Member States shall ensure that the production and placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs, live echinoderms, live tunicates and live marine gastropods undergo official controls as described in Annex II. VAT included - FREE Shipping. The competent authority must make arrangements for such tests. (4)  Note for Official Journal: Insert No of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation). In addition to routine ante-mortem inspection, the official veterinarian is to carry out a clinical inspection of all animals that the food business operator or an official auxiliary may have put aside. Exemptions from paragraph 1 may be granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) when it is possible to obtain the guarantees referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article in another manner. supramammarii); incision of the supramammary lymph nodes in sows; visual inspection and palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals; in the event of doubt, the umbilical region must be incised and the joints opened. In the case of animals reacting positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test, the udder, genital tract and blood must be declared unfit for human consumption even if no such lesion is found. 852/2004, Verordnung (EG) Nr. 30.4.2004 Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union L 139/55 DE VERORDNUNG (EG) NR. any further investigations necessary when there is reason to suspect that the meat from the birds concerned could be unfit for human consumption. Carcases and offal of solipeds are to undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures: visual inspection of the head and, after freeing the tongue, the throat; palpation and, if necessary, incision of the sub-maxillary, retropharyngeal and parotid lymph nodes (Lnn retropharyngiales, mandibulares and parotidei). THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. In view of their specific expertise, it is appropriate for official veterinarians to carry out audits and inspections of slaughterhouses, game handling establishments and certain cutting plants. A certificate conforming to the specimen in Chapter X, Part B, is to accompany animals inspected and slaughtered at the holding. This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website, Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption, OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206–320 (ES, DA, DE, EN, IT, PT, FI, SV)OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206–318 (NL)OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206–319 (FR)OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206–321 (EL)Special edition in Czech: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Hungarian Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Polish: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Slovene: Chapter 03 Volume 045 P. 75 - 119Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 03 Volume 056 P. 132 - 176Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 03 Volume 056 P. 132 - 176Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 03 Volume 010 P. 33 - 77, No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 13/12/2019; Repealed and replaced by 32017R0625 The nature and intensity of the official controls should be based on an assessment of public health risks, animal health and welfare, where appropriate, the type and throughput of the processes carried out and the food business operator concerned. In such cases: The official veterinarian need not be present at the time of ante-mortem inspection in the slaughterhouse if: an official veterinarian or an approved veterinarian carried out ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance, checked the food chain information and communicated the results of the check to the official auxiliary at the slaughterhouse, the official auxiliary at the slaughterhouse is satisfied that the food chain information does not point to any possible problem for food safety and that the animal's general state of health and welfare is satisfactory, and. In such cases, the official veterinarian at the slaughterhouse need carry out ante-mortem inspection only when and to the extent specified. The web archive version is the official version of this legislation item as it stood on exit day before being published to legislation.gov.uk … The competent authority must fix the location and boundaries of production and relaying areas that it classifies. basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of slaughtered animals. However, the competent authority may suspend an establishment's approval if the food business operator can guarantee that it will resolve deficiencies within a reasonable time. 854/2004 DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES vom 29. If no Member State objects to the new or updated list within 20 working days of the Commission's notification, imports shall be authorised from establishments appearing on the list 10 working days after the day on which the Commission makes it available to the public. Member States shall ensure that official controls with respect to fishery products take place in accordance with Annex III. The Commission shall then consider proposing general measures in accordance with paragraph 1. Notwithstanding Article 12(1)(b), live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods shall come from production areas in third countries that appear on lists drawn up and updated in accordance with Article 12. E.   