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Abattoirs Act 1988 (Veterinary Examination and Health Mark) (Revocation) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 420 of 2014).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Packaging/labelling Inspection Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations revoke the Abattoirs Act 1988 (Veterinary Examination and Health Mark) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 as a consequence of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 218/2014. That Regulation determines that emergency slaughter meat, which has successfully passed meat inspection, does not constitute a risk to public health and thus requirement for a special health mark and the restriction to the national market for such meat has been discontinued.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EU) No. 218/2014 amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Abattoirs Act 1988 (Veterinary Examination and Health Mark) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 373 of 2009).

Legislation | Ireland | 2009

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX