(f)

if the pigs are to be transported to a slaughterhouse: the competent authority responsible for the slaughterhouse shall be informed of the intention to send pigs to it and notifies the dispatching competent authority of their arrival, on arrival at the slaughterhouse these pigs shall be kept and slaughtered separately from other pigs, during ante and post-mortem inspection carried out at the designated slaughterhouse, the competent authority shall take into account any signs relating to the presence of classical swine fever, the fresh meat from these pigs shall be either processed or marked with the special stamp referred to in Article 5a of Council Directive 72/461/EEC(14) and subsequently treated in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 4(1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC(15). This shall be done at an establishment designated by the competent authority. The meat shall be sent to the said establishment on condition that the consignment is sealed before departure and remains sealed throughout the transport.

← (e) · All articles · - →

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