RECORDING AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. Meat from animals in which post mortem inspection has revealed lesions indicating acute infection with brucellosis is to be declared unfit for human consumption. In the case of poultry reared for the production of “foie gras” and delayed eviscerated poultry slaughtered at the holding of provenance, ante-mortem inspection is to be carried out in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3. This frequency may be reduced in specific areas, or for specific types of molluscs, if a risk assessment on toxins or phytoplankton occurrence suggests a very low risk of toxic episodes. 1. 1272/2008 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Einstufung, Kennzeichnung und Verpackung von Stoffen und Gemischen durch Hinzufügung eines Anhangs über die harmonisierten Informationen für die gesundheitliche Notversorgung Live bivalve molluscs from these areas must not exceed the limits of a five-tube, three dilution MPN test of 46 000 E.coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. do not contain physical hazards, such as foreign bodies. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales and caudales); palpation and, if necessary, incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes; visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (Lnn. Such animals must be killed separately, under conditions such that other animals or carcases can not be contaminated, and declared unfit for human consumption. Where necessary, they are to acquire this knowledge through continuing education activities. When the official veterinarian, while carrying out ante-mortem or post-mortem inspection or any other inspection activity, suspects the presence of an infectious agent mentioned on OLE List A or, where appropriate, OLE List B, the official veterinarian must immediately notify the competent authority and both must take all necessary measures and precautions to prevent the possible spread of the infectious agent in accordance with applicable Community legislation. A.   SPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR LIVE ANIMALS, B.   SPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, when relevant food chain information is not available within 24 hours of an animal's arrival at the slaughterhouse, all meat from the animal is to be declared unfit for human consumption. Fishery products are to be declared unfit for human consumption if: organoleptic, chemical, physical or microbiological checks or checks for parasites have shown that they are not in compliance with the relevant Community legislation; they contain in their edible parts contaminants or residues in excess of the limits laid down in Community legislation or at levels where the calculated dietary intake would exceed the acceptable daily or weekly intake for humans; fishery products not complying with the requirement of Part G, point 2, of Chapter II concerning biotoxins, or, bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates or marine gastropods containing marine biotoxins in total quantities exceeding the limits referred to in Regulation (EC) No .../2004 (2); or. The competent authority may classify as being of Class B areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected, but placed on the market for human consumption only after treatment in a purification centre or after relaying so as to meet the health standards referred to in paragraph 3. VAT included - … checks on storage and transport conditions. This Regulation lays down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin. Candidates may acquire the required knowledge as part of their basic veterinary training, or through training undertaken, or professional experience acquired, after qualifying as veterinarians. identifying and commenting on parts of slaughtered animals in which changes have occurred. With regard to the monitoring of plankton, the samples are to be representative of the water column and to provide information on the presence of toxic species as well as on population trends. The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. April 2004 Report to the European Parliament and to the Council. An establishment may be placed on such a list only if the competent authority of the third country of origin guarantees that: that establishment, together with any establishments handling raw material of animal origin used in the manufacture of the products of animal origin concerned, complies with relevant Community requirements, in particular those of Regulation (EC) No .../2004 (22), or with requirements that were determined to be equivalent to such requirements when deciding to add that third country to the relevant list in accordance with Article 11; an official inspection service in that third country supervises the establishments and makes available to the Commission, where necessary, all relevant information on establishments furnishing raw materials; and. These official controls should comprise audits of food business operators' activities and inspections, including checks on food business operators' own controls. The Commission shall consult the European Food Safety Authority on matters falling within the scope of this Regulation whenever necessary and, in particular: before proposing to modify the specific requirements concerning post-mortem inspection procedures laid down in Section IV of Annex I; before proposing to modify the rules of Annex I, Section IV, Chapter IX, on meat from animals in which post-mortem inspection has revealed lesions indicating infection with brucellosis or tuberculosis; and. the official auxiliary