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. País/Territorio Ucrania Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2022 (2022) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición Palabra clave Bovinos Carne Rastreabilidad/rastreo de productos Matanza Procesamiento/manipulación Comercio interior Comercio internacional Transporte/depósito Clasificación/declasificación Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Área geográphica Mar Negro, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa Oriental, Europa, Europa y 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. Resumen 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. Texto completo Ucraniano Página web zakon.rada.gov.ua