Health Problems affecting the Production and Placing on the Market of Fresh-Poultry Meat Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 258 of 2004)

B 4387 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,577, 4 ta’ Mejju, 2004 Taqsima B A.L. 258 ta’ l-2004 ATT TA’ L-2001 DWAR IS-SERVIZZI VETERINARJI (ATT NRU. XXIII TA’ L-2001) Regolamenti ta’ l-2004 dwar Problemi ta’ Sa]]a li jolqtu il-Produzzjoni u t Tqeg]id fis-Suq ta’ La]am ta’ Tjur Frisk BIS-SA}}A tas-setg]a mog]tija bl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, il-Ministru g]all-Affarijiet Rurali u l-Ambjent g]amel dawn ir regolamenti li [ejjin: Kapitolu 1 Disposizzjonijiet {enerali Titlu u skop 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu Regolamenti ta’ l-2004 dwar Problemi ta’ Sa]]a li jolqtu il-Produzzjoni u t-Tqeg]id fis-Suq ta’ La]am ta’ Tjur Frisk. (2) L-iskop ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti huwa l-implimentazzjoni tar-regoli mni\\la ta]t id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC dwar regolamenti li jfasslu regoli ta’ sa]]a g]all-produzzjoni u t-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk. Dawn ir-regolamenti ma g]andhomx japplikaw g]at-tqattig] u l-]a a ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk fi ]wienet tal-bejg] jew f’bini ma[enb postijiet ta’ bejg], fejn it-tqattig] u l-]a a jsiru biss g]all-iskop li jissuplixxu direttament lill-konsumatur, fejn dawn l-operazzjonijiet jibqg]u jkunu so[[ettati g]al verifiki tas-sa]]a pubblika provduti f’regoli dwar il-bejg]. B 4388 Tifsir 2. G]all-iskop ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, g]andhom japplikaw id definizzjonijiet mog]tija fl-artikolu 2 (l) sa (n) u (q) sa (s) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 77/99/EEC. Ma’ dawn g]andhom japplikaw id-definizzjonijiet li [ejjin (1) “la]am tat-tjur” tfisser il-partijiet kollha ta’ g]asafar domesti`i tal-ispe`i li [ejjin li jistg]u ji[u kkunsmati mill-bniedem: ti[ie[ domesti`i, dundjani, farg]ien, papri u wi\\; (2) “la]am frisk” tfisser la]am ta’ tjur, inklu\ la]am li jkun vacuum wrapped jew issi[illat f’atmosfera kontrollata, li ma jkunx segwa pro`ess ta’ preservazzjoni ]lief g]al tkessi] jew iffri\ar; (3) “karkassa” tfisser il-[isem s]i] ta’ g]asfur riferit f’partita (1) hawn qabel wara li jkun \vina, tnittef u [ie mnaddaf; minkejja dan, it-tne]]ija tal-qalb, fwied, pulmuni, qan\]a, ]awsla u kliewi, ksur tas-saqajn mit-tarsus u t-tne]]ija tar-ras, oesophagus jew trachea g]andhom jit]allew liberi; (4) “partijiet mill-karkassa” tfisser partijiet minn karkassa kif definita fil partita (3); (5) “offal” tfisser la]am tat-tjur frisk barra dak tal-karkassa kif definit f’partita (3), anki jekk dan jibqa’ mwa]]al mal-karkassa, kif ukoll ir-ras u s-saqajn meta dawn ikunu pre\entati separatament mill-karkassa; (6) “viscera” tfisser offal mit-tora`i, l-abdominali u l-pelvic cavities, u wkoll, skond il-ka\, it-trachea, l-oesophagus u l-qan\]a; (7) “veterinarju uffi`jali” tfisser il-veterinarju mag]\ul mis-Servizz Veterinarju tat-territorju ta’ Malta jew mill-awtorità `entrali kompetenti ta’ Stat Membru; B 4389 (8) “aw\iljarju” tfisser persuna mag]\ula uffi`jalment mis-Servizz Veterinarju skond ir-regolament 8(2) biex tassisti lill-veterinarju uffi`jali; (9) “spezzjoni tas-sa]]a qabel il-qatla” tfisser spezzjoni ta’ tjur ]ajjin li ssir skond Kapitolu VI ta’ l-Iskeda I; (10) “spezzjoni tas-sa]]a wara l-qatla” tfisser spezzjoni ta’ tjur, wara l-qatla, f’bi``erija, li ssir skond Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I; (11) “mezzi ta’ trasport” tfisser il-[arr li jinkludi vetturi, ferroviji u ajruplani u l-istivi ta’ vapuri jew kontenituri g]al trasport permezz ta’ l-art, il-ba]ar jew l-ajru; (12) “stabbiliment” tfisser bi``erija approvata, impjant g]at-tqattieg] approvat, cold store approvat, `entru ta’ tge\wir approvat jew unit li ji[bor flimkien diversi minn dawn l-istabbilimenti. (13) “sie]eb fil-kummer`” skond it-tifsira ta’ l-artikolu 2 ta’ l-Att dwar is Servizzi Veterinarji g]andha tapplika g]al (a) Stati Membri tal-Komunita’ Ewropea; (b) Pajji\i Terzi g]all-Komunita’ Ewropea. (14) “Trattat” jfisser it-Trattat li jistabilixxi il-Komunita’ Ekonomika Ewropea. Kapitolu II Regoli ji japplikaw g]all-produzzjoni tal-Komunita’ Ewropea Kundizzjonijiet g]al-la]am frisk tat-tjur 3. (1) Il-la]am frisk tat-tjur g]andu jil]aq il-kundizzjonijiet li [ejjin B 4390 Karkassi u offal g]andhom (a) ji[u minn annimal spezzjonat qabel il-qatla skond Kapitolu VI ta’ l-Iskeda I u kunsidrat, wara din l-ispezzjoni, tajjeb g]all-qatla biex jitqieg]ed fuq is suq tal-la]am frisk tat-tjur; (b) ikunu [ew miksuba minn bi``erija approvata so[[etta g]al verifiki interni skond ir-regolament 6(2) u g]al verifiki mis-Servizz Veterinarju skond ir regolament 8; (`) ikunu [ew trattati ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i sodisf`enti skond Kapitolu VII ta’ l-Iskeda I; (d) ikunu [ew spezzjonati b’awtopsja skond Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I u ma jkunux instabu mhux tajbin g]all-konsum mill-bniedem skond Kapitolu IX ta’ l-Iskeda I; (e) ikunu [ew mog]tija timbru mediku konformi mar-rekwi\iti ta’ Kapitolu XII ta’ l-Iskeda I, bil-]sieb li dan it-timbru mhux me]tie[ g]al karkassi li se jitqattg]u fl-istess stabbiliment; (f) wara li tkun saret l-ispezzjoni wara l-qatla skond punt 46 tal-Kaptiolu VII ta’ l-Iskeda I u ma]\una skond Kapitolu XIII ta’ l-Iskeda I ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i sodisfa`enti; ([) ikunu [ew ippakkjati sew skond Kapitolu XIV ta’ l-Iskeda I; fejn tkun u\ata g]ata protettiva, din g]andha tissodisfa l-]ti[ijiet ta’ dak il-Kapitolu. Fejn xieraq, tista’ tittie]ed de`i\joni biex id-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dan il Kapitolu jkunu mi\juda skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji kif ukoll jitqiesu r-regoli mni\\la fid-De`i\joni rilevanti tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea, jew jekk din id-De`i\joni ma tkunx provduta u jekk jkun hemm b\onn, skond ir-regoli [enerali tat-Trattat, sabiex B 4391 jitqiesu, b’mod partikolari, il-forom varji ta’ pre\entazzjoni u\ati fis-seng]a, kemm-il darba forom b]al dawn jaqblu mar-regoli ta’ l-i[ene; (]) ikunu [ew trasportati skond il-Kapitolu XV ta’ l-Iskeda I; (i) ikun hemm mag]hom matul il-[arr tag]hom jew b’dokument kummer`jali. Dan id-dokument g]andu (i) b’\ieda mal-partikularitajiet provduti f’punt 66 tal-Kapitolu XII ta’ l-Iskeda I, ikollu numri ta’ kodi`i li permezz tag]hom tista’ ti[i identifikata l-awtorità kompetenti responsabbli g]as supervi\joni tal-istabbiliment ta’ ori[ini, kif ukoll il-veterinarju uffi`jali responsabbli g]all-ispezzjoni tas-sa]]a fil-[urnata li fiha jkun [ie prodott il-la]am, (ii) ikun mi\mum minn min jir`ievi g]al mill-anqas sena sabiex ikun jista’ ji[i provdut fuq talba li ssir mis-Servizz Veterinarju, jew `ertifikat tas-sa]]a muri ta’ l-Iskeda VI fil-ka\ ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk riferit fir-regolament 2 minn bi``erija li tkun tinsab f’re[jun jew \ona ristretta fuq ba\i ta’ sa]]a, jew fil-ka\ ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk li jintbag]at lejn Stat Membru wara li jkun g]adda minn pajji\ terz f’mezz ta’ trasport issi[illat, g]al la]am ma]sub g]all-Finlandja u l-Isvezja, ikollu wie]ed mit timbri provduti fl-Iskeda VI, parti IV, ta]t (e). G]andhom ji[u adottati regoli dettaljati biex ikun applikat dan il-punt, u b’mod partikolari dawk dwar l-allokazzjoni ta’ numri ta’ kodi`i u l-qbil ta’ lista wa]da jew iktar li tidentifika l-awtoritajiet kompetenti, skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, kif ukoll g]andha titqies id-De`i\joni tal B 4392 Kummissjoni Ewropea rilevanti, jew fejn din mhijiex provduta u jekk ikun me]tie[, skond ir-regoli generali tat-Trattat. (2) Partijiet ta’ karkassi jew la]am ming]ajr g]adam g]andhom (a) ikunu [ew imqattg]a u, jew tne]]ewlhom l-g]adam f’impjanti g]at tqattig] approvati u sorveljati skond ir-regolament 6; (b) ikunu [ew imqattg]a u miksuba skond il-]ti[ijiet tal-Kapitolu VII ta’ l Iskeda I u [ejjin minn annimali maqtula fit-territorju ta’ Malta jew fi Stat Membru u li jaqblu mal-]ti[ijiet imfassla fis-subregolament (1) ta’ dan ir regolament; karkassi ta’ tjur impurtati minn pajji\i terzi skond Kapitolu III ta’ l Iskeda I u li jkunu sarulhom il-verifiki provduti fid-Direttiva tal Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 97/78/EC; (`) ikunu [ew so[[etti g]all-verifika provduta fir-regolament 8 (1) (b) (ii); (d) ikunu jissodisfaw il-]ti[ijiet tas-subregolament (1)(`), (]) u (i) ta’ dan ir regolament; (e) ikunu [ew imge\wra, ippakkjati jew ittikkettjati skond is-subregolament (1)(e) u ([) ta’ dan ir-regolament, fuq il-post jew [ewwa `entri ta’ tge\wir mill-[did spe`jalment approvati mis-Servizz Veterinarju g]al dan il-g]an; (f) ikunu [ew ma]\una ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i sodisfa`enti u skond il Kapitolu XIII ta’ l-Iskeda 1. B 4393 Meta impjanti ta’ tqattieg] ju\aw la]am frisk li mhux la]am tat-tjur, dan il-la]am g]andu ikun konformi ma’ standards relevanti tad-Direttivi tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 64/433/EEC, 91/495/EEC u 92/45/EEC. (3) La]am frisk li jkun [ie ma]\un skond dawn ir-regolamenti f’cold store approvat mis-Servizz Veterinarju u li ma jkunx wara dan intmiss, ]lief biex jin]a\en, irid jil]aq ir-rekwi\iti tas-subregolament (1)(`), (e), ([) u (]) u (2) ta’ dan ir regolament jew ikun la]am frisk tat-tjur impurtat minn pajji\i terzi skond il-Kapitolu III u jkun verifikat skond l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji. (4) Skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-Artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji tista’ ting]ata deroga mill-]ti[ijiet tas-subregolament (1) fejn bdiewa bi produzzjoni annwali ta’ inqas minn 10,000 g]asfur tat-tipi riferiti fis-subregolament (1) ta’ l-artikolu 2, jissuplixxu la]am frisk tat-tjur li [ej mill-fondi tag]hom fi kwantitajiet \g]ar (a) jew direttament lill-konsumatur finali mill-fond jew mis-swieq ta’ kull [img]a l-aktar qrib tal-fondi tag]hom, (b) jew lil bejjieg]a bl-iskop li jidderie[u l-bejg] lill-konsumatur finali, kemm-il darba dawn il-bejjieg]a jwettqu l-attivitajiet tag]hom fl-istess lokalità tal-produttur jew f’lokalità vi`ina. Ta]t l-istess pro`edura jista’ jkun spe`ifikat kemm, b’deroga mis-subregolament (2), it-transazzjoni ta’ hawn fuq tista’ tkopri l-qtug]. Din l-e``ezzjoni m’g]andhiex tapplika dwar bejg] minn post g]al ie]or, bejg] b’ordni postali jew, fir-rigward tal bejjieg] bl-imnut, u bejg] fis-suq. It-transazzjonijiet ta’ hawn qabel g]andhom ikunu so[[etti g]al verifiki medi`i pubbli`i li ji[u de`i\i skond il-pro`eudra mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji. B 4394 (5) B’\ieda ma dan u ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]all-]ti[ijiet ta’ sa]]a ta’ l annimali tal-Komunita Ewropea, is-sub-regolament (1) ma g]andux japplika g]al (a) la]am tat-tjur frisk g]al u\u li mhux konsum mill-bniedem; (b) la]am tat-tjur frisk g]all-wiri, studji jew anali\i spe`jali, kemm-il darba l kontroll uffi`jali jag]milha possibbli li ji\gura li l-la]am ma jkunx u\at g]all konsum mill-bniedem u li, meta jkunu saru l-istudji u l-anali\i spe`jali, il la]am, bl-e``ezzjoni ta’ dak u\at g]all-iskop ta’ anali\i, ji[i distrutt; (`) la]am tat-tjur frisk ma]sub esklu\ivament b]ala provvista g]al organizzazzjonijiet internazzjonali. Kundizzjonijiet ulterjuri g]al-la]am tat-tjur frisk 4. (1) B’\ieda mal-]ti[ijiet tar-regolament 3(1) u ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]ar regoli tal-Komunita’ Ewropea fuq l-e\aminar g]all-pre\enza ta’ fdalijiet, il-la]am tat tjur frisk jew it-tajr ikun so[[ett (a) g]al testijiet g]al fdalijiet meta l-veterinarju uffi`jali jissuspetta l-pre\enza tag]hom abba\i tas-sejbiet tal-ispezzjonijiet ta’ qabel il-qatla jew kull informazzjoni o]ra; (b) g]all-kampjun provdut fl-Anness IV (I) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l Unjoni Ewropea 92/117/EEC. It-testijiet provduti f’(a) g]andhom isiru biex jittestjaw il-fdalijiet ta’ sustanzi li jkollhom azzjoni farmakolo[ika u d-derivattivi tag]hom, konformita’ ma’ perjodi ta’ tne]]ija, u g]al sustanzi trasmissibbli o]ra g]al-la]am tat-tjur li probabilment jirrendu l-konsum ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk f’periklu jew ta’ ]sara g]as-sa]]a tal-bniedem. B 4395 It-testjar riferit fis-subparagrafu ta’ qabel dan g]andu jsir skond metodi pruvati li huma rikonoxxuti xjentifikament, b’mod partikolari dawk imfassla fuq livell ta’ Komunità Ewropea jew Internazzjonali. G]andu jkun possibbli li ji[u evalwati r-ri\ultati ta’ l-e\amijiet billi jintu\aw metodi ta’ riferenza stabbiliti skond il-pro`edura riferita fis-subregolament (3). Jekk ir ri\ultati jkunu po\ittivi, il-veterinarju uffi`jali g]andu jie]u l-mi\uri xierqa sabiex jikkunsidra r-riskju involut, u b’mod partikulari sabiex (a) i\id il-verifiki fuq it-tjur imrobbija jew kull kwantità ta’ la]am miksub f’kundizzjonijiet teknolo[i`i simili u li g]andhom mnejn jippre\entaw l-istess riskju, (b) i\id il-verifiki fuq qtajja o]ra fuq il-fond ta’ ori[ini u, jekk ter[a’ titfa``a l-problema, jie]u l-mi\uri xierqa dwar il-fond ta’ ori[ini, (`) jekk hemm kontaminazzjoni tal-ambjent, jie]u l-mi\uri dwar il-pro`ess tal produzzjoni. (2) It-tolleranzi g]as-sustanzi riferiti fis-subregolament (1), barra minn dawk riferiti fid-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 96/23/EEC, g]andhom ikunu stabbiliti skond il-le[islazzjoni tal-Komunita’ Ewropea dwar l-istabbilizzazzjoni ta’ limiti massimi ta’ fdalijiet ta’ prodotti medi`inali veterinarji fl-ikel ta’ ori[ini tal annimali mni\\la fil-le[islazzjoni provduta fir-Regolament ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea (EEC) Nru. 2377/90. (3) Il-metodi ta’ riferenza g]andhom ji[u stabiliti skond il-le[islazzjoni rilevanti tal-Komunita’ Ewropea. Restrizzjonijiet g]at-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk 5. (1) Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]ad-Direttivi tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC u 96/23/EEC jew g]ar-restrizzjonijiet imposti permezz tad-Direttiva tal B 4396 Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 92/117/EEC, il-la]am tat-tjur ma jistax jitqieg]ed fis suq bl-iskop ta’ konsum mill-bniedem meta (a) jori[ina minn tjur milqutin mill-marda riferita fid-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC; (b) juri tra``i ta’ fdalijiet fi kwantitajiet li je``edu t-tolleranza li g]andha ti[i mfassla skond ir-regolament 4 (2) jew ikun [ie trattat b’antibijoti`i, tenderizers jew preservattivi, sakemm dawk il-preservattivi mhumiex awtorizzati ta]t il-le[islazzjoni tal-Komunita’ Ewropea, hekk li l-a[enti u\ati spe`ifikatament sabiex jippromwovu \-\amma tal-ilma huma projbiti, kif ukoll kull kwantità ta’ la]am tat-tjur miksub f’kundizzjonijiet teknolo[i`i simili u li x’aktarx b’ri\ultat ta’ dan jippre\enta l-istess riskju; (`) jori[ina minn annimali li jkunu misjuba li g]andhom id-difetti elenkati f’punt 53(a) tal-Kapitolu IX tal-Iskeda I; (d) ikun [ie dikjarat mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum mill-bniedem skond punti 53(b) u 54 tal-Kapitolu IX tal-Iskeda I. (2) Prodotti li jkunu r`evew trattament ionizzat ma g]andhom jintbag]tu fi Stat Membru li l-le[islazzjoni tieg]u tipprojbixxi trattament b]al dan fit-territorju tieg]u u li jkun informa lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea u lit-territorju ta’ Malta dwar l e\istenza ta’ projbizzjoni b]al din. (3) Fir-rigward ta’ salmonella, g]andhom japplikaw ir-regoli li [ejjin g]al la]am ma]sub g]all-Finlandja u l-Isvezja (a) il-kunsinni tal-la]am ikunu [ew so[[etti g]al test mikrobijolo[iku permezz ta’ kampjuni fl-istabbiliment ta’ ori[ini skond ir-regoli mni\\la fid-De`i\joni tal-Kunsill ta’ L-Unjoni Ewropea 95/411/EC dwar ir-regoli g]al-testijiet B 4397 mikrobijolo[i`i g]as-salmonella b’kampjuni ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk inti\ g]all Finlandja u l-Isvezja; (b) it-test provdut f’(a) ma g]andux isir g]al la]am li jori[ina minn stabbiliment so[[ett g]al programm rikonoxxut b]ala ekwivalenti g]all programm operazzjonali implimentat mill-Finalndja u mill-Isvezja. (4) La]am rikoverat mekkanikament jista’ ji[i kummer`jat biss jekk qabel ikun g]adda minn trattament ta’ s]ana skond id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 77/99/EEC fl-istabbiliment ta’ ori[ini jew kull stabbiliment ie]or mag]\ul mis-Servizz Veterinarju. Lista ta’ stabilimenti approvati 6. (1) Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jelenka lista o]ra ta’ stabbilimenti approvati barra minn dawk riferiti fir-regolament 7, li kull wie]ed minnhom g]andu jkollu numru ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarju. Huwa g]andu jibg]at din il-lista lill-Istati Membri u lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea. Jista’ jing]ata numru wie]ed ta’ approvazzjoni lil stabbiliment li jippro`essa jew jag]mel it-tge\wir mill-[did ta’ prodotti miksuba minn jew b’materja prima riferiti f’wa]da mid-Direttivi mni\\la ta]t l-artikolu 2(d) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l Unjoni Ewropea 77/99/EEC. Is-Servizz Veterinarju ma g]andux japprova stabbiliment sakemm ma jkunx sodisfatt illi dan jaqbel ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti. Meta jkun misjub illi l-i[ene tkun inadegwata u fejn il-mi\uri provduti fit-tieni paragrafu ta’ punt 51 tal-Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I ikunu pruvati insuffi`jenti biex jirrimedjaw is-sitwazzjoni, is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu temporanjament jissospendi l-approvazzjoni. B 4398 Jekk l-operatur tal-istabbiliment, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u ma jag]milx tajjeb g]ar ri\ultati innutati fil-perjodu iffissat mis-Servizz Veterinarju, dan tal-a]]ar g]andu jirtira l-approvazzjoni. Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu hawn jikkunsidra l-konklu\jonijiet ta’ kull verifika li ssir skond ir-regolament 10. L-Istati Membri u l-Kummissjoni Ewropea g]andhom ikunu infurmati bl-irtirar tal-approvazzjoni. (2) L-operatur tal-istabbiliment, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u g]andu jag]mel verifiki regolari fuq l-i[ene [enerali tal-kundizzjonijiet tal-produzzjoni fl istabbiliment tieg]u, fost l-o]rajn permezz ta’ kontrolli mikrobijolo[i`i. Il-verifiki g]andhom ikopru g]odod, tag]mir u makkinarju f’kull stadju tal-produzzjoni u, jekk me]tie[, il-prodotti. L-operatur tal-istabbiliment, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u g]andu jkun f’po\izzjoni, fuq talba mis-Servizz Veterinarju, li jinforma lill-veterinarju uffi`jali jew lill-esperti veterinarji tal-Istati Membri jew lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea bin-natura, il-frekwenza u r-ri\ultati tal-verifiki mag]mula, flimkien ma’ l-isem tal-laboratorju investigattiv jekk ikun me]tie[. In-natura tal-verifiki, il-frekwenza tag]hom, kif ukoll il-metodi ta’ kampjuni u l metodi g]al investigazzjoni batterjolo[ika g]andhom ikunu stabbiliti skond il pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji. (3) L-operatur ta’ l-istabbiliment, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u g]andu jistabbilixxi programm ta’ ta]ri[ g]all-impjegati li jg]in lill-]addiema jsegwu l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ produzzjoni i[enika adattati g]all-istruttura tal-produzzjoni. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali responsabbli g]all-istabbiliment g]andu jkun involut fl-ippjanar u l-implimentazzjoni ta’ dak il-programm. B 4399 (4) L-operatur ta’ impjant tat-tqattieg] jew `entru ta’ tge\wir mill-[did, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u g]andu j\omm records tal-la]am tat-tjur frisk li jid]ol u jo]ro[ mill-istabbiliment, waqt li jispe`ifika n-natura tal-la]am tat-tjur li jasslulu. (5) G]andha ssir spezzjoni u supervi\joni ta’ l-istabbilimenti, ta]t ir responsabiltà tal-veterinarju uffi`jali li, skond ir-regolament 8 (2), jista’ ji[i meg]jun f’]idmiet purament materjali minn aw\iljarji. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali g]andu f’kull ]in ikollu a``ess ]ieles g]al kull parti ta’ l-istabbilimenti biex ji\gura li dawn ir regolamenti jkun qeg]din ji[u osservat. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali g]andu regolarment janalizza r-ri\ultati tal-verifiki provduti fis-subregolament (2). Huwa jista’, abba\i ta’ din l-anali\i, iwettaq aktar e\amijiet mikrobijolo[i`i f’kull stadju ta’ produzzjoni jew fuq il-prodotti. Ir-ri\ultati ta’ dawn l-anali\i g]andhom jinkitbu f’rapport, li l-konklu\jonijiet u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet tieg]u g]andhom ikunu notifikati lill-operatur tal-istabbiliment, lis-sid jew lill-a[ent tieg]u, li g]andu jirran[a n-nuqqasijiet innutati sabiex itejjeb l-i[ene. Ezenzjoni fuq l-istruttura u l-infrastruttura ta’ bi``eriji 7. Skond l-Iskeda II, is-Servizz Veterinarju jista’ je\enta bi``eriji li jimmani[[aw inqas minn 150,000 g]asfur kull sena mill-]ti[ijiet tal-istruttura jew l infrastruttura ta’ l-Iskeda I, kemm-il darba jissodisfaw il-]ti[ijiet li [ejjin (1) L-istabbilimenti inkwistjoni g]andhom ikunu s-su[[ett ta’ re[istrazzjoni veterinarja spe`jali u jkunu mog]tija numru ta’ approvazzjoni spe`ifiku marbut mal unit ta’ supervi\joni lokali. Sabiex ikun approvat mis-Servizz Veterinarju (a) l-istabbiliment g]andu jsegwi l-kundizzjonijiet g]all-approvazzjoni mni\\la fl-Iskeda II; (b) l-operatur tal-bi``erija, is-sid jew l-a[ent tieg]u g]andu j\omm re[istru ta’ B 4400 (i) l-annimali li jid]lu fl-istabbiliment u l-prodotti ta’ wara l-qatla li jo]or[u mill-istabiliment; (ii) il-verifiki li jsiru; (iii) ir-ri\ultati ta’ dawk il-verifiki. Din l-informazzjoni g]andha ti[i komunikata lis-Servizz Veterinarju fuq talba tieg]u; (`) il-bi``erija g]andha tinnotifika lis-Servizz Veterinarju bil-]in tal-qatla u n numru u l-ori[ini ta’ l-annimali u tibg]atlu kopja tal-dikjarazzjoni medika murija fl-Iskeda IV; (d) il-veterinarju uffi`jali jew aw\iljarju g]andu jkun pre\enti fil-]in tal evixxirazzjoni biex ji\gura konformita’ mar-regoli ta’ i[ene mni\\la fil Kapitoli VII u VIII tal-Iskeda I. Meta l-veterinarju uffi`jali jew l-aw\iljarju ma jistax ikun pre\enti fil-]in tal qatla, il-la]am ma jistax jo]ro[ mill-istabbiliment sakemm tkun saret l ispezzjoni skond ir-regolament 8 (2), fil-jum tal-qatla, ]lief fil-ka\ ta’ la]am kopert b’punt 49 tal-Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I; (e) is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jimmonitorja il-katina ta’ distribuzzjoni tal la]am li [ej mill-istabbiliment u t-timbrar kif imiss ta’ prodotti dikjarati li mhux tajba g]all-konsum uman kif ukoll id-destinazzjoni u l-u\u sussegwenti tieg]u. Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jfassal lista ta’ stabbilimenti li jibbenefikaw minn derogi b]al dawn u g]andu jg]addi din il-lista, u kull emenda sussegwenti tag]ha, lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea; (f) is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu ji\gura li l-la]am frisk mill-istabbilimenti riferiti f’ paragrafu (e) ikun immarkat b’timbri jew tabelli approvati g]al dan l iskop skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is Servizzi Veterinarji, kif ukoll g]andu jittie]ed akkont tad-De`i\joni tal B 4401 Kummissjoni ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea rilevanti jew, fl-assenza ta’ De`i\joni tal Kummissjoni ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea u jekk necessarju, skond ir-regoli generali tat-Trattat, li juri d-distrett amministrattiv tal-unit tas-sa]]a li ta]tu jaqa’ l istabbiliment. (2) Tista’ wkoll ting]ata deroga mis-Servizz Veterinarju skond l-Iskeda II fil ka\ ta’ impjanti ta’ tqattieg] li ma jkunux jinsabu fi stabbiliment approvat u li jkunu approvati skond l-artikolu 4 (2) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 64/433/EEC, kemm-il darba l-impjant ta’ tqattieg] ma jimmani[[ax aktar minn tliet tunnellati fil-gimg]a, bla ]sara g]al konformita mar-rekwi\iti ta’ temperatura mni\\la f’punt 49 tal-Kapitolu VIII tal-Iskeda I. Id-disposizzjonijiet tal-Kapitoli VIII u X u punt 64 tal-Kapitolu XI ta’ l-Iskeda I m’g]andhomx japplikaw g]all-operazzjonijiet ta’ ]a a u tqattieg] fl-istabbilimenti riferiti fl-ewwel sotto-paragrafu. (3) La]am li jkun [udikat b]ala li jaqbel mal-]ti[ijiet ta’ l-i[ene u l-verifiki ta’ sa]]a mni\\la f’dawn ir-regolamenti g]andu ji[i mmarkat b’timbru li juri d-distrett amministrattiv tal-unit tas-sa]]a responsabbli g]all-istabbiliment ta’ ori[ini. Il-mudell ta’ dan it-timbru g]andu jkun determinat skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji. (4) Il-la]am g]andu jkun (i) mi\mum biex jinbieg] direttament fis-suq lokali, frisk jew pro`essat, lill-bejjieg]a jew lill-konsumatur ming]ajr ippakkettjar minn qabel jew tge\wir minn qabel, (ii) trasportat mill-istabbiliment lil min jir`evih ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i ta’ trasport. B 4402 (5) L-esperti veterinarji tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea jistg]u, flimkien mas Servizz Veterinarju, iwettqu verifiki fuq il-post fuq numru rappre\entattiv ta’ stabbilimenti li jibbenefikaw mill-kundizzjonijiet imni\\la f’dan ir-regolament. B’mod partikolari, g]andu jing]ata a``ess lill-persuni kollha involuti fuq l-istess ba\i b]al dak mog]ti lill-uffi`jali ta’ l-awtorita’ kompetenti, kif ukoll informazzjoni u dokumentazzjoni, a``ess g]al postijiet, stabbilimenti, installazzjonijiet u mezzi ta’ trasport hekk li dawn it-tip ta’ verifiki jkunu jistg]u jsiru. (6) Bl-awtorizzazzjoni tas-Servizz Veterinarju, tista’ ting]ata deroga mill ]ti[ijiet strutturali provduti fil-Kapitolu I g]al low-capacity cold stores li fihom il la]am ji[i ma]\un biss jekk ikun ippakkjat. (7) Regoli dettaljati g]all-implimentazzjoni tad-disposizzjonijiet imni\\la fl ewwel paragrafu ta’ dan ir-regolament, u is-subregolamenti (5) u (6) ta’ dan ir regolament g]andhom ji[u adottati skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji u g]andha titqies id-De`i\joni rilevanti tal Kummissjoni Ewropea jew, jekk din ma tkunx provduta u jekk ikun ne`essarju, skond ir-regoli [enerali tat-Trattat. Kundizzjonijiet spe`jali dwar “bejg] bl-imnut” (8) G]all-g]anijiet ta’ dan is-subregolament “bejg] bl-imnut” tfisser bejg] mag]mul minn g]add ta’ stabbilimenti separati li jistg]u jaqsmu l-fa`ilitajiet komuni, inklu\ \oni komuni li fihom il-la]am frisk jew il-la]am tat-tjur frisk ikun imqatta’, ma]\un, muri u mqieg]ed g]all-bejg]. Bejg] bl-imnut jista’ jkun marbut ma’ stabbilimenti approvati o]ra. (9) Stabbiliment li jkun jinsab f’suq bl-imnut ma jistax jitqieg]ed fuq il-lista ta’ stabbilimenti approvati provduti fir-regolament 6(1) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti sakemm ma jkunx jaqbel mal-kundizzjonijiet imsemmija fis-subregolament (12). (10) L-istabbilimenti jew il-grupp ta’ stabbilimenti li joperaw f’suq bl-imnut jistg]u jir`ievu numru ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarja. B 4403 (11) In-numru ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarja msemmi fis-subregolament (10) jista’ ji[i sospi\ jew irtirat temporanjament mis-Servizz Veterinarju jekk stabbiliment jew grupp ta’ stabbilimenti ma jibqg]ux isegwu l-kundizzjonijiet imfassla f’dawn ir regolamenti. Din is-sospensjoni jew irtirar mhux bilfors li jolqot l-approvazzjoni ta’ stabbilimenti o]ra tas-suq bl-imnut. (12) (a) L-istabbilimenti g]andhom isegwu l-kundizzjonijiet g]all approvazzjoni ta’ stabbilimenti mni\\la fil-Kapitolu 1 u l-Kapitolu III ta’ l Iskeda I li tinsab ma dawn ir-regolamenti. Minkejja dan, i\-\oni, il-makkinarju u l-fa`ilitajiet riferiti f’punti 1, 2(b), 4(`) u (e) u 5 sa 13 tal-Kapitolu I ta’ l Iskeda I u punti 15(a) sa (`) tal-Kapitolu III ta’ l-Iskeda III jistg]u jintu\aw b’mod kon[unt. Dwar il-kamra riferita f’punt 9 tal-Kapitolu I ta’ l-Iskeda I g]as-Servizz Veterinarju, jekk ikun me]tie[ jistg]u ji\diedu kmamar o]ra. Il-kamra jew kmamar, jistg]u ikunu qeg]din f’parti o]ra tas-suq bl-imnut. (b) |oni ta’ ]a a mkess]a Jekk je\istu \oni ta’ ]a a mkess]a b’\ieda ma’ dawk imsemmija fl-Iskeda I, Kapitolu III punt 15(a) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, i\-\oni g]andhom isegwu l kundizzjonijiet spe`jali g]all-approvazzjoni ta’ cold stores imni\\la fil Kapitolu IV tal-Iskeda I ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti. (`) }a a Karkassi mqattg]in kif ukoll offal li jkunu murija g]all-g]a\la jew g]all-bejg] g]andhom jin\ammu mkess]a b’mod li jkun \gurat li t-temperatura interna tin\amm kif imni\\el fil-Kapitolu XIII, punt 69 ta’ l-Iskeda I ta’ dawn ir regolamenti. B 4404 Jekk ikun me]tie[ g]andhom ji[u provduti cold rooms g]all-ispezzjoni ta’ l o[[etti jew cool boxes biex juru l-o[[etti. (13) G]andhom ji[u rispettati l-kondizzjonijiet ta’ i[ene mni\\la fil-Kapitolu V u b’mod partikulari dawk ta’ punt 19, Kapitolu VII punt 38, Kapitoli X, XIV u XV ta’ l-Iskeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti. G]andhom jittie]du l-mi\uri prattikabbli kollha biex ikun \gurat li persuni li g]andhom a``ess g]a\-\oni li fihom ikun mani[[at jew muri l-la]am, jikkonformaw ru]hom mal-]ti[ijiet tal-i[ene f’punti 18(a) u 24 tal-Kapitolu V ta’ l-Iskeda I li tinsab ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti. (14) G]andhom ji[u rispettati l-mi\uri ta’ supervi\joni provduti fir-regolament 8 ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti u l-Kapitoli XI u XII ta’ l-Iskeda I. Meta jing]aqdu l-istabbilimenti, l-operaturi jew is-sidien tal-istabbilimenti, jew ir rappre\entanti tag]hom, g]andhom ikunu flimkien responsabbli biex isegwu l kundizzjonijiet g]all-approvazzjoni u jwettqu l-]ti[ijiet ta’ l-i[ene. G]al dan il-g]an g]andhom jag]tu l-isem tal-persuna li tkun responsabbli g]as-supervi\joni regolari ta’ l-i[ene [enerali fir-rigward tal-kundizzjonijiet ta’ produzzjoni fl-istabbilimenti mag]quda skond ir-regolament 6(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti. L-isem ta’ din il-persuna g]andu jing]ata lis-Servizz Veterinarju. Ftehim b]al dan ma’ l-istabbilimenti mag]quda g]andu jkun parti essenzjali ta’ l approvazzjoni. (15) Il-]ti[ijiet tar-regolament 3 paragrafu (1)(i) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti g]andhom ikunu rispettati. Supervi\joni veterinarja 8. (1) Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu ji\gura li B 4405 (a) l-irziezet kollha li jipprovdu t-tjur tal-ispe`i riferiti fir-regolament 2(1) lill bi``eriji jin\ammu ta]t supervi\joni veterinarja; (b) ikun garantit li (i) f’bi``eriji approvati skond ir-regolament 6, ikun pre\enti ta’ l-anqas veterinarju uffi`jali wie]ed matul l-ispezzjoni tal-awtopsja; (ii) fl-impjanti ta’ tqattieg] approvati skond ir-regolament 6, membru tat-tim tal-ispezzjoni riferit fis-subregolament (2) ikun pre\enti tal inqas darba matul il-jum meta jkun qieg]ed isir xog]ol fuq il-la]am, sabiex jivverifika l-i[ene [enerali tal-impjant u r-re[istru ta’ la]am frisk li jid]ol u jo]ro[ minnu; (iii) fil-cold stores ikun pre\enti regolarment membru tat-tim tal ispezzjoni riferit fis-subregolament (2). (2) Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jista’, fit-twettieq tal-operazzjonijiet li [ejjin, ikun assistit minn aw\iljarji mqieg]da ta]t l-awtorità u r-responsabbiltà tieg]u (a) jekk isegwu l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ punt 3(a) ta’ l-Iskeda III, fil-[bir tal informazzjoni me]tie[a biex ikun verifikat l-istatus ta’ sa]]a tal-mer]la ta’ ori[ini, skond il-Kapitolu VI ta’ l-Iskeda I, li l-veterinarju uffi`jali g]andu ju\a biex iwettaq id-dijanjo\i tieg]u; (b) jekk isegwu l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ punt 3(b) ta’ l-Iskeda III (i) jivverifikaw li l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ i[ene provduti fil-Kapitoli I, V, VII u X ta’ l-Iskeda I u ta’ l-Iskeda II, u l-kundizzjonijiet provduti f’punt 47 ta’ l-Iskeda I huma mil]uqa, B 4406 (ii) jistabbilixxu li l-ka\ijiet riferiti f’punt 53 tal-Kapitolu IX ta’ l Iskeda I mhumiex pre\enti waqt l-ispezzjoni tal-awtopsja; (iii) iwettqu l-ispezzjoni li hemm provdut dwarha f’(a) u (b) tat-tieni paragrafu ta’ punt 47 tal-Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I u spe`jalment il verifika tal-kwalità tal-karkassi u t-trimmings, kemm-il darba l veterinarju uffi`jali jkun attwalment kapa`i li jissorvelja l-]idma tal aw\iljarji fuq il-post; (iv) jissorveljaw it-timbri tas-sa]]a provduti f’punt 67 tal-Kapitolu XII ta’ l-Iskeda I; (v) iwettqu l-kontrolli tas-sa]]a ta’ la]am imqatta’ u ma]\un; (vi) jimmonitoraw il-vetturi jew il-containers tat-trasport u l kundizzjonijiet tat-tag]bija provduti fil-Kapitolu XV ta’ l-Iskeda I. Jistg]u ji[u biss appuntati b]ala aw\iljarji dawk il-persuni li jissodisfaw ir-rekwi\iti ta’ l-Iskeda III, wara li jkunu g]amlu test organizzat mis-Servizz Veterinarju. Sabiex jipprovdu l-g]ajnuna riferita hawn qabel, l-aw\iljarji g]andhom jiffurmaw parti minn tim ta’ spezzjoni ta]t is-supervi\joni u r-responsabbiltà tal-veterinarju uffi`jali. Huma g]andhom ikunu indipendenti mill-istabbiliment inkwistjoni. Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jiddetermina l-g]amla tat-tim ta’ spezzjoni g]al kull stabbiliment b’mod li l-veterinarju uffi`jali jkun kapa`i jissorvelja l-operazzjonijiet ta’ hawn qabel. Regoli dettaljati li jiggvernaw l-g]ajnuna riferita f’dan ir-regolament g]andhom, sa fejn ikun me]tie[, ikunu determinati skond ir-rekwi\iti tal-Komunita’ Ewropea. (3) Is-Servizz Veterinarju jista’ jippermetti lill-impjegati tal-istabbiliment li jkunu r`evew ta]ri[ spe`jali minn veterinarju uffi`jali, biex iwettqu l-operazzjonijiet B 4407 provduti f’(a) u (b) tat-tieni paragrafu ta’ punt 47 tal-Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Iskeda I ta]t is-supervi\joni diretta tal-veterinarju uffi`jali. Is-Servizzi Veterinarji g]andu ji[bor u ju\a ir-ri\ultati ta’ qabel il-qatla u l ispezzjoniiet ta’ l-awtopsji 9. Is-Servizz Veterinarju huma fdati bil-]idma li ji[bru u ju\aw ir-ri\ultati ta’ qabel il-qatla u l-ispezzjonijiet ta’ l-awtopsji li jsiru mill-veterinarju uffi`jali dwar id dijanjo\i ta’ mard trasmess lill-bniedem. Fejn tinstab marda b]al din, ir-ri\ultati tal ka\ spe`ifiku g]andhom ji[u komunikati mill-aktar fis possibbli lis-servizz `entrali jew korp tal-Ministeru tas-Sa]]a li jie]u ]sieb il-mard trasmess mill-annimali lill bniedem, u lill-veterinarju responsabbli g]as-supervi\joni tal-qatg]a li minnha jori[inaw l-annimali. Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jissottometti lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea informazzjoni dwar `ertu mard, partikolarment fejn ikun jinstab mard li hu trasmess lill-bniedem. Skond il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 10 ta’ l-Att dwar is Servizzi Veterinarji, kif ukoll g]andu jittie]ed kont tad-De`i\joni tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea rilevanti jew, jekk din ma tkunx provduta, u jekk ikun ne`essarju, skond ir regoli [enerali tat-Trattat, jistg]u ji[u adottati regoli dettaljati g]all-implimentazzjoni ta’ dan ir-regolament, b’mod partikolari dwar (a) ir-regolarità li biha l-informazzjoni g]andha ti[i ppre\entata lill-Ministeru tas-Sa]]a, lill-Istati Membri u lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea, (b) it-tip ta’ informazzjoni, (c) il-marda li g]aliha japplika l-[bir tal-informazzjoni, (d) il-pro`eduri g]all-[bir u l-u\u ta’ l-informazzjoni. Verifiki fuq il-post 10. (1) Esperti veterinarji mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea jistg]u, b’koperazzjoni mas-Servizz Veterinarju, jwettqu verifiki fuq il-post f’persenta[[ rappre\entattiv ta’ stabbilimenti fit-territorju ta’ Malta. B 4408 Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jag]ti lill-esperti kull g]ajnuna me]tie[a g]at-twettieq ta’ dmirijiethom. B’mod partikolari, il-persuni kollha involuti g]andhom jing]ataw a``ess fuq l-istess ba\i b]all-uffi`jali ta’ l-awtorita’ kompetenti, kif ukoll l informazzjoni u d-dokumentazzjoni u a``ess fil-postijiet u stabbilimenti, installazzjonijiet u mezzi ta’ trasport b’tali mod li jistghu jitwettqu l-verifiki. Is-Servizz Veterinarju ta’ Malta g]andu jie]u kull mi\ura me]tie[a biex ji[bor ir ri\ultati ta’ dawn il-verifiki. Jekk l-ispezzjoni li tkun twettqet skond dan ir-regolament turi fatti serji kontra stabbiliment approvat, is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu immedjatament jissospendi t-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ prodotti mill-istabbiliment li ma jikkonformax ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti. Qtil, \vinar u tnittif ta’ g]asafar ma]suba g]all-produzzjoni tal-foie gras 11. Is-Servizz Veterinarju jista’, b’deroga mill-]ti[ijiet tar-regolament 3 (1) (a), jawtorizza l-qtil, l-i\vinar u t-tnittif ta’ g]asafar ma]suba g]all-produzzjoni ta’ foie gras fuq ir-razzett ta’ tkabbir, kemm-il darba dawn l-operazzjonijiet jitwettqu f’kamra separata li tissodisfa l-]ti[ijiet tal-Kapitolu II (14) (b) ta’ l-Iskeda I, u li skond il-Kapitolu XV ta’ l-Iskeda I, il-karkassi mhux evixxerati jkunu minnufi] trasportati lejn impjant ta’ tqattieg] approvat li jkun mg]ammar b’kamra spe`jali kif definit ta]t (ii) fit-tieni in`i\ ta’ punt 15 (b), tal-Kapitolu III ta’ l-Iskeda I, fejn il karkassi g]andhom ji[u evixxerati fi \mien 24 sieg]a ta]t is-supervi\joni tal veterinarju uffi`jali. Pro`ess ta’ tkessi] tal-la]am tat-tjur frisk billi ji[i mg]addas fl-ilma 12. (1) Is-Servizz Veterinarju jista’ jawtorizza l-u\u tal-pro`ess ta’ tkessie] tal-la]am tat-tjur frisk billi ji[i mg]addas fl-ilma jekk dan jitwettaq skond il kundizzjonijiet imni\\la f’punti 42 u 43 tal-Kapitolu VII ta’ l-Iskeda I. La]am frisk imkessa] miksub b’dan il-pro`ess jista’ ji[i mqieg]ed fis-suq jew imkessa] jew iffri\at. B 4409 (2) Jekk dan il-pro`ess ikun u\at fit-territorju ta’ Malta, is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jinforma lill-Istati Membri u lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea mill-aktar fis possibli. (3) Is-Servizz Veterinarju ma jistax jo[[ezzjona g]all-introduzzjoni fit territorju ta’ Malta ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk, imkessa] skond punti 42 u 43 tal-Kapitolu VII ta’ l-Iskeda I meta l-u\u ta’ dan il-pro`ess ta’ tkessie] huwa indikat fuq id dokument li jakkumpanjah riferit fir-regolament 3(1) (i), kemm-il darba (a) jew il-la]am ikun [ie ffri\at wara li tkessa] ming]ajr dewmien \ejjed; (b) jew il-la]am tat-tjur imkessa] ikun prodott ta]t l-istess kundizzjonijiet fit territorju ta’ Malta. Applikabilita’ fuq ir-regoli misjuba ta]t id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 89/662/EEC 13. Ir-regoli mni\\la fid-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 89/662/EEC g]andhom japplikaw b’mod partikolari g]all-verifiki waqt l-ori[ini, g]all-organizzazzjoni ta’ u l-prosegwiment tal-verifiki li g]andhom jitwettqu fid destinazzjoni, u g]all-mi\uri protettivi li g]andhom ji[u implimentati. Kapitolu III Disposizzjonijiet applikabbli g]all-importazzjonijiet fit-territorju ta’ Malta. Kundizzjonijiet li japplikaw g]at-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk impurtat minn pajji\i terzi 14. (1) Il-kundizzjonijiet applikabli g]at-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk impurtat minn pajji\i terzi g]andhom jitqiesu, b]ala ta’ l-anqas ekwivalenti g]al dawk imni\\la g]at-tqeg]id fis-suq ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk miksub skond l-artikoli 3 sa 6 u 8 sa 13 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC. (2) G]all-g]anijiet ta’ applikazzjoni tas-subregolament (1), g]andhom japplikaw il-paragrafi li [ejjin B 4410 (i) Sabiex ji[i impurtat fit-territorju ta’ Malta u fl-Istati Membri, il-la]am tat tjur frisk dan g]andu (a) ji[i minn pajji\i terzi jew minn partijiet ta’ pajji\i terzi elenkati skond l-artikolu 9(1) u (2) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC, u tali lista g]andha tkun ippubblikatat ta]t il pro`edura mni\\la fl-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, u jkun konformi mar-rekwi\iti ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti; (b) ji[i minn stabbilimenti li g]alihom l-awtorità kompetenti tal-pajji\ terz ikun ipprovda garanziji lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea li dawn l istabbilimenti jkunu jsegwu l-]ti[ijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti; (`) ikollu mieg]u i`-`ertifikat riferit fl-artikolu 12 tad-Direttiva tal Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC, fil-forma li tkun ippublikata ta]t il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-Att ta’ l-2001 dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji, supplimentat b’dikjarazzjoni li turi li l-la]am ikun isegwi l-]ti[ijiet tal Kapitolu II tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC u kull kundizzjoni addizzjonali, jew joffri l-garanziji ekwivalenti riferiti fi (ii) (b) ta’ dan is-subregolament. Jekk me]tie[, il-kontenut ta’ din id-dikjarazzjoni g]andu jkun stabbilit skond ir-rekwi\iti tal Komunita Ewropea. (ii) Dan li [ej g]andu ji[i ppublikat ta]t il-pro`edura mni\\la fl-artikolu 12 (2) ta’ l-Att dwar is-Servizzi Veterinarji (a) lista ta’ stabbilimenti li jissodisfaw il-]ti[ijiet f’ paragrafu (b); (b) il-kundizzjonijiet spe`ifi`i u l-garanziji ekwivalenti dwar il-]ti[ijiet tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC, barra minn dawk li jag]tu lok biex il-la]am ji[i esklu\ mill-konsum mill-bniedem B 4411 skond ir-regolament 3 (I) (A) (d) ta’ dik id-Direttiva u dawk imni\\la fil-Kapitolu VI, f’punti 42 u 43 tal-Kapitolu VII u fil-Kapitolu VIII ta’ l-Anness I ta’ dik id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea. Kundizzjonijiet u garanziji b]al dawn ma jistg]ux ikunu inqas ]orox minn dawk imni\\la fl-artikoli 3 sa 6 u 8 sa 13 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC. (iii) Is-Servizz Veterinarju g]andu jimxi fuq il-pariri ta’ esperti mill Kummisjoni Ewropea u minn Stati Membri li jwettqu l-verifiki fuq il-post sabiex jivverifikaw jekk (a) il-garanzija mog]tija mill-pajji\ terz dwar il-kundizzjonijiet ta’ produzzjoni u t-tqeg]id fis-suq jistg]ux ji[u kunsidrati ekwivalenti g]al dawk applikati fit-territorju ta’ Malta u fl-Istati Membri; (b) humiex segwiti il-kundizzjonijiet fi (i) u (ii) ta’ dan ir-regolament. Pajji\i terzi u parti minn pajji\i terzi 15. Il-lista provduta fir-regolament 14 (2) (ii) tista’ tinkludi biss pajji\i terzi jew partijiet ta’ pajji\i terzi (a) li minnhom l-importazzjonijiet mhumiex projbiti skond l-artikoli 9 sa 12 tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC; (b) li, min]abba l-le[islazzjoni tag]hom u l-organizzazzjoni tas-Servizz Veterinarju tag]hom u tas-servizzi ta’ spezzjoni tag]hom, il-poteri ta’ dawn is-servizzi u s-supervi\joni li g]aliha huma so[[etti, ikunu [ew rikonoxxuti, skond l-artikolu 3 (2) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 72/462/EEC jew l-artikolu 9 (2) tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC, b]ala kapa`i li jiggarantixxu l-implimentazzjoni tal-le[islazzjoni fis-se]] tag]hom; B 4412 jew (`) li s-Servizzi Veterinarji tag]hom huma kapa`i jiggarantixxu li l-]ti[ijiet tas-sa]]a tal-inqas ekwivalenti g]al dawk imni\\la fil-Kapitolu II tad Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC qeg]din ikunu segwiti. Regoli dwar l-importazzjoni ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk 16. (1) Is-Servizzi Veterinarji g]andhom ji\guraw li l-la]am tat-tjur frisk ikun impurtat fil-Komunita’ Ewropea mit-territorju ta’ Malta biss jekk (a) ikollu mieg]u `-`ertifikat provdut fir-regolament 14 (2) (i) (`), (b) ikun issodisfa l-verifiki rikjesti fi-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 97/78/EC. Applikabilita’ tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 97/78/EC 17. Il-prin`ipji u r-regoli mni\\la fid-Direttiv atl-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 97/78/EC g]andhom japplikaw, b’riferenza partikulari g]all-organizzazzjoni ta’ u l prosegwiment g]all-verifiki li g]andhom isiru mis-Servizz Veterinarju u l-mi\uri ta’ salvagwardja li g]andhom ji[u implimentati. B 4413 SKEDA I Kapitolu I Kundizzjonijiet {enerali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Stabbilimenti L-istabbilimenti jridu ta’ l-anqas ikollhom 1. Fil-kmamar fejn ji[i prodott, ma]dum jew ma]\un la]am frisk u f’\oni u kurituri li minnhom jin[arr la]am frisk (a) art waterproof li tkun fa`li li titnaddaf u tkun disinfettata, rot-proof u mpo[[ija b’tali mod li tiffa`ilita t-tne]]ija ta’ l-ilma; l-ilma g]andu ji[i dirett lejn drains bi gratings u traps li jipprojbixxu l-irwejja]. Minkejja dan fil-ka\ ta’ kmamar riferiti f’punt 14 (e) tal-Kapitolu 11, punt 15 (a) tal-Kapitolu III u punt 16 (a) tal-Kapitolu IV, ma tkunx me]tie[a d-direzzjoni tal-ilma lejn drains imqeg]da bi gratings u traps u, fil-ka\ ta’ bini riferit f’punt 16 (a), ikun suffi`jenti apparat li bih l-ilma jista’ jitne]]a fa`ilment, fil-ka\ ta’ kmamar mni\\la fil-punt 17 (a) tal-Kapitolu IV li ja] u biss la]am mge\wer u ippakkjat u f’ \oni u kurituri minn fejn ji[i traspurtat la]am frisk, art li tkun waterproof u li ma tittiekilx (rot-proof) hija suffi`jenti; (b) ]itan lixxi, ta’ sa]]a, impermeabbli, mi\bug]in `ari, b’\ebg]a li tin]asel sa g]oli ta’ mill inqas \ew[ metri; fi kmamar ta’ tkessie] jew refri[erazzjoni u fl-im]a\en, il-]itan g]andhom ikunu mi\bug]in sa mill-anqas l-g]oli tal-]a a. Fejn il-]ajt imiss ma’ l-art irid ikun g]at-tond jew mag]mul b’mod simili ]lief fil-kmamar riferiti f’punt 17 (a) tal-Kapitolu IV. (`) il-pannewijiet tal-bibien u t-twieqi g]andhom ikunu ta’ materjal iebes, mhux korrusiv u, jekk ta’ l-injam, b’kisja lixxa u impermeabbli fuq l-u`u] kollha; (d) materjal ta’ insulazzjoni li huma rot-proof u ma jarmix ri]a; (e) ventilazzjoni adegwata u estrazzjoni tajba tal-fwar; (f) dwal naturali u artifi`jali adegwati li ma jbiddlux id-dehra tal-kuluri; B 4414 ([) saqaf nadif u li malajr jitnaddaf; fin-nuqqas ta’ dan saqaf b’kisja interna li jil]aq dawn il kundizzjonijiet; 2. (a) vi`in kemm jista’ jkun possibbli tal-istazzjonijiet tax-xog]ol, ta’ g]add suffi`jenti ta’ fa`ilitajiet g]at-tindif u d-disinfettar ta’ l-idejn u g]at-tindif tal-g]odod b’ilma ja]raq. Il-viti ma g]andhomx ikunu ja]dmu bl-idejn jew bid-dirg]ajn. G]all-]asil ta’ l-idejn, dawn il fa`ilitajiet irid ikollhom ilma tal-vit ja]raq u kiesa] jew ilma m]allat minn qabel f’temperatura adatta, prodotti ta’ tindif u disinfettar u mezzi i[eni`i biex jitnixxfu l-idejn; (b) fa`ilitajiet biex ikunu disinfettati l-g]odod, b’ilma ta’ mhux inqas minn 82oC; 3. Arran[amenti xierqa g]all-protezzjoni kontra insetti u annimali gerriema. 4. (a) strumenti u makkinarju tax-xog]ol b]alma huma makkinarju awtomatiku biex jin]adem il la]am, imwejjed tat-tqattieg], imwejjed b’u`uh li jinqalg]u g]all-qtug], kontenituri, conveyor belts u conveyor saws, mag]mula minn materjal re\istenti g]at-tmermir li ma jtebbax il-la]am u li jkun fa`li li jitnaddaf u jkun disinfettat. U`uh li ji[u jew jistg]u ji[u f’kuntatt ma’ la]am, inklu\ welds u joins, iridu jin\ammu lixxi. L-u\u ta’ injam huwa projbit ]lief fi kmamar fejn l uniku la]am frisk ma]\un huwa l-la]am tat-tjur frisk li jkun ippakkjat i[enikament; (b) fittings u makkinarju li ma jitmermirx li jil]aq il-]ti[ijiet i[eni`i g]al mani[[ar tal-la]am, ]a a ta’ kontenituri tal-la]am, b’tali mod li la l-la]am u lanqas il-kontenituri ma ji[u f’kuntatt ma’ l-art jew mal-]itan; (`) fa`ilitajiet, inklu\ \oni ta’ reception u marshalling imfassla u mg]ammra sew, g]all mani[[ar i[eniku u l-protezzjoni tal-la]am matul it-tag]bija u l-]att; (d) kontenituri spe`jali water tight u li ma jitmermrux, b’g]otjien u tappijiet li ma jistg]ux jinfet]u minn persuni mhux awtorizzati, sabiex i\ommu la]am li ma jkunx ma]sub g]all konsum mill-bniedem, jew kamra li tissakkar g]al dan il-la]am jekk il-kwantitajiet huma kbar bi\\ejjed li je]tie[u dan jew jekk il-la]am ma jkunx imne]]i jew meqrud fi tmiem kull [urnata ta’ xog]ol; fejn dan il-la]am jitne]]a permezz ta’ conduits, dawn g]andhom ikunu mibnija u nstallati b’mod li jevitaw kull riskju ta’ kontaminazzjoni tal-la]am tat-tjur frisk; (e) kmamar g]all-]a a i[enika ta’ materjal g]at-tge\wir u l-ippakkjar fejn dawn l-attivitajiet jitwettqu fl-istabbiliment. B 4415 5. Makkinarju ta’ refri[erazzjoni biex i\ommu t-temperatura interna tal-la]am fil-livelli mitluba minn dawn ir-regolamenti. Dan il-makkinarju g]andu jinkludi sistema biex ji[i mne]]i l-ilma tal kondensazzjoni ming]ajr xi possibilità ta’ kontaminazzjoni tal-la]am tat-tjur frisk. 6. Provvista ta’ pressa adegwata ta’ ilma potabbli fit-tifsira tar-regoli tal-Komunita’ Ewropea. Kanen g]all-ilma mhux potabbli iridu jkunu distinti b’mod `ar minn dawk u\ati g]all-ilma potabbli. 7. Provvista adegwata ta’ ilma potabbli ja]raq fit-tifsira tar-regoli tal-Komunita’ Ewropea. 8. Waste disposal system likwida u solida li til]aq il-]ti[ijiet i[eni`i. 9. Kamra li tissakkar mg]ammra sew g]all-u\u esklu\iv tas-Servizz Veterinarju, jew fa`ilitajiet adatti fil-ka\ ta’ m]a\en riferiti fil-Kapitolu IV u r-re-wrapping centres. 10. Fa`ilitajiet li jippermettu spezzjonijiet veterinarji provduti f’dawn ir-regolamenti, sabiex jitwettqu tajjeb f’kull ]in. 11. Numru adegwat ta’ changing rooms b’]itan u art lixxi, waterproof u li jin]aslu, b’banjijiet, showers u flush lavatories mg]ammra b’mod li jipprote[u l-partijiet nodfa tal-bini minn kontaminazzjoni. Il lavatories ma jridux ikunu jag]tu direttament g]all-kmamar tax-xog]ol. Mhumiex me]tie[a showers f’cold stores li jir`ievu jew jibag]tu bil-ba]ar la]am frisk biss imge\wer i[enikament. Il-banjijiet irid ikollhom ilma s]un u kiesa] jew ilma im]allat minn qabel f’temperatura adatta, materjali g]at-tindif u d-disinfettar tal-idejn u mezzi i[eni`i g]at-tnixxif tal-idejn. Viti tal-banjijiet ma jridux ikunu ja]dmu bl-idejn jew bid-dirg]ajn. G]andu ikun hemm g]add suffi`jenti ta’ banjijiet b]al dawn vi`in il lavatories. 12. Post u fa`ilitajiet adegwati g]at-tindif u d-disinfettar ta’ mezzi ta’ trasport g]all-la]am ]lief fil-ka\ ta’ cold stores li jir`ievu u jibag]tu bil-ba]ar la]am frisk biss ippakkjat i[enikament. Il-bi``eriji g]andu jkollhom post separat u fa`ilitajiet separati g]at-tindif u d-disinfettar ta’ mezzi ta’ trasport u crates u\ati g]al tjur g]all-qatla. Minkejja dan, dawn il-postijiet u l-fa`ilitajiet mhumiex obbligatorji jekk je\istu disposizzjonijiet li jirrikjedu li mezzi ta’ trasport jew crates jistg]u jitnaddfu u ji[u disinfettati f’fa`ilitajiet awtorizzati uffi`jalment. 