Commission Decision of 16 February 2007 laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC (notified under document number C(2007) 422) (Text with EEA relevance) (2007/118/EC)

Article 1Alternative identification mark

1.For the purpose of Article 2 of this Decision, Member States may decide to use the identification mark set out in the Annex to this Decision (‘the alternative identification mark’) instead of the special identification mark set out in Annex II to Directive 2002/99/EC.

2.Member States that decide to use the alternative identification mark shall inform the Commission thereof in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health.

Article 2Marking of meat of poultry and farmed feathered game restricted to the national market

Meat from poultry or farmed feathered game, including minced meat, mechanically separated meat and meat preparations and or meat products, which do not satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2002/99/EC and are therefore restricted to the national market of the affected Member State in accordance with paragraph (1)(g) of Article 23 of Directive 2005/94/EC or paragraphs 2(f)(i) and (4)(c) of Article 9 of Directive 92/66/EEC, may be marked with:

(a)

the alternative identification mark, or

(b)

the national mark, if such those products have been produced in establishments in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005.

Article 3Addressee

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission