Ordinance on quality classes for slaughtered pigs. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 290, 19 July 2002, pp.2207-2210. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Classification/declassification Swine Meat Slaughtering Inspection Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Resources implements various EC directives as listed in article 1. It contains at the outset a definition clause relating to the various terms therein employed. Article 5 establishes the various quality classes. Having ascertained the quality class, a Protocol will have to ensue. Article 7 prescribes that every carcass has to bear a clearly impressed stamp. The text consists of 8 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Repeals Ordinance on quality classes for slaughtered pigs. Legislation | Austria | 1997 Keyword: Meat, Swine, Classification/declassification, Inspection, Slaughtering, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ordinance amending the Ordinance on quality classes for slaughtered pigs. Legislation | Austria | 2005 Keyword: Meat, Swine, Classification/declassification, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX