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TITLE I U.K. SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter and scope

This Regulation lays down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls and actions in relation to the production of products of animal origin intended for human consumption. These official controls and actions shall be performed by the competent authorities taking into account the requirements of Article 18(2), (3) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624.

The specific rules cover:

(a)

specific requirements and uniform minimum frequency of official controls on any product of animal origin, as regards audits and identification marking;

(b)

specific requirements and uniform minimum frequency of official controls on fresh meat, including specific requirements for audits and specific tasks as regards controls on fresh meat;

(c)

measures to be taken in cases of non-compliance of fresh meat with Union requirements for the protection of human health and animal health and welfare;

(d)

technical requirements and practical arrangements as regards the health mark referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(e)

specific requirements and uniform minimum frequency of official controls on milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products;

(f)

conditions for the classification and monitoring of classified production and relaying areas for live bivalve molluscs, including decisions to be taken after monitoring classified production and relaying areas;

(g)

specific requirements and uniform minimum frequency of official controls on fishery products.

Article 2 U.K. Definitions

The following definitions shall apply for the purpose of this Regulation:

(1)

‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(2)

‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(3)

‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(4)

‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in point 2 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(5)

‘production area’ means a production area as defined in point 2.5 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(6)

‘relaying area’ means relaying area as defined in point 2.6 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(7)

‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(8)

‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(9)

‘establishment’ means an establishment as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;

(10)

‘food business operator’ means a food business operator as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);

(11)

‘microbiological criterion’ means microbiological criterion as defined in Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005;

(12)

‘slaughterhouse’ means slaughterhouse as defined in point 1.16 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(13)

‘traceability’ means traceability as defined in Article 3(15) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(14)

‘specified risk material’ means specified risk material as defined in Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;

(15)

‘contamination’ means contamination as defined in Article 2(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;

(16)

‘holding of provenance’ means a holding of provenance as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624;

(17)

‘primary production’ means primary production as defined in Article 3(17) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(18)

‘domestic ungulates’ means domestic ungulates as defined in point 1.2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(19)

‘game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in point 1.18 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(20)

‘large wild game’ means large wild game as defined in point 1.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(21)

‘flock’ means a flock as defined in Article 2(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003;

(22)

‘lagomorphs’ means lagomorphs as defined in point 1.4 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(23)

‘carcase’ means a carcase as defined in point 1.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(24)

‘offal’ means offal as defined in point 1.11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(25)

‘low-capacity slaughterhouse’ means a low-capacity slaughterhouse as defined in Article 2(17) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624;

(26)

‘low-capacity game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in Article 2(18) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624;

(27)

‘livestock unit’ means a livestock unit as defined in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009;

(28)

‘small wild game’ means small wild game as defined in point 1.7 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(29)

‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(30)

‘cutting plant’ means a cutting plant as defined in point 1.17 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(31)

‘viscera’ means viscera as defined in point 1.12 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(32)

‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(33)

‘farmed game’ means farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(34)

‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(35)

‘milk production holding’ means a milk production holding as defined in point 4.2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(36)

‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(37)

‘purification centre’ means a purification centre as defined in point 2.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(38)

‘marine biotoxins’ means marine biotoxins as defined in point 2.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(39)

‘stages of production, processing and distribution’ means stages of production, processing and distribution as defined in Article 3(16) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(40)

‘dispatch centre’ means a dispatch centre as defined in point 2.7 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(41)

‘placing on the market’ means placing on the market as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;

(42)

‘factory vessel’ means factory vessel as defined in point 3.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(43)

‘freezer vessel’ means freezer vessel as defined in point 3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(44)

‘reptiles’ means reptiles as defined in point 15 of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625(2);

(45)

‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point 16 of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625;

(46)

‘fresh fishery products’ means fresh fishery products as defined in point 3.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(47)

‘prepared fishery products’ means prepared fishery products as defined in point 3.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(48)

‘processed fishery products’ means processed fishery products as defined in point 7.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 of 4 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption (see page 18 of this Official Journal).