{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1337/article-4",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/1337",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1337/2013 of 13 December 2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1337",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Group of animals",
  "text": "1. The size of the group of animals referred to in Article 3 shall be defined by:\n(a) the number of carcases cut together and constituting one batch for the cutting plant concerned in case of cutting of carcases;\n(b) the number of carcases the meat of which constitutes one batch for the cutting or mincing plant concerned in case of further cutting or mincing.\n2. The size of a batch shall not exceed the production of one day in a single establishment.\n3. Except the case where Article 7 is applied, when constituting the batches, the establishments in which meat is cut or minced shall ensure that all carcasses in a batch correspond to animals to the meat of which identical labelling indications apply in accordance with Article 5(1) or with Article 5(2).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1337/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:05.291450+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}