Meat Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Slaughtering Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Registration Cattle Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 November 2008. Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to meat. At the outset the Act contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as, for example, “animals destined for slaughtering”, “carcass”, “slaughterhouse”, “slaughter place”, “classification”, “classification firm” and “classifier”. The text consists of 21 articles as follows: Definition of terms (1); Classification (2); Authorization of classification firms (3); Authorization of classifiers (4); Revocation of authorization of classifiers (5); Revocation of authorization of classification firms (6); Competence (7); Duty to notify (8); Labelling of carcasses (9); Duty to give information (10); Entitlement of competent authorities (11); Registration, data transmission (12); Legal regulation in certain cases (13); Fees and costs (14); Dealings with third countries (15); Penalties (16);Confiscation (17); Transitional provisions (18); Repeal of the Meat Act (19); Amendments of Ordinances (20); Entry into force (21). Full text German Website www.bmjv.de References - Legislation Implemented by 2nd Meat Act Implementing Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2008 Keyword: Meat, Classification/declassification, Cattle, Rodents, Sheep/goats, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat Act Fees Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2009 (2013) Keyword: Meat, Royalties/fees, Certification, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX 2nd Meat Act Implementing Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2008 (2014) Keyword: Meat, Classification/declassification, Cattle, Rodents, Sheep/goats, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX