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Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat · European Union

1. This Directive shall apply to intra-Community trade in fresh meat of domestic bovine animals, swine, sheep and goats and solipeds. 2. All parts of these animals which are fit for human consumption shall be considered to be meat. 3. All meat which has not undergone any preserving process shall be considered as fresh meat ; however, for the purposes of this Directive chilled and frozen meat shall be considered to be fresh meat.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.