Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97

TITLE IU.K.Identification and registration of bovine animals

Article 1U.K.

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2.The provisions of this title shall apply without prejudice to [F2rules set out in retained direct EU legislation] which may be established for disease eradication or control purposes and without prejudice to Directive 91/496/EEC and Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92(1). F3...

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Article 2U.K.

For the purposes of this title:

  • [F4‘animal’ means a bovine animal within the meaning of Article 2(2), points (b) and (c) of Directive 64/432/EEC, including animals taking part in cultural and sporting events,]

  • ‘holding’ means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place situated within the territory of [F5Great Britain], in which animals covered by this Regulation are held, kept or handled,

  • ‘keeper’ means any natural or legal person responsible for animals, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market,

  • ‘competent authority’ means the [F6authority or authorities] responsible for, or entrusted with, carrying out veterinary checks and implementing this title or, in the case of the monitoring of premiums, the authorities entrusted with implementing Regulation (EC) No 3508/92.

  • [F7‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:

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    the United Kingdom;

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    the Bailiwick of Jersey;

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    the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

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    the Isle of Man; or

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    a Member State.]

  • [F8for the meaning of ‘the appropriate Minister’ see Article 2a.]

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[F9Article 2aU.K.Definition of the appropriate Minister

1.Subject to paragraph 2, for the purposes of making regulations ‘the appropriate Minister’ means—

(a)for regulations applying in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;

2.For the purposes of making regulations, ‘the appropriate Minister’ is the Secretary of State if consent is given by—

(a)for regulations applying in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(b)for regulations applying in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.]

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Article 3U.K.

The system for the identification and registration of bovine animals shall comprise the following elements:

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[F4means of identification to identify animals individually;]

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computerised databases;

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animal passports;

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individual registers kept on each holding.

[F10The appropriate Minister and the competent authority shall have access to all the information covered by this title. The appropriate Minister shall take the measures necessary to ensure access to these data for all parties concerned, including consumer organisations having an interest which are recognised by the appropriate Minister, provided that the data confidentiality and protection prescribed by law are ensured.]

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[F4Article 4U.K. Obligation to identify animals

1.All animals on a holding shall be identified by at least two means of identification listed in Annex I and in compliance with rules adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 and approved by the competent authority. At least one of the means of identification shall be visible and bear a visible identification code.

The first subparagraph shall not apply to animals that were born before 1 January 1998 and that are not intended for [F11export to a Member State]. Those animals shall be identified by at least one means of identification.

[F12The appropriate Minister may make regulations concerning the addition of means of identification to the list in Annex I.]

The means of identification shall be allocated to the holding, distributed and applied to the animals in a manner determined by the competent authority.

The two means of identification, authorised in accordance with the [F13regulations] adopted pursuant to paragraph 3 and this paragraph and which are applied to one animal, shall bear the same unique identification code, which, together with the registration of the animals, makes it possible to identify the animal individually and the holding on which it was born.

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where the characters forming the animal’s identification code do not permit the application of an electronic identifier with the same unique identification code, the [F14appropriate Minister] may allow that, under the supervision of its competent authority, the second means of identification may bear a different code, provided each of the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a)[F15the animal was born before the date of entry into force of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/949;]

(b)full traceability is ensured;

(c)the individual identification of the animal, including the holding on which it was born, is possible;

(d)the animal is not intended for [F16export to a Member State].

3.To ensure adequate traceability and adaptability to technical progress and optimal functioning of the identification system, the [F17appropriate Minister may make regulations] concerning the requirements for the means of identification set out in Annex I, and the transitional measures required for the introduction of a particular means of identification.

On the basis of the relevant ISO standards or other international technical standards adopted by recognised international standard-setting organisations, with the understanding that those international standards are able to guarantee, at the very least, a higher level of performance and reliability than ISO standards, the [F18appropriate Minister may make regulations] concerning:

(a)the format and design of the means of identification;

(b)technical procedures for the electronic identification of bovine animals; and

(c)the configuration of the identification code.

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4.As from 18 July 2019, the [F20appropriate Minister] shall ensure that the necessary infrastructure is in place in order to provide for the identification of animals on the basis of an electronic identifier as an official means of identification in accordance with this Regulation.

