Resolution No. 561 of 2005 on the conditions for the import of frozen beef from the European Union. Pays/Territoire Égypte Type du document Règlement Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Autorisation/permis Certification Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Organisation internationale Commerce international Viande Abattage Normes Transport/dépôt Traçabilité/traçage du produit Aire géographique Afrique, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden Résumé This Resolution provides for the conditions of importing frozen beef from the EU countries, and It is composed of 8 articles. The imported meat should be from male cattle older than thirty months. The meat should be free from diseases especially brain sponge BSE (mad cow disease) over the last seven years. According to this Resolution, slaughterhouses should be registered and certified by the General Authority. Article 8 states that technical committees should be established to oversee and examine the slaughter of the animals while ensuring the presence of advanced veterinary services systems and traceability and numbering systems to track animals in the countries they are transported to. Those technical committees will monitor and follow-up the mad cow disease situation according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) . Texte intégral Arabe