1. Without prejudice to the provisions laid down in Article 42(1)(a) and (2) and point A of Annex V, the conditions laid down in Annex XIa, in particular the sales descriptions to be used set out in point III thereof, shall apply to the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less slaughtered on or after 1 July 2008 , whether produced in the Community or imported from third countries.
However, the meat from animals aged 12 months or less and slaughtered before 1 July 2008 may continue to be marketed without meeting the conditions laid down in Annex XIa.
2. The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the meat of bovine animals for which a protected designation of origin or geographical indication has been registered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1) , before 29 June 2007 .]
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
[F2 OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12 . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 ( OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1 ).]