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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.

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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.