# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 of 15 March 2019 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls (Text with EEA relevance), Article 12: Requirements for post-mortem inspection

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

1. Subject to the derogation stipulated in Point 4 of Chapter II of Section IV to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, carcases and accompanying offals, shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection:
(a) without delay after slaughter, or
(b) as soon as possible after arrival at the game-handling establishment.
2. The competent authorities may require the food business operator to provide special technical facilities and sufficient space to check offal.
3. The competent authorities shall:
(a) check all external surfaces, including those of body cavities of carcases, as well as offal;
(b) pay particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.
4. The speed of the slaughter line and the number of inspection staff present shall be such as to allow for proper inspection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/627/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-627/article-12
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