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Order No. 975 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Requirements for the sale of meat of cattle aged up to 12 months.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Cattle Meat Traceability/product tracing Slaughtering Processing/handling Internal trade International trade Transport/storage Classification/declassification Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on the day of its official publication and is put into effect on January 1, 2026.
Abstract

Requirements for the sale of meat of cattle aged up to 12 months shall be applicable to the meat of cattle aged up to 12 months, slaughtered from January 1, 2026, intended for sale and export, as well as imported into the customs territory of Ukraine. At the time of slaughter, cattle under the age of 12 months shall be assigned to one of the following two categories by food market operators engaged in slaughtering domestic ungulates: (a) category V: cattle under the age of 8 months. Category designation letter: V; and (b) category Z: cattle aged more than 8 months but not more than 12 months. Category designation letter: Z. The general names of the categories can be supplemented by the designation of the name or designation of the relevant cuts of meat or offal. At each stage of production and sale of beef cattle aged up to 12 months, market operators must record the following information: (a) identification number and date of birth of the animal - only at the level of slaughter capacity; (b) the series and number of the cattle certificate, which makes it possible to establish a connection between the identification of the animals from which the meat comes, on the one hand, and the general name of the product, the age of the animal at the time of slaughter and the letter mark corresponding to one of the categories specified in clause 3 of these Requirements; and (c) dates of receipt of animals and/or meat at the slaughter/processing facility and their shipment from these facilities.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
zakon.rada.gov.ua