# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance), Article 126: The ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections

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

Consignments of fresh meat of kept and wild animals shall only be permitted to enter the Union if the fresh meat of the consignment has been obtained from animals which have undergone the following inspections:
(a) in the case of kept animals:
(i) an ante-mortem inspection within the period of 24 hours prior to the time of slaughter;
(ii) a post-mortem inspection carried out, without delay, after their killing or slaughter.
(b) in the case of wild animals, a post-mortem inspection carried out, without delay, after their killing.
The inspections referred to in the first paragraph must have been carried out by an official veterinarian in the third country or territory of origin or zone thereof in order to exclude the presence of the relevant diseases referred to in Annex I and of emerging diseases.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/692/article/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-692/article-126
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