SCHEDULE 8TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (SLAUGHTERHOUSES)

Exposure to gas7

No person may stun pigs or poultry by exposure to gas unless the gas stunner provided for that purpose, including any equipment used for conveying the pigs or poultry through the gas, is—

a

designed, constructed and maintained so as to avoid any injury to a pig or bird; and

b

equipped with devices to—

i

measure and continuously display the gas concentration, as appropriate, in the gas stunner (in accordance with Table 3 of Chapter I of Annex I); and

ii

give clearly visible and audible warning signals if the gas concentration falls below the required level (in accordance with Table 3 of Chapter I of Annex I).