is immediately to inform the official veterinarian and, if necessary in cases of urgency, is to take the necessary measures referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 pending the arrival of the official veterinarian. Member States shall ensure that they have sufficient official staff to carry out the official controls required under Annex I with the frequency specified in Section III, Chapter II. the official veterinarian is to carry out an ante-mortem inspection of all animals before slaughter; that inspection must take place within 24 hours of arrival at the slaughterhouse and less than 24 hours before slaughter. These special import conditions may be established for a single product of animal origin or for group of products. Carcases and offal of pigs other than those referred to in paragraph 2 are to undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures: visual inspection of the head and throat; incision and examination of the submaxillary lymph nodes ( Lnn mandibulares); visual inspection of the mouth, fauces and tongue; visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (Lnn. (18)  Note for the Official Journal: insert number of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation). In cows, each half of the udder must be opened by a long, deep incision as far as the lactiferous sinuses (sinus lactiferes) and the lymph nodes of the udder must be incised, except when the udder is excluded from human consumption. When food business operators in the food chain take additional measures to guarantee food safety by implementing integrated systems, private control systems, independent third party certification or by other means, and when these measures are documented and animals covered by these schemes clearly identifiable, the official veterinarian may take this into account when carrying out inspection tasks and reviewing the HACCP-based procedures. In the event of doubt, the umbilical region must be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined. The official controls referred to in paragraph 1 shall include: audits of good hygiene practices and hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP)-based procedures; the official controls specified in Articles 5 to 8; and. Nr. The procedure should also allow pilot projects to take place in order to try out new approaches to hygiene controls on meat. (EG) 852/2004, die für alle Lebensmittelbetriebe in der Kette gilt, entspricht weitgehend der nationalen Lebensmittelhygiene-Verordnung; neue Elemente sind u. a. Registrierungspflichten und Dokumentationsverpflichtungen für HACCP-bezogene Maßnahmen. Verordnung (EG) Nr. For wholesale markets, secondary numbers indicating units or groups of units selling or manufacturing products of animal origin may be added to the approval number. Where appropriate, the Commission may propose general measures in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article. März 2017 zur Änderung der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1. When the accompanying records, documentation or other information shows that: animals come from a holding or an area subject to a movement prohibition or other restriction for reasons of animal or public health; rules on the use of veterinary medicinal products have not been complied with; or. In the case of factory and freezer vessels flying the flag of Member States, the maximum periods of three and six months applying to the conditional approval of other establishments may be extended, if necessary. Documents may include details required in accordance with other Community legislation on public and animal health matters. any other condition which might adversely affect human or animal health is present, animals may not be accepted for slaughter other than in accordance with procedures laid down under Community legislation to eliminate human or animal health risks. Sampling plans to check for the presence of toxin-producing plankton in production and relaying waters and for biotoxins in live bivalve molluscs must take particular account of possible variations in the presence of plankton containing marine biotoxins. 5. bifucationes, eparteriales and mediastinales); (Lnn retropharyngiales, mandibulares and parotidei). The EU Version currently on EUR-lex is the version that currently applies in the EU i.e you may need this if you operate a business in the EU. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/854 of 30 May 2016 authorising certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children's development and health and amending Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/854 of 30 May 2016 authorising certain health claims made on … L 226 vom 25.6.2004, S. 83) Geändert durch: Amtsblatt Nr. Pending a final judgement, such carcases and related offal must be stored separately from other meat. This action may consist in particular of extra controls. The official veterinarian is to take a proportionate and progressive approach to enforcement action, ranging from issuing directions to slowing down and stopping production, depending on the nature and gravity of the problem. (12)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES ACCOMPANYING IMPORTS. Where appropriate, the official veterinarian is to inform other competent authorities of welfare problems. Where the level of hygiene of the establishment is affected by the work of this staff, where this staff does not carry out the tasks properly or where in general this staff carries out its work in a manner that the competent authority considers unsatisfactory, this staff shall be replaced by official auxiliaries. ESTABLISHMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LISTING REQUIREMENT OF ARTICLE 12(1). The official veterinarian is to take account of the declaration or information that the trained person involved in hunting the animal has provided in accordance with Regulation (EC) No .../2004 (9). 