Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Ministerial Decree No. 1202 of 2007 concerning the conditions and the requirements of slaughterhouses of ostriches.

Country/Territory
Egypt
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Slaughtering Registration
Geographical area
Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden
Abstract

This Decree is composed of 6 articles and it provides for the requirements of slaughterhouses of ostriches. Article one prohibits the slaughter of ostriches outside of the authorized slaughterhouses by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and after the approval of the General Authority for Veterinary Services . Slaughterhouses should be equipped with special technical requirements like other animal slaughterhouses. According to this Decree, live ostriches can be moved from the farm to the slaughterhouse and its meat to the market only with an authorization and permission from the Veterinary Administration of that specific farm.

Full text
Arabic