Commission regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (repealed)Show full title

Article 8 Food chain information

1. By way of derogation from the requirements laid down in Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the Member States shall progressively implement these requirements in various sectors in addition to the poultry sector where they shall apply immediately, so that the porcine sector in that Member State is covered by the implementation of food chain information requirements by the end of the second year of transition, and the equine and veal calf sectors by the end of the third year.

Member States applying that transitional arrangement shall report to the Commission on its implementation at the end of each year.

2. By way of derogation from the requirements laid down in point 2 of Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 concerning the provision of food chain information to slaughterhouse operators no less than 24 hours in advance, the competent authority may permit such information to be sent to the slaughterhouse operator with animals of all species to which it relates and in all circumstances where this does not jeopardise the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

However, any item of food chain information, knowledge of which may result in serious disruption of the slaughterhouse activity, shall be made available to the slaughterhouse operator in good time before the animals arrive at the slaughterhouse.