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Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (repealed)

EU Regulation No 854/2004 · Adopted 29 April 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 29 April 2004

laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (repealed)

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Repealed by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance).

Contents

  1. Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Scope Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. Chapter II: OFFICIAL CONTROLS IN RELATION TO COMMUNITY ESTABLISHMENTS Repealed
  5. 3Approval of establishments Repealed
  6. 4General principles for official controls in respect of all products of animal origin falling within the scope of this Regulation Repealed
  7. 5Fresh meat Repealed
  8. 6Live bivalve molluscs Repealed
  9. 7Fishery products Repealed
  10. 8Raw milk and dairy products Repealed
  11. 9Action in the case of non-compliance Repealed
  12. Chapter III: PROCEDURES CONCERNING IMPORTS Repealed
  13. 10Article 10 Repealed
  14. 11Lists of third countries and parts of third countries from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted Repealed
  15. 12List of establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted Repealed
  16. 13Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods Repealed
  17. 14Documents Repealed
  18. 15Special provisions for fishery products Repealed
  19. Chapter IV: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  20. 16Article 16 Repealed
  21. 17Amendment and adaptation of the Annexes Repealed
  22. 18Specific decisions Repealed
  23. 19Committee procedure Repealed
  24. 20Consultation of the European Food Safety Authority Repealed
  25. 21Report to the European Parliament and to the Council Repealed
  26. 22Entry into force Repealed
  27. Signature
  28. Annex I: FRESH MEAT Repealed
  29. TASKS OF THE OFFICIAL VETERINARIAN Repealed
  30. Chapter I:: AUDITING TASKS Repealed
  31. 1Division 1 Repealed
  32. 2In addition to the general requirements of Article 4(5) concerning audits of HACCP-based principles, the official veterinarian is to check that the operators' procedures guarantee, to the extent possible, that meat: Repealed
  33. II:INSPECTION TASKS Repealed
  34. Food chain information Repealed
  35. 1Division 1 Repealed
  36. 2Division 2 Repealed
  37. 3Division 3 Repealed
  38. Ante-mortem inspection Repealed
  39. 1Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5: Repealed
  40. 2Ante-mortem inspection must in particular determine whether, as regards the particular animal inspected, there is any sign: Repealed
  41. 3Division 3 Repealed
  42. 4Division 4 Repealed
  43. 5Division 5 Repealed
  44. CAnimal welfare Repealed
  45. Post-mortem inspection Repealed
  46. 1Division 1 Repealed
  47. 2Additional examinations are to take place, such as palpation and incision of parts of the carcase and offal and laboratory tests, whenever considered necessary: Repealed
  48. 3Division 3 Repealed
  49. 4Division 4 Repealed
  50. 5Division 5 Repealed
  51. ESpecified risk material and other animal by-products Repealed
  52. Laboratory testing Repealed
  53. 1The official veterinarian is to ensure that sampling takes place and that samples are appropriately identified and handled and sent to the appropriate laboratory within the framework of: Repealed
  54. 2Division 2 Repealed
  55. Chapter III:: HEALTH MARKING Repealed
  56. 1Division 1 Repealed
  57. 2The official veterinarian is to ensure, in particular, that: Repealed
  58. 3The health mark must be an oval mark at least 6,5 cm wide by 4,5 cm high bearing the following information in perfectly legible characters: Repealed
  59. 4Division 4 Repealed
  60. 5Division 5 Repealed
  61. 6Division 6 Repealed
  62. 7Division 7 Repealed
  63. 8Division 8 Repealed
  64. 9Division 9 Repealed
  65. ACTION FOLLOWING CONTROLS Repealed
  66. Chapter IV:: DECISIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL WELFARE Repealed
  67. 1Division 1 Repealed
  68. 2Division 2 Repealed
  69. 3Division 3 Repealed
  70. 4Division 4 Repealed
  71. 5When: Repealed
  72. Chapter V:: DECISIONS CONCERNING MEAT Repealed
  73. 1Meat is to be declared unfit for human consumption if it: Repealed
  74. 2The official veterinarian may impose requirements concerning the use of meat derived from animals: Repealed
  75. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FREQUENCY OF CONTROLS Repealed
  76. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Repealed
  77. VI:FARMED LAGOMORPHS Repealed
  78. Chapter VII:: FARMED GAME Repealed
  79. Ante-mortem inspection Repealed
  80. 1Division 1 Repealed
  81. 2Division 2 Repealed
  82. 3When ante-mortem inspection takes place no more than three days before the arrival of the animals at the slaughterhouse, and animals are delivered to the slaughterhouse live, ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse need only cover: Repealed
  83. 4Division 4 Repealed
  84. 5Division 5 Repealed
  85. Post-mortem inspection Repealed
  86. 1Division 1 Repealed
  87. 2Division 2 Repealed
  88. 3Division 3 Repealed
  89. Chapter VIII:: WILD GAME Repealed
  90. Post-mortem inspection Repealed
  91. 1Division 1 Repealed
  92. 2Division 2 Repealed
  93. 2aDivision 2a Repealed
  94. 3During post-mortem inspection, the official veterinarian is to carry out: Repealed
  95. 4Division 4 Repealed
  96. 5Division 5 Repealed
  97. 6Division 6 Repealed
  98. BDecisions following controls Repealed
  99. Chapter IX:: SPECIFIC HAZARDS Repealed
  100. ATransmissible spongiform encephalopathies Repealed
  101. Cysticercosis Repealed
  102. 1Division 1 Repealed
