ANNEX IX U.K.

MARKING OF FRESH MEAT FROM THE PROTECTION ZONE (as referred to in Articles 33 and 49 of this Regulation) U.K.

1. The mark to be applied to fresh meat of poultry originating in the protection zone and not intended to another Member State pursuant to Article 33(1)(b) must comply with the following: U.K.

(a)

shape and content:

Where ‘XY’ means the relevant country code provided for in point 6 of Part B of Section I of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and ‘1234’ means the approval number of the establishment referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

(b)

dimensions:

• ‘XY’ width of 8 mm,

• ‘1234’ width of 11 mm,

• width outer diameter of not less than 30 mm,

• line thickness of square of 3 mm.

2. The mark to be applied to fresh meat intended for treatment in a processing plant pursuant to Article 33(2)(a) shall consist in, either: U.K.

(a)

the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 with an additional diagonal cross consisting of two straight lines intersecting at the centre of the stamp and enabling the information thereon to remain legible; or

(b)

a single oval stamp, 6,5 cm wide by 4,5 cm high, in which the following information must appear in perfectly legible characters:

• on the upper part, the full name or ISO code of the Member State in capitals,

• in the centre, the approval number of the slaughterhouse,

• on the lower part, one of the following sets of initials CE, EC, EF, EG, EK, EY, EO, ES, EU, EB, WE or EZ,

• two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured,

• the letters must be at least 0,8 cm high and the figures at least 1 cm high.