Article 2

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply: (a) "holding" means any establishment (agricultural or other), situated in the territory of a Member State, in which animals of the porcine species are kept or bred; "breeding pig" means a porcine animal intended or used for reproduction with a view to multiplication of the species; "fattening pig" means a porcine animal fattened and intended for slaughter at the end of the fattening period with a view to meat production; "slaughter pig" means a porcine animal which is intended for slaughter without undue delay in a slaughterhouse; "pig suspected of being infected with swine fever" means any pig exhibiting clinical symptoms or showing post-mortem lesions or reactions to laboratory tests carried out according to Article 11, indicating the possible presence of swine fever; "pig infected with swine fever" means any pig: - in which clinical symptoms or post-mortem lesions of swine fever have been officially confirmed, or (1)OJ No C 127, 21.5.1979, p. 90. (2)OJ No C 227, 10.9.1979, p. 19. in which the presence of this disease has been officially confirmed as the result of a laboratory examination carried out in accordance with Article 11; "official veterinarian" means the veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of the Member State; "swill" means waste from kitchens, restaurants or, as the case may be, from industries using 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.