Division 1 Without prejudice to ..., Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and Articles 13, 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000, at each stage of production and marketing, operators shall label the meat of bovine animals aged less than 12 months with the following information:F1

1. (a)

   the sales description in accordance with point III of this Part;

2. (b)

   the age of the animals on slaughter, indicated, as the case may be, on the form:

   • "age on slaughter: less than 8 months";

   • "age on slaughter: from 8 to less than 12 months".

By way of derogation from point (b) of the first subparagraph, operators may replace the indication on the age at slaughter by the indication of the category, respectively: "category V" or "category Z", at stages preceding the release to the final consumer.