Article 3

By derogation from Article 2, Member States shall authorise the importation of the products covered by this Article which have been obtained from birds slaughtered before 16 November 2004.

In the veterinary certificates accompanying consignments of the products mentioned in paragraph 1 the following words shall be included:

‘Fresh poultry meat/fresh ratite meat/fresh meat of wild feathered game/fresh meat of farmed feathered game/meat product consisting of, or containing meat of, poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat/meat preparation consisting of, or containing meat of, poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat^f1 obtained from birds slaughtered before 16 November 2004 in accordance with Article 3 (1) of Decision 2004/908/EC.’.

By derogation from Article 2, Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of, or containing meat of, poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, when the meat of these species has undergone one of the specific treatments referred to under points B, C or D in part IV of the Annex to Decision 97/222/EC.