# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Division 2: The procedures must guarantee that each animal or, where appropriate, each lot of animals accepted onto the slaughterhouse premises:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) is properly identified;
(b) is accompanied by the relevant information from the holding of provenance referred to in Section III;
(c) does not come from a holding or an area subject to a movement prohibition or other restriction for reasons of animal or public health, except when the competent authority so permits;
(d) is clean;
(e) is healthy, as far as the food business operator can judge;
and
(f) is in a satisfactory state as regards welfare on arrival at the slaughterhouse.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/II/section/II/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-II/section-II/division-2
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