Article 125 Dispatch of carcasses of wild animals or animals kept as farmed game killed on the spot

Consignments of fresh meat of wild animals or animals kept as farmed game that have been killed on-the-spot shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the fresh meat of the consignment has been obtained from carcasses which comply with the following requirements:

1. (a)

   the carcasses were dispatched directly from the place of killing to a game handling establishment situated in the same listed third country or territory or zone;

2. (b)

   during the transport to the game handling establishment referred to in point (a), the carcasses:

   1. (i)

      did not pass through a third country or territory or zone thereof not listed for entry into the Union of the particular species and category of fresh meat;

   2. (ii)

      did not come into contact with animals or carcasses of a lower health status;

3. (c)

   the carcasses were transported to the game handling establishment referred to in point (a) in means of transport and containers which comply with the following requirements:

   1. (i)

      they were cleaned and disinfected, with a disinfectant authorised by the competent authority of the third country or territory of origin, before the loading of the carcasses for dispatch to the Union;

   2. (ii)

      they were constructed in such a way that the health status of the carcasses was not jeopardised during the transport.