Division 2 The mark to be applied to fresh meat intended for treatment in a processing plant pursuant to Article 33(2)(a) shall consist in, either:

the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 with an additional diagonal cross consisting of two straight lines intersecting at the centre of the stamp and enabling the information thereon to remain legible; or

a single oval stamp, 6,5 cm wide by 4,5 cm high, in which the following information must appear in perfectly legible characters:

• on the upper part, the full name or ISO code of the Member State in capitals,

• in the centre, the approval number of the slaughterhouse,

• on the lower part, one of the following sets of initials CE, EC, EF, EG, EK, EY, EO, ES, EU, EB, WE or EZ,

• two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured,

• the letters must be at least 0,8 cm high and the figures at least 1 cm high.