Thuringen Meat and Poultry Meat Hygiene Acts Implementation Law. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Thüringen Document type Legislation Date 2000 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleThuringen Law implementing the Meat Hygiene Act and the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Slaughtering Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The present Law implements the Meat Hygiene Act in its version of 8. Juli 1993 (BGBl. I p. 1189) and the Poultry Meat Hygiene Act of 17 July 1996 (BGBl. I p. 991). Article 1 establishes that operators of slaughterhouses and meat processing industries are due to allow on their premises the vocational training of veterinaries as well as of meat inspectors. The text consists of 6 articles as follows: Limitation of fundamental rights (1); Costs (2); Empowerment (3); Gender equalization (4); Transiti Full text German Website www.thueringen.de References - Legislation Implements Meat Hygiene Act. Legislation | Germany | 1993 (2003) | Repealed Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Poultry Meat Hygiene Act. Legislation | Germany | 1996 | Repealed Keyword: Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, International trade, Transport/storage, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX