PART IXProvisions applicable to cartons, pallets and cages
I.Cartons
1.Cartons shall correspond to commercial standards and weight and be strong enough to be pallet-stacked.
2.Cartons used may not show the name of the slaughterhouse or cutting plant from which the products come.
3.Cartons must be weighed individually after being filled; cartons filled with a weight fixed in advance are not authorised.
4.The net weight of cuts per carton may not exceed 30 kg.
5.Only cuts of the same designation identified by their full name or by the Community code and coming from the same category of animal may be placed in the same carton; cartons may not contain any pieces of fat or other trimming under any circumstances.
6.Cartons must bear the following seals:
intervention agency labels on both ends,
official veterinary inspection labels in the middle of front and back, but only on the front in the case of monobloc boxes.
Such labels must bear a serial number and be affixed in such a way that they are destroyed when the carton is opened.
7.The intervention agency labels must show the number of the contract, the type and number of cuts, the net weight and the date of packing; the labels must not be less than 20 × 20 cm. The veterinary inspection labels must show the approval number of the cutting plant.
8.The serial numbers on labels referred to in point 6 must be recorded in respect of each contract and it must be possible to compare the number of cartons used and of labels issued.
9.Cartons must be bound with four straps, two lengthwise and two widthwise placed approximately 10 cm from each corner.
10.Labels torn during inspection must be replaced by serially numbered labels, two per carton, issued by the intervention agency to the competent authorities.
II.Pallets and cages
1.Cartons relating to different invitations to tender and containing different cuts must be stored on separate pallets by invitation to tender or by month and by cut. Such pallets must be identified by labels showing the number of the invitation to tender, the type of cut, the net weight of the product, the tare weight and the number of cartons per cut.
2.The location of pallets and cages must be shown on a storage plan.