13. Kamra jew post b’sigurtà g]all-]a a ta’ deter[enti, disinfettanti u sustanzi simili. Kapitolu II Kundizzjonijiet Spe`jali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Bi``eriji g]at-Tjur 14. Minbarra l-]ti[ijiet [enerali, bi``eriji g]andu jkollhom ta’ l-inqas B 4416 (a) kamra jew spazju mg]otti li jkun kbir bi\\ejjed u fa`li jitnaddaf u ji[i disinfettat g]all ispezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla provduta fit-tieni paragrafu ta’ punt 28 tal-Kapitolu VI u biex takkomoda l-g]asafar riferiti fir-regolament 2(1) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti; (b) kamra g]all-qatla kbira bi\\ejjjed g]all-qtil u l-i\vinar fuq na]a wa]da u t-tnittif u t-tismit fuq l-o]ra, sabiex jitwettqu f’postijiet separati. Kull komunikazzjoni bejn il-kamra tal-qatla u l-kamra jew spazju riferit f’(a) ]lief g]all-fet]a dejqa li minnha jista’ jg]addi biss tjur g]all qatla, irid ikollha bieb li jing]alaq awtomatikament; (`) kamra ta’ evixxerazzjoni (fejn jin]ar[u l-imsaren) u ta’ preparazzjoni li tkun kbira bi\\ejjed biex titwettaq l-evixxerazzjoni f’post il bog]od bi\\ejjed minn stazzjonijiet o]ra ta’ ]idma, jew separata minnhom permezz ta’ partition, sabiex ikun evitat il-kontaminazzjoni. Kull komunikazzjoni bejn il-kamra tal-evixxerazzjoni u dik ta’ preparazzjoni u l-kamra tal qatla ]lief g]all-fet]a dejqa li minnha jista’ jg]addi biss tjur g]all-qatla irid ikollha bieb li jing]alaq awtomatikament; (d) jekk me]tie[, dispatching room; (e) kamra jew kmamar ta’ tkessie] jew refri[erazzjoni kbar bi\\ejjed, b’fa`ilità li tissakkar, g]al-la]am tat-tjur frisk li jkun mi\mum; (f) kamra jew spazju g]all-[bir tar-rix sakemm dawn ma ji[ux trattati b]ala skart; ([) banjijiet u lavatories separati g]all-]addiema li jimmani[[aw g]asafar ]ajjin. Kapitolu III Kundizzjonijiet Spe`jali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Impjanti tal-Qtug] 15. Minbarra l-]ti[ijiet [enerali, l-impjanti tal-qtug] irid ikollhom ta’ l-inqas (a) kmamar ta’ tkessi] jew refri[erazzjoni kbar bi\\ejjed g]all-preservazzjoni tal-la]am; (b) - kamra g]at-tqattig], tne]]ija tal-g]adam u t-tge\wir; sakemm din l-operazzjoni ssir fl-impjant tal-qtug] B 4417 (i) kamra g]all-evixxerazzjoni ta’ wi\\ u papri mkabbra g]all produzzjoni ta’ foie gras, li jkunu [ew maqtula, \vinati u mnittfa fuq ir-razzett tat-tkabbir; (ii) kamra g]all-evixxerazzjoni ta’ tjur riferiti f’punt 49 tal-Kapitolu VIII; (`) kamra g]all-ippakkjar, fejn dawn l-operazzjonijiet jitwettqu fl-impjant tal-qtug], sakemm il-kundizzjonijiet provduti f’punt 74 tal-Kapitolu XIV ikunu mwettqa. Kapitolu IV Kundizzjonijiet Spe`jali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Cold Stores 16. B’\ieda mal-]ti[ijiet [enerali, l-im]a\en li fihom ji[i ma]\un il-la]am frisk skond l-ewwel in`i\ ta’ punt 69 tal-Kapitolu XIII irid tal-inqas ikollhom (a) kmamar ta’ tkessi] u refri[erazzjoni kbar bi\\ejjed, li jkunu fa`li biex jitnaddfu u li fihom jista ji[i ma]\un la]am frisk fit-temperatura provduta fl-ewwel in`i\ ta’ punt 69; (b) termometru ta’ rekordjar jew teletermometru ta’ rekordjar f’kull jew g]al kull \ona ta’ ]a a. 17. B’\ieda mal-]ti[ijiet [enerali; im]a\en li fihom ji[i ma]\un la]am frisk skond it-tieni in`i\ ta’ punt 69 tal-Kapitolu XIII irid tal-inqas ikollhom (a) kmamar ta’ tekssie] u refri[erazzjoni kbar bi\\ejjed, li jkunu fa`li biex jitnaddfu u li fihom jista’ ji[i ma]\un la]am tat-tjur frisk fit-temperatura provduta fit-tieni in`i\ ta’ punt 69; (b) termometru ta’ rekordjar jew teletermometru ta’ rekordjar f’kull jew g]al kull \ona ta’ ]a a. Kapitolu V I[ene tal-}addiema, Bini u Makkinarju fl-Istabbilimenti. 18. Hija me]tie[a indafa assoluta mill-]addiema, il-bini u l-makkinarju. (a) }addiema li jimmani[[aw la]am frisk mikxuf jew imge\wer jew li ja]dmu fi kmamar u \oni li fihom ikun immani[[at, ippakkjat jew trasportat la]am b]al dan, iridu b’mod partikulari jilbsu g]ata nadifa jew li titnaddaf f’rashom, g]ata f’sieqhom u lbies `ar u ]afif jew B 4418 ilbies protettiv ie]or. }addiema li ja]dmu fuq jew jimmani[[aw la]am frisk iridu jilbsu ilbies tax-xog]ol nadif kuljum u jridu jbiddlu dan l-ilbies kif me]tie[ matul il-jum u jridu ja]slu u jiddisinfettaw idejhom ]afna drabi matul il-[urnata tax-xog]ol u kull meta jer[a’ jibda x xog]ol. Persuni li jkunu [ew f’kuntatt ma’ g]asafar morda jew la]am infettat iridu immedjatament wara ja]slu jdejhom u dirg]ajhom tajjeb b’ilma s]un u wara jiddisinfettawhom. It-tipjip huwa projbit fil-kmamar tax-xog]ol u fl-im]a\en u f’\oni o]ra u kuruturi li minnhom ji[i trasportat la]am frisk. (b) L-ebda annimal ma jista’ jid]ol fl-istabbilimenti ]lief, fil-ka\ ta’ bi``eriji, annimali g]all qatla. Rodent, insetti u [rieden o]ra jridu jinqerdu b’mod sistematiku. (`) Makkinarju u strumenti u\ati g]all-immani[[ar ta’ tjur ]ajjin u li ja]dmu fuq la]am tat tjur frisk iridu jin\ammu nodfa u fi stat ta’ riparazzjoni tajjeb. Huma jridu jitnaddfu u ji[u disinfettati sew u ta’ spiss matul il-[urnata tax-xog]ol, fi tmiem il-[urnata tax-xog]ol u qabel jer[g]u jintu\aw meta jkunu ``appsu. (d) Crates li fihom jin[arru t-tjur g]andhom ikunu ta’ materjal mhux korrusiv, fa`li biex jitnaddfu u ji[u disinfettati. Dawn g]andhom ji[u mnaddfa u disinfettati kull darba li jitbattlu. 19. Kmamar, strumenti u makkinarju tax-xog]ol ma g]andhomx jintu\aw g]al skopijiet o]ra ]lief g]al xog]ol fuq il-la]am tat-tjur frisk, il-la]am frisk jew la]am tal-ka``a awtorizzat skond id-Direttivi tal Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/495//EEC u 92/45/EEC jew preparazzjonijiet jew prodotti tal-la]am sakemm ma jitnaddfux u ji[u disinfettati qabel jer[g]u jintu\aw. Din ir-restrizzjoni ma g]andhiex tapplika g]all-makkinarju ta’ trasport u\at fil-bini riferit f’punt 17(a), meta l-la]am ji[i ppakkjat. 20. La]am tat-tjur u l-kontenituri tag]hom ma jridux ji[u f’kuntatt dirett mal-art. 21. Ilma potabbli jrid jintu\a g]all-iskopijiet kollha; minkejja dan, ilma mhux potabbli jista’ jintu\a g]all-produzzjoni tal-fwar, g]at-tifi tan-nar, biex jitkessa] makkinarju ta’ refri[erazzjoni u g]at tne]]ija ta’ rix \ejjed fil-bi``erija kemm-il darba l-pajpijiet installati g]al dan l-iskop i\ommu milli jintu\a ilma b]al dan g]al skopijiet o]ra u ma jippre\entaw l-ebda perikolu ta’ kontaminazzjoni ta’ la]am frisk. Kanen tal-ilma mhux potabbli iridu jintag]rfu b’mod `ar minn kanen u\ati g]al ilma potabbli. 22. (a) Rix u prodotti o]ra tal-qatla li mhumiex tajbin g]all-konsum uman iridu jitne]]ew immedjatament. (b) Huwa projbit it-tixrid ta’ `ag]na jew ta’ sustanzi simili o]ra fl-art tal-kamra tax-xog]ol u tal-kmamar fejn ji[i ma]\un il-la]am tat-tjur frisk. B 4419 23. Deter[enti, disinfettanti u sustanzi simili jridu jintu\aw b’mod li l-istrumenti, il-makkinarku ta’ ]idma u l-la]am frisk ma jkunx effettwati ]a\in. L-u\u tag]hom irid ji[i segwit minn tla]li] tajjeb ta’ dawn l-istrumenti u l-makkinarju tax-xog]ol b’ilma potabbli. 24. Persuni li jistg]u jikkontaminaw il-la]am huma projbiti milli ja]dmu fuqu u jimmani[[awh. Meta ji[u nga[[ati, kull persuna li ta]dem fuq u li timmani[[a la]am frisk g]andha tkun mitluba li tipprova, permezz ta’ `ertifikat mediku, li ma g]andha l-ebda impediment mediku g]al impjieg b]al dan. Is supervi\joni medika ta’ persuna b]al din g]andha tkun regolata mil-le[islazzjoni nazzjonali relevanti fis-se]] fit-territorju ta’ Malta. Kapitolu VI Spezzjoni Medika ta’ Qabel il-Qatla 25. (a) Il-veterinarju uffi`jali tal-bi``erija jista’ biss jawtorizza l-qtil ta’ kunsinna ta’ tjur minn fond, ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]a`-`ertifikat muri f’Mudell 5 tal-Anness IV tad-Direttiva tal Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 90/539/EEC, meta (i) it-tjur ma]suba g]all-qatla jkunu akkumpanjati b’dikjarazzjoni medika provduta fl-Iskeda IV jew (ii) 72 sieg]a qabel il-wasla tat-tjur fil-bi``erija huwa jkun fil-pussess ta’ dokument li jkun determinat mis-Servizz Veterinarju li jkun fih informazzjoni relevanti a[[ornata dwar il-qatg]a ta’ ori[ini, partikolarment dettalji me]uda mir-records tal-fond riferiti f’27(a) dwar it tip ta’ tjur g]all-qatla; prova li l-fond ta’ ori[ini huwa ta]t is-supervi\joni ta’ veterinarju uffi`jali. Din l-informazzjoni trid tkun evalwata mill-veterinarju uffi`jali qabel jidde`iedi liema mi\uri g]andhom jittie]du dwar tjur li jkunu [ejjin mill fond kon`ernat, partikolarment it-tip ta’ spezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla. (b) Fejn il-kundizzjonijiet provduti f’(a) ma jkunux mil]uqa, il-veterinarju uffi`jali tal bi``erija jista’ jew jipposponi l-qatla jew, fejn jirrikjedi l-qbil mar-regoli tas-sa]]a, jawtorizza l-qtil wara li jkun wettaq it-testijiet provduti ta]t 27(b), u jrid i[ieg]el veterinarju uffi`jali jispezzjona l-fond ta’ ori[ini tat-tjur kon`ernati sabiex jikseb din l-informazzjoni. Kull infieq B 4420 asso`jat mal-applikazzjoni ta’ dan il-paragrafu g]andu jit]allas mir-ra]]al skond ir-regoli li jkunu de`i\i mis-Servizz Veterinarju. (`) Minkejja dan, fil-ka\ ta’ ra]]ala bi produzzjoni annwali ta’ mhux aktar minn 20,000 tajra domestika, 15,000 papra, 10,000 dundjan, 10,000 wi\\ jew kwantità ekwivalenti ta’ spe`i o]ra ta’ tjur riferiti f’punt 1 tat-tieni paragrafu tal-Artikolu 2, l-ispezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla riferita f’27(b) tista’ titwettaq fil-bi``erija. F’dak il-ka\ ir-ra]]al irid jipprovdi lis-Servizz Veterinarju dikjarazzjoni li turi li l-produzzjoni annwali tieg]u ma taqbi\x il-figuri msemmija. (d) Ir-ra]]al irid i\omm g]al minimu ta’ sentejn ir-records riferiti f’punt 27(a) sabiex jissottomettihom lis-Servizz Veterinarju meta mitlub. 26. Is-sid, il-persuna awtorizzata biex tiddisponi mit-tjur jew ir-rappre\entant tag]hom irid jiffa`ilita l operazzjonijiet ta’ spezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla u b’mod partikolari jassisti lill-veterinarju uffi`jali fl immani[[ar li jkun jin]ass me]tie[. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali irid iwettaq l-ispezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla skond regoli professjonali, f’dawl adegwat. 27. L-ispezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla ta’ razzett ta’ ori[ini riferit f’punt 25 g]andha tikkonsisti (a) fil-verifikar tar-records tar-ra]]al, li jridu jinkludu tal-inqas dan li [ej, jiddependi mit-tip ta’ tjur il-jum meta waslu l-g]asafar, is-sors tal-g]asafar, in-numru ta’ g]asafar, il-qag]da attwali tar-razez partikulari (e\. kemm \iedu pi\), kemm mietu, min jissuplixxi l-ikel, tip, perjodu ta’ u\u u meta twaqqfu l-additivi tal-ikel, il-konsum ta’ ikel u ilma, B 4421 e\aminar u dijanjo\i tal-veterinarju li jkun qed isegwihom, flimkien mar-ri\ultati tal-laboratorju, tip ta’ kull prodott mediku li jing]ata lill-g]asafar bid-dati ta’ meta ing]ata u meta twaqqaf, id-data u t-tip ta’ kull tilqim mog]ti, kemm \iedu pi\ matul il-perjodu ta’ tix]im, ri\ultati ta’ kull spezzjoni medika uffi`jali pre`edenti ta’ g]asafar mill-istess qatg]a, in-numru ta’ g]asafar mibg]uta g]all-qatla, id-data prevista tal-qatla; (b) l-e\ami addizzjonali me]tie[ biex jistabbilixxi dijanjo\i meta l-g]asafar (i) ikunu qed isorfu minn marda li tista’ ti[i mg]oddija lill-bnedmin jew lill annimali jew qed i[ibu ru]hom, fuq ba\i individwali jew kollettiva, b’mod li jindika li tista’ tfaqqa’ marda b]al din; (ii) juru nuqqas fl-im[ieba [enerali jew sinjali ta’ mard li jista’ jag]mel il-la]am mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum uman; (`) kampjunar regolari ta’ ilma u ikel sabiex ikun verifikat il-qbil mal-perjodu ta’ meta jitwaqqfu; (d) ir-ri\ultati ta’ testijiet g]al a[enti \oonoti`i mwettqa skond id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l Unjoni Ewropea 92/117/EEC. 28. Fil-bi``erija, il-veterinarju uffi`jali g]andu ji\gura li t-tajr ikun identifikat, jivverifika li hemm qbil mal-Kapitolu II tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/628/EEC dwar il-protezzjoni ta’ annimali matul it-trasport, u b’mod partikulari jivverifika jekk it-tajr ikunx sofra xi deni matul it trasport. Fuq kollox, f’ka\ ta’ dubju dwar l-identità ta’ kunsinna ta’ tajr u fejn it-tajr irid jg]addi minn spezzjoni medika ta’ qabel il-qatla fil-bi``erija skond punt 25(`), il-veterinarju uffi`jali jrid je\amina kull crate jekk it-tajr juri s-sintomi riferiti f’punt 27(b). B 4422 29. Meta t-tajr ma jkunx maqtul fi \mien tlitt ijiem mill-e\aminar tieg]u u mill-]ru[ tal-dikjarazzjoni medika provduta f’punt 25(a)(i) meta t-tajr ma jkunx ]are[ mill-fond ta’ ori[ini, trid tin]are[ dikjarazzjoni medika [dida, jew, wara li jkunu evalwati r-ra[unijiet g]ad-dewmien, il-veterinarju uffi`jali tal-bi``erija g]andu jawtorizza l-qatla jekk ma jkunx hemm ebda ra[uni medika li \\ommha, jekk ikun hemm b\onn wara e\ami ie]or tat-tajr. 30. Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]all-]ti[ijiet tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC il qtil g]all-konsum uman irid ikun projbit jekk ikunu stabbiliti s-sintomi klini`i tal-mard li [ej (a) ornithosis, (b) salmonellosis. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jista’, fuq talba tas-sid tat-tjur jew tar-rappre\entant tieg]u, jawtorizza l-qtil fit tmiem tal-pro`ess normali tal-qatla, kemm-il darba jittie]du prekawzjonijiet biex i\ommu kemm jista’ jkun baxx ir-riskju li l-mikrobi jinxterdu u biex inaddfu u jiddisinfettaw il-fa`ilitajiet wara l-qatla, bil la]am li jirri\ulta mill-qatla ji[i mane[[at daqs li kieku kien dikjarat b]ala mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum mill-bniedem. 31. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jrid (a) jipprojbixxi l-qatla fejn g]andu evidenza li l-la]am mill-annimali kon`ernati se jkun mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum mill-bniedem; (b) jipposponi l-qatla fejn il-withdrawal period g]al residues ma jkunx [ie rispettat; (`) ji\gura, fir-rigward ta’ tjur klinikament b’sa]]ithom minn qatg]a, li l-qatla tag]hom hi obbligata ta]t programm g]all-kontroll ta’ mard infettu\, li t-tjur ji[i maqtul fi tmiem il [urnata jew ta]t kundizzjonijiet li bihom tkun evitata kull kontaminazzjoni ta’ tjur o]ra. Is Servizz Veterinarju jista’ jiddefinixxi r-regoli li jawtorizzaw kif jiddisponu minn dan il-la]am fit-territorju ta’ Malta. 32. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jrid jinnotifika immedjatament lis-Servizz Veterinarju dwar kull projbizzjoni ta’ qatla, waqt li jag]ti r-ra[unijiet u provi\orjament iqieg]ed it-tjur milqutin minn dik il-projbizzjoni ta’ qatla f’post sigur. B 4423 Kapitolu VII }ti[ijiet ta’ I[ene g]all-Qatla u l-Immane[[ar ta’ La]am Frisk 33. Jista’ jin[ieb fil-bini tal-bi``eriji tajr ]aj biss. Hekk kif jin[iebu f’dak il-bini l-g]asafar iridu jnqatlu immedjatament wara l-]asda, ]lief fil-ka\ ta’ qtil skond rit reli[ju\. 34. L-i\vinar irid jitlesta u jitwettaq b’mod li d-demm ma jistax jikkaw\a kontaminazzjoni barra mill post tal-bi``erija. 35. Tajr maqtul g]andu jitnittef immedjatament u kompletament. 36. L-evixxerazzjoni trid titwettaq immedjatament fil-ka\ ta’ evixxerazzjoni totali jew fi \mien il perjodu mfassal f’punt 49 tal-Kapitolu VIII fil-ka\ ta’ evixxerazzjoni parzjali jew differita. It-tajr maqtul irid jinfeta] b’mod li l-kavitajiet u l-viscera relevanti kollha jistg]u ji[u spezzjonati. G]al dan il-g]an il-viscera li g]andha ti[i spezzjonata tista’ jew tinqata’ minn jew tit]alla mwa]]la mal-karkassa bil-konnessjonijiet naturali tag]ha. Jekk maqtug]a, iridu jkunu identifikabbli b]ala li jappartjenu g]al karkassa partikolari. Minkejja dan, papri u wi\\ imrobbija u maqtula g]all-produzzjoni ta’ foie gras jistg]u ji[u evixxerati fi \mien 24 sieg]a, kemm-il darba karkassi mhux evixxerati jkunu mill-aktar fis possibbli ridotti g]al u mi\muma fit-temperatura msemmija fl-ewwel in`i\ ta’ punt 69 tal-Kapitolu XIII, u trasportati skond ir-regoli tal-i[ene. 37. Wara l-ispezzjoni, il-viscera li jkunu tne]]ew iridu ji[u separati immedjatament mill-karkassa, u l partijiet mhux tajba g]all-konsum uman imne]]ija minnufih. Il-viscera jew il-partijiet tal-viscera li jibqg]u fil-karkassa, iridu, bl-e``ezzjoni tal-kliewi, jekk possibbli jitne]]ew kompletament, ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i sodisfa`enti. 38. Huwa projbit li l-la]am tat-tjur jitnaddaf b’mes]a permezz ta’ bi``a jew li timla l-karkassa b’xi ]a[a o]ra ]lief offal li jittiekel jew offal tal-g]onq minn tjur maqtula fil-bi``erija. 39. Huwa projbit li tqatta’ il-karkassa jew tne]]i jew titratta l-la]am tat-tjur qabel l-ispezzjoni tkun [iet kompluta. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jista’ jistabbilixxi kull mani[[ar ie]or mitlub mill-ispezzjoni. 40. La]am mi\mum, min-na]a l-wa]da, u la]am dikjarat ]a\in g]all-konsum uman skond punt 53 tal Kapitolu IX, jew mhux permess g]all-konsum uman skond punt 54 tal-Kapitolu IX, min-na]a l-o]ra, u rix u skart irid jitne]]a mill-aktar fis possibbli lejn il-kmamar, fa`ilitajiet jew kontenituri provduti f’punt 4(d) tal-Kapitolu I u punt 14(e) u (f) tal-Kapitolu II u g]andu jkun mani[[at b’mod li l kontaminazzjoni tin\amm f’minimu. B 4424 41. Wara l-ispezzjoni u l-evixxerazzjoni, il-la]am tat-tjur frisk irid jitnaddaf immedjatament u mkessa] skond il-]ti[ijiet ta’ i[ene sabiex ji[i assigurat qbil mat-temperatura mni\\la fil-Kapitolu XIII mill aktar fis possibbli. 42. Il-la]am tat-tjur so[[ett g]al immersion chilling process skond il-pro`ess deskritt f’punt 43, irid immedjatament wara l-evixxerazzjoni, jkun ma]sul sew billi ji[i sprejjat u mg]addas ming]ajr dewmien. L-isprejjar irid jitwettaq permezz ta’ makkinarju li ja]sel b’mod effi`jenti kemm [ewwa u barra tal-karkassi. G]all-karkassi li ji u mhux aktar minn 2,5kg irid jintu\a tal-inqas 1,5 litru ta’ ilma g]al kull karkassa, bejn 2,5kg u 5kg, irid jintu\a tal-inqas 2,5 litru ta’ ilma g]al kull karkassa, 5kg jew aktar, irid jintu\a tal-inqas 3,5 litru ta’ ilma g]al kull karkassa. 43. Il-pro`ess ta’ tkessie] permezz ta’ immersjoni jrid isegwi dawn il-]ti[ijiet (a) il-karkassi jridu jg]addu minn tank wie]ed jew aktar ta’ ilma jew ta’ sil[ u ilma, li l kontenut tag]hom jinbidel kontinwament. Hija a``ettabli biss is-sistema li permezz tag]ha l karkassi jit]awdu l-]in kollu b’me\\i mekkani`i [ewwa counterflow ta’ ilma; (b) it-temperatura tal-ilma fit-tank jew it-tankijiet imkejla fil-punti tad-d]ul u l-]ru[ tal karkassi ma tridx tkun ta’ aktar minn +16oC u +4oC rispettivament; (`) trid titwettaq b’mod li t-temperatura spe`ifikata fl-ewwel in`i\ ta’ punt 69 tal-Kapitolu XIII tintla]aq fl-inqas ]in possibbli; (d) i`-`irkolazzjoni minima ta’ ilma matul il-pro`ess s]i] ta’ tkessie] riferit f’(a) irid ikun (i) 2,5 litru kull karkassa li ti\en 2,5 kg jew anqas, (ii) 4 litri kull karkassa li ti\en bejn 2,5kg u 5kg, (iii) 6 litri kull karkassa li ti\en 5kg jew aktar. Jekk hemm ]afna tankijiet, i` `irkolazzjoni ‘l [ewwa tal-ilma u `-`irkolazzjoni ‘l barra tal-ilma u\at f’kull tank trid tkun regolata b’mod li tnaqqas progressivament id-direzzjoni tal-moviment tal B 4425 karkassi, l-ilma frisk ji[i maqsum bejn it-tankijiet b’mod li `-`irkolazzjoni tal-ilma fl a]]ar tank ma tkunx anqas minn 1 litru kull karkassa li ti\en 2,5kg jew anqas, 1,5 litru kull karkassa li ti\en bejn 2,5kg u 5kg, 2 litri kull karkassa li ti\en 5kg jew aktar. L-ilma u\at biex jimtlew it tankijiet l-ewwel darba ma g]andux ji[i nklu\ fil-kalkulazzjoni ta’ dawn il kwantitajiet; (e) il-karkassi ma jridux jit]allew fl-ewwel parti tal-makkinarju jew fl-ewwel tank g]al aktar minn nofs sieg]a jew fil-bqija tal-makkinarju jew fit-tank jew tankijiet l-ie]or/l-o]ra g]al aktar milli strettament me]tie[. Iridu jittie]du l-prekawzjonijiet me]tie[a kollha sabiex jassiguraw li, f’ka\ li ji[i interrott il-pro`ess, ji[i segwit il-]in ta’ transitu mni\\el fl-ewwel subparagrafu. Kull meta jieqaf il-makkinarju, il-veterinarju uffi`jali jrid, qabel jer[a’ j]addmu, jissodisfa ru]u li l-karkassi g]adhom jil]qu l-]ti[ijiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti u huma tajbin g]all konsum uman jew, jekk dan ma jkunx il-ka\, ji\gura li jkunu trasportati mill-aktar fis possibbli lejn il-bini provdut f’punt 4(d) tal-Kapitolu 1; (f) kull bi``a makkinarju jrid ji[i mbattal kollu, imnaddaf u disinfettat kull meta dan ikun me]tie[ fit-tmiem tal-perjodu ta’ ]idma u tal-inqas darba kuljum; ([) makkinarju ta’ kontroll kalibrat irid jippermetti supervi\joni adegwata u kontinwa tal-kejl u l-verifikar ta’ il-konsum tal-ilma matul il-]asil bl-ispray qabel l-immersjoni, it-temperatura tal-ilma fit-tank jew tankijiet fil-punti ta’ d]ul u ]ru[ tal-karkassi, il-konsum tal-ilma matul l-immersjoni, in-numru ta’ karkassi f’kull wie]ed mill-weightranges (qisien) elenkati f’(d) u f’punt 42; (]) ir-ri\ultati tal-verifiki varji mwettqa mill-produttur iridu jin\ammu u jing]ataw fuq talba lill-veterinarji uffi`jali; B 4426 (i) it-t]addim korrett tal-impjant ta’ tkessie] u l-effetti tieg]u fuq il-livell ta’ i[ene g]andu ji[i evalwat, sakemm ji[u adottati mill-metodi mikrobijolo[i`i tal-Komunita Ewropea, bi metodi xjentifi`i mikrobijolo[i`i rikonoxxuti mill-Istati Membri waqt li tkun paragunata l kontaminazzjoni tal-karkassi permezz ta’ bacteria totali u enterobacteriacea qabel u wara l immersjoni. Dan il-paragun irid jitwettaq meta l-impjant jibda jintu\a l-ewwel darba u perjodikament wara dak u f’kull ka\, kull darba li jsiru xi alterazzjonijiet fl-impjant. It-t]addim tal-partijiet varji jrid ji[i regolat sabiex ji\gura standard ta’ i[ene sodisfa`enti. 44. Sakemm titlesta l-ispezzjoni, ma jridx ikun possibbli g]all-karkassi u l-offali mhux spezzjonati li ji[u f’kuntatt ma’ karkassi u offali di[a’ spezzjonati, u mhux permess il-qtug] u aktar trattament tal karkassi. 45. Ma jridx ikun possibbli g]al-la]am mi\mum jew dikjarat mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum uman jew g]al by-products li ma jittiklux li ji[u f’kuntatt ma’ la]am dikjarat tajjeb g]all-konsum uman, u dak tal ewwel g]andu jitqieg]ed mill-aktar fis possibbli fi kmamar spe`jali jew kontenituri imqieg]da u mfassla b’mod li jevitaw kull kontaminazzjoni ta’ la]am frisk ie]or. 46. Il-[bid u l-irbit tas-saqajn, l-immani[[ar, trattament ie]or u t-trasport ta’ la]am, inklu\ offali, jrid jitwettaq bill ji[u segwiti l-]ti[ijiet ta’ i[ene kollha. Fejn dan il-la]am ji[i ppakkjat, iridu jkunu segwiti l-kundizzjonijiet imni\\la f’punt 14(d) tal-Kapitolu II u tal-Kapitolu XIV. La]am ippakkjat jew imge\wer irid ikun ma]\un f’kamra separata minn la]am frisk espost. Kapitolu VIII Spezzjoni Medika Post Mortem 47. It-tajr irid ji[i spezzjonat immedjatament wara l-qatla ta]t dawl tajjeb. B]ala parti minn din l-ispezzjoni (a) il-partijiet li [ejjin (i) il-wi`` tal-[isem tal-g]asfur, inklu\ ir-ras u s-saqajn ]lief fejn dawn ikunu ma]suba g]all-konsum uman; (ii) il-viscera; u B 4427 (iii) il-kavitajiet tal-[isem; iridu jkunu so[[etti g]al spezzjoni vi\iva u, fejn me]tie[, ]ass bis-swaba’ u in`i\joni. (b) trid ukoll ting]ata attenzjoni g]al (i) anomaliji ta’ konsistenza, kulur jew xamm, fil-karkassi; (ii) anomaliji ma[[uri li jirri\ultaw minn operazzjonijiet tal-qatla; (iii) funzjoni xierqa tal-makkinarju tal-qatla. Il-veterinarju uffi`jali jrid f’kull ka\ (a) jisso[[etta g]al spezzjoni dettaljata, kampjun bl-ado`` tal-g]asafar mi`]uda fl-ispezzjoni medika post mortem, li l-la]am tieg]u [ie dikjarat mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum uman skond punt 53 tal-Kapitolu IX; (b) je\amina kampjun bl-ado`` ta’ 300 g]asfur me]udin mill-kunsinna s]i]a li tkun g]addiet mill-awtopsja, g]al spezzjoni tal-viscera u l-kavitajiet tal-[isem; (`) iwettaq awtopsja spe`jali tal-la]am tat-tjur jekk ikun hemm indikazzjonijiet o]ra li l-la]am ta’ dawk it-tjur jista’ jkun ]a\in g]all-konsum uman. Is-sid jew il-persuna awtorizzat biex jiddisponi mit-tjur irid jikkopera kemm jista’ jkun me]tie[ fit twettieq tal-awtopsja. Huwa jrid jag]mel it-tjur u l-la]am tat-tjur disponibbli f’kundizzjoni adatta g]al spezzjoni. Huwa jrid jipprovdi g]ajnuna addizzjonali adegwata fuq talba ta’ l-ispettur. Jekk il-persuna awtorizzata sabiex tiddisponi mit-tjur ma ssegwix l-obbligi ta’ koperazzjoni tag]ha, l-ispezzjoni g]andha tkun sospi\a sakemm huwa jikkopera kif me]tie[ mill-ispezzjoni. 48. Fil-ka\ ta’ tajr parzjalment evixxerat (effile’) li l-intestini tag]hom ikunu tne]]ew immedjatament, il-viscera u l-kavitajiet tal-[isem ta’ mill-inqas 5% tat-tajr maqtul minn kull kunsinna g]andhom ikunu spezzjonati wara l-evixxerazzjoni. Jekk matul din l-ispezzjoni jinstabu anomaliji f’numru ta’ g]asafar, imbag]ad l-g]asafar kollha fil-kunsinna g]andhom ikunu spezzjonati skond punt 47. 49. Fil-ka\ ta’ New York dressed poultry (a) l-awtopsja skond punt 47 g]andha ssir f’mhux aktar minn 15-il jum wara l-qatla u matul dan il-perjodu g]andu jin]a\en f’temperatura li ma te``edix +4oC; B 4428 (b) f’mhux aktar tard mit-tmiem ta’ dan il-perjodu, irid ji[i evixxerat fil-bi``erija fejn ikun sar il-qtil jew f’impjant ta’ tqattieg] approvat ie]or li jsegwi l-]ti[ijiet addizzjonali ta]t (ii) fit tieni in`i\ ta’ punt 15(b) tal-Kapitolu III u f’dan l-a]]ar ka\, ikun akkumpanjat bl dikjarazzjoni medika murija fl-Iskeda V; (`) il-la]am tat-tjur ma jridx ikollu t-timbru mediku riferit fil-Kapitolu XII qabel tkun saret l evixxerazzjoni riferita f’punt (b). 50. It-te]id ta’ kampjuni biex ji[u e\aminati g]all-fdalijiet g]andu jitwettaq permezz ta’ spot checks u f’ka\ ta’ suspett [ustifikat. Fil-ka\ ta’ e\ami g]all-fdalijiet permezz ta’ kampjuni, g]andu jsir e\ami skond il-pro`eduri riferiti fid-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 96/23/EEC. L-obbligu ta’ e\aminar g]al fdalijiet ta’ sustanzi b’azzjoni farmakolo[ika riferita fit-tieni sotto-paragrafu tar regolament 4(1) ta’ dawn ir-regolament m’g]andux japplika g]al tjur minn fondi ta]t il-kontroll veterinarju uffi`jali fejn ikun sar e\ami g]al dawk il-fdalijiet fuq il-fondi ta’ ori[ini. 51. Fejn tkun suspettata marda fuq il-ba\i ta’ spezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla jew tal-awtopsja, il-veterinarju uffi`jali jista’ jitlob li jsiru t-testijiet tal-laboratorju me]tie[a jekk jikkunsidrahom ne`essarji biex jissostanzja d-dijanjo\i tieg]u jew biex isib sustanzi b’azzjoni farmakolo[ika li x’aktarx ikunu pre\enti, meta wie]ed iqis il-kundizzjoni patolo[ika osservata. Fil-ka\ ta’ dubju, il-veterinarju uffi`jali jista jwettaq il-qtug] u l-spezzjonijiet l-o]ra tal-partijiet relevanti tat-tjur, me]tie[a biex issir dijanjo\i definittiva. Fejn il-veterinarju uffi`jali jsib li r-regoli ta’ i[ene mni\\la f’dawn ir-regolamenti jkunu qed ji[u miksura b’mod `ar jew li tkun qed ti[i mfixkla l-ispezzjoni medika adegwata, hu g]andu jkollu s setg]a li jie]u azzjoni dwar l-u\u ta’ makkinarju jew bini u li jie]u kull mi\ura me]tie[a, sa u inklu\ it tnaqqis fir-rata ta’ produzzjoni jew interruzzjoni tal-pro`ess ta’ produzzjoni. 52. Ir-ri\ultati tal-ispezzjonijiet ta’ qabel il-qatla u tal-awtopsja g]andhom ji[u rekordjati mill veterinarju uffi`jali u, fejn issir dijanjo\i ta’ mard li jittie]ed, dawn ji[u komunikati lid-dipartiment tas Servizz Veterinarju responsabbli g]as-supervi\joni tal-fond li minnu jkunu ori[inaw l-annimali, kif ukoll lis-sid tal-fond ta’ ori[ini jew lir-rappre\entant tieg]u, li jridu jie]du kont ta’ u j\ommu din l informazzjoni u jissottomettuha lill-veterinarju uffi`jali li jag]mel l-ispezzjoni ante mortem matul il perjodu ta’ produzzjoni sussegwenti. Kapitolu IX De`i\joni tal-Veterinarju Uffi`jali matul l-Awtopsja. 53. (a) Il-la]am tat-tjur g]andu ji[i dikjarat assolutament mhux tajjeb g]all-konsum uman meta l awtopsja tikxef xi wa]da minn dawn B 4429 marda infettiva [eneralizzata u lokalizzazzjoni kronika f’organi ta’ mikro organi\mi pato[eni`i li jittie]du mill-bnedmin, mycosis sistematika u le\jonijiet lokali f’organi suspettati li kienu kkaw\ati permezz ta’ a[enti pato[eni`i li jittie]du mill-bnedmin jew it-toxins tag]hom, parassiti\mi subcutaneous jew muskulari estensivi u parassiti\mi sistemati`i, avvelenament, cachexia, ri]a, kulur jew tog]ma mhux normali, tumuri malinji jew multipli`i, tbajja jew kontaminzzjoni [enerali, le\jonijiet u ecchymosis ma[[uri, le\jonijiet mekkani`i estensivi, inklu\ dawk [ejjin minn ]ruq estensiv, svinar insuffi`jenti, fdalijiet ta’ sustanzi li je``edu l-livelli awtorizzati jew fdalijiet ta’ sustanzi projbiti, ascites (b) Partijiet ta’ annimal maqtul li juru le\jonijiet lokalizzati jew kontaminazzjoni li ma taffettwax is-sa]]a tal-bqija tal-la]am g]andhom ji[u dikjarati mhux tajba g]all-konsum uman. 54. Ir-ras separata mill-karkassa bl-e``ezzjoni tal-ilsien, il-moxt, l-g]esiele[ u l-caruncles u l-viscera li ssegwi, huma esklu\i mill-u\u g]all-konsum uman: it-trachea, il-pulmuni separati mill-karkassa skond punt 37 tal-Kapitolu VII, l-oesophagus, il-]awsla, l-intestini u l-bu\\ieqa tal-marrara. B 4430 Kapitolu X Disposizzjonijiet Dwar La]am Ma]sub g]at-Tqattieg] 55. Il-karkassa g]andha titqatta’ u ti[i spulpjata biss fi kmamar ta’ tqattieg] approvati. 56. L-operatur tal-impjant, is-sid jew ir-rappre\entant tieg]u irid jiffa`ilita l-operazzjonijiet g]as supervi\joni tal-impjant, b’mod partikolari fl-immani[[ar li jkun kunsidrat me]tie[, u jrid iqieg]ed il fa`ilitajiet me]tie[a g]ad-disposizzjoni tas-servizz ta’ supervi\joni. B’mod partikolari, huwa jrid ikun kapa`i, fuq talba, li jinforma lill-veterinarju uffi`jali responsabbli g]as-supervi\joni dwar minn fejn in[ieb il-la]am fl-impjant tal-qtug] tieg]u u l-ori[ini tal-annimali maqtula. 57. Ming]ajr pre[udizzju g]al punt 19 tal-Kapitolu V, il-la]am li ma jsegwix il-]ti[ijiet tar-regolament 3(2)(a) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti ma jistax jitqieg]ed f’impjanti ta’ tqattieg] sakemm ma jitqieg]edx f’\oni spe`jali ta’ ]a a; irid jitqatta’ f’postijiet o]ra jew f’]inijiet o]ra minn la]am li jsegwi dawk il ]ti[ijiet. L-uffi`jal veterinarju jrid f’kull ]in ikollu a``ess g]all-im]a\en u l-kmamar tax-xog]ol kollha sabiex jissodisfa ru]u li d-disposizzjonijiet pre`edenti huma osservati rigoro\ament. 58. La]am frisk ma]sub g]at-tqattieg] irid, hekk kif jidda]]al, jitpo[[a fil-kamra tat-tqattieg] u, sakemm jitqatta’, fil-kamra provduta f’punt 15(a) tal-Kapitolu III. Madanakollu, minkejja punt 41 tal Kapitolu VII, il-la]am jista’ ji[i trasportat direttament mill-bi``erija lejn il-kamra tat-tqattieg]. F’ka\i b]al dawn, il-bi``erija u l-kamra tat-tqattieg] iridu jkunu vi`in bi\\ejjed ta’ xulxin u jinstabu fl istess grupp ta’ bini peress li l-la]am li g]andu jitqatta’ jrid ji[i trasferit f’operazzjoni wa]da minn kamra g]all-o]ra permezz ta’ estensjoni tal-mechanical handling system mill-bi``erija, u t-tqattig] irid isir immedjatament. Hekk kif it-tqattieg] stabbilit u l-ippakkjar jitlesta, il-la]am irid ji[i trasportat lejn il-kamra ta’ tkessi] provduta f’punt 15(a) tal-Kapitolu III. 59. Il-la]am irid jitqieg]ed fil-kmamar riferiti f’punt 15(b) tal-Kapitolu III kif me]tie[. Hekk kif it tqattig] u, fejn xieraq, l-ippakkjar ikun tlesta, il-la]am irid ji[i trasportat lejn il-kamra ta’ tkessi] provduta f’punt 15(a). 60. }lief fil-ka\ ta’ la]am imqatta’ waqt li jkun s]un, it-tqattieg] jista’ jsir biss jekk il-la]am ikun la]aq temperatura li ma te``edix +4oC. 61. Huwa projbit it-tindif ta’ la]am frisk billi jintmesa] b’`arruta. 62. It-tqattieg] irid isir b’mod li jevita li l-la]am jittebba’. Iridu jitne]]ew splinters ta’ g]adam u bi``iet tad-demm. Il-la]am miksub mit-tqattieg] u mhux ma]sub g]all-konsum uman irid jin[abar fil kontenituri jew kmamar riferiti f’punt 4(d) tal-Kapitolu I hekk kif ikun imqatta’. B 4431 Kapitolu XI Monitora[[ tas-Sa]]a ta’ La]am Imqatta’ u La]am Ma]\un. 63. Impjanti ta’ tqattig] approvati, `entri ta’ tge\wir mill-[did approvati u cold stores approvati irid ikollhom supervi\joni minn membru tat-tim ta’ spezzjoni riferit fit-tielet sotto-paragrafu tar-regolament 8(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti. 64. Is-supervi\joni f’punt 63 trid tinkludi l-]idmiet li [ejjin supervi\joni tad-d]ul u l-]ru[ ta’ la]am frisk, spezzjoni medika ta’ la]am frisk mi\mum fl-istabbiliment, supervi\joni ta’ l-indafa fil-bini, il-fa`ilitajiet u l-istrumenti provduti fil-Kapitolu V, u tal i[ene tal-]addiema, inklu\ l-ilbies tag]hom, kull supervi\joni o]ra li l-veterinarju uffi`jali jikkunsidra me]tie[a sabiex ji\gura qbil ma’ dawn ir-regolamenti. Kapitolu XII Timbrar Mediku 65. Irid isir timbrar mediku ta]t is-supervi\joni tal-veterinarju uffi`jali. G]al dan il-g]an, dan tal-a]]ar g]andu jag]mel supervi\joni ta’ (a) it-timbrar mediku tal-la]am; (b) il-labels u l-materjal ta’ tge\wir meta ttimbrat kif provdut f’dan il-Kapitolu. 66. It-timbru mediku g]andu jinkludi (a) g]al-la]am imge\wer f’units individwali jew g]al pakketti \g]ar, fuq in-na]a ta’ fuq, l-inizjali tat-territorju ta’ Malta b’ittri kbar MT, fin-nofs, in-numru ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarju tal-istabbiliment jew, fejn xieraq, il bini tat-tqattieg] jew i`-`entru ta’ tge\wir mill-[did, B 4432 fuq in-na]a ta’ isfel, wie]ed minn dawn is-settijiet ta’ inizjali: KEE. L-ittri u `-`ifri iridu jkunu g]oljin 0,2 `entimetri; (b) g]al pakketti kbar, timbru ovali wiesa mill-inqas 6,5 cm u g]oli 4,5 cm, inklu\ l informazzjoni elenkata ta]t (a). L-ittri jridu jkunu tal-inqas 0,8 cm g]oljin u `-`ifri tal-inqas 1cm g]oljin. It-timbru mediku jista’, barra minn dan, jinkludi indikazzjoni li tg]in lill veterinarju li jkun wettaq l-ispezzjoni medika tal-la]am, li jkun identifikat. Il-materjal u\at g]all-ittimbrar irid isegwi l-]ti[ijiet ta’ l-i[ene kollha u l-informazzjoni riferita f’(a) g]andha tidher fuqu f’forma li tinqara perfettament. 67. (a) It-timbrar mediku riferit f’punt 66(a) irid ikun mag]mul fuq jew vi\ibilment ta]t wrappers jew l-ippakkettjar ie]or ta’ karkassi u ppakkjati individwalment; fuq karkassi mhux pakjati individwalment permezz ta’ twa]]il ta’ si[ill jew tikketta, li tista’ tintu\a darba biss, fuq jew vi\ibilment ta]t wrappers jew ippakkettjar ta’ partijiet ta’ karkassi jew offali imge\wra fi kwantitajiet \g]ar. (b) It-timbru mediku riferit f’punt 66(b) irid ikun mag]mul fuq pakketti kbar li jkun fihom karkassi, partijiet ta’ karkassi jew offali timbrati skond (a). (`) Meta timbru mediku jidher fuq ir-wrapper jew l-ippakkettjar irid ikun applikat b’tali mod li jkun meqrud meta jinfeta] ir-wrapper jew l ippakkettjar, jew ir-wrapper jew l-ippakkettjar irid ikun si[illat b’mod li ma jistax jer[a’ jintu\a wara li jinfeta]. 68. It-timbru mediku ta’ karkassi, partijiet ta’ karkassi jew offali kif provdut f’punt 67(a) ma g]andux ikun me]tie[ fil-ka\ijiet li [ejjin 1. Kunsinni ta’ karkassi, inklu\ dawk li kellhom partijiet imne]]ija skond punt 53(b) tal-Kapitolu IX, g]andhom jintbag]tu minn bi``erija approvata lejn bini ta’ tqattieg] approvat sabiex ji[u mqattg]in hemmhekk so[[etti g]al dawn il-kundizzjonijiet (a) l-ippakkettjar il-kbir li jkun fih il-la]am tat-tjur frisk g]andu jkollu, fuq il-wi`` ta’ barra, it-timbru mediku skond it-tielet indent ta’ punt 67(a) u ta’ punt 67(`); B 4433 (b) id-dispach office g]andu j\omm record ta’ l-ammont, tip u destinazzjoni ta’ kunsinni mibg]uta skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (`) il-bini ta’ tqattieg] li jilqag]hom g]andu j\omm record tal-ammont, tip u ori[ini ta’ kunsinni ri`evuti skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (d) it-timbru mediku fuq l-ippakkettjar kbir g]andu jinqered meta l-ippakkettjar kbir jinfeta] f’bini ta’ tqattieg] ta]t is-supervi\joni tal-veterinarju uffi`jali; (e) id-destinazzjoni u l-u\u ma]sub tal-kunsinna g]andu jkun indikat b’mod `ar fuq il-wi`` ta’ barra, ta’ l-ippakkettjar il-kbir skond dan il-punt u l-IskedaVII. 2. Kunsinni ta’ karkassi, inklu\ dawk li kellhom partijiet imne]]ija skond punt 53(b) tal-Kapitolu IX, partijiet ta’ karkassi u l-offali li [ejjin: qlub, fwied u gizzards, g]andhom jintbag]tu minn bi``erija approvata, bini ta’ tqattieg] jew `entri ta’ tge\wir mill-gdid lejn stabbiliment tal-la]am u prodotti tal-la]am g]al trattament, so[[etti g]al dawn il-kundizzjonijiet (a) L-ippakkettjar kbir li jkun fih la]am tat-tjur frisk g]andu jkollu, fuq il-wi`` ta’ barra, it timbru mediku skond it-tielet in`i\ ta’ punt 67(a) u punt 67(`); (b) Id-dispatch office g]andu j\omm record ta’ l-ammont, tip u destinazzjoni tal-kunsinni mibg]uta skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (c) L-istabbiliment li jir`ievi l-la]am u l-prodotti tal-la]am g]andu j\omm record tal ammont, tip u ori[ini tal-kunsinni ri`evuti skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (d) Meta l-la]am tat-tjur ma]sub g]all-u\u fi prodotti tal-la]am g]all-kummer` ma’ Stati Membri, it-timbru tas-sa]]a tal-packaging il-kbir g]andu jkun meqrud meta l-ippakkettjar il-kbir jinfeta] fi stabbiliment ta]t is-supervi\joni tas-Servizz Veterinarju; (e) id-destinazzjoni u l-u\u ma]sub tal-kunsinna g]andhom ikunu ndikati b’mod `ar fuq il wi`` ta’ barra tal-ippakkettjar il-kbir skond dan il-punt u l-Iskeda VII. 3. Kunsinni ta’ karkassi, inklu\ dawk li kellhom partijiet imne]]ija skond punt 53(b) tal Kapitolu IX, g]andhom jintbag]tu minn bi``erija approvata, `entru ta’ tge\wir mill-[did jew fond tat-tqattieg] lil ristoranti, canteens u istituzzjonijiet g]all-g]oti dirett lil min jag]mel u\u fl-a]]ar, so[[ett g]all-kundizzjonijiet li [ejjin B 4434 (a) il-ippakkettjar il-kbir li jkun fih il-la]am tat-tjur frisk g]andu jkollu, fuq il-wi`` ta’ barra, it-timbru mediku skond it-tielet in`i\ ta’ punt 67(a) u ta’ punt 67(`); (b) id-dispach office g]andu j\omm record ta’ l-ammont, tip u destinazzjoni ta’ kunsinni mibg]uta skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (c) ir-recipient outlet g]andu j\omm record ta’ l-ammont, tip u ori[ini ta’ kunsinni ri`evuti skond dawn ir-regolamenti; (d) l-outlets g]andhom ikun so[[etti g]al kontroll mis-Servizz Veterinarju, li g]andu ji[i mog]ti a``ess g]ar-records mi\muma; (e) id-destinazzjoni u l-u\u ma]sub tal-kunsinna g]andhom ikunu ndikati b’mod `ar fuq il wi`` ta’ barra tal-ippakkettjar il-kbir skond dan il-punt u l-Iskeda VII. Kapitolu XIII }a a 69. - Wara t-tkessie] provdut f’punt 41, il-la]am tat-tjur frisk irid jin\amm f’temperatura li ma g]andha fl-ebda ]in te``edi +4oC. Il-la]am tat-tjur fri\at irid jin\amm f’temperatura li ma g]andha fl-ebda ]in te``edi -12oC Il-la]am tat-tjur frisk ippakkjat ma jridx ikun ma]\un fl-istess kamra b]al-la]am frisk mhux ippakkjat. Kapitolu XIV Tge\wir u Ippakkettjar ta’ La]am Frisk. 70. (a) L-ippakkettjar (per e\empju packing cases, kaxxi tal-kartun) iridu jsegwu r-regoli kollha tal-i[ene, u b’mod partikolari ma jridux ikunu jistg]u ibiddlu l-karatteristi`i organoletti`i tal-la]am, ma jridux ikunu jistg]u jittrasmettu lill-la]am, sustanzi li jag]mlu ]sara lis-sa]]a tal-bniedem, iridu jkunu b’sa]]ithom bi\\ejjed biex ji\guraw protezzjoni effettiva tal-la]am matul il-[arr u l-immani[[ar; B 4435 (b) l-ippakkettjar ma jridx jer[a’ jintu\a g]al la]am sakemm ma jkunx mag]mul minn materjali re\istenti g]at-tmermir li jkunu fa`li jin]aslu u jkunu [ew imnaddfa u disinfettati minn qabel. 71. Fejn la]am frisk imqatta’ jew offali jkun imge\wer, din l-operazzjoni g]andha titwettaq immedjatament wara t-tqattieg] u skond il-]ti[ijiet tal-i[ene. It-tge\wir irid ikun trasparenti u ming]ajr kulur jew, fil-ka\ ta’ tge\wir trasparenti tal-kulur, mag]mul b’mod li j]alli l-la]am imge\wer jew l-offali parzjalment vi\ibbli. Irid ukoll isegwi l-kundizzjonijiet tal-ewwel u t-tieni in`i\i ta’ punt 70(a); ma jistax jer[a’ jintu\a biex ige\wer il-la]am. Partijiet minn tjur jew offali separati mill-karkassa jridu dejjem ji[u mge\wra b’g]atja protettiva si[illata sewwa li tissodisfa l-kriterji ta’ hawn qabel. 72. La]am imge\wer irid ikun ippakkjat. 73. Madanakollu, meta t-tge\wir isegwi l-kundizzjonijiet protettivi kollha ta’ ppakkjar dan ma g]andux g]alfejn ikun trasparenti u bla kulur u ma jkunx me]tie[ li jitqieg]ed [ewwa tieni kontenitur kemm-il darba l-kundizzjonijiet l-o]ra ta’ punt 70 ikunu segwiti. 74. Operazzjonijiet ta’ tqattieg], spulpjar, tge\wir u ppakkjar jistg]u jitwettqu fl-istess kamra jekk l ippakkettjar ikun jista’ jer[a’ jintu\a kif deskritt f’punt 70(b) jew bla ]sara g]al dawn il-kundizzjonijiet (a) il-kamra trid tkun kbira bi\\ejjed u rran[ata b’mod li tkun \gurata l-i[ene ta’ l operazzjonijiet; (b) l-ippakkettjar u t-tge\wir iridu jkunu maqfula f’g]ata protettiva si[illata, immedjatament wara l-manifattura; din l-g]ata trid tkun protetta minn ]sara matul it-trasport lejn l istabbiliment u ma]\una ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i f’kamra separata fl-istabbiliment; (`) il-kmamar g]all-]a a ta’ materjal ta’ packaging irid ikun ]ieles mit-trab u mill-[rieden u ma jkollu l-ebda a``ess ta’ arja ma’ kmamar li jkun fihom sustanzi li jistg]u jikkontaminaw il la]am frisk. L-ippakkettjar ma g]andux ikun ma]\un fl-art; (d) l-ippakkettjar irid isir ta]t kundizzjonijiet i[eni`i qabel jin[ieb [ewwa l-kamra; (e) l-ippakkettjar irid jin[ieb b’mod i[eniku [ewwa l-kamra u u\at ming]ajr dewmien. Ma g]andux jintmiss minn ]addiema li jimmani[[aw il-la]am frisk; B 4436 (f) immedjatament wara l-ippakkettjar, il-la]am irid jitqieg]ed fil-ma]\en provdut. 75. L-ippakkettjar imsemmi f’dan il-Kapitolu jista’ j\omm biss la]am tat-tjur frisk imqatta’. Kapitolu XV Trasport 76. La]am frisk irid ikun trasportat f’mezz ta’ trasport provdut b’hermetic closing system jew, fil-ka\ ta’ la]am frisk impurtat skond id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 97/78/EC jew f’ka\ ta’ la]am frisk li jg]addi mit-teritorju ta’ pajji\ terz f’mezz ta’ trasport si[illat, disinjat u mg]ammar b’mod li jkunu mi\muma t-temperaturi spe`ifikati fil-Kapitolu XIII matul il-[arr. 77. Mezz ta’ trasport ma]sub biex jittrasporta dan il-la]am irid isegwi dawn il-]ti[ijiet li [ejjin (a) [ewwa tieg]u g]andu jkun lixx u fa`li biex jitnaddaf u ji[i disinfettat; (b) irid ikun provdut b’mekkani\mi effi`jenti biex jipprote[u l-la]am minn insetti u trab u jkun watertight. 78. Mezz ta’ trasport ma]sub g]all-[arr ta’ la]am m’g]andu fl-ebda ka\ ikun u\at biex i[orr annimali ]ajjin jew xi prodotti li g]andhom mnejn jaffettwaw jew jikkontaminaw il-la]am. 79. L-ebda prodott ie]or li g]andu mnejn jaffettwa l-i[ene tal-la]am tat-tjur jew li jikkontaminah ma jista’ jkun trasportat fl-istess ]in mal-la]am fl-istess mezz ta’ trasport. La]am ippakkjat irid ikun trasportat f’mezz ta’ trasport separat minn la]am mhux ippakkjat sakemm, fl-istess mezz ta’ trasport, ma tkunx provduta separazzjoni fi\ika adegwata sabiex tipprote[i l-la]am mhux ippakkjat. 80. La]am tat-tjur frisk ma jistax ji[i trasportat f’vettura jew kontenitur li ma jkunx nadif u ma jkunx [ie disinfettat. 81. L-operatur ta’ l-impjant, is-sid jew ir-rappre\entant tieg]u irid ji\gura li l-vetturi u l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ tag]bija huma tali li l-]ti[ijiet ta’ l-i[ene ta’ dan il-Kapitolu jkunu segwiti. Membru tat-tim ta’ spezzjoni provdut fit-tielet subparagrafu tar-regolament 8(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti irid jivverifika li din id-disposizzjoni ti[i segwita. B 4437 SKEDA II Kapitolu I Kundizzjonijiet {enerali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Stabbilimenti ta’ Daqs |g]ir. Stabbilimenti ta’ daqs \g]ir iridu ta’ l-anqas ikollhom 1. Fi kmamar fejn ikun prodott u ma]dum la]am frisk (a) art waterproof li tkun fa`li biex tnaddafha u tiddisinfettaha, rot-proof u mqeg]da b’mod li tiffa`ilita d-draining tal-ilma; l-ilma g]andu ji[i dirett lejn drains li jkollhom gratings u traps li jipprevjenu rwejja]; (b) ]itan lixxi, b’sa]]ithom u mpermejabbli, b’kulur `ar u \ebg]a li tin]asel sa g]oli ta’ mill inqas \ew[ metri; (`) bibien b’materjal li fa`li jitnaddaf, rot-proof u ming]ajr ri]a. Fejn ji[i ma]\un il-la]am fl istabbiliment kon`ernat, dak l-istabbiliment g]andu jkollu ma]\en li jissodisfa l-]ti[ijiet imsemmija qabel; (d) materjali ta’ insulazzjoni li huma rot-proof u bla ri]a; (e) ventilazzjoni adegwata u jekk me]tie[ estrazzjoni tajba tal-fwar; (f) dwal naturali jew artifi`jali adegwati li ma jbiddilx kuluri. 2. (a) Vi`in kemm jista’ jkun tal-istazzjonijiet tax-xog]ol, numru suffi`jenti ta’ fa`ilitajiet g]at tindif u disinfettar ta’ l-idejn u biex jitnaddfu l-g]odod bl-ilma s]un. Biex jin]aslu l-idejn, dawn il-fa`ilitajiet g]andu jkollhom ilma s]un u kiesa] jew ilma m]allat minn qabel f’temperatura kif imiss, prodotti ta’ tindif u disinfettar u mezzi i[eni`i g]at-tnixxif ta’ l-idejn; (b) fa`ilitajiet fuq il-post jew f’kamra ma[enbhom biex jiddisinfettaw l-g]odod, b’ilma s]un li jkun ta’ mhux inqas minn 82oC. 3. Arran[amenti kif imiss g]all-protezzjoni kontra annimali li j[ibu l-mard b]alma huma insetti u [rieden. 4. (a) Strumenti u makkinarju ta’ ]idma b]alma huma mwejjed g]at-tqattieg], imwejjed b’u`uh ta’ tqattieg] li jinqalg]u, kontenituri, conveyor belts u srieraq mag]mulin minn materjal B 4438 re\istenti g]at-tmermir, li ma jistg]ux itebbg]u l-la]am u fa`li biex jitnaddfu u ji[u disinfettati. L-u\u ta’ injam huwa projbit; (b) fittings re\istenti g]at-tmermir u makkinarju li jil]aq il-]ti[ijiet ta’ i[ene g]al: l-immani[[ar ta’ la]am, il-]a a ta’ kontenituri tal-la]am, b’mod li la l-la]am u lanqas il-kontenituri ma ji[u f’kuntatt dirett ma’ l-art u mal-]itan; (`) kontenituri spe`jali li ma jitmermrux u watertight, b’g]otjien u fasteners li jipprevjenu persuni mhux awtorizzati milli jne]]u affarijiet minnhom, sabiex i\ommu la]am mhux ma]sub g]all-konsum mill-bniedem; la]am b]al dan g]andu jitne]]a u ji[i meqrud fit-tmiem ta’ kull [urnata tax-xog]ol. 5. Makkinarju ta’ refri[erazzjoni sabiex i\omm it-temperatura interna tal-la]am fil-livelli rikjesti minn dawn ir-regolamenti. Dan il-makkinarju irid jinkludi sistema ta’ drena[[ mag]quda mal-wastewater pipes li ma jippre\entaw l-ebda riskju ta’ kontaminazzjoni tal-la]am. 6. Provvista ta’ ilma potabbli bil-pressa u adegwata skond it-tifsira tar-regoli tal-Komunita Ewropea. Madanakollu, f’ka\ijiet e``ezzjonali g]all-produzzjoni ta’ fwar, tifi tan-nar u t-tkessi] ta’ apparat ta’ refri[erazzjoni hija awtorizzata provvista ta’ ilma mhux potabbli, kemm-il darba l-kanen installati g]al dan il-g]an iwaqqfu l-u\u ta’ dan l-ilma g]al skopijiet o]ra u ma jippre\entaw l-ebda riskju ta’ kontaminazzjoni ta’ la]am frisk. Kanen tal-ilma mhux potabbli g]andhom ikunu jintg]arfu b’mod `ar minn dawk u\ati g]all-ilma potabbli. 7. Provvista adegwata ta’ ilma potabbli s]un skond it-tifsira tar-regoli tal-Komunita Ewropea. 8. Sistema g]at-tne]]ija i[enika ta’ ilma g]ar-rimi. 9. Ta’ l-inqas sink tal-ilma u flush lavatories. Dan tal-a]]ar ma g]andux ikun jag]ti direttament g]all kmamar tax-xog]ol. Is-sink g]andu jkollu ilma s]un u kiesa] jew ilma m]allat minn qabel f’temperatura adatta, materjali i[eni`i g]at-tindif u disinfettar ta’ l-idejn u mezzi i[eni`i g]at-tnixxif tal-idejn. Is-sink g]andu jkun vi`in il-lavatories. Kapitolu II Kundizzjonijiet Spe`jali g]all-Approvazzjoni ta’ Bi``eriji ta’ Daqs |g]ir. 10. Minbarra l-]ti[ijiet [enerali, il-bi``eriji ta’ daqs \g]ira g]andu jkollhom tal-inqas B 4439 (a) kamra g]all-qtil kbira bi\\ejjed g]all-qtil u l-i\vinar min-na]a wa]da, u t-tnittif u kull tismit min-na]a l-o]ra biex jitwettqu f’postijiet separati; (b) fil-kamra tal-qatla, il-]itan g]andhom ikunu jin]aslu sa g]oli ta’ mhux inqas minn \ew[ metri jew sas-saqaf; (`) kamra ta’ evixxerazzjoni u ta’ preparazzjoni li hi kbira bi\\ejjed biex titwettaq evixxerazzjoni f’post ‘il bog]od bi\\ejjed minn stazzjonijiet ta’ ]idma o]ra, jew separati minnhom permezz ta’ partition, sabiex tevita l-kontaminazzjoni; (d) kamra ta’ refri[erazzjoni ta’ kapa`ità suffi`jenti f’relazzjoni mad-daqs u t-tip ta’ annimali maqtula, f’kull ka\, b’sezzjoni separata ta’ daqs minimu li tissakkar, riservata g]all osservazzjoni tal-karkassi li jkunu qed ji[u analizzati. Deroga minn dawn il-]ti[ijiet tista’ ting]ata mis-Servizz Veterinarju fuq ba\i ta’ kull ka\ g]alih, meta l-la]am jitne]]a immedjatament minn dawn il-bi``eriji biex jittie]ed f’impjanti ta’ tqattieg] jew fi ]wienet tal-la]am fil-vi`inanza immedjata tal-bi``erija, kemm-il darba l [arr ma ji]ux aktar minn sieg]a. 11. Annimali li jin[iebu fil-kamra tal-qtil iridu jinqatlu immedjatament wara li ji[u storduti, ]lief fil ka\ ta’ qtil skond rit reli[ju\. 12. Annimali morda jew suspetti, ma g]andhomx jinqatlu fl-istabbiliment kon`ernat ]lief fejn tkun mog]tija deroga mis-Servizz Veterinarju. Meta ting]ata deroga, il-qtil g]andu jitwettaq ta]t is-supervi\joni tas-Servizz Veterinarju u jittie]du passi biex ti[i evitata l-kontaminazzjoni; il-bini jrid jitnaddaf u ji[i disinfettat b’mod spe`jali ta]t supervi\joni uffi`jali, qabel ma jer[a’ jintu\a. B 4440 SKEDA III Kwalifiki Professjonali tal-Aw\iljarji. 1. Kandidati biss li jippruvaw li jkunu (a) segwew kors teoretiku, inklu\ dimostrazzjonijiet fil-laboratorju, awtorizzat mis-Servizz Veterinarju fis-su[[etti riferiti f’punt 3(a); (b) ir`evew ta]ri[ prattiku ta]t is-supervi\joni ta’ veterinarju uffi`jali g]andhom ikunu eli[ibbli g]at-test riferit fit-tieni subparagrafu tar-regolament 8(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti. It ta]ri[ prattiku g]andu jsir fil-bi``eriji, impjanti ta’ tqattieg], cold stores u postijiet ta’ spezzjoni g]al-la]am frisk jew, g]all-ispezzjoni ta’ qabel il-qatla, [ewwa fond. 2. Madanakollu, l-aw\iljarji li jil]qu l-]ti[ijiet tal-Anness III tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 64/433/EEC jistg]u jsegwu kors ta’ ta]ri[ li fih il-parti teoretika tkun imnaqqsa g]al erba’ [img]at. 3. It-test riferit fit-tieni subparagrafu tar-regolament 8(2) ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti g]andu jikkonsisti minn parti teoretika u parti prattika u g]andu jkopri dawn is-su[[etti li [ejjin (a) G]all-ispezzjoni ta’ fondi (i) parti tejoretika familjarità mal-industrija tat-tjur - organizzazzjoni, sinifikat ekonomiku, metodi ta’ produzzjoni, kummer` internazzjonali, e``, anatomija u patolo[ija tat-tjur, tag]rif ba\iku dwar mard, viruses, bacteria, parassiti, e``, monitora[[ g]al mard u u\u ta’ prodotti medi`inali, tilqim u testjar g]al fdalijiet, i[ene u spezzjoni medika, il-[id tar-razzett, matul it-trasport u fil-bi``erija, kontrolli ambjentali f’bini, f’irziezet u b’mod [enerali, B 4441 regoli nazzjonali u internazzjonali, l-attitudni tal-konsumatur u l-kontroll tal-kwalità; (ii) parti prattika \jarat f’irziezet ta’ tipi differenti u metodi differenti ta’ trobbija, \jarat fi stabbilimenti ta’ produzzjoni, tag]bija u ]att ta’ mezzi ta’ trasport, \jarat f’laboratorji, verifiki veterinarji, dokumentazzjoni, esperjenza prattika. (b) g]al spezzjoni f’bi``eriji (i) parti teoretika tag]rif ba\iku ta’ anatomija u fi\jolo[ija ta’ l-annimali maqtula; tag]rif ba\iku ta’ patolo[ija ta’ l-annimali maqtula; tag]rif ba\iku ta’ l-anatomija patolo[ika ta’ l-annimali maqtula; tag]rif ba\iku ta’ i[ene u b’mod partikolari ta’ i[ene industrijali, i[ene waqt il qatla, it-tqattieg] u l-]a a u i[ene tax-xog]ol; tag]rif ta’ metodi u pro`edura tal-qatla, spezzjoni, preparazzjoni, tge\wir, ippakkjar u trasport ta’ la]am frisk; tag]rif tal-li[ijiet, regolamenti u provedimenti amministrattivi dwar it-ta]ri[ tax xog]ol tag]hom; B 4442 pro`eduri ta’ kampjunar; (ii) parti prattika spezzjoni u assessjar ta’ l-annimali maqtula, determinazzjoni ta’ spe`i ta’ l-annimali permezz ta’ e\ami ta’ partijiet tipi`i tal annimal, ji[i stabbilit l-g]add ta’ partijiet ta’ annimali maqtula li fihom ikunu se]]u tibdiliet, u kummenti dwar dan, awtopsja f’bi``erija, kontroll ta’ i[ene, kampjunar. B 4443 SKEDA IV Mudell Dikjarazzjoni Medika (1) g]al tjur trasportat mill-fond lejn il-bi``erija Nru (2) Servizz Kompetenti: I. Identifikazzjoni ta’ l-Annimali Spe`i ta’ Annimali: Numru ta’ Annimali: Timbru ta’ Identifikazzjoni: II. Ori[ini ta’ l-Annimali Indirizz tal-fond ta’ Ori[ini: III. Destinazzjoni ta’ l-annimali L-annimali ser ji[u trasportati lejn il-bi``erija li [ejja: permezz tat-trasport li [ej: IV. Dikjarazzjoni Jien, hawn ta]t iffirmat, veterinarju uffi`jali, niddikjara li l-annimali hawn fuq deskritti kienu e\aminati qabel il-qatla fil-fond hawn fuq imsemmi fil (]in) f’ (data) u nstabu b’sa]]ithom. .................................................... ................................. (post) Data ....................................................................................................... (firma tal-veterinarju uffi`jali) (1) Dan i`-`ertifikat hu validu g]al 72 sieg]a (2) Mhux obbligatorju B 4444 SKEDA V Dikjarazzjoni Medika G]all-karkassi ta’ tjur g]all-evixxerazzjoni li ddum ma ssir jew g]all-karkassi ta’ papri u wi\\ imrobbija g]all-produzzjoni ta’ foie gras, storduti, zvinati u mnittfa fuq ir-razzett ta’ tix]im u trasportati g]all-impjant tat-tqattieg] li jkun mg]ammar b’kamra separata g]all evixxerazzjoni. Nru (1) : Servizz Kompetenti: I. Identifikazzjoni ta’ karkassi mhux evixxerati Spe`i : Numru ta’ karkassi mhux evixxerati: II. Ori[ini ta’ karkassi mhux evixxerati Indirizz tar-razzett ta’ tix]im: III. Destinazzjoni ta’ karkassi mhux evixxerati Il-karkassi mhux evixxerati jkunu trasportati lejn l-impjant ta’ tqattieg] li [ej: IV. Dikjarazzjoni Jien, hawn ta]t iffirmat, veterinarju uffi`jali, niddikjara li l-karkassi mhux evixxerati hawn fuq deskritti huma ta’ g]asafar li kienu e\aminati qabel il-qatla fuq ir-razzett ta’ tix]im hawn fuq imsemmi f’ (]in) f’ (data) u misjuba li huma b’sa]]ithom. ....................................................... ........................ (post) (data) ............................................................................ (firma tal-veterinarju uffi`jali) (1) Mhux obbligatorju B 4445 SKEDA VI Mudell ~ertifikat Mediku G]al-La]am tat-Tjur Frisk (1) Nru (2) : Post ta’ tag]bija : Ministeru : Dipartiment : Riferenza (3) : I. Identifikazzjoni ta’ la]am La]am ta’ : (spe`i ta’ annimali) Natura ta’ tqattieg] : Natura ta’ ppakkjar : Xahar/Xhur u sena/snin meta [ew iffri\ati : Pi\ net : II. Ori[ini tal-la]am Indirizz/i u numru/i ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarja tal-bi``erija/i approvata/i : Indirizz/i u numru/i ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarja tal-impjant/i ta’ tqattieg] approvat/i: Indirizz/i u numru/i ta’ approvazzjoni veterinarja tal-cold store/s approvat/i : III. Destinazzjoni tal-la]am Il-la]am ser jintbag]at minn ......................................................................... (post ta’ tag]bija) sa (pajji\ u post ta’ destinazzjoni) permezz tal-mezz tat-trasport li [ej (4) : Isem u indirizz tal-konsenjatur: Isem u indirizz ta’ min jir`ievi: B 4446 IV. Dikjarazzjoni Jien, hawn ta]t iffirmat, veterinarju uffi`jali, ni``ertifika li (a) il-la]am tat-tjur hawn fuq imsemmi jissodisfa l-]ti[ijiet tad-Direttiva tal-Kunsill tal-Kunsill ta’ l Unjoni Ewropea 91/494/EEC tas-26 ta’ {unju 1991 dwar il-kundizzjonijiet ta’ sa]]a li jigvernaw il kummer` u l-importazzjoni intra-komunitarju minn pajji\i terzi ta’ la]am tat-tjur frisk kif ukoll il ]ti[ijiet tat-tieni subparagrafu ta’ l-artikolu 3(A)(1) ta’ dik id-Direttiva, jekk dan il-la]am ikun destinat g]al Stat Membru jew re[jun ta’ Stat Membru li jkun rikonoxxut b]ala ]ieles mill-marda Newcastle; (b) il-la]am tat-tjur hawn qabel deskritt, l-ippakkjar tal-la]am deskritt hawn qabel, g]andu timbru li jipprova li (i) il-la]am [ej minn annimali maqtula f’bi``eriji approvati, (ii) il-la]am kien imqatta’ f’impjant ta’ tqattieg] approvat, (`) dan il-la]am [ie mg]oddi b]ala tajjeb g]all-konsum uman wara li twettqet spezzjoni veterinarja skond id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC tal-15 ta’ Frar 1971 dwar problemi medi`i li jolqtu l-kummer` f’la]am tat-tjur frisk jew id-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 91/495/EEC tas-27 ta’ Novembru 1990 dwar is-sa]]a pubblika u l-problemi medi`i tal-annimali li jolqtu l-produzzjoni u t-tqeg]id fuq is-suq ta’ la]am tal-fniek u la]am ta’ annimali slava[ imrobbija f’irziezet (farm gamed meat); (d) il-vetturi tat-trasport jew kontenituri u l-kundizzjonijiet ta’ tag]bija ta’ din il-kunsinna jil]qu l ]ti[ijiet ta’ i[ene mni\\la fid-Direttiva tal-Kunsill ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropea 71/118/EEC; (e) jekk il-la]am hu ma]sub g]all-Finlandja jew g]all-Isvezja (2) : (i) it-test riferit fir-regolament 5(3)(a) twettaq (4) (ii) il-la]am [ej minn stabbiliment so[[ett g]al programm b]al dak riferit fir-regolament 5(3)(b)(4). .............................................................. ............................... (Post) (Data) ................................................................................................ (firma tal-veterinarju uffi`jali) B 4447 (1) La]am tat-tjur frisk tfisser, skond id-Direttiva riferita f’IV ta’ dan i`-`ertifikat, il-partijiet tajbin g]all-konsum uman ta’ annimali domesti`i tal-ispe`i li [ejjin: ti[ie[, dundjani, farg]ien, papri, wi\\, summien, ]amiem, fa[ani u perni`i, li ma jkunux g]addew minn xi pro`ess ta’ preservazzjoni; madanakollu, la]am imkessa] u fri\at g]andu jkun kunsidrat li hu la]am frisk. (2) Jekk trid. (3) Fil-ka\ ta’ rail trucks u lorries, ni\\el in-numru ta’ re[istrazzjoni, fil-ka\ ta’ ajruplan in-numru tat titjira, u fil-ka\ ta’ dg]ajjes, l-isem u, fejn me]tie[, in-numru tal-kontenitur. (4) }assar fejn ma japplikax. B 4448 SKEDAVII Indikazzjoni li g]andha tkun applikata g]all-ippakkettjar kbir U\u ma]sub : qtug]/trattament bis-s]ana (1) Indirizz ta’ destinazzjoni ...................................................................................................................................................................... ... ....................................................................... (1) }assar kif me]tie[. B 4449 L.N. 258 of 2004 VETERINARY SERVICES ACT (ACT NO. XXIII of 2001) Health Problems affecting the Production and Placing on the Market of Fresh Poultry-Meat Regulations, 2004 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, 2001, the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment has made the following regulations: CHAPTER I General provisions Title and Scope 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Health Problems affecting the Production and Placing on the Market of Fresh Poultry-Meat Regulations, 2004. (2) The scope of these regulations is to implement the rules laid down under European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC regarding health rules for the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry-meat. These regulations shall not apply to the cutting and storage of fresh poultry-meat in retail shops or in premises adjacent to sales points, where the cutting and storage are performed solely for the purpose of supplying the consumer directly, where such operations continue to be subject to the public health checks provided for in rules governing retailing. Definitions 2. For the purposes of these regulations, the definitions given in article 2 (l) to (n) and (q) to (s) of European Union Council Directive 77/99/EEC shall apply. In addition the following definitions shall also apply (1) “poultry-meat” means all parts fit for human consumption from domestic birds of the following species: domestic fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese; (2) “fresh poultry-meat” means poultry-meat, including meat which is vacuum wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere, which has not undergone any preserving process other than chilling or freezing; (3) “carcass” means the whole body of a bird referred to in item (1) above, after bleeding, plucking and evisceration; however, removal of the heart, liver, lungs, gizzard, crop and kidneys, sectioning of the legs at the tarsus and removal of the head, oesophagus or trachea shall be optional; (4) “carcass parts” means parts of a carcass as defined in item (3); B 4450 (5) “offal” means fresh poultry-meat other than that of the carcass as defined in item (3), even if it remains naturally connected to the carcass, as well as the head and feet where these are presented separately from the carcass; (6) “viscera” means offal from the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities, and also, where appropriate, the trachea, oesophagus and crop; (7) “official veterinarian” means the veterinarian designated by the Veterinary Services of the republic of Malta or by the competent central authority of a Member State; (8) “auxiliary” means a person officially designated by the Veterinary Services pursuant to regulation 8 (2) to assist the official veterinarian; (9) “pre-slaughter health inspection” means inspection of live poultry carried out in accordance with Chapter VI of Schedule I; (10) “post mortem health inspection” means inspection of the slaughtered poultry, after slaughter, in a slaughterhouse, carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of Schedule I; (11) “means of transport” means the freight carrying parts of motor vehicles, rail vehicles and aircraft and the holds of ships or containers for transport by land, sea or air; (12) “establishment” means an approved slaughterhouse, an approved cutting plant, an approved cold store, an approved re-wrapping centre or a unit grouping together several such establishments. (13) “Trading Partner” as found under article 2 of the Veterinary Services Act shall mean – (a) Member States of the European Community; (b) Third Countries to the European Community. (14) “Treaty” means the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community. CHAPTER II Rules applicable to European Community production Conditions for fresh poultry-meat 3. (1) Fresh poultry-meat must meet the following conditions Carcasses and offal must B 4451 (a) come from an animal inspected before slaughter in accordance with Chapter VI of Schedule I and considered, following such inspection, suitable for slaughter for the placing on the market of fresh poultry-meat; (b) have been obtained from an approved slaughterhouse subject to own checks in accordance with regulation 6 (2) and to checks by the Veterinary Services in accordance with regulation 8; (c) have been treated under satisfactory hygiene conditions in accordance with Chapter VII of Schedule I; (d) have been inspected post mortem in accordance with Chapter VIII of Schedule I and not have been found unfit for human consumption in accordance with Chapter IX of Schedule I; (e) be given a health marking conforming to the requirements of Chapter XII of Schedule I, on the understanding that such marking is not necessary for carcasses that are to be cut in the same establishment; (f) after post mortem inspection have been handled in accordance with point 46 of Chapter VII of Schedule I and stored in accordance with Chapter XIII of Schedule I under satisfactory hygiene conditions; (g) have been suitably packaged in accordance with Chapter XIV of Schedule I; where a protective covering is used, it must satisfy the requirements of that Chapter. Where appropriate, a decision may be taken to supplement the provisions of this Chapter in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act and taking due account of the relevant European Union Commission Decision or, in absence of a Commission Decision and if necessary, according to the general rules of the Treaty, to take account, in particular, of various forms of presentation used in the trade, provided such forms comply with the rules of hygiene; (h) have been transported in accordance with Chapter XV of Schedule I; (i) be accompanied during their transport by either a commercial document. This document must (i) in addition to the particulars provided for in point 66 of Chapter XII of Schedule I, bear code numbers by which the competent authority responsible for supervising the establishment of origin can be identified as well as the official veterinarian responsible for the health inspection on the day the meat was produced, (ii) be kept by the consignee for at least one year so that it can be produced at the request of the Veterinary Services, B 4452 or a health certificate shown in Schedule VI in the case of fresh poultry-meat referred to in regulation 2 from a slaughterhouse situated in a region or area restricted on health grounds, or in the case of fresh poultry-meat to be sent to a Member State after transit through a third country in a sealed means of transport. for meat intended for Finland and Sweden, bear one of the markings provided for in Schedule VI, part IV, under paragraph (e). Detailed rules for applying this point, and in particular those concerning the allocation of code numbers and the compliance of one or more lists identifying competent authorities, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 Veterinary Services Act and taking due account of the relevant European Union Commission Decision or, in absence of a Commission Decision and if necessary, according to the general rules of the Treaty. (2) Parts of carcasses or boned meat must – (a) have been cut and, or boned in cutting plants approved and supervised in accordance with regulation 6; (b) have been cut and obtained in accordance with the requirements of Chapter VII of Schedule I and come from animals slaughtered in the territory of Malta or in a Member State and complying with the requirements set out in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation; carcasses of fowl imported from third countries in accordance with Chapter III of Schedule I and having undergone the checks provided for in European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC; (c) have been subject to the check provided for in regulation 8 (1) (b) (ii); (d) satisfy the requirement of sub-regulation (1) (c), (h) and (i) of this regulation; (e) have been wrapped, packaged or labelled in accordance with sub regulation (1) (e) and (g) of this regulation on the spot or in re-wrapping centres specially approved by the Veterinary Services for that purpose; (f) have been stored under satisfactory hygiene conditions and in accordance with Chapter XIII of Schedule I. When cutting plants use fresh meat other than poultry-meat, such meat must conform to the relevant standards of European Union Council Directives 64/433/EEC, 91/495/EEC and 92/45/EEC. (3) Fresh meat which has been stored in accordance with these regulations in a cold store approved by Veterinary Services and which has not thereafter undergone B 4453 any handling, except in connection with storage, must meet the requirements of sub regulations (1) (c), (e), (g) and (h) and (2) of this regulation or be fresh poultry-meat imported from third countries in accordance with Chapter III and be checked in accordance with the Veterinary Services Act, 2001. (4) According to the procedure laid down in article 10 Veterinary Services Act it may be derogated from the requirements of sub-regulation (1) where farmers with an annual production of under 10 000 birds of the types referred to in sub-regulation (1) of article 2 supply fresh poultry-meat coming from their holdings in small quantities (a) either directly to the final consumer at the holding or at the weekly markets nearest to their holdings, (b) or to retailers with a view to direct sale to the final consumer, provided that such retailers pursue their activities in the same locality as that of the producer or in a neighbouring locality. Under the same procedure it may be specified the extent to which, in derogation from sub-regulation (2), the above transaction may also cover cuts. This exception shall not apply in respect of itinerant sale, sale by mail order or, as regards the retailer, sale at a market. The above transactions shall be subject to public health checks to be decided according to the procedure laid down in article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, 2001. (5) In addition, without prejudice to European Community animal health requirements, sub-regulation (1) shall not apply to (a) fresh poultry-meat intended for uses other than human consumption; (b) fresh poultry-meat intended for exhibition, special studies or analysis, provided that official control makes it possible to ensure that the meat is not used for human consumption and that, when the special studies or analysis have been carried out, the meat, with the exception of that used for the purposes of analysis, is destroyed; (c) fresh poultry-meat intended exclusively as supplies for international organisations. Further conditions for fresh poultry meat 4. (1) In addition to the requirements of regulation 3 (1) and without prejudice to European Community rules on the examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues, fresh poultry-meat or poultry is subjected (a) to tests for residues where the official veterinarian suspects their presence on the basis of the findings of the pre-slaughter inspections or any other information; B 4454 (b) to the sampling provided for in Annex IV (I) of European Union Council Directive 92/117/EEC. The tests provided for at (a) must be carried out to test for residues of substances having a pharmacological action and their derivatives, compliance with withdrawal periods, and for other substances transmissible to poultry-meat which are likely to render the consumption of fresh poultry-meat dangerous or harmful to human health. The testing referred to in the previous subparagraph must be carried out in accordance with proven methods which are scientifically recognised, in particular those laid down at European Community or international level. It must be possible to evaluate the results of the examinations using reference methods established in accordance with the procedure referred to in sub-regulation (3). If the results are positive, the official veterinarian shall take appropriate measures to take account of the risk incurred, and in particular to (a) steps up checks on the poultry raised or any quantity of meat obtained in technologically similar conditions and likely to present the same risk, (b) step up checks on other flocks on the holding of origin and, should the problem recur, take appropriate measures regarding the holding of origin, (c) if there is ambient contamination, take measures regarding the production chain. (2) The tolerances for the substances referred to in sub-regulation (1), other than those referred to in European Union Council Directive 96/23/EEC, shall be those established in European Community legislation according to the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin laid down in the legislation provided for in European Union Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90. (3) The reference methods shall be established according to the provisions laid down in the relevant European Community legislation. Restriction for the placing on the market of fresh poultry meat 5. (1) Without prejudice to European Union Council Directives 91/494/EEC, and 96/23/EC or to the restrictions imposed by European Union Council Directive 92/117/EEC, poultry-meat cannot be placed on the market for the purposes of human consumption where (a) it originates from poultry affected by the disease referred to in European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC; (b) it shows traces of residues in quantities which exceed the tolerance to be set in accordance with regulation 4 (2) or has been treated with antibiotics, tenderisers or preservatives, unless those preservatives are authorised under B 4455 European Community legislation, on the understanding that agents used specifically to promote water retention are prohibited, as well as any quantity of poultry-meat obtained in technologically similar conditions and likely as a result to present the same risk; (c) it originates from animals found to have one of the faults listed in point 53 (a) of Chapter IX of Schedule I; (d) it has been declared unfit for human consumption pursuant to points 53 (b) and 54 of Chapter IX of Schedule I. (2) Products which have undergone ionising treatment shall not be dispatch to a Member State the legislation of which forbids such treatment within its territory and which has informed the European Commission and the territory of Malta of the existence of such a ban. (3) In respect of salmonella, the following rules shall apply for meat intended for Finland and Sweden (a) the consignments of meat have been subjected to a microbiological test by sampling in the establishment of origin according to the rules laid down under European Union Council Decision 95/411/EC laying down the rules for the microbiological testing for salmonella by sampling of fresh poultry-meat intended for Finland and Sweden. (b) the test provided for in (a) shall not be carried out for meat originating in an establishment subject to a programme recognised as equivalent to the operational programme implemented by Finland and Sweden. (4) Mechanically recovered meat may be traded only if it has previously undergone heat treatment in accordance with European Union Council Directive 77/99/EEC in the establishment of origin or any other establishment designated by the Veterinary Services. List of approved establishments 6. (1) Veterinary Services shall draw up a list of approved establishments other than those referred to in regulation 7, each of which shall have a veterinary approval number. It shall send this list to the Member States and to the European Commission. A single approval number may be given to an establishment processing or re wrapping products obtained from or with raw materials covered by one of the Directives referred to in article 2 (d) of European Union Council Directive 77/99/EEC The Veterinary Services shall not approve an establishment unless it is satisfied that it complies with these regulations. B 4456 Where hygiene is found to be inadequate and where the measures provided for in the second paragraph of point 51 of Chapter VIII of Schedule I have proved insufficient to remedy the situation, the Veterinary Services shall temporarily suspend approval. If the operator of the establishment, the owner or his agent does not make good the shortcomings noted within the period fixed by the Veterinary Services, the latter shall withdraw approval. The Veterinary Services shall take account here of the conclusions of any check carried out in accordance with regulation 10. The Member States and the European Commission shall be informed of the withdrawal of approval. (2) The operator of the establishment, the owner or his agent must conduct regular checks on the general hygiene of conditions of production in his establishment, inter alia by means of microbiological controls. Checks must cover utensils, fittings and machinery at all stages of production and, if necessary, products. The operator of the establishment, the owner or his agent must be in a position, upon request from the Veterinary Services, to inform the official veterinarian or the European Commission’s veterinary experts of the nature, frequency and results of the checks conducted, together with the name of the investigating laboratory if need be. The nature of the checks, their frequency, as well as the sampling methods and the methods for bacteriological examination shall be established in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 Veterinary Services Act, 2001. (3) The operator of the establishment, the owner or his agent must establish a staff training programme enabling workers to comply with conditions of hygienic production adapted to the production structure. The official veterinarian responsible for the establishment must be involved in the planning and implementation of that programme. (4) The operator of a cutting plant or of a re-wrapping centre, the owner or his agent must keep records of fresh poultry-meat entering and leaving the establishment, specifying the nature of the poultry-meat received. (5) Inspection and supervision of establishments shall be carried out under the responsibility of the official veterinarian who, in accordance with regulation 8 (2), may be assisted in purely material tasks by auxiliaries. The official veterinarian must at all times have free access to all parts of establishments in order to ensure that these regulations are being complied with. The official veterinarian must regularly analyse the results of the checks provided for in sub-regulation (2). The official veterinarian may, on the basis of this analysis, conduct further microbiological examinations at all stages of production or on the products. The results of these analyses shall be written up in a report, the conclusions and recommendations of which shall be notified to the operator of the establishment, the owner or his agent, who shall rectify the shortcomings noted with a view to improving hygiene. B 4457 Exemption on slaughterhouses structure and infrastructure 7. In accordance with Schedule II, the Veterinary Services may exempt slaughterhouses handling under 150 000 birds per year from the structure or infrastructure requirements of Schedule I, provided they satisfy the following requirements (1) The establishments concerned must be the subject of special veterinary registration and be given a specific approval number linked to the local supervisory unit. In order to be approved by the Veterinary Services (a) the establishment must fulfil the conditions for approval laid down in Schedule II; (b) the operator of the slaughterhouse, the owner or his agent must keep a register of (i) animals entering the establishment and slaughter products leaving it; (ii) the checks carried out; (iii) the results of those checks. This information shall be communicated to the Veterinary Services at its request; (c) the slaughterhouse must notify the Veterinary Services of the time of slaughter and the number and the origin of the animals, and send it a copy of the health attestation shown in Schedule IV; (d) the official veterinarian or an auxiliary must be present at the time of evisceration to ensure compliance with the hygiene rules laid down in Chapters VII and VIII of Schedule I; Where the official veterinarian or the auxiliary cannot be present at the time of slaughter, the meat may not leave the establishment until the post mortem inspection has been carried out in accordance with regulation 8 (2), on the day of slaughter, except in the case of meat covered by point 49 of Chapter VIII of Schedule I; (e) the Veterinary Services must monitor the chain of distribution of meat coming from the establishment and the appropriate marking of products declared unfit for human consumption as well as their subsequent destination and use. Veterinary Services shall draw up a list of establishments benefiting from such derogation and shall forward this list, and any subsequent amendments thereto, to the European Commission; (f) the Veterinary Services must ensure that fresh meat from the establishments referred to in paragraph (e) is marked with stamps or labels approved for the purpose in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, 2001, and taking account of the relevant B 4458 European Union Commission Decision or, in absence of a European Union Commission Decision and if necessary, according to the general rules of the Treaty, showing the administrative district of the health unit under which the establishment comes; (2) Derogation may also be granted by the Veterinary Services in accordance with Schedule II in the case of cutting plants which are not situated in an approved establishment and which are approved pursuant to article 4 (2) of European Union Council Directive 64/433/EEC, provided the cutting plant does not handle more than three tonnes per week, subject to compliance with the temperature requirement laid down in point 49 of Chapter VIII of Schedule I. The provisions of Chapters VIII and X and point 64 of Chapter XI of Schedule I shall not apply to storage and cutting operations in the establishments referred to in the first subparagraph; (3) Meat that has been judged to comply with the hygiene and health inspection requirements laid down by these regulations must be marked with a stamp showing the administrative district of the health unit responsible for the establishment of origin. The model of this stamp shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 Veterinary Services Act and the relevant European Community law. (4) Meat must be (i) kept for direct sale on the local market, fresh or processed, to retailers or to the consumer without pre-packaging or pre-wrapping; (ii) transported from the establishment to the consignee under hygienic conditions of transport. (5) The European Commission’s veterinary experts