Article 2

The United Kingdom shall not dispatch meats as defined in paragraph 2 of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from or obtained from animals originating in those parts of its territory listed in the Annex I.

Meats referred to in paragraph 1 includes ‘fresh meat’‘minced meat’‘mechanically separated meat’ and ‘meat preparations’ as defined in paragraph 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

Meats not eligible for dispatch from the United Kingdom in accordance with the provisions of this Decision shall be marked in accordance with Article 4(1), second paragraph of Council Directive 2002/99/EC or in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/304/EC.

Provided that the meat is clearly identified, and has been transported and stored since the date of production separately from meat not eligible, in accordance with the provisions of this Decision, for dispatch outside the areas listed in Annex I, the prohibition provided for in paragraph (1) shall not apply to meats referred to in paragraph (2) bearing the health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004/EC, and which:

The control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities.

The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to fresh meat obtained from animals reared outside the areas listed in Annex I and Annex II and transported in derogation to Article 1 (1) and (2) directly and under official control in sealed means of transport to a slaughterhouse situated in the area listed in Annex I outside the protection zone for immediate slaughter. Such meat shall only be placed on the market in the parts of the territory of the United Kingdom mentioned in Annex I and conform to the following conditions:

• all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Article 4(1), second paragraph of Council Directive 2002/99/EC or in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/304/EC,

• the plant is operated under strict veterinary control,

• the fresh meat is clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is eligible for dispatch outside the United Kingdom,

• the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.

The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to fresh meat obtained from cutting plants situated in the area listed in Annex I under the following conditions:

• only fresh meat as described in paragraph (4), will be processed in this establishment, on any same day. Cleaning and disinfection will be carried out after processing of any meat not meeting this requirement;

• all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004/EC;

• the plant is operated under strict veterinary control;

• the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not eligible for dispatch outside the areas mentioned in Annex I;

• the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.

Meat consigned from the United Kingdom to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:

‘Meat conforming to Commission Decision 2007/552/EC of 6 August 2007 concerning interim protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom’.