[F21The appropriate Minister may not make the use of an electronic identifier compulsory as one of the two means of identification provided for in paragraph 1 before 18 July 2019.]

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5.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, bovine animals intended for cultural and sporting events, other than fairs and exhibitions, may be identified by alternative means of identification offering equivalent identification standards to those provided for in paragraph 1.

Holdings making use of alternative means of identification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be registered in the computerised database provided for in Article 5.

[F23The appropriate Minister may make regulations concerning such registration.]

[F24In order to ensure traceability based on the identification standards equivalent to those provided for in paragraph 1, the appropriate Minister may make regulations concerning the requirements for the alternative means of identification referred to in the first subparagraph.]

[F25The appropriate Minister may make regulations concerning the format and design of the alternative means of identification, referred to in the first subparagraph.]

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[F27Article 4aU.K. Time period for the application of the means of identification

1.The means of identification provided for in Article 4(1) shall be applied to the animal before the expiry of a maximum period, to be determined by the [F28appropriate Minister]. The maximum period shall be calculated from the date of birth of the animal and shall not exceed 20 days.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may, for the second means of identification, be extended up to 60 days following the birth of the animal.

No animal may leave the holding where it was born before the two means of identification have been applied to that animal.

2.To enable the application of the means of identification in special circumstances involving practical difficulties, the [F29appropriate Minister may make regulations to] extend the maximum periods for the application of the means of identification as provided for in the first and second subparagraphs of paragraph 1. F30...

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Article 4bU.K. Identification of animals from third countries

1.Any animal subject to veterinary checks, pursuant to Directive 91/496/EEC, entering [F31Great Britain] from a third country and intended for a holding of destination within the territory of [F31Great Britain], shall be identified at the holding of destination with the means of identification provided for in Article 4(1).

The original identification applied to the animal in the third country of origin shall be recorded in the computerised database provided for in Article 5 together with the unique identification code of the means of identification allocated to the animal by the [F32competent authority].

The first subparagraph shall not apply to animals destined directly for a slaughterhouse situated in [F33Great Britain], provided that the animals are slaughtered within 20 days following those veterinary checks pursuant to Directive 91/496/EEC.

2.The means of identification of animals referred to in Article 4(1) shall be applied within a maximum period to be determined by the [F34appropriate Minister]. That period shall not exceed 20 days following the veterinary checks referred in paragraph 1.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may, for the second means of identification, be extended up to 60 days following the birth of the animal.

In all cases, the two means of identification referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.

3.Where the [F35appropriate Minister] has introduced F36... provisions under the second subparagraph of Article 4(4) to make the use of an electronic identifier compulsory, the animals shall be identified with that electronic identifier in the holding of destination F37..., within a period to be determined by the [F38appropriate Minister]. That period shall not exceed 20 days following the veterinary checks referred in paragraph 1.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may, for the second means of identification, be extended up to 60 days following the birth of the animal.

In all cases, the electronic identifier shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.

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Article 4cU.K. Identification of animals moved from [F39a Member State to Great Britain]

1.Animals moved from [F40a Member State to Great Britain] shall retain the original means of identification applied to them pursuant to Article 4(1).

However, by way of derogation from the first subparagraph, starting from 18 July 2019, the competent authority F41... may allow:

(a)the replacement of one of the means of identification by an electronic identifier without changing the original unique identification code of the animal;

(b)the replacement of both means of identification by two new means of identification which shall both bear the same, new unique identification code. This derogation may be applied until five years after 18 July 2019, where the characters forming the identification code of an animal’s conventional ear tag do not permit the application of an electronic identifier with the same unique identification code, and provided that the animal is born before the date of entry into force of [F42Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/949].

2.Where the [F43appropriate Minister] has introduced F44... provisions to make the use of an electronic identifier compulsory, the animals shall be identified with that electronic identifier at the latest in the holding of destination within a maximum period to be determined by the [F45appropriate Minister]. That maximum period shall not exceed 20 days from the date of arrival of the animals on the holding of destination.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, for reasons related to the physiological development of the animals, that period may, for the second means of identification, be extended up to 60 days following the birth of the animal.