may, in conjunction with the Veterinary Services, carry out onsite checks on a representative number of establishments benefiting from the conditions laid down in this regulation. In particular, access on the same basis as officials of the competent authority shall be given to all concerned persons, information and documentation as well as access to places, establishments, installations and means of transport in order for the checks to be carried out. (6) With the authorisation of the Veterinary Services, it may be derogated from the structural requirements provided for in Chapter I for low-capacity cold stores in which meat is stored only if it is packaged. (7) Detailed rules for implementing the provisions laid down in the first paragraph of regulation 7 and sub-regulations (5) and (6) of the same regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act, 2001 and taking account of relevant European Commission Decision or, in absence of a European Commission Decision and if necessary, according to the general rules of the Treaty. B 4459 Special conditions concerning “wholesale market” (8) For the purposes of this sub-regulation “wholesale market” means a market comprising a number of separate establishments which may share common facilities, including common areas in which fresh meat or fresh poultry-meat are cut, stored, displayed and put on the market. A wholesale market may be attached to other approved establishments. (9) An establishment situated in a wholesale market cannot be placed on the list of approved establishments provided for in regulation 6 (1) of these regulation unless it complies with the conditions mentioned in sub-regulation (12). (10) The establishments or combinations of establishments operating in a wholesale market can receive a veterinary approval number. (11) The veterinary approval number mentioned in sub-regulation (10) can be temporarily suspended or withdrawn by the Veterinary Services if an establishment or combination of establishments no longer fulfils the conditions set out in these regulations. This suspension or withdrawal does not necessarily affect the approval of other establishments of the wholesale market. (12) (a) Establishments must meet the conditions for the approval of establishments laid down in Chapter I and Chapter III of Schedule I to these regulations. However the areas, equipment and facilities referred to at points 1, 2 (b), 4 (c) and (e) and 5 to 13 of Chapter I of Schedule I and points 15 (a) to (c) of Chapter III of Schedule III may be used jointly. To the room referred to in point 9 of Chapter I of Schedule I for the veterinary service, extra rooms may be added if necessary, the room or rooms, may be situated in another part of the wholesale market. (b) Refrigerated storage areas If refrigerated storage areas exist in addition to those mentioned in Schedule I, Chapter III point 15 (a) of these regulations, the areas must fulfil the special conditions for the approval of cold stores laid down in Chapter IV of Schedule 1 to these regulations. (c) Storage Carcasses cuts as well as offal which are displayed for selection or for sale shall be kept chilled in such a way as to ensure that the internal temperature is maintained as laid down in Chapter XIII, point 69 of Schedule I to these regulations. If necessary cold rooms for inspecting the goods or cool boxes for displaying the goods shall be provided. B 4460 (13) The hygiene conditions laid down in Chapter V and in particular these of point 19, Chapter VII point 38, Chapters X, XIV and XV of Schedule I to these regulations must be respected. All practicable measures must be taken to ensure that persons who have access to the areas in which meat is handled or displayed comply with the requirements as to hygiene in points 18 (a) and 24 in Chapter V of Schedule I to these regulations. (14) Supervisory measures provided for in regulation 8 of these regulations and Chapters XI and XII of Schedule I thereto must be respected. When establishments combine, the operators or owners of the establishments, or their representatives, shall be jointly liable for meeting the conditions for approval and fulfilling the hygiene requirements. For this purpose they shall name a person to be responsible for the regular supervision of general hygiene with regard to production conditions in the combined establishments in accordance with regulation 6 (2) of these regulations. The name of this person shall be given to the Veterinary Services. Such an agreement with the combined establishments shall be an essential part of the approval. (15) The requirements of regulation 3 (1)(i) of these regulations must be respected. Veterinary supervision 8. (1) Veterinary Services shall ensure that (a) all farms delivering poultry of the species referred to in regulation 2(1) to slaughterhouses are kept under veterinary supervision; (b) it is guaranteed that (i) in slaughterhouses approved in accordance with regulation 6, at least one official veterinarian is present throughout the post mortem inspection; (ii) in cutting plants approved in accordance with regulation 6, a member of the inspection team referred to in sub-regulation (2) is present at least once a day when meat is being worked on, to check the general hygiene of the plant and the register of fresh meat entering and leaving it; (iii) in cold stores, a member of the inspection team referred to in sub regulation (2) is regularly present. (2) The official veterinarian may be assisted by auxiliaries placed under his authority and responsibility in carrying out the following operations B 4461 (a) if they fulfil the conditions in point 3 (a) of Schedule III, collecting the information needed to assess the health status of the flock of origin, in accordance with Chapter VI of Schedule I, which the official veterinarian is to use to make his diagnosis; (b) if they fulfil the conditions in point 3 (b) of Schedule III (i) checking that the conditions of hygiene provided for in Chapters I, V, VII and X of Schedule I and in Schedule II, and the conditions provided for in point 47 of Schedule I are met; (ii) establishing that the cases referred to in point 53 of Chapter IX of Schedule I are not present at the post mortem inspection; (iii) carrying out the inspection provided for in (a) and (b) of the second paragraph of point 47 of Chapter VIII of Schedule I, and especially the quality assessment of the carcasses and trimmings, provided that the official veterinarian is actually able to supervise the work of the auxiliaries on the spot; (iv) supervising the health marking provided for in point 67 of Chapter XII of Schedule I; (v) carrying out the health control of cut and stored meat; (vi) monitoring transport vehicles or containers and the loading conditions provided for in Chapter XV of Schedule I. Only persons who satisfy the requirements of Schedule III may be appointed as auxiliaries following a test organised by the Veterinary Services. In order to provide the assistance referred to above, the auxiliaries must form part of an inspection team under the supervision and responsibility of the official veterinarian. They must be independent of the establishment concerned. The Veterinary Services shall determine the composition of the inspection team for each establishment in such a way that the official veterinarian is able to supervise the above operations. Detailed rules governing the assistance referred to in this regulation shall, in so far as necessary, be determined in accordance with the requirements of European Community. (3) The Veterinary Services may permit the staff of the undertaking who have received special training from the official veterinarian, to carry out the operations provided for in (a) and (b) of the second paragraph of point 47 of Chapter VIII of Schedule I under the direct supervision of the official veterinarian. Veterinary Services to collect and use the results of pre-slaughter and post mortem inspections 9. The Veterinary Services are entrusted with the task of collecting and using the results of pre-slaughter and post mortem inspections carried out by the official B 4462 veterinarian and relating to the diagnosis of diseases transmissible to man. Where such a disease is diagnosed, the results of the specific case shall be communicated as soon as possible to the central service or body of the Ministry of Health in charge of the diseases transmissible from animals to man and to the veterinarian responsible for supervision of the flock from which the animals originated. Veterinary Services shall submit to the European Commission information on certain diseases, particularly where diseases transmissible to man have been diagnosed. In accordance with the procedure laid down in article 10 of the Veterinary Services Act and taking account of the relevant European Union Commission Decision or, in absence of a European Union Commission Decision and if necessary, according to the general rules of the Treaty, it may be adopted detailed rules for implementing this regulation, in particular with regard to (a) the regularity with which information has to be submitted to the Ministry of Health, to Member States and to the European Commission, (b) the type of information, (c) the disease to which the collection of information is to apply, (d) procedures for collecting and using information. Onsite Checks 10. (1) Veterinary experts from the European Commission may, in co operation with the Veterinary Services, make onsite checks in a representative percentage of establishments in the territory of Malta. The Veterinary Services shall give the experts all the assistance they need for the performance of their duties. In particular, access on the same basis as officials of the competent authority shall be given to all concerned persons, information and documentation as well as access to places, establishments, installations and means of transport in order for the checks to be carried out. The Veterinary Services of Malta shall take any measures required to take account of the results of these checks. Should an inspection carried out within the terms of this regulation bring to light serious facts against an approved establishment, the Veterinary Services shall immediately suspend the placing on the market of products from the establishment which fails to comply with these regulations. Stunning, breeding and plucking of birds intending for the production of foie gras 11. Veterinary Services may, by way of derogation from the requirements of regulation 3 (1)(a), authorise the stunning, bleeding and plucking of birds intended for the production for foie gras on the fattening farm, provided that these operations are carried out in a separate room which satisfies the requirements of Chapter II (14) (b) of Schedule I, and that, in accordance with Chapter XV of Schedule I, the un eviscerated carcasses are transported immediately to an approved cutting plant which B 4463 is equipped with a special room as defined under (ii) in the second indent of point 15 (b), of Chapter III of Schedule I, where the carcasses must be eviscerated within 24 hours under the supervision of the official veterinarian. Process of chilling fresh poultry by immersion in water 12. (1) Veterinary Services may authorise use of the process of chilling fresh poultry-meat by immersion in water if it is carried out in accordance with the conditions laid down in points 42 and 43 of Chapter VII of Schedule I. Chilled fresh meat obtained in accordance with this process may be marketed either chilled or frozen. (2) If this process is used in the territory of Malta, the Veterinary Services must inform the Member States and the European Commission as soon as possible. (3) Veterinary Services may not object to the introduction into the territory of Malta of fresh poultry-meat chilled in accordance with points 42 and 43 of Chapter VII of Schedule I when the use of this chilling process is indicated on the accompanying document referred to in regulation 3 (1)(i), provided that (a) either the meat has been frozen after chilling without undue delay; (b) or chilled poultry-meat is produced under the same conditions in the territory of Malta. Applicability of rules found under European Union Council Directive 89/662/EEC 13. The rules laid down in European Union Council Directive 89/662/EEC shall apply in particular to checks at origin, to the organisation of and follow-up to the checks to be carried out at destination, and to the protective measures to be implemented. CHAPTER III Provisions applicable to imports into the territory of Malta Conditions applicable to the placing on the market of fresh poultry meat imported from third countries 14. (1) The conditions applicable to the placing on the market of fresh poultry meat imported from third countries must be considered, as at least equivalent to those laid down for the placing on the market of fresh poultry-meat obtained in accordance with articles 3 to 6 and 8 to 13 of European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC. (2) For the purposes of application of sub-regulation (1), the following paragraphs shall apply – (i) In order to be imported into the territory of the territory of Malta and Member States, fresh poultry-meat must B 4464 (a) come from third countries or parts of third countries listed in accordance with article 9 (1) and (2) of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC, the list of which shall be published under the procedure laid down in Veterinary Services Act, 2001 and meet the requirements of these regulations; (b) come from establishments for which the competent authority of the third country has provided the European Commission with guarantees that these establishments meet the requirements of these regulations; (c) be accompanied by the certificate referred to in article 12 of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC the form of which shall be published under the procedure laid down in the Veterinary Services Act, 2001 supplemented by a declaration to the effect that the meat fulfils the requirements of Chapter II of European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC and any additional conditions, or offers the equivalent guarantees referred to in (ii)(b) of this sub-regulation. If necessary, the content of this declaration shall be established according to the requirements of the European Community. (ii) The following shall be published under the procedure laid down in article 12 (2) of the Veterinary Services Act and according to the requirements of the European Community (a) a Community list of establishments which satisfy the requirements in paragraph (b); (b) the specific conditions and the equivalent guarantees relating to the requirements of European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC, other than those enabling meat to be excluded from human consumption in accordance with regulation 3 (I) (A) (d) of that Council Directive and those laid down in Chapter VI, in points 42 and 43 of Chapter VII and in Chapter VIII of Annex I of that European Union Council Directive. Such conditions and guarantees may not be less stringent than those laid down in articles 3 to 6 and 8 to 13 of Council Directive 71/118/EEC. (iii) The Veterinary Services shall follow the advise of experts from the European Commission and the Member States who carry out on-the-spot checks to verify whether (a) the guarantee given by the third country regarding the conditions of production and placing on the market can be considered equivalent to those applied in the territory of the territory of Malta and in the Member States; (b) the conditions of (i) and (ii) of this regulation are fulfilled. B 4465 Third countries and part of third countries 15. The list provided for in regulation 14 (2)(ii) may include only third countries or parts of third countries (a) from which imports are not prohibited pursuant to articles 9 to 12 of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC; (b) which, in view of their legislation and the organisation of their veterinary services and of their inspection services, the powers of such services and the supervision to which they are subject, have been recognised, in accordance with article 3 (2) of European Union Council Directive 72/462/EEC or article 9 (2) of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC, as capable of guaranteeing the implementation of their legislation in force; or (c) the veterinary services of which are able to guarantee that health requirements at least equivalent to those laid down in Chapter II of European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC are being complied with. Rules on the importation of fresh poultry-meat 16. (1) Veterinary Services shall ensure that fresh poultry-meat is imported into the European Community via the territory of Malta only if it (a) is accompanied by the certificate provided for in regulation 14 (2) (i) (c), (b) has satisfied the checks required by European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC. Applicability of European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC 17. The principles and rules laid down in European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC shall apply, with particular reference to the organisation of and follow-up to the checks to be carried out by the Veterinary Services and the safeguard measures to be implemented. B 4466 SCHEDULE I CHAPTER I GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF ESTABLISHMENTS Establishments must have at least 1. In rooms where fresh meat is produced, worked on or stored and in areas and corridors through which fresh meat is transported (a) waterproof flooring which is easy to clean and disinfect, rot-proof and laid in such a way as to facilitate the draining of water; the water must be channelled towards drains fitted with gratings and traps to prevent odours. However in the case of rooms referred to in point 14 (e) of Chapter II, point 15 (a) of Chapter III and point 16 (a) and Chapter IV, channelling of water towards drains fitted with gratings and traps is not required and, in the case of premises referred to in point 16 (a), a device with which water may easily be removed is sufficient, in the case of rooms referred to in point 17 (a) of Chapter IV which store only wrapped or packaged meat and in areas and corridors through which fresh meat is transported, waterproof and rot-proof flooring is sufficient; (b) smooth, durable, impermeable walls, with a light-coloured, washable coating up to a height of at least two meters; in chilling or refrigeration rooms and in stores the walls must be coated at least to storage height. Wall to floor junctions must be rounded or similarly finished except in the rooms referred to in point 17 (a) of Chapter IV. (c) door and window frames in hard-wearing, non-corrodible material and, if of wood, with a smooth and impermeable covering on all surfaces; (d) insulation materials which are rot-proof and odourless; (e) adequate ventilation and good extraction of steam; (f) adequate natural or artificial lighting which does not distort colours; (g) a clean and easily cleaned ceiling; failing that, a roof covering with an interior surface which fulfils these conditions; 2. (a) As near as possible to the work stations, a sufficient number of facilities for cleaning and disinfecting hands and for cleaning tools with hot water. Taps must not be hand-operable or arm-operable. For washing hands, these facilities must have hot and cold running water or water premixed to a suitable temperature, cleaning and disinfecting products and hygienic means of drying hands; (b) Facilities for disinfecting tools, with water supplied at not less than 82°C; 3. Appropriate arrangements for protection against pests such as insects and rodents; 4. (a) Instruments and working equipment such as automatic equipment for working on meat, cutting tables, tables with detachable cutting surfaces, containers, conveyor belts and saws, made of corrosion resistant material not liable to taint meat and easy to clean and disinfect. Surfaces coming into, or capable of coming into contact with meat, including welds and joins, must be maintained smooth. The use of wood is forbidden except in rooms where the only fresh meat stored is hygienically packaged fresh poultry-meat; (b) Corrosion-resistant fittings and equipment meeting hygiene requirements for B 4467 meat handling, storing meat containers, in such a way that neither the meat nor the containers come into direct contact with the floor or walls; (c) Facilities, including suitably laid out and equipped reception and marshalling areas, for the hygienic handling and protection of meat during loading and unloading; (d) Special watertight non-corrodible containers, with lids and fasteners to prevent unauthorised persons from removing things from them, for keeping meat not intended for human consumption, or a lockable room for such meat if the quantities are large enough to necessitate this or if the meat is not removed or destroyed at the end of each working day; where such meat is removed through conduits, these must be so constructed and installed as to avoid any risk of contamination of the fresh poultry-meat; (e) Rooms for the hygienic storage of materials for wrapping and packaging where such activities are carried out in the establishment; 5. Refrigeration equipment to keep the internal temperature of the meat at the levels required by these regulations. This equipment must include a system for draining off water of condensation without any possibility of contamination of the fresh poultry-meat; 6. An adequate pressurised supply of potable water within the meaning of European Community rules. Non-potable water pipes must be clearly distinguished from those used for potable water; 7. An adequate supply of hot potable water within the meaning of European Community rules; 8. A liquid and solid waste disposal system which meets hygiene requirements; 9. An adequately equipped lockable room for the exclusive use of the veterinary service, or suitable facilities in the case of stores referred to in Chapter IV and of re-wrapping centres; 10. Facilities enabling the veterinary inspections provided for in these regulations to be carried out efficiently at any time; 11. An adequate number of changing rooms with smooth, waterproof, washable walls and floors, wash basins, showers and flush lavatories so equipped as to protect the clean parts of the building from contamination. Lavatories must not open directly on to the workrooms. Showers are unnecessary in cold stores receiving and shipping hygienically wrapped fresh meat only. Wash basins must have hot and cold running water or water premixed to a suitable temperature, materials for cleaning and disinfecting hands and hygienic means of drying hands. Wash basin taps must not be hand-operable or arm-operable. There must be a sufficient number of such wash basins near the lavatories; 12. A place and adequate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting means of transport for meat except in the case of cold stores receiving and shipping hygienically packed fresh meat only. Slaughterhouses must have a separate place and separate facilities for cleaning and disinfecting means of transport and crates used for poultry for slaughter. However, these places and facilities are not compulsory if provisions exist requiring that means of transport or crates be cleaned and disinfected at officially authorised facilities; 13. A room or secure place for the storage of detergents, disinfectants and similar substances. CHAPTER II SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF POULTRY SLAUGHTERHOUSES 14. In addition to the general requirements, slaughterhouses must have at least B 4468 (a) a room or covered space which is sufficiently large and easy to clean and disinfect for the pre-slaughter inspection provided for in the second paragraph of point 28 of Chapter VI and to accommodate the birds referred to in regulation 2(1) of these regulations; (b) a slaughter room large enough for stunning and bleeding on the one hand, and plucking and any scalding on the other, to be carried out in separate places. Any communication between the slaughter room and the room or space referred to in (a) other than the narrow opening through which only slaughter poultry may pass must have an automatically closing door; (c) an evisceration and preparation room which is large enough for evisceration to be carried out in a place sufficiently far from the other work stations, or separated from them by a partition, so as to prevent contamination. Any communication between the evisceration and preparation room and the slaughter room other than the narrow opening through which only slaughter poultry may pass must have an automatically closing door; (d) if necessary, a dispatching room; (e) one or more sufficiently large chilling or refrigerating rooms, with a lockable facility, for fresh poultry-meat which has been detained; (f) a room or space for collecting feathers unless these are treated as waste; (g) separate wash basins and lavatories for staff handling live birds. CHAPTER III SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF CUTTING PLANTS 15. In addition to the general requirements, cutting plants must have at least (a) chilling or refrigerating rooms large enough for meat preservation; (b) - a room for cutting, boning and wrapping, in so far as this operation is carried out in the cutting plant (i) a room for the evisceration of geese and ducks reared for the production of foie gras, which have been stunned, bled and plucked on the fattening farm; (ii) a room for the evisceration of poultry referred to in point 49 of Chapter VIII; (c) a room for packaging, where such operations are carried out in the cutting plant, unless the conditions provided for in point 74 of Chapter XIV are fulfilled. CHAPTER IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF COLD STORES 16. In addition to the general requirements, stores in which fresh meat is stored in accordance with the first indent of point 69 of Chapter XIII must have at least (a) sufficiently large chilling and refrigerating rooms, which are easy to clean and in which fresh meat can be stored at the temperature provided for in the first indent of point 69; (b) a recording thermometer or recording tele-thermometer in or for each storage area. 17. In addition to the general requirements, stores in which fresh poultry-meat is stored in accordance with the second indent of point 69 of Chapter XIII must have at least B 4469 (a) sufficiently large chilling and refrigerating rooms which are easy to clean and in which fresh poultry-meat can be stored at the temperature provided for in the second indent of point 69; (b) a recording thermometer or recording tele-thermometer in or for each storage area. CHAPTER V HYGIENE OF STAFF, PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS 18. Absolute cleanliness shall be required of staff, premises and equipment. (a) Staff handling exposed or wrapped fresh meat or working in rooms and areas in which such meat is handled, packaged or transported must in particular wear clean and headgear which can be cleaned easily, footwear and light-coloured working clothes or other protective clothing. Staff engaged in working on or handling fresh meat must wear clean working clothes at the commencement of each working day and must renew such clothing during the day as necessary and must wash and disinfect their hands several times during the working day and each time work is resumed. Persons who have been in contact with sick birds or infected meat must immediately afterwards carefully wash their hands and arms with hot water and then disinfect them. Smoking is forbidden in workrooms and storerooms and in other areas and corridors through which fresh meat is transported. (b) No animal may enter the establishments except, in the case of slaughterhouses, animals for slaughter. Rodents, insects and other vermin must be systematically destroyed. (c) Equipment and instruments used for handling live poultry and working on fresh poultry meat must be kept clean and in a good state of repair. They must be carefully cleaned and disinfected several times during the working day, at the end of the day's work and before being reused when they have been soiled. (d) Crates for delivering poultry must be made of non-corrodable material, are easy to clean and disinfect. They must be cleaned and disinfected each time they are emptied. 