Directive No. Z/39 of 2003 regulating and licensing cattle slaughterhouses. Pays/Territoire Jordanie Type du document Règlement Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Bétail Mot clé Autorisation/permis Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Inspection Institution Infractions/sanctions Abattage Bovins Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Directive enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Directive is composed of 9 articles. Article 1 deal with terms and definitions. Article 2 decrees the establishment of the Licensing Committee for Cattle Slaughterhouses. Article 3 defines requirements and conditions for lands destined as slaughterhouses. Establishment of new slaughterhouses should be carried out after previous authorizations (art. 5). Article 6 defines technical and sanitary requirements and conditions for cattle slaughterhouses. Veterinary surgeons shall examine animals before slaughtering and meat after slaughtering (art. 7). Article 9 contains offences and penalties. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.moa.gov.jo