CHAPTER II: FREQUENCY OF CONTROLS

The competent authority is to ensure that at least one official veterinarian is present: in slaughterhouses, throughout both ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection; and in game handling establishments, throughout post-mortem inspection. However, the competent authority may adapt this approach in certain slaughterhouses and game handling establishments identified on the basis of a risk analysis and in accordance with criteria laid down in accordance with Article 18, point 3, if there are any. In such cases: The official veterinarian need not be present at the time of ante-mortem inspection in the slaughterhouse if: an official veterinarian or an approved veterinarian carried out ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance, checked the food chain information and communicated the results of the check to the official auxiliary at the slaughterhouse, the official auxiliary at the slaughterhouse is satisfied that the food chain information does not point to any possible problem for food safety and that the animal's general state of health and welfare is satisfactory, and the official veterinarian regularly satisfies himself/herself that the official auxiliary is carrying out such checks properly; the official veterinarian need not be present at all times during post-mortem inspection if: an official auxiliary carries out post-mortem inspection and puts aside meat with abnormalities and all other meat from the same animal, the official veterinarian subsequently inspects all such meat, and the official auxiliary documents his/her procedures and findings in a manner that allows the official veterinarian to be satisfied that standards are being met. However, in the case of poultry and lagomorphs, the official auxiliary may discard meat with abnormalities and, subject to Section IV, the official veterinarian need not systematically inspect all such meat. The flexibility provided for in paragraph 2 does not apply: to animals that have undergone emergency slaughter; to animals suspected of having a disease or condition that may adversely affect human health; to bovine animals from herds that have not been declared officially free of tuberculosis; to bovine, ovine and caprine animals from herds that have not been declared officially free of brucellosis; in the case of an outbreak of a disease listed on OIE List A or, where appropriate, OIE List B. This concerns animals susceptible to the particular disease in question that come from the particular region as defined in Article 2 of Council Directive 64/432/EEC OJ L 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8). ; when stricter controls are necessary to take account of emerging diseases or particular OIE List B diseases. In cutting plants, the competent authority is to ensure that an official veterinarian or an official auxiliary is present when meat is being worked on with a frequency appropriate to achieving the objectives of this Regulation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.