Ministerial Decree No. 298 on the classification of bovine carcasses according to some EC Regulations and national laws. País/Territorio Italia Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1998 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 193, 20 August 1998, pp. 16-19. Materia Ganado Palabra clave Matanza Inspección Bovinos Certificación Área geográphica Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mediterráneo, Europa Meridional Resumen This Ministerial Decree, which is composed of 11 articles and divided into 4 Sections, establishes provisions on the classification and identification of bovine carcasses, on the setting of their prices and on the modality of the inspections to be held in the slaughterhouses (art. 1-3). Are exempted from the classification establishments that bone slaughtered bovine and small-scale sellers that buy live animals and provide for the slaughtering. Animals shall be identified by an indelible and non-toxic ink mark. Further (art. 5-10) is indicated how the market prices are determined and collected. Prices shall be determined taking into account the animal categories and the degree of fat cover. (11 articles and 1 Annex) Texto completo Italiano