Regulation No. 17896 on the creation and operation of private and public combines. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Slaughtering Meat Food quality control/food safety Animal health Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Regulation shall enter into force from the date of promulgation thereof in the Official Gazette. Abstract The purpose of this Regulation is to define the rules for founding and operating Meat Combines to be established in accordance with Law No. 2678. It consists of 3 chapters establishing the procedures for submitting applications and issuing of licences for meat combines to be established within or outside the boundaries of municipalities, and minimum technical, environmental and general hygiene requirements which such combines should fulfill and health control and inspection services to be carried out therein. It concerns licensing procedures (specifying sanitary requirements to be satisfied in order to obtain a licence for producing and placing on the market animals and meat), inspection of livestock and meats in combines, slaughtering requirements, conservation of meat and side products, etc. are established in chapters 3. Full text English