with specified risk material during slaughter, including stunning. This includes the removal of specified risk material.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-30" period="#period2"><num>Article 30</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for cysticercosis during post-mortem inspection in domestic bovine animals and <em>Suidae</em></heading><paragraph eId="article-30-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>The post-mortem inspection procedures described in Articles 18, 19 and 23 shall be the minimum requirements for the examination for cysticercosis in bovine animals and <em>Suidae</em> (domestic swine, farmed game and wild game). In the case of bovine animals referred to in Article 19, the competent authorities may decide that incision of the masseters at post-mortem inspection is not compulsory if:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-30-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>a specific serological test is used;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-30-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>the animals have been raised on a holding of provenance officially certified to be free of cysticercosis; or,</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-30-1-c"><num>c</num><content><p>the prevalence of the source population or in a well-defined subpopulation is below one in a million, has been demonstrated with 95 % certainty or no cases have been detected in all slaughtered animals in the past five years (or two years where supported and justified by the competent authorities' risk analysis) based on data from reporting carried out in accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/99/EC <ins class="key-b506afb05eab7e969c480f98e755e851-1725877503000 first last"><noteRef href="#key-b506afb05eab7e969c480f98e755e851" marker="F9" class="commentary attribute F"/>or any other applicable legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain</ins>.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-30-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Meat infected with cysticerci shall be declared unfit for human consumption. However, where the animal is not generally infected with cysticercus, the parts not infected may be declared fit for human consumption after having undergone a cold treatment.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-31" period="#period1"><num>Article 31</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for <em>Trichinella</em> during post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-31-1"><num>1</num><content><p>Carcases of <em>Suidae</em>, solipeds and other species susceptible to <em>Trichinella</em> shall be examined for <em>Trichinella</em> in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 unless one of the derogations set out in Article 3 of that Regulation applies.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-31-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Meat from animals infected with trichinae shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-32" period="#period2"><num>Article 32</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for glanders during post-mortem inspection of solipeds</heading><paragraph eId="article-32-1"><num>1</num><content><p>Fresh meat of solipeds shall be placed on the market only if it was produced from solipeds kept for at least 90 days prior to the date of slaughter in <ins class="substitution key-6a3aca65dce9eacd6800dcc72c6e3d58-1725877621000 first last"><noteRef href="#key-6a3aca65dce9eacd6800dcc72c6e3d58" marker="F10" class="commentary attribute F"/>the British Islands</ins> or in a third country or region thereof from which it is authorised to bring solipeds into <ins class="substitution key-51064b9b3b96f557b31af787450d1d65-1725877621001 first last"><noteRef href="#key-51064b9b3b96f557b31af787450d1d65" marker="F11" class="commentary attribute F"/>Great Britain</ins>.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-32-2"><num>2</num><content><p>In the case of solipeds originating from <ins class="substitution key-2956e58d1588200c5edce687c0407e62-1725877621002 first last"><noteRef href="#key-2956e58d1588200c5edce687c0407e62" marker="F12" class="commentary attribute F"/>the British Islands or a</ins> third country or region thereof not meeting the World Organisation for Animal Health criteria for a glanders-free country, solipeds shall be inspected for glanders by a careful examination of the mucous membranes of the trachea, larynx, nasal cavities and sinuses and their ramifications, after splitting the head in the median plane and excising the nasal septum.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-32-3"><num>3</num><content><p>Meat produced from solipeds in which glanders has been diagnosed shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-33" period="#period1"><num>Article 33</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for tuberculosis during post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-33-1"><num>1</num><content><p>Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to tuberculin, or there are other grounds for suspecting infection, they shall be slaughtered separately from other animals, taking precautions to avoid the risk of contamination of other carcases, the slaughter line and staff present in the slaughterhouse.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-33-2"><num>2</num><content><p>All meat from animals in which post-mortem inspection has revealed localised lesions similar to tuberculoid lesions in a number of organs or a number of areas of the carcase shall be declared unfit for human consumption. However, where a tuberculoid lesion has been found in the lymph nodes of only one organ or part of the carcase, only the affected organ or part of the carcase and the associated lymph nodes shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-34" period="#period1"><num>Article 34</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for brucellosis during post-mortem inspection</heading><paragraph eId="article-34-1"><num>1</num><content><p>Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test, or there are other grounds for suspecting infection, they shall be slaughtered separately from other animals, taking precautions to avoid the risk of contamination of other carcases, the slaughter line and staff present in the slaughterhouse.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-34-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Meat from animals in which post-mortem inspection has revealed lesions indicating acute brucellosis shall be declared unfit for human consumption. In the case of animals reacting positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test, the udder, genital tract and blood shall be declared unfit for human consumption even if no such lesion is found.</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-35" period="#period2"><num>Article 35</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for <em>Salmonella</em></heading><paragraph eId="article-35-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>The competent authorities shall verify the correct implementation by food business operators of points 2.1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 by applying one or more of the following measures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-35-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>official sampling using the same method and sampling area as food business operators. At least 49 random samples<noteRef href="#f00040" class="footnote" marker="40"/> shall be taken in each slaughterhouse each year. This number of samples may be reduced in small slaughterhouses based on a risk evaluation;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-35-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>collecting all information on the total number and the number of <em>Salmonella</em>-positive samples taken by food business operators in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, in the framework of points 2.1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-35-1-c"><num><noteRef href="#key-d8d9317a281cc21fed17bf20b9480fe2" marker="F13" class="commentary F"/>c</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-35-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Where the food business operator fails on several occasions to comply with the process hygiene criterion, the competent authorities shall require it to submit an action plan and shall strictly supervise its outcome.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-35-3"><num><noteRef href="#key-ed0e3824ebb8af656b4cb8a99d52280b" marker="F14" class="commentary F"/>3</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-36" period="#period2"><num>Article 36</num><heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for <em>Campylobacter</em></heading><paragraph eId="article-36-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>The competent authorities shall verify the correct implementation by food business operators of point 2.1.9 (process hygiene criterion for <em>Campylobacter</em> on carcases of broilers) of Chapter 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 by applying the following measures:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-36-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>official sampling using the same method and sampling area as food business operators. At least 49 random samples shall be taken in each slaughterhouse each year. This number of samples may be reduced in small slaughterhouses based on a risk evaluation; or</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-36-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>collecting all information on the total number and the number of <em>Campylobacter</em> samples with more than 1 000 cfu/g taken by food business operators in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, in the framework of point 2.1.9 of Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-36-2"><num>2</num><content><p>Where the food business operator fails on several occasions to comply with the process hygiene criterion, the competent authorities shall require it to submit an action plan and shall strictly supervise its outcome.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-36-3"><num><noteRef href="#key-8faf5c421013013b6bbd19c0fe4504bd" marker="F15" class="commentary F"/>3</num><content><p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></paragraph></article><article eId="article-37" period="#period2"><num>Article 37</num><heading>Specific requirements as regards laboratory tests</heading><paragraph eId="article-37-1"><num>1</num><intro><p>When performing laboratory tests in accordance with Article 18(2)(d)(ii) and (iv) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the official veterinarian shall ensure that, when sampling takes place, samples are appropriately identified and handled and sent to the appropriate laboratory in the framework of:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="article-37-1-a"><num>a</num><content><p>the monitoring and control of zoonoses and zoonotic agents;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-37-1-b"><num>b</num><content><p>the annual programme for the monitoring of TSEs in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="article-37-1-c"><num>c</num><content><p>the detection of pharmacologically active substances or products 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or</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e3067"><num>b</num><content><p>if the competent authorities consider that good hygiene practices are jeopardised.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-46-2"><num>2</num><content><p>In such cases, the competent authorities shall increase the intensity of inspection until such time as they are satisfied that the food business operator has regained control of the process.</p></content></paragraph></article></chapter><chapter eId="title-III-chapter-IV" period="#period1"><num><em>CHAPTER IV</em></num><heading><strong><em>Restrictions</em></strong></heading><article eId="article-47" period="#period1"><num>Article 47</num><heading>Restrictions for certain fresh meat</heading><content><p>The official veterinarian may impose requirements concerning the use of fresh meat derived from animals:</p><blockList class="ordered"><item><num>(a)</num><p>that have undergone emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse; or</p></item><item><num>(b)</num><p>from flocks where a treatment of the meat is applied in accordance with Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 before the meat is placed on the market.