Order No. 40/2001 regulating slaughtering procedures for cattle of 30 months age. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 15 (I-B), 18 January 2001, pp. 288 and 289. Subject Livestock Keyword Slaughtering Cattle Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Order regulates slaughtering procedures for cattle of 30 months of age, according to EC Commission Regulation No. 2777/2000 of 18 December. It consists of 19 articles establishing slaughterhouse requirements and sanitary inspections to be carried out by the veterinary service in order to slaughter and trade the aforementioned bovine meat. Full text Portuguese