19. Rooms, instruments and working equipment must not be used for purposes other than work on fresh poultry-meat, fresh meat or game meat authorised in accordance with European Union Council Directives 91/495/EEC and 92/45/EEC or meat preparations or products unless they are cleaned and disinfected before reuse. This restriction shall not apply to transport equipment used on the premises referred to in point 17 (a), when the meat is packaged. 20. Poultry-meat and containers thereof must not come into direct contact with the floor. 21. Potable water must be used for all purposes; however, non-potable water may be used for steam production, fire fighting, cooling refrigeration equipment and removing waste feathers in the slaughterhouse provided that the pipes installed for this purpose preclude the use of such water for other purposes and present no danger of contamination of fresh meat. Non-potable water pipes must be clearly distinguished from pipes used for potable water. 22. (a) Feathers and by-products of slaughter unfit for human consumption must be taken away immediately. (b) The spreading of sawdust or any other similar substance on the floor of the workroom and fresh poultry-meat storage rooms is prohibited. 23. Detergents, disinfectants and similar substances must be used in such a way that instruments, working equipment and fresh meat are not adversely affected. Their use must be followed by thorough rinsing of such instruments and working equipment with potable water. 24. Persons likely to contaminate meat are prohibited from working on it and handling it. When recruited, any person working on and handling fresh meat shall be required to prove, by a medical B 4470 certificate, that there is no medical impediment to such employment. The medical supervision of such a person shall be governed by the relevant national legislation in force in the territory of Malta. CHAPTER VI PRE-SLAUGHTER HEALTH INSPECTION 25. (a) The official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse may authorise the slaughter of a consignment of poultry from a holding only, without prejudice to the certificate shown in Model 5 in Annex IV to European Union Council Directive 90/539/EEC, where (i) the poultry intended for slaughter is accompanied by the health attestation provided for in Schedule IV; or, (ii) 72 hours before the arrival of the poultry at the slaughterhouse he was in possession of a document to be determined by the Veterinary Services containing relevant up-to-date information regarding the flock of origin, in particular details taken from the holding's records referred to in 27 (a) covering the type of poultry to be slaughtered, proof that the holding of origin is under the supervision of an official veterinarian. This information must be assessed by the official veterinarian prior to deciding what measures are to be taken with respect to fowl coming from the holding concerned, particularly the type of pre-slaughter inspection. (b) Where the conditions provided for in (a) are not met, the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse may either postpone slaughter or where compliance with the welfare rules requires authorise slaughter having first carried out the tests provided for under 27 (b), and must have an official veterinarian inspect the holding of origin of the fowl concerned with a view to obtaining this information. Any costs associated with the application of this paragraph shall be charged to the farmer in accordance with rules to be decided on by the Veterinary Services. (c) However, in the case of farmers with an annual production of not more than 20 000 domestic fowl, 15 000 ducks, 10 000 turkeys, 10 000 geese or an equivalent quantity of the other species of fowl referred to in regulation 2(1), the pre-slaughter inspection referred to in 27 (b) may be carried out at the slaughterhouse. In that case the farmer must provide to the Veterinary Services a declaration to the effect that his annual production does not exceed the said figures. (d) The farmer must keep for a minimum of two years the records referred to in point 27 (a) for submission to the Veterinary Services on demand. 26. The owner, the person authorised to dispose of the poultry or their representative must facilitate the pre-slaughter inspection operations and in particular assist the official veterinarian in any handling deemed necessary. The official veterinarian must carry out the pre-slaughter inspection in accordance with professional rules, in adequate lighting. 27. Pre-slaughter inspection on the farm of origin referred to in point 25 shall comprise (a) checking of the farmers' records, which must include at least the following, depending on the type of poultry day of arrival of the birds, source of the birds, B 4471 number of birds, actual performance of the particular breeds (e.g. weight gain), mortality, suppliers of feedingstuffs, type, period of use and withdrawal periods of feed additives, comsumption of feedingstuffs and water, examination and diagnosis of the attending veterinarian, together with any laboratory results, type of any medicinal product, with dates of administration and withdrawal, given to the birds, date and type of any vaccines given, weight gain during the fattening period, results of any previous official health inspections of birds from the same flock,. number of birds sent for slaughter, expected date of slaughter; (b) the additional examination needed to establish a diagnosis where the birds (i) are suffering from a disease which can be transmitted to humans or to animals or are behaving, on an individual or collective basis, in such a way as to indicate that such a disease may occur; (ii) show disturbance of general behaviour or signs of sickness which may make the meat unfit for human consumption; (c) regular sampling of water and feed with a view to checking compliance with withdrawal periods; (d) the results of tests for zoonotic agents carried out in accordance with European Union Council Directive 92/117/EEC. 28. At the slaughterhouse, the official veterinarian shall ensure that the poultry is identified, check compliance with Chapter II of European Union Council Directive 91/628/EEC on protection of animals during transport and in particular check whether the poultry has suffered injury during transport. Moreover, in the event of doubt concerning the identity of a consignment of poultry and where the poultry must undergo pre-slaughter health inspection at the slaughterhouse in accordance with point 25 (c), the official veterinarian must examine each crate if the poultry show the symptoms referred to in point 27 (b). 29. Where the poultry has not been slaughtered within three days of its examination and the issue of the health attestation provided for in point 25 (a) (i) where the poultry has not left the holding of origin, a new health attestation must be issued, or, after assessing the reasons for the delay, the official veterinarian of the slaughterhouse shall authorise slaughter if there is no health reason to prevent it, if need be following a further examination of the poultry. B 4472 30. Without prejudice to the requirements of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC, slaughter for the purpose of human consumption must be forbidden if the clinical symptoms of the following diseases have been established (a) ornithosis; (b) salmonellosis. The official veterinarian may, at the request of the owner of the poultry or of his representative, authorise the slaughter at the end of the normal slaughter process provided precautions are taken to keep to a minimum the risk of spreading bacteria and to clean and disinfect the facilities after the slaughter, with the meat resulting from the slaughter being handled as if it were meat declared unfit for human consumption. 31. The official veterinarian must (a) forbid slaughter where he has evidence that the meat from the animals concerned would be unfit for human consumption; (b) postpone slaughter were the withdrawal period for residues has not been respected; (c) ensure, with regard to clinically healthy poultry from a flock slaughter of which is obligatory under a programme for the control of infectious disease, that the poultry is slaughtered at the end of the day or under conditions such that any contamination of other poultry is avoided. Veterinary Services may define the rules which authorise to dispose of this meat in the territory of Malta. 32. The official veterinarian must immediately notify the Veterinary Services of any prohibition of slaughter, giving reasons, and provisionally place the poultry affected by that slaughter prohibition in safekeeping. CHAPTER VII HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR SLAUGHTER AND THE HANDLING OF FRESH MEAT 33. Only live poultry may be brought into slaughter premises. As soon as they are brought into those premises the birds must be slaughtered immediately after stunning, except in the case of slaughter according to a religious rite. 34. Bleeding must be completed and carried out in such a way that the blood cannot cause contamination outside the place of slaughter. 35. Slaughter poultry must be plucked immediately and completely. 36. Evisceration must be carried out immediately in the case of total evisceration or within the period laid down in point 49 of Chapter VIII in the case of partial or deferred evisceration. Slaughtered poultry must be opened in such a way that the cavities and all the relevant viscera can be inspected. For this purpose the viscera to be inspected may either be detached or left attached to the carcass by their natural connections. If detached, they must be identifiable as belonging to a given carcass. However, ducks and geese reared and slaughtered for the production of foie gras may be eviscerated within 24 hours, provided that un-eviscerated carcasses are as soon as possible reduced to and then kept at the temperature laid down in the first indent of point 69 of Chapter XIII, and transported in accordance with the rules of hygiene. 37. After inspection, the viscera which have been removed must be separated immediately from the carcass, and the parts unfit for human consumption removed at once. Viscera or parts of viscera remaining in the carcass must, with the exception of the kidneys, be removed entirely if possible, under satisfactory hygiene conditions. 38. It is forbidden to clean poultry-meat by wiping with a cloth or to fill the carcass with anything other than edible offal or neck offal from poultry slaughtered in the slaughterhouse. B 4473 39. It is forbidden to cut the carcass or remove or treat the poultry-meat before the inspection has been completed. The official veterinarian may prescribe any other handling required by the inspection. 40. Detained meat, on the one hand, and meat declared unfit for human consumption in accordance with point 53 of Chapter IX or not allowed for human consumption in accordance with point 54 of Chapter IX, on the other, and feathers and waste must be removed as soon as possible to the rooms, facilities or containers provided for in point 4 (d) of Chapter I and point 14 (e) and (f) of Chapter II and must be so handled that contamination is kept to a minimum. 41. After inspection and evisceration, fresh poultry-meat must be cleaned immediately and chilled in accordance with the hygiene requirements to ensure compliance with the temperature laid down in Chapter XIII as soon as possible. 42. Poultry-meat to be subjected to an immersion chilling process in accordance with the process described in point 43 must, immediately after evisceration, be thoroughly washed by spraying and immersed without delay. The spraying must be carried out by means of equipment which washes both the internal and external surfaces of the carcasses efficiently. For carcasses weighing not more than 2, 5 kg, at least 1, 5 litres of water must be used per carcass, between 2, 5 kg and 5 kg, at least 2, 5 litres of water must be used per carcass, 5 kg or more, at least 3, 5 litres of water must be used per carcass. 43. The immersion chilling process must meet the following requirements (a) the carcasses must pass through one or more tanks of water or of ice and water, the contents of which are continuously renewed. Only the system whereby the carcasses are constantly propelled by mechanical means through a counter-flow of water is acceptable; (b) the temperature of the water in the tank or tanks measured at the points of entry and exit of the carcasses must not be more than + 16°C and + 4°C respectively; (c) it must be carried out in such a way that the temperature specified in the first indent of point 69 of Chapter XIII is reached in the shortest possible time; (d) the minimum flow of water throughout the whole chilling process referred to in (a) must be (i) 2, 5 litres per carcass weighing 2, 5 kg or less, (ii) 4 litres per carcass weighing between 2, 5 kg and 5 kg, (iii) 6 litres per carcass weighing 5 kg or more. If there are several tanks, the inflow of fresh water and the outflow of used water in each tank must be regulated in such a way as to progressively decrease in the direction of movement of the carcasses, the fresh water being divided between the tanks in such a way that the flow of water through the last tank is not less than 1 litre per carcass weighing 2, 5 kg or less, 1, 5 litres per carcass weighing between 2, 5 kg and 5 kg, 2 litres per carcass weighing 5 kg or more. The water used for first filling the tanks must not be included in the calculation of these quantities; B 4474 (e) the carcasses must not remain in the first part of the apparatus or the first tank for more than half an hour or in the rest of the apparatus or the other tank (s) for longer than is strictly necessary. All necessary precautions must be taken to ensure that, in the event of interruptions of the process, the transit time laid down in the first subparagraph is complied with. Whenever the equipment stops, the official veterinarian must satisfy himself prior to the resetting in motion that the carcasses still meet the requirements of these regulations and are fit for human consumption or, if such is not the case, ensure that they are transported as soon as possible to the premises provided for in point 4 (d) of Chapter I; (f) each piece of equipment must be entirely emptied, cleaned and disinfected whenever this is necessary at the end of the period of work and at least once a day; (g) calibrated control equipment must permit adequate and continued supervision of the measuring and recording of the water consumption during spray-washing before immersion, the temperature of the water in the tank or tanks at the points of entry and exit of the carcasses, the water consumption during immersion, the number of carcasses in each of the weigh-tranges listed in (d) and in point 42; h) the results of the various checks carried out by the producer must be kept and submitted on request to the official veterinarians; (i) the correct functioning of the chilling plant and its effect on the hygiene level shall be evaluated, pending adoption of the European Community microbiological methods, by scientific microbiological methods recognised by the Member States, the contamination of the carcasses with total and enterobacteriacea bacteria being compared before and after immersion. Such comparison must be carried out when the plant is first brought into use and after that periodically and in any case each time any alterations are made to the plant. The functioning of the various parts must be regulated so as to ensure a satisfactory standard of hygiene. 44. Until the inspection has been completed, it must not be possible for carcasses and offal not inspected to come into contact with carcasses and offal already inspected, and the removal, cutting or further treatment of the carcass is forbidden. 45. It must not be possible for meat detained or declared unfit for human consumption or inedible by products to come into contact with meat declared fit for human consumption, and the former must be placed as soon as possible in special rooms or containers located and laid out in such a way as to avoid any contamination of other fresh meat. 46. The drawing and trussing, handling, further treatment and transport of meat, including offal, must be performed meeting all hygiene requirements. Where such meat is packaged, the conditions laid down in point 14 (d) of Chapter II and in Chapter XIV must be complied with. Packaged or wrapped meat must be stored in a separate room from exposed fresh meat. B 4475 CHAPTER VIII POST MORTEM HEALTH INSPECTION 47. The poultry must be inspected immediately after slaughter under suitable lighting. As part of this inspection (a) the following parts (i) the surface of the bird's body, excluding head and feet save where these are intended for human consumption; (ii) the viscera; and (iii) the body cavities, must be subjected to visual inspection and, where necessary, palpation and incision; (b) attention must also be paid to (i) anomalies of consistency, colour and smell, in the carcasses; (ii) major anomalies resulting from slaughtering operations; (iii) proper functioning of the slaughter equipment. The official veterinarian must in any event (a) subject to a detailed inspection a random sample of the birds rejected in the post mortem health inspection, the meat of which was declared unfit for human consumption in accordance with point 53 of Chapter IX; (b) examine a random sample of 300 birds taken from the entire consignment which has undergone the post mortem inspection, for an inspection of the viscera and the body cavities; (c) carry out a special post mortem inspection of the poultry-meat if there are other indications that the meat from that poultry could be unfit for human consumption. The owner or the person authorised to dispose of the poultry must co-operate to the extent required in carrying out the post mortem inspection. He must make the poultry and poultry-meat available in a condition suitable for inspection. He must provide adequate additional assistance at the request of the inspector. If the person authorised to dispose of the poultry does not fulfil his co-operation obligations, the inspection shall be suspended until he co-operates to the extent required for the inspection. 48. In the case of partly eviscerated poultry ('effilé') whose intestines were removed immediately, the viscera and the body cavities of at least 5 % of the slaughtered poultry from each consignment shall be inspected after evisceration. If during such inspection anomalies are discovered in a number of birds, then all the birds in the consignment shall be inspected in accordance with point 47. 49. In the case of New York dressed poultry (a) the post mortem health inspection in accordance with point 47 shall take place at the latest 15 days after slaughter, during which period it must be stored at a temperature not exceeding + 4 degrees C; (b) at the end of this period at the latest, it must be eviscerated in the slaughterhouse where the slaughtering was performed or in another approved cutting plant fulfilling the additional requirements under (ii) in the second indent of point 15 (b) of Chapter III and in this last case, be accompanied by the health attestation shown in Schedule V; B 4476 (c) the poultry-meat must not bear the health mark referred to in Chapter XII before the evisceration referred to in point (b) has been performed. 50. The taking of samples to examine for residues must be carried out by spot checks and in any case in the event of justified suspicion. In the case of examination for residues by sampling, examination shall be carried out according to the procedures referred to in European Union Council Directive 96/23/EEC. The obligation to examine for residues of substances with pharmacological action referred to in the second subparagraph of regulation 4 (1) of these regulations shall not apply to poultry from holdings under official veterinary control where examination for those residues is carried out on the holdings of origin. 51. Where a disease is suspected on the basis of the pre-slaughter or post mortem inspection, the official veterinarian may ask for the requisite laboratory tests to be carried out if he considers them necessary to substantiate his diagnosis or to detect substances with pharmacological action likely to be present given the pathological condition observed. In the event of doubt, the official veterinarian may perform the further cuts and inspections of the relevant parts of the poultry necessary in order to reach a definitive diagnosis. Where the official veterinarian finds that the hygiene rules laid down in these regulations are clearly being breached or that adequate health inspection is being hampered, he shall be empowered to take action with regard to the use of equipment or premises and to take any measure required, up to and including a reduction in the rate of production or interruption of the production process. 52. The results of the pre-slaughter and post mortem inspections shall be recorded by the official veterinarian and, where transmissible diseases are diagnosed, communicated to the department of the Veterinary Services responsible for supervision of the holding from which the animals originated, as well as to the owner of the holding of origin or his representative, who must take account of and keep such information and submit it to the official veterinarian carrying out the ante mortem inspection during the subsequent production period. CHAPTER IX DECISION OF THE OFFICIAL VETERINARIAN AT THE POST MORTEM INSPECTION 53. (a) Poultry-meat shall be declared totally unfit for human consumption where the post mortem inspection reveals any of the following generalised infectious disease and chronic localisation in organs of pathogenic micro-organisms transmissible to humans, systematic mycosis and local lesions in organs suspected of having been caused by pathogenic agents transmissible to humans or their toxins, extensive subcutaneous or muscular parasitism and systematic parasitism, poisoning, cachexia, abnormal smell, colour or taste, malignant or multiple tumours, general soiling or contamination, major lesions and ecchymosis, extensive mechanical lesions, including those due to extensive scalding, insufficient bleeding, B 4477 residues of substances exceeding the authorised standards or residues of prohibited substances, ascites. (b) Parts of a slaughtered animal which show localised lesions or contamination not affecting the health of the rest of the meat shall be declared unfit for human consumption. 54. The head separated from the carcass with the exception of the tongue, comb, wattles and caruncles and the following viscera, are excluded from use for human consumption: trachea, lungs separated from the carcass in accordance with point 37 of Chapter VII, oesophagus, crop, intestine and gall bladder. CHAPTER X PROVISIONS CONCERNING MEAT INTENDED FOR CUTTING 55. The carcass shall be cut up into parts and boned only in approved cutting rooms. 56. The operator of the plant, the owner or his representative must facilitate operations for supervising the plant, in particular any handling which is considered necessary, and must place the necessary facilities at the disposal of the supervisory service. In particular, he must be able on request to inform the official veterinarian responsible for supervision of the source of the meat brought into his cutting plant and the origin of the animals slaughtered. 