Meat Import Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1994 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 402, 27 May 1994, pp. 3572-3575. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Health, Sport and Consumer Protection on the import control of meat. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures International trade Inspection Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the sanitary control for imported meat which has to be accompanied by a certificate of origin. Once arrived at its destination, it has to be examined by a veterinary and stored in refrigerators complying with the requirements laid down in article 9. The Ordinance consists of 24 articles divided into 5 Parts. Full text German