Article 14

SCHEDULE 3 SSpecial identification mark

1.  Restricted meat from animals must be marked with an identification mark which is– S

(a) a diagonal cross, superimposed on the health mark or identification mark applied under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 F1 ...; or

(b) a single oval stamp, 6.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, upon which the following information is legible–

(i) on the upper part, the letters UK;

(ii) in the centre, the approval number of the establishment;

F2 (iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(iv) two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured; and

(v) information which identifies the veterinarian who inspected the meat.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in sch. 3 para. 1(a) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(3)(a)

F2 Sch. 3 para. 1(b)(iii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(b), 24(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

2.  If the single oval stamp referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is used– S

(a) the letters must be at least 0.8 cm high;

(b) the figures must be at least 1 cm high; and

(c) the application of the mark must be supervised by the official veterinarian.

3.  Restricted meat from poultry must be marked with an identification mark which is– S

(a) F3 ...; F4 ...

(b) the mark described in the Annex to Commission Decision 2007/118/EC laying down detailed rules in relation to an alternative identification mark pursuant to Council Directive 2002/99/EC M1 .

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 3 para. 3(a) omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(3)(b)(i)

F4 Word in sch. 3 para. 3 omitted (28.3.2019) by virtue of The Animal Health (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/71), regs. 1(1)(a), 9(3)(b)(ii)

Marginal Citations

M1 O.J. No. L 51, 20.02.2007, p.19.

[F5 3A.   Seropositive pig meat must contain an identification mark such that the numbering and lettering are set within a circle which is legible, indelible with characters that are decipherable and include the capital letters “UK” followed by the approval number of the establishment.] S

Textual Amendments

F5 Sch. 3 para. 3A inserted (25.5.2009) by The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/174), arts. 1, 12

4.  The identification mark may be applied according to the methods in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 13 of section 1(C) of Annex II to Regulation EC No. 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. S