In all cases, the electronic identifier shall be applied to the animals before they leave the holding of destination.

However, the first subparagraph shall not apply to animals destined directly for a slaughterhouse [F46where the appropriate Minister] has introduced F44... provisions to make the use of an electronic identifier compulsory.

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Article 4dU.K. Removal, modification or replacement of means of identification

No means of identification may be removed, modified or replaced without the permission of the competent authority. Such permission may only be granted where the removal, modification or replacement do not compromise the traceability of the animal and where its individual identification, including the holding on which it was born, is possible.

Any replacement of an identification code shall be recorded in the computerised database provided for in Article 5, together with the unique identification code of the original means of identification of the animal.]

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[F4Article 5U.K.

The competent authority F47... shall set up a computerised database in accordance with Articles 14 and 18 of Directive 64/432/EEC.

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F49Article 6U.K.

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F50Article 6aU.K.

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Article 7U.K.

1.With the exception of transporters, each keeper of animals shall:

  • keep an up-to-date register,

  • [F4report to the competent authority all movements to and from the holding and all births and deaths of animals of the holding, together with the dates of those events, within a maximum period fixed by the [F51appropriate Minister] concerned; that maximum period shall be at least three days and not exceed seven days following the occurrence of one of those events; F52....]

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3.Each keeper shall supply the competent authority, upon request, with all information concerning the origin, identification and, where appropriate, destination of animals, which he has owned, kept, transported, marketed or slaughtered.

4.The register shall be in a format approved by the competent authority, kept in manual or computerised form, and be available at all times to the competent authority, upon request, for a minimum period to be determined by the competent authority but which may not be less than three years.

[F275.By way of derogation from paragraph 4, keeping a register shall be optional for any keeper who:

(a)has access to the computerised database provided for in Article 5 which already contains the information to be included in the register; and

(b)enters the up-to-date information, or has it entered, directly into the computerised database provided for in Article 5.

6.To ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information to be included in the holding register provided for in this Article, the [F55appropriate Minister may make regulations] to lay down the necessary rules concerning that information F56....]

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F3Article 8U.K.

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Article 9U.K.

[F57The appropriate Minister] may charge to keepers the costs of the systems referred to in Article 3 and of the controls referred to in this title.

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[F27Article 9aU.K. Training

[F58The appropriate Minister] shall ensure that any person responsible for the identification and registration of animals has received instructions and guidance on the relevant provisions of this Regulation and of any delegated and implementing acts [F59that were adopted by the Commission pursuant to this Regulation prior to exit day.].

Whenever the relevant provisions are amended, the corresponding information shall be made available to the person referred to in the first subparagraph.

Member States shall ensure that appropriate training courses are available.

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[F61Article 9bU.K.Regulations

1.Regulations made by the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers under this Title are to be made by statutory instrument.

2.For regulations made under this Title by the Scottish Ministers, see section 27 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.

4.A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Title is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

5.A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under this Title is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Welsh Parliament.

6.Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under this Title are subject to the negative procedure (see section 28 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).

8.Regulations made under this Title may—

(a)contain consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision, including provision amending, repealing or revoking enactments (which has the meaning given by section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018);

(b)make different provision for different purposes.

9.Before making any regulations under this Title the appropriate Minister must consult—

(a)such bodies or persons as appear to the appropriate Minister to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;

(b)such other bodies or persons as the appropriate Minister may consider appropriate.]

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F3Article 10U.K.

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TITLE IIU.K.Labelling of beef and beef products

Article 11U.K.

An operator or an organisation, as defined in Article 12, which:

  • is required, by virtue of Section I of this title, to label beef at all stages of marketing,

  • wishes, by virtue of Section II of this title, to label beef at the point of sale in such a way as to provide information, other than that laid down by Article 13, concerning certain characteristics or production conditions of the labelled meat or of the animal from which it derives,

shall do so in accordance with this title.

This title shall apply without prejudice to relevant [F62retained EU law], in particular on beef.

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[F4Article 12U.K.

