PART IVCONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF FRESH MEAT

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1

Subject to paragraph (3) below, the occupier of premises licensed under these Regulations shall ensure that fresh meat is accompanied during transportation from those premises by—

a

in the case of fresh meat intended for consignment to another member State—

i

which will be transported through a third country in a sealed means of transport, or

ii

which is obtained from a slaughterhouse situated in a region or area subject to a prohibition or restriction under the Animal Health Act 198121,

a health certificate in the form specified in Schedule 18 or Schedule 19, as appropriate;

b

in the case of fresh meat intended for consignment to another member State, a region of another member State, or a region of the United Kingdom outside Great Britain, which is recognised in accordance with Article 12(2) of Council Directive 90/539/EEC22 as amended23, in relation to its Newcastle disease status, the health certificate in the form specified in Schedule 18;

c

in any other case by an invoice or delivery note containing the following information:

i

the name and address of the consignor and the consignee;

ii

the approval number of the premises from which the meat is to be transported;

iii

the date of issue of such invoice or delivery note and a number enabling it to be identified;

iv

a description of the product transported;

v

the total quantity despatched;

vi

the particulars provided for in paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 11.

2

Subject to paragraph (3) below, any person who receives fresh meat direct from any licensed premises shall keep the invoice or delivery note referred to in paragraph (1)(c) above for a period of at least one year from the date of receipt.

3

Paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall not apply where the fresh meat is being transported from licensed premises direct to the final consumer or to a retailer in Great Britain.