SCHEDULE 4Measures applicable in respect of protection and surveillance zones

PART 3 Measures applicable only in respect of a surveillance zone

Meat products produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone or produced on premises in a surveillance zone30

1

This paragraph applies to meat products—

a

produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone, or

b

produced on premises in a surveillance zone.

2

No person is permitted to sell or consign for sale any product to which this paragraph applies or move any such product out of a surveillance zone unless it complies with sub-paragraph (3) or sub-paragraph (4).

3

Meat products comply with this sub-paragraph if they are produced from fresh meat, minced meat or mechanically separated meat which was—

a

health or identification marked and that mark was overstamped,

b

transported to an establishment designated by the National Assembly as authorised to treat meat from a surveillance zone, and

c

treated at that establishment so that it falls within paragraph 1 of Schedule 5.

4

Meat products comply with this sub-paragraph if they are produced in an establishment which—

a

is authorised by a licence granted by the National Assembly imposing such conditions as it considers necessary to ensure strict veterinary control of the establishment;

b

processes only meat falling within sub-paragraph 29(3);

c

at all times during the production process stores, identifies and transports products eligible for despatch outside the surveillance zone separately from those which are not and in accordance with the directions of the National Assembly.