For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions apply:

(1)

‘beef’ means all products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91;

(2)

‘labelling’ means the attachment of a label to an individual piece or pieces of meat or to their packaging material, or, in the case of non-pre-wrapped products, the supply of appropriate information in written and visible form to the consumer at the point of sale;

(3)

‘organisation’ means a group of operators from the same or different parts of the beef trade;

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‘minced meat’ means any boned meat that has been minced into fragments and contains less than 1 % salt and that falls within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91;

(5)

‘trimmings’ means small pieces of meat recognised as fit for human consumption produced exclusively during trimming operations during the boning of carcasses and/or the cutting up of meat;

(6)

‘cut meat’ means meat which has been cut into small cubes, slices or other individual portions that do not require further cutting by an operator before being bought by the final consumer and that can be directly used by that consumer. This definition does not cover minced meat and trimmings.

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[F63‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:

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the United Kingdom;

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the Bailiwick of Jersey;

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the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

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the Isle of Man.]]

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SECTION IU.K.Compulsory F64... beef labelling system

Article 13U.K.General rules

1.Operators and organisations marketing beef in [F65Great Britain] shall label it in accordance with this Article.

The compulsory labelling system shall ensure a link between, on the one hand, the identification of the carcass, quarter or pieces of meat and, on the other hand, the individual animal or, where this is sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information on the label to be checked, the group of animals concerned.

2.The label shall contain the following indications:

(a)a reference number or reference code ensuring the link between the meat and the animal or animals. This number may be the identification number of the individual animal from which the beef was derived or the identification number relating to a group of animals;

(b)the approval number of the slaughterhouse at which the animal or group of animals was slaughtered and the F66... country in which the slaughterhouse is established. The indication shall read: ‘Slaughtered in (name of the F66... country) (approval number)’;

(c)the approval number of the cutting hall which performed the cutting operation on the carcass or group of carcases and the F66... country in which the hall is established. The indication shall read: ‘Cutting in: (name of the F66... country) (approval number)’.

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[F4(a)Operators and organisations shall also indicate on the labels:]

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all F68... countries where fattening took place;

(iii)

F69... country where slaughter took place;

(b)However, where the beef is derived from animals born, raised and [F70slaughtered in the same country, the indication may be given as ‘Origin: (name of country)’].

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[F727.For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 5, ‘country’, in relation to the United Kingdom, means the United Kingdom as a whole and does not mean England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales individually.]

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F65Words in Art. 13(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/822, reg. 3(5) (as substituted by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1453), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(3)(a))

Article 14U.K.Derogations from the compulsory labelling system

By way of derogation from Article 13(2)(b) and (c) and from Article 13(5)(a)(i) and (ii), an operator or organisation preparing minced beef shall indicate on the label the words ‘prepared (name of the F73... country)’, depending on where the meat was prepared, and ‘origin’ where the [F74country] or [F75countries] involved are not the [F74country] of preparation.

The obligation provided for in Article 13(5)(a)(iii) shall be applicable to such meat as from the date of application of this Regulation.

However, such operator or organisation may add to the label of the minced beef:

  • one or more of the indications provided for in Article 13, and/or

  • the date on which the meat was prepared.

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[F77For the purposes of this Article, ‘country’, in relation to the United Kingdom, means the United Kingdom as a whole and does not mean England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales individually.]

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[F4Article 15U.K. Compulsory labelling of beef from third countries

By way of derogation from Article 13, beef imported into the territory of [F78Great Britain from a third country] for which not all the information provided for in Article 13 is available, shall be labelled with the indication:

‘Origin: non-[F79UK]’ and ‘Slaughtered in (name of the third country)’.]

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[F80Article 15zaU.K.Transitional provisions

By way of derogation from Article 15, beef to which that Article applies that is labelled in accordance with that Article, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, may be placed on the market until the end of the period of 21 months beginning on the day on which IP completion day falls, and may remain on the market until stocks are exhausted.]

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SECTION IIU.K. [F4Voluntary labelling]

[F27Article 15aU.K. General rules

Food information other than that specified in Articles 13, 14 and 15 which is added to labels voluntarily by operators or organisations marketing beef shall be objective, verifiable by the competent authorities and comprehensible for consumers.

That information shall comply with the [F81applicable] legislation on labelling and in particular Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).