  103. 2Division 2 Repealed
  104. Trichinosis Repealed
  105. 1Division 1 Repealed
  106. 2Division 2 Repealed
  107. Glanders Repealed
  108. 1Division 1 Repealed
  109. 2Division 2 Repealed
  110. Tuberculosis Repealed
  111. 1Division 1 Repealed
  112. 2Division 2 Repealed
  113. Brucellosis Repealed
  114. 1Division 1 Repealed
  115. 2Division 2 Repealed
  116. Salmonella Repealed
  117. 1Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article 1 to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005, the competent authority shall verify the correct implementation by food business operators of the point 2.1.4 (process hygiene criterion for Salmonella on pig carcases) of Annex I to that Regulation by applying the following measures: Repealed
  118. 2Division 2 Repealed
  119. 3Division 3 Repealed
  120. Chapter X:: SPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE Repealed
  121. ASPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR LIVE ANIMALS Repealed
  122. BSPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING Repealed
  123. CSPECIMEN HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR FARMED GAME SLAUGHTERED AT THE HOLDING in accordance with point 3a of Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Repealed
  124. Annex II: LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS Repealed
  125. I:SCOPE Repealed
  126. II:OFFICIAL CONTROLS CONCERNING LIVE BIVALVE MOLLUSCS FROM CLASSIFIED PRODUCTION AREAS Repealed
  127. CLASSIFICATION OF PRODUCTION AND RELAYING AREAS Repealed
  128. 1Division 1 Repealed
  129. 2Division 2 Repealed
  130. 3The competent authority may classify as being of Class A areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected for direct human consumption. Live bivalve molluscs placed on the market from these areas must meet the health standards laid down in Annex III, Section VII, Chapter V, of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Repealed
  131. 4The competent authority may classify as being of Class B areas from which live bivalve molluscs may be collected and only placed on the market for human consumption after treatment in a purification centre or after relaying so as to meet the health standards referred to in paragraph 3. Live bivalve molluscs from these areas must not exceed, in 90 % of the samples, 4 600E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. In the remaining 10 % of samples, live bivalve molluscs must not exceed 46 000E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. Repealed
  132. 5Division 5 Repealed
  133. 6If the competent authority decides in principle to classify a production or relaying area, it must: Repealed
  134. MONITORING OF CLASSIFIED RELAYING AND PRODUCTION AREAS Repealed
  135. 1Classified relaying and production areas must be periodically monitored to check: Repealed
  136. 2Division 2 Repealed
  137. 3Sampling plans to check the microbiological quality of live bivalve molluscs must take particular account of: Repealed
  138. 4Sampling plans to check for the presence of toxin-producing plankton in production and relaying waters and for biotoxins in live bivalve molluscs must take particular account of possible variations in the presence of plankton containing marine biotoxins. Sampling must comprise: Repealed
  139. 5Division 5 Repealed
  140. 6Division 6 Repealed
  141. 7Division 7 Repealed
  142. 8Division 8 Repealed
  143. DECISIONS AFTER MONITORING Repealed
  144. 1Division 1 Repealed
  145. 2Division 2 Repealed
  146. ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS Repealed
  147. 1Division 1 Repealed
  148. 2Division 2 Repealed
  149. ERECORDING AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION Repealed
  150. FFOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS' OWN CHECKS Repealed
  151. III:OFFICIAL CONTROLS CONCERNING PECTINIDAE, MARINE GASTROPODS AND ECHINODERMS WHICH ARE NOT FILTER FEEDERS HARVESTED OUTSIDE CLASSIFIED PRODUCTION AREAS Repealed
  152. Annex III: FISHERY PRODUCTS Repealed
  153. Chapter I:: OFFICIAL CONTROLS OF PRODUCTION AND PLACING ON THE MARKET Repealed
  154. 1Official controls on the production and placing on the market of fishery products are to include, in particular: Repealed
  155. 2However, subject to paragraph 3, official controls of vessels: Repealed
  156. 3Division 3 Repealed
  157. 4Division 4 Repealed
  158. II:OFFICIAL CONTROLS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS Repealed
  159. AORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATIONS Repealed
  160. BFRESHNESS INDICATORS Repealed
  161. CHISTAMINE Repealed
  162. DRESIDUES AND CONTAMINANTS Repealed
  163. EMICROBIOLOGICAL CHECKS Repealed
  164. FPARASITES Repealed
  165. GPOISONOUS FISHERY PRODUCTS Repealed
  166. III:DECISIONS AFTER CONTROLS Repealed
  167. Annex IV: RAW MILK, COLOSTRUM, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND COLOSTRUM BASED PRODUCTS Repealed
  168. Chapter I:: CONTROL OF MILK AND COLOSTRUM PRODUCTION HOLDINGS Repealed
  169. 1Animals on milk and colostrum production holdings must be subject to official controls to verify that the health requirements for raw milk and colostrum production, and in particular the health status of the animals and the use of veterinary medicinal products, are being complied with. Repealed
  170. 2Division 2 Repealed
  171. 3Division 3 Repealed
  172. Chapter II:: CONTROL OF RAW MILK AND COLOSTRUM UPON COLLECTION Repealed
  173. 1Division 1 Repealed
  174. 2Division 2 Repealed
  175. Annex VESTABLISHMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO THE LISTING REQUIREMENT OF ARTICLE 12(1) Repealed
  176. Annex VIREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES ACCOMPANYING IMPORTS Repealed