# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 of 8 February 2019 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Article 4: Criteria and conditions establishing when ante-mortem inspections may be performed outside the slaughterhouse in the case of emergency slaughter

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

By way of derogation from Article 18(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the official veterinarian may perform ante-mortem inspections outside the slaughterhouse in the case of emergency slaughter, only in the case of domestic ungulates and subject to compliance with the requirements for emergency slaughter laid down in points (1), (2) and (6) of Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
A model health certificate as set out in Annex V to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 shall be issued for animals fit for slaughter. The health certificate shall accompany the animals to the slaughterhouse or be sent in advance in any format. Any observations relevant for subsequent meat inspection shall be recorded in the health certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/624/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-624/article-4
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