Council Directive 85/73/EEC on the financing of health inspections and controls of fresh meat and poultrymeat. Country/Territory Document type Legislation Date 1985 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Poultry products Royalties/fees Inspection Food quality control/food safety Abstract The present Directive deals with financing of health inspctions and checks to be carried out in respect of fresh meat and poultrymeat. Member States shall ensure that (i) fees are collected when the animals referred to in paragraph 2 of article 1 are slaughtered for the costs occasioned by health inspections and controls, (ii) in order both to ensure equivalence of treatment as provided for in Article 15 of Directive 71/118/EEC and to cover the costs provided for in Directive 72/462/EEC, provision is made for the collection of a fee on meat referred to in those Directives imported from third countries, and (iii) any direct or indirect refund of fees is prohibited. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Meat Hygiene Implementation Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Royalties/fees, Inspection, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 2991 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Landing, Fishery management and conservation, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat Hygiene Fees Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1998 Keyword: Meat, Poultry products, Royalties/fees, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation No. 221 on taxation for food administration. Legislation | Norway | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International agreement-implementation, Royalties/fees, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fishery Products (Official Controls Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 537 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Landing, Fishery management and conservation, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. Legislation | 2004 Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Food additives, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Enforcement/compliance, Animal health, Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX