Division PART I Eligibility criteria for beef

Carcasses, half-carcasses and carcasses cut into quarters, fresh or chilled (CN code 0201) as listed in Part II of this Annex falling within the following categories defined in Part A of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 may be bought in:

1. (a)

   meat of uncastrated male animals aged from 12 months to less than 24 months (category A);

2. (b)

   meat of castrated male animals aged from 12 months (category C);

3. (c)

   meat of male animals aged from 8 months to less than 12 months (category Z).

Products referred to in point 1 may be bought in only under the following conditions:

1. (a)

   they have been slaughtered in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1;

2. (b)

   they have been classified, presented and identified in accordance with F1Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182;

3. (c)

   they have been labelled in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2;

4. (d)

   they come from animals slaughtered not more than six days and not less than two days previously.