</p></item></blockList></content></article></chapter><chapter eId="title-III-chapter-V" period="#period1"><num><em>CHAPTER V</em></num><heading><strong><em>Health marking of meat fit for human consumption after ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection</em></strong></heading><article eId="article-48" period="#period1"><num>Article 48</num><heading>Technical requirements of the health mark and practical arrangements for its application</heading><paragraph eId="article-48-1"><num>1</num><content><p>The official veterinarian shall supervise health marking and the marks used.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-48-2"><num>2</num><intro><p>The official veterinarian shall ensure, in particular, that:</p></intro><subparagraph eId="d4e3133"><num>a</num><content><p>the health mark is applied only to domestic ungulates and farmed game mammals other than lagomorphs, having undergone ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection, and large wild game having undergone post mortem inspection, in accordance with Article 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, where there are no grounds for declaring the meat unfit for human consumption. However, the mark may be applied before the results of any examination for <em>Trichinella</em> and/or TSE testing are available, provided that the competent authorities introduced a system in place in the slaughterhouse or game-handling establishment ensuring that all parts of the animal can be traced, and no parts of the examined animals bearing the mark leave the slaughterhouse or game-handling establishment until a negative result has been obtained except when provided for in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;</p></content></subparagraph><subparagraph eId="d4e3142"><num>b</num><content><p>the health mark is applied on the external surface of the carcase, by stamping in ink or hot branding, in such a manner that, if carcases are cut in the slaughterhouse into half carcases or quarters, or half carcases are cut into three pieces, each piece bears a health mark.</p></content></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-48-3"><num>3</num><content><p>The competent authorities shall ensure that the practical arrangements for the health mark are applied in accordance with Annex II.</p></content></paragraph><paragraph eId="article-48-4"><num>4</num><content><p>The competent authorities shall ensure that meat from unskinned wild game does not bear a health mark until, after skinning in a game-handling establishment, it has undergone post-mortem inspection and been declared fit for human consumption.</p></content></paragraph></article></chapter>
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<references source="#source">
<TLCOrganization eId="source" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/publisher/KingsOrQueensPrinterOfActsOfParliament" showAs="King's Printer of Acts of Parliament"/>
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<notes source="#source">
<note class="footnote" eId="f00038">
<p>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 of 8 April 2019 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates (see page 101 of this Official Journal).</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00040">
<p>If all are negative, 95 % statistical certainty is provided that the prevalence is below 6 %.</p>
</note>
<note class="footnote" eId="f00041">
<p>
Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (
<ref href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.1964.121.01.1977.01.ENG">OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977</ref>
).
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-2ae26f58761f82b667875e72894a216f">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/9/3">Art. 9(3)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/6">16(6)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-9d248237e8b941b8054902b709ac3e51">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/13/2">Art. 13(2)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/7/a">16(7)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-a7e79f34e1fd5cf593485d51e6799f75">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/13/2">Art. 13(2)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/7/b">16(7)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-49fdd2c7ac654ab33446386126b237d8">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/14/1/b/ii">Art. 14(1)(b)(ii)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/8/a">16(8)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-cf24172f52f93d0f84a90c831bbc7399">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/14/1/b/ii">Art. 14(1)(b)(ii)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/8/b">16(8)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-7a6a4687213bc8970c2435922f926a91">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/18/1/b">Art. 18(1)(b)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/9/a">16(9)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-08075d27c4a5ca7d704a48c75803c547">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/18/2/a">Art. 18(2)(a)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/9/b">16(9)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-a39c506d1a6d234d27cb39499826a4f7">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/28/1">Art. 28(1)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/10">16(10)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-b506afb05eab7e969c480f98e755e851">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/30/1/c">Art. 30(1)(c)</ref>
inserted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/11">16(11)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-6a3aca65dce9eacd6800dcc72c6e3d58">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/32/1">Art. 32(1)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/12/a/i">16(12)(a)(i)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-51064b9b3b96f557b31af787450d1d65">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/32/1">Art. 32(1)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/12/a/ii">16(12)(a)(ii)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-2956e58d1588200c5edce687c0407e62">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/32/2">Art. 32(2)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/12/b">16(12)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-d8d9317a281cc21fed17bf20b9480fe2">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/35/1/c">Art. 35(1)(c)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/13">16(13)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-ed0e3824ebb8af656b4cb8a99d52280b">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/35/3">Art. 35(3)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/13">16(13)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-8faf5c421013013b6bbd19c0fe4504bd">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/36/3">Art. 36(3)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/14">16(14)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-554d2382412af3e4c2dd14d04129f4c8">
<p>
Word in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/37/1/c">Art. 37(1)(c)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/15/a">16(15)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-bed85f1bd39ecd2ac86dcd9bea95c913">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/37/1/c">Art. 37(1)(c)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/15/b">16(15)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-270ee096048c670bb99751ee6c2499b9">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/39/3">Art. 39(3)</ref>
inserted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/16/a">16(16)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-0660c94bb5012339ff51165fd57d11fc">
<p>
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/39/6">Art. 39(6)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/16/b">16(16)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-45907c4d82941f64cb5d15bfae4fde3f">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/43/5">Art. 43(5)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/17/a">16(17)(a)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-5de8d3e7bbc7759f15d6f6afae0aaada">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/43/5">Art. 43(5)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/17/b">16(17)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-17de6692df8f927720b10abec1f5090f">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/44/4">Art. 44(4)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/18">16(18)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-eca983c4d0f69fadffbc68ec1b6a4364">
<p>
Word in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/e">Art. 45(e)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/a/i">16(19)(a)(i)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-27d5804aae8989c52007bf645e6c9a4f">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/e">Art. 45(e)</ref>
inserted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/a/ii">16(19)(a)(ii)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-34a45f1546532aa769c1ad6386d8c621">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/i">Art. 45(i)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/b">16(19)(b)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-584bda55fdaf75fd203a8b83af2e9cdf">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/j">Art. 45(j)</ref>
omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/c/i">16(19)(c)(i)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-78d11efd666dc4fa77797cf727e45241">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/j">Art. 45(j)</ref>
inserted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/c/ii">16(19)(c)(ii)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
<note class="commentary F" eId="key-3e1c39555091106ea7454cde0d0a31c2">
<p>
Words in
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2019/627/article/45/n">Art. 45(n)</ref>
substituted (31.12.2020) by
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631">The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1631)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</ref>
,
<ref href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/16/19/d">16(19)(d)</ref>
(with
<rref from="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/33" upTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1631/regulation/36">regs. 33-36</rref>
)
</p>
</note>
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<num>TITLE III</num>
<heading>
<strong>SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND THE UNIFORM MINIMUM FREQUENCY FOR OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FRESH MEAT</strong>
</heading>
<chapter eId="title-III-chapter-I" period="#period1">
<num>
<em>CHAPTER I</em>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<em>Audits</em>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-7" period="#period1">
<num>Article 7</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for audits in establishments handling fresh meat</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-7-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In addition to the requirements for audits laid down in Articles 3 and 4, the competent authorities shall, when carrying out an audit in establishments handling fresh meat, verify continuous compliance with food business operators' own procedures concerning the collection, transport, storage and handling of fresh meat, and the use or disposal of animal by-products, including specified risk material, for which they are responsible.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-7-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In the course of audits in slaughterhouses, the competent authorities shall verify the evaluation of food chain information, as laid down in Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-7-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>When carrying out audits of HACCP-based procedures, the competent authorities shall check that due regard is given to the procedures set out in Section II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and that the food business operators' procedures guarantee, to the extent possible, that fresh meat:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e585">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>does not contain pathological abnormalities or changes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e591">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>does not bear</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>faecal contamination; or,</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>any other contamination considered to pose an unacceptable human health risk;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e607">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>complies with the microbiological criteria in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e613">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>does not contain specified risk material, in accordance with the requirements in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="title-III-chapter-II" period="#period2">
