Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238Show full title

PART I U.K. Eligibility criteria for beef

1.

Carcasses, half-carcasses and carcasses cut into quarters, fresh or chilled (CN code 0201) as listed in Part II of this Annex falling within the following categories defined in Part A of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be bought in:

(a)

meat of uncastrated male animals aged from 12 months to less than 24 months (category A);

(b)

meat of castrated male animals aged from 12 months (category C);

(c)

meat of male animals aged from 8 months to less than 12 months (category Z).

2.

Products referred to in point 1 may be bought in only under the following conditions:

(a)

they have been slaughtered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);

(b)

they have been classified, presented and identified in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008(2);

(c)

they have been labelled in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3);

(d)

they come from animals slaughtered not more than six days and not less than two days previously.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying down detailed rules on the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the reporting of prices thereof (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3).

(3)

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 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1).