[X1CHAPTER IV: DECISIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL WELFARE U.K.
When the rules concerning the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing are not respected, the official veterinarian is to verify that the food business operator immediately takes necessary corrective measures and prevents recurrence.
The official veterinarian is to take a proportionate and progressive approach to enforcement action, ranging from issuing directions to slowing down and stopping production, depending on the nature and gravity of the problem.
Where appropriate, the official veterinarian is to inform other competent authorities of welfare problems.
When the official veterinarian discovers that rules concerning the protection of animals during transport are not being respected, he or she is to take necessary measures in accordance with the relevant Community legislation.
When:
an official auxiliary is carrying out checks on animal welfare pursuant to Sections III or IV;
and
those checks identify non-compliance with the rules on the protection of animals,
the official auxiliary is immediately to inform the official veterinarian and, if necessary in cases of urgency, is to take the necessary measures referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 pending the arrival of the official veterinarian.]
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (Official Journal of the European Union L 139 of 30 April 2004).