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1. Restricted meat from animals must be marked with an identification mark which is—U.K.
(a)a diagonal cross, superimposed on the health mark or identification mark applied under article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(1) F1..., or
(b)a single oval stamp, 6.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, upon which the following information is legible:
(i)on the upper part, the letters UK;
(ii)in the centre, the approval number of the establishment;
F2(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iv)two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured;
(v)information which identifies the veterinarian who inspected the meat.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 1(a) omitted (1.6.2018) by virtue of The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/575), regs. 1(2), 41(a)
F2Sch. 3 para. 1(b)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Exotic Disease (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1406), regs. 1, 8(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
2. If the single oval stamp referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is used—U.K.
(a)the letters must be at least 0.8 cm high;
(b)the figures must be at least 1 cm high; and
(c)the application of the mark must be supervised by an officer of the Meat Hygiene Service.
3. Restricted meat from poultry must be marked with an identification mark which is—U.K.
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)the mark described in the Annex to Commission Decision 2007/118/EC laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC(2).
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 3 para. 3(a) omitted (1.6.2018) by virtue of The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/575), regs. 1(2), 41(b)
[F43A. Seropositive pig meat must contain an identification mark such that the numbering and lettering are set within a circle which is legible, indelible with characters that are decipherable and include the capital letters “UK” followed by the approval number of the establishment.]U.K.
Textual Amendments
4. The identification mark may be applied according to the methods in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 13 of section 1(C) of Annex II to Regulation EC No 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(3).U.K.
5. The “Meat Hygiene Service” is the body of that name which is an executive agency of the Food Standards Agency.U.K.
OJ No L 226, 25.6.2004, p 22.
OJ No L 51, 20.02.2007, p 19.
OJ No L 226, 25.06.2004, p 22.