Where operators or organisations marketing beef do not respect the obligations referred to in the first and the second paragraphs, the competent authority shall apply appropriate penalties as laid down in Article 22 [F82and any other measures adopted by the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation].]

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F3[F3Article 16U.K. General rules

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F3Article 17U.K. Voluntary labelling system for beef from third countries

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F3Article 18U.K. Sanctions]

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SECTION IIIU.K.General provisions

F3[F3Article 19U.K. Detailed rules

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F3Article 20U.K. Designation of competent authorities]

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F3Article 21U.K.

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TITLE IIIU.K.Common provisions

[F84Article a22U.K.

1.For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate Minister’ means:

(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

2.For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘appropriate authority’ means:

(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State;

(b)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

3 But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers.]

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[F4Article 22U.K.

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The competent authority shall carry out each year a minimum number of official checks in relation to identification and registration of animals which shall cover at least 3 % of the holdings.

The competent authority shall immediately increase the minimum rate of official checks F86... where it is established that provisions on identification and registration of animals have not been complied with.

The selection of holdings to be inspected by the competent authority shall be made on the basis of a risk analysis.

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2.Notwithstanding [F88any other measures adopted by the appropriate Ministers to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation], the competent authority shall impose on a keeper the following administrative penalties:

(a)if one or more animals on a holding do not comply with any of the provisions laid down in Title I: a restriction on the movement of all animals to or from the holding of the keeper concerned;

(b)in the case of animals for which the identification and registration requirements laid down in Title I are not fully complied with: an immediate restriction on the movement of those animals only, until those requirements are fully complied with;

(c)if, on one holding, the number of animals for which the identification and registration requirements laid down in Title I are not fully complied with is in excess of 20 %: an immediate restriction on the movement of all the animals present on that holding; in respect of holdings of not more than 10 animals, this measure shall apply if more than two animals are not fully identified in accordance with the requirements laid down in Title I;

(d)if the keeper of an animal cannot prove that animal’s identification and traceability: where appropriate, on the basis of an assessment of the animal health and food safety risks, the destruction of the animal without compensation;

(e)if a keeper fails to report to the competent authority the movement of an animal to and from his holding in accordance with the second indent of Article 7(1), the competent authority shall restrict the movement of animals to and from that holding;

(f)if a keeper fails to report to the competent authority the birth or death of an animal in accordance with the second indent of Article 7(1), the competent authority shall restrict the movement of animals to and from that holding;

(g)in cases of persistent failure by a keeper to pay the charge referred to in Article 9, [F89the appropriate Minister] may restrict the movement of animals to and from the holding of that keeper.

3.Notwithstanding [F90any other measures adopted by the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation], where operators and organisations marketing beef have labelled beef without complying with their obligations laid down in Title II, [F91the appropriate authorities] shall, as appropriate, and in accordance with the principle of proportionality, require the removal of the beef from the market. In addition to the penalties [F92adopted by the appropriate authorities to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation], [F91the appropriate authorities] may:

(a)if the meat concerned conforms with relevant veterinary and hygiene rules authorise that such beef:

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be placed on the market after being properly labelled in accordance with [F93Great Britain] requirements; or

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be sent directly for processing into products other than those indicated in the first indent of Article 12;

(b)order the suspension or withdrawal of the approval of the operators and organisations concerned.

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[F95Article 22aU.K. Competent authorities

1.The appropriate Ministers shall designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for compliance with Title I, Title III insofar as that Title relates to identification and registration of live animals, and any legislation made on the basis thereof. They shall inform the other appropriate Ministers of the identity of those authorities.

2.The appropriate authorities shall designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for compliance with Title II, Title III insofar as that Title relates to labelling of beef and beef products, and any legislation made on the basis thereof. They shall inform the other appropriate authorities of the identity of that competent authority or those competent authorities.]

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F96Article 22bU.K. Exercise of the delegation

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F97Article 23U.K. Committee procedure

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F98Article 23aU.K. Report and legislative developments

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Article 24U.K.

1.Regulation (EC) No 820/97 shall be repealed.

2.References to Regulation (EC) No 820/97 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table set out in the Annex.

Article 25U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall be applicable to beef from animals slaughtered on or after 1 September 2000.

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