2. B. Member States may also allow slaughterhouse staff to carry out specific sampling and testing tasks in accordance with Annex I, Section III, Chapter III, Part B. Persons already appointed as official auxiliaries must have adequate knowledge of the subjects mentioned in paragraph 5. 854/2004 DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES vom 29. However, when the animal is not generally infected with cysticercus, the parts not infected may be declared fit for human consumption after having undergone a cold treatment. Seite Datum M1 Verordnung (EG) Nr. The certificate must be issued before the consignment to which it relates leaves the control of the competent authority of the third country of dispatch. supramammarii). April 2004 mit besonderen Verfahrensvorschriften für die amtliche Überwachung von zum menschlichen Verzehr bestimmten Erzeugnissen tierischen Ursprungs (ABl. an official auxiliary is carrying out checks on animal welfare pursuant to Sections III or IV; and. If necessary, that competent authority may inspect the vessel while it is at sea or when it is in a port in another Member State or in a third country. During its session on 27 October 2004, the European Parliament discussed materials and products which will come into contact with food. However, conditional approval shall not exceed a total of six months. whether the fishery products are handled correctly, for compliance with hygiene and temperature requirements, and, the cleanliness of establishments, including vessels, and their facilities and equipment, and staff hygiene; and. Insert free text, CELEX number or descriptors. Delivery date: between Friday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 20. 0000002443 00000 n THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 95 and 152(4)(b) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2), Having consulted the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the … Member States shall ensure that official controls with respect to fresh meat take place in accordance with Annex I. Lebensmittel gelten u.a. … The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (9). This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission shall provide the contact points that Member States have designated for this purpose with regular notifications concerning new or updated lists that it has received from the competent authorities of third countries concerned in accordance with paragraph 3. 853/2004 und Verordnung (EG) Nr. A third country shall appear on such lists only if a Community control in that country has taken place and demonstrates that the competent authority provides appropriate guarantees as specified in paragraph 4. April 2004 mit besonderen Verfahrensvorschriften für die amtliche Überwachung von zum menschlichen Verzehr bestimmten Erzeugnissen tierischen Ursprungs DAS EUROPÄISCHE PARLAMENT UND DER RAT DER EUROPÄISCHEN UNION – gestützt auf den Vertrag zur Gründung der Europäischen Gemeinschaft, insbesondere auf … 6. The Commission may, and when it receives written comments from one or more Member States shall, consult Member. In cutting plants, the competent authority is to ensure that an official veterinarian or an official auxiliary is present when meat is being worked on with a frequency appropriate to achieving the objectives of this Regulation. Ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse need only cover: When birds are not slaughtered within three days of the issue of the health certificate referred to in paragraph l(a): if the flock has not left the holding of provenance for the slaughterhouse, it is to be re-examined and a new health certificate issued; if the flock is already en route for or at the slaughterhouse, slaughter may be authorised once the reason for the delay has been assessed, provided that the flock is re-examined. Verification of compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No .../2004 (21) concerning the application of identification marks shall take place in all establishments approved in accordance with that Regulation, in addition to verification of compliance with other traceability requirements. basic knowledge of the pathology of slaughtered animals. The colours used for health marking must be authorised in accordance with Community rules on the use of colouring substances in foodstuffs. subrhomboidei) of the shoulders beneath the scapular cartilage after loosening the attachment of one shoulder. Rechtsnormen EU. Where inspection reveals a disease transmissible to man or any of the characteristics listed in paragraph 3(e), the official veterinarian is to carry out more checks on the entire batch to determine whether it must be declared unfit for human consumption or whether each carcase must be inspected individually. Implementing measures and transitional measures. 