Council Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1976 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 26, 31 January 1977, pp. 85-100. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures Certification Processing/handling Inspection Transport/storage Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract This Directive lays down health requirements for meat products intended for intra-Community trade. Each Member State shall ensure that only meat products complying with the conditions of the Directive are sent from its territory to the territory of another Member State. They must have been prepared in an establishment approved and inspected in accordance with article 6. Each Member State shall draw up a list of the establishments approved by it and having a veterinary approval number. The States shall send this list to the other Member States and to the Commission experts. The Commission shall carry out regular inspections of the approved establishments to ensure that the latter in fact apply this Directive. In Annex A are set the conditions for the approval of establishments manufacturing meat products including chapters, among others, on hygiene requirements, requirements for fresh meat, provisions on the supervision of products, packaging and storage. This Directive has been amended many times but still remains in force. (23 articles and 1 Annex) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Government Ordinance on requirements concerning human health protection applying to the production and placing on the market of meat products and certain other products of animal origin. Legislation | Slovakia | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Processing/handling, Inspection, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 11 of 1993 containing rules relative to the production of and the trade in meat products. Legislation | Netherlands | 1993 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Health Problems Affecting the Production and Marketing of Meat Products and Certain Other Products of Animal Origin Regulations, 2004 (Legal Notice 119 of 2004). Legislation | Malta | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 2257 (W. 150) of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Authorization/permit, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Meat Products and other Products of Animal Origin) Regulations, 1995. Legislation | Ireland | 1995 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Processing/handling, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat (Disease Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 288 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Authorization/permit, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat (Disease Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 287 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Authorization/permit, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Instructions for the supervision and control of production of meat products and some other products of animal origin (No. 289 of 1999). Legislation | Norway | 1999 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Transport/storage, Inspection, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 156 of 1996 containing rules relative to protection against certain zoonosis and infectious animal diseases. Legislation | Netherlands | 1995 (2010) Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Imported Food Regulations 1988. Legislation | Gibraltar (UK) | 1988 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Royalties/fees, Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Data collection/reporting, Meat Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Council Directive 92/5/EEC amending and updating Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products and amending Directive 64/433/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Processing/handling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 95/68/EC amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin. Legislation | European Union | 1995 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Processing/handling, Inspection, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2004/41/EC repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Internal trade, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal by-products, Wild fauna, Wildlife products Source: FAO, FAOLEX