<num>
<em>CHAPTER II</em>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<em>Official controls on fresh meat</em>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-8" period="#period1">
<num>Article 8</num>
<heading>Relevance of audit results</heading>
<content>
<p>When carrying out official controls in accordance with this Chapter, the official veterinarian shall take into account the results of the audits carried out in accordance with Chapter I. Where appropriate, the official veterinarian shall target official controls to deficiencies detected during previous audits.</p>
</content>
</article>
<section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-1" period="#period2">
<num>
<inline name="expanded">Section 1</inline>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<inline name="expanded">Checks of documents</inline>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-9" period="#period2">
<num>Article 9</num>
<heading>Obligations of the competent authorities as regards checks of documents</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-9-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The competent authorities shall inform the food business operator of the holding of provenance of the minimum elements of food chain information to be supplied to the slaughterhouse operator in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-9-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The competent authorities shall perform the necessary checks of documents to verify that:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-9-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the food chain information is consistently and effectively communicated between the food business operator who raised or kept the animals before dispatch and the slaughterhouse operator;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-9-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the food chain information is valid and reliable;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-9-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>feedback of relevant information to the holding of provenance, if applicable, is provided in accordance with Article 39(5).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-9-3">
<num>
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3
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-10" period="#period1">
<num>Article 10</num>
<heading>Obligations of the official veterinarian as regards checks of documents</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-10-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall verify the results of the checks and evaluations of food chain information provided by the slaughterhouse operator in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. The official veterinarian shall take those checks and evaluations into account when carrying out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections, together with any other relevant information from the records of the animals' holding of provenance.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-10-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
When carrying out ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections, the official veterinarian shall take into account official certificates provided for in accordance with Article 29 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628
<noteRef href="#f00038" class="footnote" marker="38"/>
, and any declarations by veterinarians carrying out official controls or other checks at the level of primary production.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-10-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of the emergency slaughter of domestic ungulates outside the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall examine the certification provided for in accordance with Article 29 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 and issued by the official veterinarian who carried out the ante-mortem inspection in accordance with point 6 of Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other relevant information provided by the food business operator.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-10-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of large wild game, the official veterinarian at the game-handling establishment shall examine and take into account the declaration accompanying the body of the animal, as issued by a trained person in accordance with point 4(a) of Chapter II of Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</section>
<section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-2" period="#period1">
<num>
<inline name="expanded">Section 2</inline>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<inline name="expanded">Ante-mortem inspection</inline>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-11" period="#period1">
<num>Article 11</num>
<heading>Requirements as regards ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-11-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>All animals shall be subjected to ante-mortem inspection before slaughter. However, inspection can be limited to a representative sample of birds from each flock and a representative sample of lagomorphs from each holding of provenance of lagomorphs.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-11-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Ante-mortem inspection shall take place within 24 hours of arrival of the animals at the slaughterhouse and less than 24 hours before slaughter. The official veterinarian may require an additional ante-mortem inspection at any other time.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-11-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>Ante-mortem inspections shall determine whether, as regards the particular animal inspected, there is any sign:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e754">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>that the health and welfare of the animal has been compromised;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e760">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>of any condition, abnormalities or disease that make the fresh meat unfit for human consumption or that might adversely affect animal health, paying particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e766">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>of the use of prohibited or unauthorised substances, misuse of veterinary medicinal products or the presence of chemical residues or contaminants.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-11-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Ante-mortem inspection shall include verification of food business operators' compliance with their obligation to ensure that animals have a clean hide, skin or fleece, so as to avoid any unacceptable risk of contamination of the fresh meat during slaughter.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-11-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall carry out a clinical inspection of all animals that the food business operator or an official auxiliary may have put aside for a more thorough ante-mortem inspection.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-11-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>Where the ante-mortem inspection is carried out at the holding of provenance in accordance with Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall carry out ante-mortem inspection only when and to the extent specified.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</section>
<section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-3" period="#period2">
<num>
<inline name="expanded">Section 3</inline>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<inline name="expanded">Post-mortem inspection</inline>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-12" period="#period1">
<num>Article 12</num>
<heading>Requirements for post-mortem inspection</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-12-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Subject to the derogation stipulated in Point 4 of Chapter II of Section IV to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, carcases and accompanying offals, shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e811">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>without delay after slaughter, or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e817">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>as soon as possible after arrival at the game-handling establishment.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-12-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The competent authorities may require the food business operator to provide special technical facilities and sufficient space to check offal.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-12-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The competent authorities shall:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e835">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>check all external surfaces, including those of body cavities of carcases, as well as offal;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e841">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>pay particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-12-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The speed of the slaughter line and the number of inspection staff present shall be such as to allow for proper inspection.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-13" period="#period2">
<num>Article 13</num>
<heading>Derogation on the timing of post-mortem inspection</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-13-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>By way of derogation from Article 12(1), the competent authorities may allow that, when neither the official veterinarian nor the official auxiliary are present in the game-handling establishment or slaughterhouse during slaughter and dressing, the post-mortem inspection is delayed by a maximum period of 24 hours from slaughter or arrival in the game-handling establishment, provided that:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the animals concerned are slaughtered in a low-capacity slaughterhouse or handled in a low-capacity game-handling establishment that slaughters or handles:</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>fewer than 1 000 livestock units per year; or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>fewer than 150 000 poultry, lagomorphs and small wild game per year;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>sufficient facilities exist within an establishment to store the fresh meat and offal so that they can be examined;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the post-mortem inspection is carried out by the official veterinarian.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-13-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>
The competent authorities may increase the thresholds laid down in point (a) (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1 ensuring that the derogation is applied in the smallest slaughterhouses and game-handling establishments complying with the definition of low-capacity slaughterhouse or low-capacity game-handling establishment and provided that the combined annual production of these establishments does not exceed 5 % of the total amount of fresh meat produced in
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Great Britain
</ins>
:
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>for the species concerned;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>or for all ungulates together;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>of all poultry together; or,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-13-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>of all birds and lagomorphs together.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<wrapUp>
<p>
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...
</p>
</wrapUp>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-13-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
For the purpose of point (a) (i) of paragraph 1, the conversion rates laid down in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 shall be used. However in case of ovine and caprine animals and small (< 100 kg life weight)
<em>Cervidae</em>
a conversion rate of 0,05 livestock units, and in case of other large game a conversion rate of 0,2 livestock units shall be used.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-14" period="#period2">
<num>Article 14</num>
<heading>Additional examination requirements for post-mortem inspection</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-14-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Additional examinations, such as palpation and incision of parts of the carcase and offal, and laboratory tests, shall be carried out if needed to:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-14-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>reach a definitive diagnosis of a suspected hazard; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-14-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>detect the presence of:</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>an animal disease for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>
chemical residues or contaminants
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..., especially:
</p>
<blockList class="unordered">
<item>
<p>chemical residues in excess of the levels laid down in Regulations (EU) No 37/2010 and (EC) No 396/2005;</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>contaminants exceeding the maximum levels laid down in Regulations (EC) No 1881/2006 and (EC) No 124/2009; or</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
residues of substances that are prohibited or unauthorised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 or
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, the Residues Regulations
</ins>
;
</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iii)</num>
<p>non-compliance with the microbiological criteria referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 or the possible presence of other microbiological hazards that would make the fresh meat unfit for human consumption;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iv)</num>
<p>other factors that might require the fresh meat to be declared unfit for human consumption or restrictions to be placed on its use.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-14-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>During the post-mortem inspection, precautions shall be taken to ensure that contamination of fresh meat by actions such as palpation, cutting or incision is kept to a minimum.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-15" period="#period1">
<num>Article 15</num>
<heading>Requirements for post-mortem inspection of domestic solipeds, bovine animals over eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old, and large wild game</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-15-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The requirements in this Article shall apply in addition to the requirements in Articles 12 and 14.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-15-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall require that carcases of domestic solipeds, bovine animals over eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old are submitted for post-mortem inspection split lengthways into half carcases down the spinal column.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-15-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>If the post-mortem inspection so necessitates, the official veterinarian may require any head or any carcase to be split lengthways. However, to take account of particular eating habits, technological developments or specific sanitary situations, the official veterinarian may authorise the submission for post-mortem inspection of carcases of domestic solipeds, bovine animals more than eight months old and domestic swine more than five weeks old that are not split in half.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-15-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In low-capacity slaughterhouses or low-capacity game-handling establishments handling fewer than 1 000 livestock units per year, the official veterinarian may, for sanitary reasons, authorise the cutting into quarter carcases of adult domestic solipeds, adult bovine animals and adult large wild game before post-mortem inspection.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-16" period="#period1">
<num>Article 16</num>
<heading>Additional requirements for post-mortem inspection in cases of emergency slaughter</heading>
<content>
<p>In the event of emergency slaughter, the carcase shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection as soon as possible in accordance with Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15 before it is released for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-17" period="#period1">
<num>Article 17</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine</heading>
<content>
<p>Where the post-mortem inspection is performed by an official veterinarian, under the supervision of the official veterinarian or, where sufficient guarantees are in place, under the responsibility of the official veterinarian in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, the competent authorities shall ensure that the practical arrangements laid down in the following Articles 18 to 24 are complied with in the cases of domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine in addition to the requirements laid down in Articles 12, 14 and 15.</p>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-18" period="#period2">
<num>Article 18</num>
<heading>Young bovine animals</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-18-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of the following bovine animals shall undergo the post-mortem inspection procedures laid down in paragraph 2:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>animals under eight months old; and,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
animals under 20 months old if reared without access to pasture land during their whole life in an officially tuberculosis-free
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constituent territory of Great Britain
</ins>
in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/467/EC.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-18-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The post-mortem inspection procedures shall include at least a visual inspection of the following:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the head and throat; together with palpation and examination of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>
), however, in order to ensure the surveillance of the officially tuberculosis free status,
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the competent authority
</ins>
may decide to carry out further investigations; inspection of the mouth and fauces;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs; palpation and examination of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>the pericardium and heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-h">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>the kidneys;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-i">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>the pleura and peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-2-j">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>the umbilical region and the joints of young animals.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-18-3">
<num>3</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
incision of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>
); palpation of the tongue;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
); lengthwise opening of the trachea and the main branches of the bronchi; the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>lengthways incision of the heart so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-f">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-18-3-g">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>palpation of the umbilical region and the joints. The umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-19" period="#period1">
<num>Article 19</num>
<heading>Other bovine animals</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-19-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of bovine animals other than those referred to in Article 18(1) shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1245">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the head and throat; incision and examination of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales</em>
); examination of the external masseters, in which two incisions shall be made parallel to the mandible, and the internal masseters (internal pterygoid muscles), which shall be incised along one plane. The tongue shall be freed to permit a detailed visual inspection of the mouth and the fauces;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1254">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
an inspection of the trachea and oesophagus; visual inspection and palpation of the lungs; incision and examination of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1266">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart, the latter being incised lengthways so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1272">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1278">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1287">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery, the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
); palpation of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1299">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1305">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1311">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pleura and the peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1317">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1324">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>
).
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-19-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1339">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision and examination of the sub-maxillary and parotid lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. mandibulares</em>
and
<em>parotidei</em>
); palpation of the tongue and the fauces;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1351">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
); lengthwise opening of the trachea and the main branches of the bronchi; the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1363">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
); incision of the gastric surface of the liver and at the base of the caudate lobe to examine the bile ducts;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1372">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1378">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1384">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1393">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation and incision of the udder and its lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>
) in cows. Each half of the udder shall be opened by a long, deep incision as far as the lactiferous sinuses (
<em>sinus lactiferes</em>
) and the lymph nodes of the udder shall be incised, except where the udder is excluded from human consumption.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-20" period="#period1">
<num>Article 20</num>
<heading>Young domestic sheep and goats and sheep with no eruption of permanent incisors</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-20-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of sheep not having any permanent incisor erupted or less than 12 months of age, and goats less than six months of age, shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1418">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the head, including the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid and retropharyngeal lymph nodes. These examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1424">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1436">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1442">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1448">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1457">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1469">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1475">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1481">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1487">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-20-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1499">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes. Unless animal-health rules provide otherwise, these examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1505">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the lungs; incision of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus, bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1511">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1517">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes; incision of the gastric surface of the liver to examine the bile ducts;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1523">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1529">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1538">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints; the umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid shall be examined.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-21" period="#period1">
<num>Article 21</num>
<heading>Other domestic sheep and goats</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-21-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of sheep having a permanent incisor erupted or 12 months of age or more, and goats six months of age or more, shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1558">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the head, including the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes and palpation of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. These examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1564">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs, the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1576">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1582">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1588">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
); palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes; incision of the gastric surface of the liver to examine the bile ducts;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1597">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1609">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1615">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1621">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1627">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1634">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-21-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1646">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the throat, mouth, tongue and parotid lymph nodes. Unless animal-health rules provide otherwise, these examinations are not necessary if the competent authorities are able to guarantee that the head, including the tongue and the brains, will be excluded from human consumption;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1652">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1658">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1664">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1670">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
).
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-22" period="#period1">
<num>Article 22</num>
<heading>Domestic solipeds</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-22-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of domestic solipeds shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1692">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the head and, after freeing the tongue, the throat; the tongue shall be freed to permit a detailed visual inspection of the mouth and the fauces and must itself be visually examined;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1698">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea, oesophagus and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1710">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and the heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1716">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1722">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn portales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1731">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1743">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1749">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the kidneys;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1755">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1761">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the genital organs of stallions (except for the penis, if already discarded) and mares;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1768">
<num>k</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1777">
<num>l</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints of young animals;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1783">
<num>m</num>
<content>
<p>
examination of the muscles and lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. subrhomboidei</em>
) of the shoulders beneath the scapular cartilage after loosening the attachment of one shoulder, in the case grey horses, in order to inspect for melanosis and melanomata. The kidneys shall be exposed.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-22-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1798">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation and incision of the sub-maxillary, retropharyngeal and parotid lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. retropharyngiales, mandibulares</em>
and
<em>parotidei</em>
); palpation of the tongue;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1810">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the lungs; palpation and incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes. The trachea and the main branches of the bronchi shall be opened lengthwise and the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; however, these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1816">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the heart lengthwise, so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1822">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation and incision of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1831">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1837">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1843">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation of the kidneys and incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1852">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the supramammary lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1858">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals. In cases of doubt, the umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1864">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>an incision through the entire kidney in grey horses.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-23" period="#period1">
<num>Article 23</num>
<heading>Domestic swine</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-23-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>Carcases and offal of domestic swine shall undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1883">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the head and throat;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1889">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the mouth, fauces and tongue;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1895">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1901">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the pericardium and heart;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1907">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the diaphragm;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1913">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. portales</em>
); visual inspection of the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery, the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales</em>
and
<em>caudales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1928">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the spleen; visual inspection of the kidneys; visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1934">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded);</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1940">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>
a visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. supramammarii</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1949">
<num>j</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the umbilical region and joints of young animals.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-23-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the following post-mortem inspection procedures using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, when there are indications of a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare indicated in accordance with Article 24:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1961">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision and examination of the submaxillary lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. mandibulares</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1970">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
a palpation of the lungs and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales</em>
and
<em>mediastinales</em>
). The trachea and the main branches of the bronchi shall be opened lengthwise and the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; those incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1982">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the heart lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1988">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e1994">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation and, if necessary, incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2000">
<num>f</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the spleen;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2006">
<num>g</num>
<content>
<p>
an incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (
<em>Lnn. renales</em>
);
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2015">
<num>h</num>
<content>
<p>an incision of the supramammary lymph nodes;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2021">
<num>i</num>
<content>
<p>a palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals and, if necessary, incision of the umbilical region and opening of the joints.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-24" period="#period1">
<num>Article 24</num>
<heading>Indications of a possible risks to human health, animal health or animal welfare in domestic bovine animals, domestic sheep and goats, domestic solipeds and domestic swine</heading>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall proceed with the additional post-mortem inspection procedures referred to in Articles 18(3), 19(2), 20(2), 21(2), 22(2) and 23(2) using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal, where, in his/her opinion, one of the following indicates a possible risk to human health, animal health or animal welfare:</p>
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<item>
<num>(a)</num>
<p>the checks and analysis of the checks of documents carried out in accordance with Articles 9 and 10;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(b)</num>
<p>the findings of the ante-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Article 11;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(c)</num>
<p>the results of the verifications of compliance with animal welfare rules carried out in accordance with Article 38;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(d)</num>
<p>the findings of post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Articles 12 to 24;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(e)</num>
<p>additional epidemiological data or other data from the holding of provenance of the animals.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-25" period="#period1">
<num>Article 25</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of poultry</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-25-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>All poultry shall undergo post-mortem inspection which may include the assistance of slaughterhouse staff in accordance with Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The official veterinarian or official auxiliary, in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of that Regulation shall personally carry out the following checks:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2071">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>daily inspection of the viscera and body cavities of a representative sample of each flock;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2077">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>a detailed inspection of a random sample of parts of birds or entire birds declared unfit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection from each flock;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2083">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any further investigations necessary where there is reason to suspect that the meat from the birds concerned could be unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-25-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may decide that only a representative sample of poultry from each flock undergoes post-mortem inspection if:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2095">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>food business operators have a system in place to the satisfaction of the official veterinarian, that allows the detection and the separation of birds with abnormalities, contamination or defects;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2101">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the slaughterhouse has a longstanding history of compliance with the requirements as regards:</p>
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<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>general and specific requirements in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, including the microbiological criteria applicable to Point 1.28 and 2.1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>procedures based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; and</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iii)</num>
<p>specific hygiene rules in accordance with Article 5 and Section II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2121">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>no abnormalities that may indicate a serious problem for human or animal health that may indicate the need for measures laid down in Articles 40 to 44, have been found during ante-mortem inspection or verification of food chain information.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-25-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
In case of poultry reared for the production of
<em>foie gras</em>
and delayed eviscerated poultry obtained at the holding of provenance in accordance with Points 8 and 9 of Chapter VI to Section II of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, post-mortem inspection shall take place at the cutting plant where such carcases are transported directly from the holding of provenance.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-26" period="#period1">
<num>Article 26</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of farmed lagomorphs</heading>
<content>
<p>The practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection in poultry in accordance with Article 25, shall apply to farmed lagomorphs. The provisions applicable to a single poultry flock in Article 25 shall apply to farmed lagomorphs slaughtered the same day from a single holding of provenance.</p>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-27" period="#period1">
<num>Article 27</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of farmed game</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-27-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The following post-mortem inspection procedures shall apply to farmed game:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2158">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of small (< 100 kg)
<em>Cervidae</em>
, the post-mortem procedures for ovine animals laid down in Article 21, however in the case of reindeer the post-mortem procedures for ovine animals laid down in Article 20 shall be used and the tongue may be used for human consumption without inspection of the head;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2167">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of game of the family
<em>Suidae</em>
, the post-mortem procedures for domestic swine laid down in Article 23;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2176">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
in the case of large game of the family
<em>Cervidae</em>
and other large game, not covered by paragraph (a) and in the case of large game of the family
<em>Suidae</em>
not covered by paragraph (b), the post-mortem procedures for bovine animals laid down in Article 19;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2188">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>in the case of ratites, the post-mortem procedures for poultry laid down in Article 25(1).</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-27-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the animals have been slaughtered outside the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse shall verify the certificate.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-28" period="#period2">
<num>Article 28</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for post-mortem inspection of wild game</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-28-1">
<num>
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1
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-28-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>During post-mortem inspection, the official veterinarian shall carry out:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-28-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a visual inspection of the carcase, its cavities and, where appropriate, organs with a view to:</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>detecting any abnormalities not resulting from the hunting process. For this purpose, the diagnosis may be based on any information that the trained person has provided concerning the behaviour of the animal before killing;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>checking that death was not due to reasons other than hunting;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-28-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>an investigation of organoleptic abnormalities;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-28-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>palpation and incisions of organs, where appropriate;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-28-2-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>where there are serious grounds for suspecting the presence of residues or contaminants, an analysis by sampling of residues not resulting from the hunting process, including environmental contaminants. Where a more extensive inspection is made on the basis of such suspicions, the veterinarian shall wait until that inspection has been concluded before assessing all the wild game killed during a specific hunt, or those parts suspected of showing the same abnormalities;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-28-2-e">
<num>e</num>
<content>
<p>examination for characteristics indicating that the meat presents a health risk, including:</p>
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<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>abnormal behaviour or disturbance of the general condition of the live animal, as reported by the hunter;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>the generalised presence of tumours or abscesses affecting different internal organs or muscles;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iii)</num>
<p>arthritis, orchitis, pathological changes in the liver or the spleen, inflammation of the intestines or the umbilical region;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iv)</num>
<p>the presence of foreign bodies not resulting from the hunting process in the body cavities, stomach, intestines or urine, where the pleura or peritoneum are discoloured (when relevant viscera are present);</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(v)</num>
<p>the presence of parasites;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(vi)</num>
<p>formation of a significant amount of gas in the gastro-intestinal tract with discolouring of the internal organs (when these viscera are present);</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(vii)</num>
<p>significant abnormalities of colour, consistency or odour of muscle tissue or organs;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(viii)</num>
<p>aged open fractures;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ix)</num>
<p>emaciation and/or general or localised oedema;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(x)</num>
<p>recent pleural or peritoneal adhesions;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(xi)</num>
<p>other obvious extensive changes, such as putrefaction.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-28-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where the official veterinarian so requires, the vertebral column and the head shall be split lengthwise.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-28-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>In the case of small wild game not eviscerated immediately after killing, the official veterinarian shall carry out a post-mortem inspection on a representative sample of animals from the same source. Where inspection reveals a disease transmissible to humans or any of the characteristics listed in point (e) in paragraph 2, the official veterinarian shall carry out more checks on the entire batch to determine whether it shall be declared unfit for human consumption or whether each carcase shall be inspected individually.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-28-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian may perform any further cuts and inspections of the relevant parts of the animals that are necessary to reach a final diagnosis. If an assessment cannot be made on the basis of the practical arrangements in paragraph 2, additional investigations shall be carried out in a laboratory.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-28-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>In addition to the cases provided for in Article 45, meat presenting during post-mortem inspection any of the characteristics listed in point (e) in paragraph 2 shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</section>
<section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-4" period="#period2">
<num>
<inline name="expanded">Section 4</inline>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<inline name="expanded">Official controls on specific hazards and laboratory testing</inline>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-29" period="#period1">
<num>Article 29</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs)</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-29-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In addition to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 concerning the official controls to be carried out in relation to TSEs, the official veterinarian shall check the removal, separation and, where appropriate, marking of specified risk material also in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 8(1) of that Regulation and in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 on animal by-products.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-29-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that the food business operator takes all necessary measures to avoid contaminating meat with specified risk material during slaughter, including stunning. This includes the removal of specified risk material.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-30" period="#period2">
<num>Article 30</num>
<heading>
Practical arrangements for official controls for cysticercosis during post-mortem inspection in domestic bovine animals and
<em>Suidae</em>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-30-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
The post-mortem inspection procedures described in Articles 18, 19 and 23 shall be the minimum requirements for the examination for cysticercosis in bovine animals and
<em>Suidae</em>
(domestic swine, farmed game and wild game). In the case of bovine animals referred to in Article 19, the competent authorities may decide that incision of the masseters at post-mortem inspection is not compulsory if:
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-30-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>a specific serological test is used;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-30-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the animals have been raised on a holding of provenance officially certified to be free of cysticercosis; or,</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-30-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
the prevalence of the source population or in a well-defined subpopulation is below one in a million, has been demonstrated with 95 % certainty or no cases have been detected in all slaughtered animals in the past five years (or two years where supported and justified by the competent authorities' risk analysis) based on data from reporting carried out in accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 2003/99/EC
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or any other applicable legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-30-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Meat infected with cysticerci shall be declared unfit for human consumption. However, where the animal is not generally infected with cysticercus, the parts not infected may be declared fit for human consumption after having undergone a cold treatment.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-31" period="#period1">
<num>Article 31</num>
<heading>
Practical arrangements for official controls for
<em>Trichinella</em>
during post-mortem inspection
</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-31-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Carcases of
<em>Suidae</em>
, solipeds and other species susceptible to
<em>Trichinella</em>
shall be examined for
<em>Trichinella</em>
in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 unless one of the derogations set out in Article 3 of that Regulation applies.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-31-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Meat from animals infected with trichinae shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-32" period="#period2">
<num>Article 32</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for glanders during post-mortem inspection of solipeds</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-32-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>
Fresh meat of solipeds shall be placed on the market only if it was produced from solipeds kept for at least 90 days prior to the date of slaughter in
<ins class="substitution key-6a3aca65dce9eacd6800dcc72c6e3d58-1725877621000 first last">
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the British Islands
</ins>
or in a third country or region thereof from which it is authorised to bring solipeds into
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Great Britain
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-32-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>
In the case of solipeds originating from
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the British Islands or a
</ins>
third country or region thereof not meeting the World Organisation for Animal Health criteria for a glanders-free country, solipeds shall be inspected for glanders by a careful examination of the mucous membranes of the trachea, larynx, nasal cavities and sinuses and their ramifications, after splitting the head in the median plane and excising the nasal septum.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-32-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Meat produced from solipeds in which glanders has been diagnosed shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-33" period="#period1">
<num>Article 33</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for tuberculosis during post-mortem inspection</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-33-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to tuberculin, or there are other grounds for suspecting infection, they shall be slaughtered separately from other animals, taking precautions to avoid the risk of contamination of other carcases, the slaughter line and staff present in the slaughterhouse.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-33-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>All meat from animals in which post-mortem inspection has revealed localised lesions similar to tuberculoid lesions in a number of organs or a number of areas of the carcase shall be declared unfit for human consumption. However, where a tuberculoid lesion has been found in the lymph nodes of only one organ or part of the carcase, only the affected organ or part of the carcase and the associated lymph nodes shall be declared unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-34" period="#period1">
<num>Article 34</num>
<heading>Practical arrangements for official controls for brucellosis during post-mortem inspection</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-34-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test, or there are other grounds for suspecting infection, they shall be slaughtered separately from other animals, taking precautions to avoid the risk of contamination of other carcases, the slaughter line and staff present in the slaughterhouse.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-34-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Meat from animals in which post-mortem inspection has revealed lesions indicating acute brucellosis shall be declared unfit for human consumption. In the case of animals reacting positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test, the udder, genital tract and blood shall be declared unfit for human consumption even if no such lesion is found.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-35" period="#period2">
<num>Article 35</num>
<heading>
Practical arrangements for official controls for
<em>Salmonella</em>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-35-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The competent authorities shall verify the correct implementation by food business operators of points 2.1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 by applying one or more of the following measures:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-35-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
official sampling using the same method and sampling area as food business operators. At least 49 random samples
<noteRef href="#f00040" class="footnote" marker="40"/>
shall be taken in each slaughterhouse each year. This number of samples may be reduced in small slaughterhouses based on a risk evaluation;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-35-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
collecting all information on the total number and the number of
<em>Salmonella</em>
-positive samples taken by food business operators in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, in the framework of points 2.1.3, 2.1.4 and 2.1.5 of Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-35-1-c">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-d8d9317a281cc21fed17bf20b9480fe2" marker="F13" class="commentary F"/>
c
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-35-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the food business operator fails on several occasions to comply with the process hygiene criterion, the competent authorities shall require it to submit an action plan and shall strictly supervise its outcome.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-35-3">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-ed0e3824ebb8af656b4cb8a99d52280b" marker="F14" class="commentary F"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-36" period="#period2">
<num>Article 36</num>
<heading>
Practical arrangements for official controls for
<em>Campylobacter</em>
</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-36-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>
The competent authorities shall verify the correct implementation by food business operators of point 2.1.9 (process hygiene criterion for
<em>Campylobacter</em>
on carcases of broilers) of Chapter 2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 by applying the following measures:
</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-36-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>official sampling using the same method and sampling area as food business operators. At least 49 random samples shall be taken in each slaughterhouse each year. This number of samples may be reduced in small slaughterhouses based on a risk evaluation; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-36-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>
collecting all information on the total number and the number of
<em>Campylobacter</em>
samples with more than 1 000 cfu/g taken by food business operators in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, in the framework of point 2.1.9 of Chapter 2 of Annex I thereto.