1. Detailed rules for the performance tests shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18. bifucationes, eparteriales and mediastinales). ���7���՘|��^�B��G��DCJ$��Xf��ז�'��- ��O��:? Die deutsche Lebensmittelhygiene-Verordnung soll lebensmittelhygienische Bestimmungen der EG und EU umsetzen und ihrer Durchführung dienen; dabei enthält sie auch nationale Regelungen für „spezifische Fragen“[1], also Ausnahmen vom EU-Recht und ergänzend … 0000034663 00000 n In addition, the official veterinarian is personally to carry out the following checks: daily inspection of the viscera and body cavities of a representative sample of birds; a detailed inspection of a random sample, from each batch of birds having the same origin, of parts of birds or entire birds declared unfit for human consumption following post-mortem inspection; and. any special import conditions established in accordance with Article 18, point 19. when applied in a slaughterhouse within the Community, the mark must include the abbreviation CE, EC, EF, EG, EK or EY. significant abnormalities of colour, consistency or odour of muscle tissue or organs. identification of animal species by examination of typical parts of the animal. 4. When the competent authority of a Member State authorises the competent authority of another Member State or of a third country to carry out inspections on its behalf in accordance with paragraph 3, the two competent authorities are to agree on the conditions governing such inspections. The requirements for poultry are to apply to farmed lagomorphs. This Chapter is to apply without prejudice to animal health rules on health marking. (22)  Note for the OJ: insert number of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation). The competent authority may appoint as official auxiliaries only persons who have undergone training and passed a test in accordance with the following requirements. The Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), whether the envisaged measures may be implemented subject, if necessary, to appropriate amendments. inspection and assessment of slaughtered animals. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales and caudales); visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes; visual inspection and palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals. 854/2004 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates mit besonderen Verfahrensvorschriften für … Audits of HACCP-based procedures shall verify that food business operators apply such procedures continuously and properly, having particular regard to ensuring that the procedures provide the guarantees specified in Section II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No .../2004 (19). Hygieneverordnung Durch die Verordnungen (EG) Nr. It shall grant full approval only if it appears from a new on-site visit carried out within three months of the granting of conditional approval that the establishment meets the other requirements referred to in (a). Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3). 852/2004 DES EUROPÄISCHEN PARLAMENTS UND DES RATES vom 29. 2. The competent authority may take account of information on phytoplankton trends when taking this decision. 9. 4. there is evidence or reasons to suspect that they may contain chemical residues in excess of the levels laid down in Community legislation, or residues of forbidden substances. the preparation and use of feedingstuffs, including the procedures for using additives and the preparation and use of medicated feedingstuffs, as well as the hygiene quality of the raw materials used for preparing feedingstuffs and of the final product; the organisation of the third countries' competent authorities, their powers and independence, the supervision to which they are subject and the authority that they have effectively to enforce the applicable legislation; the training of staff in the performance of official controls; the resources, including diagnostic facilities available to competent authorities; the existence and operation of documented control procedures and control systems based on priorities; where applicable, the situation regarding animal health and procedures for notifying the Commission and relevant international bodies of outbreaks of animal diseases; the extent and operation of official controls on imports of animals and products of animal origin; the assurances which the third country can give regarding compliance with, or equivalence to, Community requirements; the hygiene conditions of production, manufacture, handling, storage and dispatch actually applied to products of animal origin destined for the Community; any experience of marketing of the product from the third country and the results of any import controls carried out; the results of Community controls carried out in the third country, in particular the results of the assessment of the competent authorities, and the action that competent authorities have taken in the light of any recommendations addressed to them following a Community control; the existence, implementation and communication of an approved zoonoses control programme; and. Slaughterhouse staff who have received specific training, under the supervision of the official veterinarian, may, under the responsibility and the supervision of the official veterinarian, carry out specific sampling and testing tasks in respect of animals of all species. 4 1. Cite this article as: Österr Wasser- und Abfallw (2005) 57: a23. bifucationes, eparteriales and mediastinales). 0000074634 00000 n (2)  Note for Official Journal: Insert No of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation). In this case, an official veterinarian or an approved veterinarian is to carry out ante-mortem inspection. 0000000828 00000 n Meat from unskinned wild game cannot bear a health mark unless, after skinning in a game handling establishment, it has undergone post-mortem inspection and been declared fit for human consumption.