Circular No. 12/1 of 2005 intensifying the control on small poultry slaughterhouses by Health Councils and Municipalities. Pays/Territoire Liban Type du document Miscellaneous Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 46, 13 October 2005, 2 pp. Sujet Bétail Mot clé Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Volaille Abattage Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Circular enters into force on 4 October 2005. Résumé The purpose of this Circular is to protect the public health. This Circular is composed of 5 articles. All slaughterhouses shall abide by the sanitary rules, requirements and conditions for slaughtering and preparation of poultry for human consumption (art. 1). All waste, rests and residues of poultry slaughterhouses shall be gathered in hermitically sealed sacs of nylon to be buried in a sanitary and right method (art. 2). The slaughtering and processing of chickens shall be carried out in front of the consumer (art. 3). Article 4 entrusts the Regional Departments of the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with the local authorities (mayors, prefects, administrative officers) to implement this Circular. Texte intégral Arabe