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-36-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>Where the food business operator fails on several occasions to comply with the process hygiene criterion, the competent authorities shall require it to submit an action plan and shall strictly supervise its outcome.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-36-3">
<num>
<noteRef href="#key-8faf5c421013013b6bbd19c0fe4504bd" marker="F15" class="commentary F"/>
3
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-37" period="#period2">
<num>Article 37</num>
<heading>Specific requirements as regards laboratory tests</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-37-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>When performing laboratory tests in accordance with Article 18(2)(d)(ii) and (iv) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the official veterinarian shall ensure that, when sampling takes place, samples are appropriately identified and handled and sent to the appropriate laboratory in the framework of:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-37-1-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the monitoring and control of zoonoses and zoonotic agents;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-37-1-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the annual programme for the monitoring of TSEs in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-37-1-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>
the detection of pharmacologically active substances or products either prohibited or unauthorised, and controls for regulated pharmacologically active substances, pesticides, feed additives and contaminants exceeding applicable maximum
<noteRef href="#key-554d2382412af3e4c2dd14d04129f4c8" marker="F16" class="commentary F"/>
... limits, in particular in the framework of the national plans for the detection of residues or substances referred to in Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625
<noteRef href="#key-bed85f1bd39ecd2ac86dcd9bea95c913" marker="F17" class="commentary F"/>
...;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-37-1-d">
<num>d</num>
<content>
<p>the detection of animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-37-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that any additional laboratory testing deemed necessary for the fulfilment the obligations under Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 takes place as required.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</section>
<section eId="title-III-chapter-II-section-5" period="#period1">
<num>
<inline name="expanded">Section 5</inline>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<inline name="expanded">Official controls on animal welfare</inline>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-38" period="#period1">
<num>Article 38</num>
<heading>Official controls on animal welfare at transport and slaughter</heading>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall verify compliance with the rules concerning the protection of animals during transport in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and at the time of slaughter in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 and national rules on animal welfare.</p>
</content>
</article>
</section>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="title-III-chapter-III" period="#period2">
<num>
<em>CHAPTER III</em>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<em>Communication of inspection results and measures to be taken by competent authorities in cases of specific non-compliance with requirements for fresh meat and for animal welfare</em>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-39" period="#period2">
<num>Article 39</num>
<heading>Measures concerning the communication of the results of official controls</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-39-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall record and evaluate the results of official controls carried out in accordance with Articles 7 to Article 38.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-39-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The following actions shall be taken by the official veterinarian where inspections reveal the presence of any disease or condition that might affect human or animal health, or compromise animal welfare:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="article-39-2-a">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the official veterinarian shall inform the slaughterhouse operator;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-39-2-b">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>where the problem referred to in this paragraph arose during primary production and relates to human health, animal health, animal welfare or residues of veterinary medicinal products, unauthorised or prohibited substances, pesticide residues, feed additives or contaminants, the official veterinarian shall inform:</p>
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<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>the veterinarian attending the holding of provenance;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(ii)</num>
<p>the official veterinarian who carried out any ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance, where different from (i);</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iii)</num>
<p>the food business operator responsible for the holding of provenance (provided that such information would not prejudice subsequent legal proceedings); and,</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(iv)</num>
<p>the competent authorities responsible for supervising the holding of provenance or the hunting area;</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="article-39-2-c">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>where the animals concerned were raised in another country, the official veterinarian shall ensure that the country's competent authorities are informed.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-39-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>
The competent authorities shall enter the results of official controls in relevant databases, at least where the collection of such information is required under
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legislation which, immediately before IP completion day, implemented
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Article 4 of Directive 2003/99/EC, Article 8 of Council Directive 64/432/EEC
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and Annex III to Directive 2007/43/EC.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-39-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>Where the official veterinarian, while carrying out ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection or any other official control, suspects the presence of an animal disease for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429, he/she shall notify the competent authorities. The official veterinarian and competent authorities, within their respective areas of competence, shall take all necessary measures and precautions to prevent the possible spread of the disease agent.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-39-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian may use the model document in Annex I for the purpose of communicating the relevant results of ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections to the holding of provenance where the animals were kept before slaughter.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-39-6">
<num>
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6
</num>
<content>
<p>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-40" period="#period1">
<num>Article 40</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance with requirements for food chain information</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-40-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that animals are not slaughtered unless the slaughterhouse operator has been provided with, checked and evaluated relevant food chain information in accordance with Article 9(2)(a) and (b).</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-40-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the official veterinarian may allow animals to undergo slaughter in the slaughterhouse if the relevant food chain information is not available. In such cases, the information shall be supplied before the meat is declared fit for human consumption and carcases and related offal shall be stored separately from other meat pending that declaration.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-40-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where relevant food chain information is not available within 24 hours of an animal's arrival at the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian shall declare all meat from the animal unfit for human consumption. If the animal has not yet been slaughtered, it shall be killed separately from other animals taking all necessary precautions to safeguard animal and human health.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-41" period="#period1">
<num>Article 41</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance recorded in food chain information</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-41-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall verify that the slaughterhouse operator does not accept animals for slaughter when the food chain information or any other accompanying records, documentation or information shows that:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2798">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>the animals come from a holding of provenance or an area subject to a movement prohibition or other restriction for reasons of animal or human health;</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2804">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>rules on the use of veterinary medicinal products have not been complied with, animals have been treated with prohibited or unauthorised substances, or the legal limits for chemical residues or contaminants have not been complied with; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e2810">
<num>c</num>
<content>
<p>any other condition which might adversely affect human or animal health is present.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-41-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>If the animals are already present at the slaughterhouse, they shall be killed separately and declared unfit for human consumption, taking precautions to safeguard animal and human health. Where the official veterinarian considers it necessary, official controls shall be carried out on the holding of provenance.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-42" period="#period1">
<num>Article 42</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of misleading food chain information</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-42-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The competent authorities shall take appropriate action if they discover that the accompanying records, documentation or other information do not correspond to the true situation of the holding of provenance or the true condition of the animals, or aim deliberately to mislead the official veterinarian.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-42-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>They shall take action against the food business operator responsible for the holding of provenance of the animals, or any other person involved, including the slaughterhouse operator. In particular, this action may consist of extra controls. The food business operator responsible for the holding of provenance or any other person involved shall bear the costs of such extra controls.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-43" period="#period2">
<num>Article 43</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance with requirements for live animals</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-43-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall verify the food business operator's compliance with its duty under point 3 in Chapter IV of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 to ensure that animals accepted for slaughter for human consumption are properly identified. The official veterinarian shall ensure that animals whose identity is not ascertainable are killed separately and declared unfit for human consumption. Where the official veterinarian considers it necessary, official controls shall be carried out on the holding of provenance.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-43-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that animals subject to an unacceptable risk of contamination of the meat during slaughter, as laid down in Article 11(4), are not slaughtered for human consumption unless they are cleaned beforehand.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-43-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure that animals with a disease or condition that may be transmitted to animals or humans handling or eating the meat and, in general, animals showing clinical signs of systemic disease or emaciation, or any other condition rendering meat unfit for human consumption, are not slaughtered for human consumption. Such animals shall be killed separately under such conditions that other animals or carcases cannot be contaminated, and declared unfit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-43-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall defer the slaughter of animals suspected of having a disease or condition that may adversely affect human or animal health. Such animals shall undergo detailed ante-mortem examination by the official veterinarian in order to make a diagnosis. In addition, the official veterinarian may decide that sampling and laboratory examinations must take place to supplement post-mortem inspection. If necessary to avoid contamination of other meat, the animals shall be slaughtered separately or at the end of normal slaughtering, taking all other necessary precautions.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-43-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>
The official veterinarian shall ensure that animals that might contain residues of prohibited or unauthorised pharmacologically active substances or residues of authorised pharmacologically active substances, pesticides or contaminants in excess of the levels laid down in accordance with
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legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain
</ins>
, are dealt with in accordance with
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the Residues Regulations and Articles 105(1) and 138 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-43-6">
<num>6</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall impose the conditions under which animals shall be dealt with under a specific scheme for the eradication or control of a specific disease, such as brucellosis or tuberculosis, or zoonotic agents such as salmonella, under his/her direct supervision. The competent authorities shall determine the conditions under which such animals may be slaughtered. These conditions shall be designed to minimise the contamination of other animals and the meat of other animals.</p>
<p>As a rule, animals that are presented to a slaughterhouse for slaughter shall be slaughtered there. However, in exceptional circumstances, such as a serious breakdown of the slaughter facilities, the official veterinarian may allow direct movements to another slaughterhouse.</p>
<p>Where non-compliance which results in a risk to animal or human health, or animal welfare, is detected during ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance, the official veterinarian shall not allow the animals to be transported to the slaughterhouse and the relevant measures regarding the communication of inspection results in accordance with Article 39(2)(b)(i) and (iii) shall apply.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-44" period="#period2">
<num>Article 44</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance with requirements for animal welfare</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-44-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>In cases of non-compliance with the rules concerning the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing laid down in Articles 3 to 9 and Articles 14 to 17, 19 and 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009, the official veterinarian shall verify that the food business operator immediately takes the necessary corrective measures and prevents recurrence.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-44-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall take a proportionate and stepped approach to enforcement action, ranging from issuing directions to slowing down and stopping production, depending on the nature and gravity of the problem.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-44-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>Where appropriate, the official veterinarian shall inform other competent authorities of welfare problems.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-44-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>
Where the official veterinarian discovers non-compliance with the rules concerning the protection of animals during transport laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, he/she shall take the requisite measures in accordance with the relevant
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legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain
</ins>
.
</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-44-5">
<num>5</num>
<content>
<p>Where an official auxiliary carries out checks on animal welfare and those checks identify non-compliance with the rules on the protection of animals, he/she shall immediately inform the official veterinarian. If necessary in urgent cases, he/she shall take the necessary measures referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 pending the arrival of the official veterinarian.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
<article eId="article-45" period="#period2">
<num>Article 45</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance with requirements for fresh meat</heading>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall declare fresh meat unfit for human consumption if it:</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(a)</num>
<p>derives from animals that have not undergone ante-mortem inspection in accordance with Article 18(2)(a) or (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, except for wild game and stray reindeer referred to in Article 12(1)(b) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(b)</num>
<p>derives from animals whose offal has not undergone post-mortem inspection in accordance with Article 18(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, except in case of viscera of large wild game that do not need to accompany the body to a game-handling establishment in accordance with point 4 of Chapter II of Section IV in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(c)</num>
<p>derives from animals that are dead before slaughter, stillborn, unborn or slaughtered under the age of seven days;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(d)</num>
<p>results from the trimming of sticking points;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(e)</num>
<p>
derives from animals affected by animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in the
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... legislation listed in Annex I to Directive 2002/99/EC, except if it is obtained in conformity with the specific requirements provided for in
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legislation which, immediately before IP completion day, implemented
</ins>
that Directive; this exception shall not apply if otherwise provided for in the requirements on the official controls of tuberculosis and brucellosis provided for in Articles 33 and 34 of this Regulation;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(f)</num>
<p>derives from animals affected by a generalised disease, such as generalised septicaemia, pyaemia, toxaemia or viraemia;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(g)</num>
<p>is not in conformity with the food safety criteria laid down in Chapter I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 for determining whether food may be placed on the market;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(h)</num>
<p>exhibits parasitic infestation, unless otherwise provided for in the requirements on the official controls for cysticercosis provided for in Article 30;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(i)</num>
<p>
contains chemical residues or contaminants in excess of the levels laid down in Regulations (EU) No 37/2010, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1881/2006 and (EC) No 124/2009 or residues of substances that are prohibited or unauthorised under Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 or
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the Residues Regulations
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;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(j)</num>
<p>
consists of the liver and kidneys of animals more than two years old from regions where
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... the generalised presence of heavy metals in the environment
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has been revealed
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;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(k)</num>
<p>has been treated illegally with decontaminating substances;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(l)</num>
<p>has been treated illegally with ionising radiation, including UV-radiation;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(m)</num>
<p>contains foreign bodies, except, in the case of wild game, material used to hunt the animal;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(n)</num>
<p>
exceeds maximum permitted radioactivity levels laid down under
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legislation in force in the relevant constituent territory of Great Britain
</ins>
;
</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(o)</num>
<p>indicates pathological or organoleptic changes, in particular a pronounced sexual odour or insufficient bleeding (except for wild game);</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(p)</num>
<p>derives from emaciated animals;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(q)</num>
<p>contains specified risk material unless removal is allowed in another establishment in accordance with Point 4.3 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 and the fresh meat remains under the control of the competent authorities;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(r)</num>
<p>shows soiling, faecal or other contamination;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(s)</num>
<p>consists of blood that may constitute a risk to human or animal health owing to the health status of any animal from which it derives or contamination arising during the slaughter process;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(t)</num>
<p>in the opinion of the official veterinarian, after examination of all the relevant information, may constitute a risk to human or animal health or is for any other reason not suitable for human consumption;</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(u)</num>
<p>gives rise to specific hazards in accordance with Articles 29 to 36.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</article>
<article eId="article-46" period="#period1">
<num>Article 46</num>
<heading>Measures in cases of non-compliance with requirements on good hygiene practices</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-46-1">
<num>1</num>
<intro>
<p>The competent authorities may instruct the food business operator to take immediate corrective action, including a reduction in the speed of slaughter, where this is considered necessary by the official present in the following cases:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3061">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>where contamination is detected on external surfaces of a carcase or its cavities and the food business operator does not take appropriate action to rectify the situation; or</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3067">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>if the competent authorities consider that good hygiene practices are jeopardised.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-46-2">
<num>2</num>
<content>
<p>In such cases, the competent authorities shall increase the intensity of inspection until such time as they are satisfied that the food business operator has regained control of the process.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="title-III-chapter-IV" period="#period1">
<num>
<em>CHAPTER IV</em>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<em>Restrictions</em>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-47" period="#period1">
<num>Article 47</num>
<heading>Restrictions for certain fresh meat</heading>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian may impose requirements concerning the use of fresh meat derived from animals:</p>
<blockList class="ordered">
<item>
<num>(a)</num>
<p>that have undergone emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse; or</p>
</item>
<item>
<num>(b)</num>
<p>from flocks where a treatment of the meat is applied in accordance with Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 before the meat is placed on the market.</p>
</item>
</blockList>
</content>
</article>
</chapter>
<chapter eId="title-III-chapter-V" period="#period1">
<num>
<em>CHAPTER V</em>
</num>
<heading>
<strong>
<em>Health marking of meat fit for human consumption after ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection</em>
</strong>
</heading>
<article eId="article-48" period="#period1">
<num>Article 48</num>
<heading>Technical requirements of the health mark and practical arrangements for its application</heading>
<paragraph eId="article-48-1">
<num>1</num>
<content>
<p>The official veterinarian shall supervise health marking and the marks used.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-48-2">
<num>2</num>
<intro>
<p>The official veterinarian shall ensure, in particular, that:</p>
</intro>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3133">
<num>a</num>
<content>
<p>
the health mark is applied only to domestic ungulates and farmed game mammals other than lagomorphs, having undergone ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection, and large wild game having undergone post mortem inspection, in accordance with Article 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, where there are no grounds for declaring the meat unfit for human consumption. However, the mark may be applied before the results of any examination for
<em>Trichinella</em>
and/or TSE testing are available, provided that the competent authorities introduced a system in place in the slaughterhouse or game-handling establishment ensuring that all parts of the animal can be traced, and no parts of the examined animals bearing the mark leave the slaughterhouse or game-handling establishment until a negative result has been obtained except when provided for in accordance with Article 2(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1375;
</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph eId="d4e3142">
<num>b</num>
<content>
<p>the health mark is applied on the external surface of the carcase, by stamping in ink or hot branding, in such a manner that, if carcases are cut in the slaughterhouse into half carcases or quarters, or half carcases are cut into three pieces, each piece bears a health mark.</p>
</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-48-3">
<num>3</num>
<content>
<p>The competent authorities shall ensure that the practical arrangements for the health mark are applied in accordance with Annex II.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="article-48-4">
<num>4</num>
<content>
<p>The competent authorities shall ensure that meat from unskinned wild game does not bear a health mark until, after skinning in a game-handling establishment, it has undergone post-mortem inspection and been declared fit for human consumption.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
</article>
</chapter>
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