57. Without prejudice to point 19 of Chapter V, meat which does not fulfil the requirements of regulation 3 (2)(a) of these regulations may not be placed in approved cutting plants unless placed in special storage areas; it must be cut up in other places or at other times than meat which does fulfil those requirements. The official veterinarian must at all times have access to all storage rooms and work rooms in order to satisfy himself that the preceding provisions are rigorously observed. 58. Fresh meat intended for cutting must, as soon as it is brought in, be placed in the cutting room and, until cut up, in the room provided for in point 15 (a) of Chapter III. However, notwithstanding point 41 of Chapter VII, meat may be transported directly from the slaughter room to the cutting room. In such cases the slaughter room and the cutting room must be sufficiently near to each other and located in the same group of buildings since the meat to be cut must be transferred in one operation from one room to the other by means of an extension of the mechanical handling system from the slaughter room, and cutting must be carried out immediately. As soon as the prescribed cutting and packaging are completed, the meat must be transported to the chilling room provided for in point 15 (a) of Chapter III. 59. Meat must be brought into the rooms referred to in point 15 (b) of Chapter III as required. As soon as cutting and, where appropriate, packaging are completed, the meat must be transported to the chilling room provided for in point 15 (a). 60. Except in the case of meat cut while warm, cutting may take place only if the meat has reached a temperature not exceeding + 4°C. 61. Cleaning of fresh meat by wiping with a cloth is prohibited. 62. Cutting must be carried out in such a way as to avoid any soiling of the meat. Splinters of bone and clots of blood must be removed. Meat obtained from cutting and not intended for human consumption must be collected in the containers or rooms referred to in point 4 (d) of Chapter I as it is cut. B 4478 CHAPTER XI HEALTH MONITORING OF CUT MEAT AND STORED MEAT 63. Approved cutting plants, approved re-wrapping centres and approved cold stores must be supervised by a member of the inspection team referred to in the third subparagraph of regulation 8 (2) of these regulations. 64. The supervision provided for in point 63 must include the following tasks supervision of the entry and exit of fresh meat, health inspection of fresh meat held in the establishment, supervision of the cleanliness of the premises, facilities and instruments provided for in Chapter V, and of staff hygiene, including their clothing, any other supervision which the official veterinarian considers necessary for ensuring compliance with these regulations. CHAPTER XII HEALTH MARKING 65. Health marking must be carried out under the supervision of the official veterinarian. For this purpose, the latter shall supervise (a) the health marking of meat; (b) the labels and wrapping material when marked as provided for in this Chapter. 66. The health mark must include (a) for meat wrapped in individual units or for small packages, on the upper part, the initials of the territory of Malta in capitals MT in the centre, the veterinary approval number of the establishment or, where appropriate, the cutting premises or re-wrapping centre, on the lower part, one of the following sets of initials: KEE. The letters and figures must be 0, 2 centimetres high; (b) for large packages, an oval mark at least 6, 5 cm wide by 4, 5 cm high, including the information listed under (a). The letters must be at least 0, 8 cm high and the figures at least 1 cm high. The health mark may, in addition, include an indication enabling the veterinarian who carried out the health inspection of the meat to be identified. The material used for marking must meet all hygiene requirements and the information referred to in (a) shall appear on it in perfectly legible form. 67. (a) The health marking referred to in point 66 (a) must be made on or visibly beneath wrappers or other packaging of individually packed carcasses,. on non-individually wrapped carcasses by apposition of a seal or label, which may be used only once, on or visibly beneath wrappers or other packaging of parts of carcasses or offal wrapped in small quantities. (b) The health marking referred to in point 66 (b) must be made on large packages containing carcasses, parts of carcasses or offal marked in accordance with (a). B 4479 (c) Where a health marking appears on the wrapper or packaging it must be applied in such a way that it is destroyed when the wrapper or packaging is opened, or the wrapper or packaging must be sealed in such a way that it cannot be re-used after opening. 68. The health marking of carcasses, parts of carcasses or offal as provided for in point 67 (a) shall not be necessary in the following cases 1. Consignments of carcasses, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to point 53 (b) of Chapter IX, shall be dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse to approved cutting premises for cutting therein subject to the following conditions (a) the large packaging containing the fresh poultry-meat should bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with the third indent of point 67 (a) and with point 67 (c) ; (b) the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments dispatched in accordance with these regulations; (c) the recipient cutting premises shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these regulations; (d) the health mark on the large packaging shall be destroyed when the large packaging is opened in cutting premises under the supervision of the official veterinarian; (e) the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this point and with Schedule VII. 2. Consignments of carcasses, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to point 53 (b) of Chapter IX, parts of carcasses and the following offal: hearts, livers and gizzards, shall be dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse, cutting premises or re-wrapping centre to a meat and meat product establishment for treatment subject to the following conditions (a) the large packaging containing the fresh poultry-meat shall bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with the third indent of point 67 (a) and with point 67 (c) ; (b) the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments dispatched in accordance with these regulations; (c) the recipient meat and meat product establishment shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these regulations; (d) when the fresh poultry-meat is intended for use in meat products for trade with Member States, the health mark of the large packaging shall be destroyed when the large packaging is opened in an establishment under the supervision of the Veterinary Services; (e) the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this point and with Schedule VII. 3. Consignments of carcasses, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to point 53 (b) of Chapter IX, shall be dispatched from an approved slaughterhouse, re-wrapping centre or cutting premises to restaurants, canteens and institutions for direct supply to the final user after heat treatment, subject to the following conditions B 4480 (a) the packaging containing the fresh poultry-meat shall bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with the third indent of point 67 (a) and with point 67 (c); (b) the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of the consignments dispatched in accordance with these regulations; (c) the recipient outlet shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these regulations; (d) outlets shall be subject to control by a Veterinary Services, which must be given access to the records kept; (e) the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this point and with Schedule VII. CHAPTER XIII STORAGE 69. - After the chilling provided for in point 41, fresh poultry-meat must be kept at a temperature which may not at any time exceed + 4°C. Frozen poultry-meat must be kept at a temperature which may not at any time exceed - 12 °C. Packaged fresh poultry-meat must not be stored in the same room as unpacked fresh meat. CHAPTER XIV WRAPPING AND PACKAGING OF FRESH MEAT 70. (a) Packaging (for example packing cases, paperboard boxes) must fulfil all rules of hygiene, and in particular must not alter the organoleptic characteristics of the meat, must not be capable of transmitting to the meat substances harmful to human health, must be strong enough to ensure effective protection of the meat during transportation and handling; (b) packaging must not be reused for meat unless it is made of corrosion resistant materials which are easy to clean and has been previously cleaned and disinfected. 71. Where cut fresh meat or offal is wrapped, this operation must be carried out immediately after cutting and in accordance with hygiene requirements. Wrapping must be transparent and colourless or, in the case of coloured transparent wrapping, designed in such a way as to leave the wrapped meat or offal partially visible. It must also fulfil the conditions of the first and second indents of point 70 (a); it may not be used again for wrapping meat. Parts of poultry or offal separated from the carcass must always be wrapped in a firmly sealed protective covering satisfying the above criteria. 72. Wrapped meat must be packaged. 73. However, when wrapping fulfils all the protective conditions of packaging it need not be transparent and colourless and placing in a second container is not necessary provided that the other conditions of point 70 are fulfilled. B 4481 74. Cutting, boning, wrapping and packaging operations may take place in the same room if the packaging is reusable as described in point 70 (b) or subject to the following conditions (a) the room must be sufficiently large and so arranged that the hygiene of the operations is assured; (b) the packaging and wrapping must be enclosed in a sealed protective covering immediately after manufacture; this covering must be protected from damage during transport to the establishment and stored under hygienic conditions in a separate room in the establishment; (c) the rooms for storing packaging material must be dust and vermin free and have no air connection with rooms containing substances which might contaminate fresh meat. Packaging must not be stored on the floor; (d) packaging must be assembled under hygienic conditions before being brought into the room; (e) packaging must be hygienically brought into the room and used without delay. It must not be handled by staff handling fresh meat; (f) immediately after packaging the meat must be placed in the storage room provided. 75. The packaging referred to in this Chapter may contain only cut fresh poultry-meat. CHAPTER XV TRANSPORT 76. Fresh meat must be transported in means of transport provided with a hermetic closing system or, in the case of fresh meat imported in accordance with European Union Council Directive 97/78/EC or fresh meat transiting through the territory of a third country, in sealed means of transport, designed and equipped in such a way that the temperatures specified in Chapter XIII are maintained throughout transportation. 77. Means of transport intended for transporting such meat must meet the following requirements (a) their inside surfaces must be smooth and easy to clean and disinfect; (b) they must be provided with efficient devices for protecting the meat against insects and dust and be watertight. 78. Means of transport intended for transporting meat may in no case be used for transporting live animals or any products likely to affect or contaminate meat. 79. No other product likely to affect the hygiene of the poultry-meat or to contaminate it may be transported at the same time as the meat in the same means of transport. Packaged meat must be transported in separate means of transport from un-packaged meat unless, within the same means of transport, an adequate physical separation is provided so as to protect un-packaged meat. 80. Fresh poultry-meat may not be transported in a vehicle or container which is not clean and has not been disinfected. 81. The operator of the plant, the owner or his representative must ensure that transport vehicles and loading conditions are such as to enable the hygiene requirements of this Chapter to be met. A member of the inspection team provided for in the third subparagraph of regulation 8 (2) of these regulations must check that this provision is complied with. B 4482 SCHEDULE II CHAPTER I GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF LOW CAPACITY ESTABLISHMENTS Low capacity establishments must have at least 1. In rooms where fresh meat is produced and worked on (a) waterproof flooring which is easy to clean and disinfect, rot-proof and laid in such a way as to facilitate the draining of water; the water must be channelled towards drains fitted with gratings and traps to prevent odours; (b) smooth, durable, impermeable walls, with a light-coloured, washable coating up to a height of at least two meters; (c) doors in easily cleanable, rot-proof and odourless material. Where meat is stored in the establishment concerned, that establishment must have storage premises which satisfy the aforementioned requirements; (d) insulation materials which are rot-proof and odourless; (e) adequate ventilation and if necessary good extraction of steam; (f) adequate natural or artificial lighting which does not distort colours; 2. (a) As near as possible to the work stations, a sufficient number of facilities for cleaning and disinfecting hands and for cleaning tools with hot water. For washing hands, these facilities must have hot and cold running water or water premixed to a suitable temperature, cleaning and disinfecting products and hygienic means of drying hands; (b) facilities on the spot or in an adjacent room for disinfecting tools, with hot water supplied at not less than 82°C; 3. Appropriate arrangements for protection against pests such as insects and rodents; 4. (a) Instruments and working equipment such as cutting tables, tables with detachable cutting surfaces, containers, conveyor belts and saws, made of corrosion-resistant material, not liable to taint meat and easy to clean and disinfect. The use of wood is forbidden; (b) corrosion-resistant fittings and equipment meeting hygiene requirements for meat handling, storing meat containers, in such a way that neither the meat nor the containers come into direct contact with the floor or walls; (c) special watertight non-corrodible containers, with lids and fasteners to prevent unauthorised persons from removing things from them, for keeping meat not intended for human consumption; such meat must be removed or destroyed at the end of each working day; 5. Refrigeration equipment to keep the internal temperature of the meat at the levels required by these regulations. This equipment must include a drainage system linked to the wastewater pipes which presents no risk of contamination of the meat; 6. An adequate pressurised supply of potable water within the meaning of European Community rules. However, a non-potable water supply is authorised in exceptional cases for steam production, fire fighting and the cooling of refrigeration equipment, provided that the pipes installed for this purpose preclude the use of this water for other purposes and present no risk of contamination of fresh meat. Non-potable water pipes must be clearly distinguished from those used for potable water; B 4483 7. An adequate supply of hot potable water within the meaning of European Community rules; 8. A system for the hygienic disposal of waste water; 9. At least one wash basin and flush lavatories. The latter must not open directly onto the work rooms. The wash basin must have hot and cold running water or water premixed to a suitable temperature, hygienic materials for cleaning and disinfecting the hands and hygienic means of drying hands. The wash basin must be near the lavatories. CHAPTER II SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE APPROVAL OF LOW CAPACITY SLAUGHTERHOUSES 10. In addition to the general requirements, low-capacity slaughterhouses must have at least (a) a slaughter room large enough for stunning and bleeding on the one hand, and plucking and any scalding on the other, to be carried out in separate places; (b) in the slaughter room, walls washable up to a height of at least two meters or up to the ceiling; (c) an evisceration and preparation room which is large enough for evisceration to be carried out in a place sufficiently far from other work stations, or separated from them by a partition, so as to prevent contamination; (d) a refrigerating room of sufficient capacity in relation to the size and type of animals slaughtered, with in any case a separate lockable section of a minimum size reserved for observing the carcasses undergoing analysis. Derogation from these requirements may be granted by the Veterinary Services on a case-by case basis where meat is removed immediately from such slaughterhouses for delivery to cutting plants or butcher shops in the immediate vicinity of the slaughterhouse, provided that transportation takes not more than one hour. 11. Animals brought into the slaughter room must be immediately slaughtered after stunning, save in the case of slaughter according to religious rite. 12. Sick or suspect animals must not be slaughtered in the establishment concerned except where a derogation is granted by the Veterinary Services. Where a derogation is granted, slaughter must be performed under the supervision of the Veterinary Services and steps taken to prevent contamination; the premises must be specially cleaned and disinfected under official supervision before being used again. B 4484 SCHEDULE III PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF AUXILIARIES 1. Only candidates who prove that they have (a) followed a theoretical course, including laboratory demonstrations, authorised by the Veterinary Services on the subjects referred to in point 3 (a) ; (b) received practical training under the supervision of an official veterinarian shall be eligible for the test referred to in the second subparagraph of regulation 8 (2) of these regulations. The practical training shall take place in slaughterhouses, cutting plants, cold stores and inspection posts for fresh meat or, for the pre-slaughter inspection, in a holding. 2. However, auxiliaries fulfilling the requirements of Annex III to European Union Council Directive 64/433/EEC may follow a training course where the theoretical part is reduced to four weeks. 3. The test referred to in the second subparagraph of regulation 8 (2) of these regulations shall consist of a theoretical part and a practical part and shall cover the following subjects (a) for the inspection of holdings (i) theoretical part familiarity with the poultry industry - organisation, economic significance, production methods, international trade, etc., anatomy and pathology of poultry, basic knowledge of diseases viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc., monitoring for disease and use of medicinal products, vaccines and residue testing, hygiene and health inspection, welfare on the farm, during transport and at the slaughterhouse, environmental controls in buildings, on farms and in general, national and international rules, consumer attitudes and quality control; (ii) practical part visits to farms of different types and different methods of rearing, visits to production establishments, loading and unloading of means of transport, visits to laboratories, veterinary checks, documentation, practical experience; B 4485 (b) for inspection at slaughterhouses (i) theoretical part basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of slaughtered animals, basic knowledge of pathology of slaughtered animals, basic knowledge of pathological anatomy of slaughtered animals, basic knowledge of hygiene and in particular industrial hygiene, slaughter, cutting and storage hygiene and hygiene of work, knowledge of methods and procedure for the slaughter, inspection, preparation, wrapping, packaging and transport of fresh meat, knowledge of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the carrying out of their work, sampling procedures; (ii) practical part inspection and assessment of slaughtered animals, determination of animal species through examination of typical parts of the animal, determination of a number of parts of slaughtered animals in which changes have occurred, and comments thereon, post mortem inspection in a slaughterhouse, hygiene control, sampling. B 4486 SCHEDULE IV MODEL HEALTH ATTESTATION (1) FOR POULTRY TRANSPORTED FROM THE HOLDING TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE No (2)……………………………………… Competent service:………………………………………………………………………… I. Identification of animals Animal species: …………………………………………………………………………… Number of animals: ……………………………………………………………………….. Identification mark: ……………………………………………………………………….. II. Origin of animals Address of holding of origin: ……………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… III. Destination of animals The animals will be transported to the following slaughterhouse ……………………………………………………………………………………………… by the following means of transport: ……………………………………………………… IV. Attestation I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, attest that the animals described above were examined before slaughter on the above mentioned holding at ………………(time) on ………………(date) and found to healthy. ………………………………………………. …………………………………….. (Place) (Date) ……………………………………………………………………………………………. (Signature of official veterinarian) (1) This certificate is valid for 72 hours. (2) Optional. B 4487 SCHEDULE V MODEL HEALTH ATTESTATION FOR THE CARCASSES OF POULTRY FOR DELAYED EVISCERATION OR FOR CARCASSES OF DUCKS AND GEESE REARED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOIE GRAS, STUNNED, BLED AND PLUCKED ON THE FATTENING FARMS AND TRANSPORTED TO A CUTTING PLANT WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A SEPARATE ROOM FOR EVISCERATION No (1):……………………… Competent service: ………………………………………………………………………… I. Identification of un-eviscerated carcasses Species: …………………………………………………………………………………….. Number of un-eviscerated carcasses: ………………………………………………………. II. Origin of un-eviscerated carcasses Address of fattening farm: …………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. III. Destination of un-eviscerated carcasses The un-eviscerated carcasses will be transported to the following cutting plant: …………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV. Attestation I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, attest that the un-eviscerated carcasses described above are of birds which were examined before slaughter on the above-mentioned fattening farm at ……….(time) on ………….. (date) and found to be healthy.. ………………………………………………. …………………………………….. (Place) (Date) ……………………………………………………………………………………………. (Signature of official veterinarian) (1) Optional B 4488 SCHEDULE VI MODEL HEALTH CERTIFICATE FOR FRESH POULTRY-MEAT(1) No (2) :…………………….. Place of loading: …………………………………………………………………………… Ministry: …………………………………………………………………………………… Department: ……………………………………………………………………………….. Reference (3) : …………………………………………………………………………….. I. Identification of meat Meat of: …………………………………………………………………………………….. (Animal species) Nature of cuts: …………………………………………………………………………… Nature of packaging: ……………………………………………………………………… Number of cuts or packages: ……………………………………………………………… Month (s) and year (s) when frozen: ……………………………………………………… Net weight: ……………………………………………………………………………….. II. Origin of meat Address (es) and veterinary approval number (s) of the approved slaughterhouse (s) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Address (es) and veterinary approval number (s) of the approved cutting plant (s) : ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Address (es) and veterinary approval number (s) of the approved cold store (s) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… III. Destination of meat The meat will be sent from: …………………………………………………………………… (Place of loading) to: ………………………………………………………………………………………………. (Country and place of destination). B 4489 by the following means of transport (4) : Name and address of consignor: ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Name and address of consignee: ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. IV. Attestation I, the undersigned, official veterinarian, certify that (a) the poultry-meat described above satisfies the requirements of European Union Council Directive 91/494/EEC of 26 June 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultry-meat and also the requirements of the second subparagraph of Article 3 (A) (1) of that Directive, if such meat is destined for a Member State or region of a Member State that is recognised as being free of Newcastle disease; (b) the poultry-meat described above, the packaging of the meat described above, bear a mark proving that – (i) the meat comes from animals slaughtered in approved slaughterhouses, (ii) the meat was cut in an approved cutting plant; (c) this meat has been passed as fit for human consumption following a veterinary inspection carried out in accordance with European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultry-meat or European Union Council Directive 91/495/EEC of 27 November 1990 concerning public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat; (d) the transport vehicles or containers and the loading conditions of this consignment meet the hygiene requirements laid down in European Union Council Directive 71/118/EEC. (e) if the meat is intended for Finland or Sweden (2) (i) the test referred to in regulation 5 (3) (a) has been carried out (4) (ii) the meat comes from an establishment subject to a programme such as that referred to in regulation 5 (3) (b) (4). ………………………………………………. …………………………………….. (Place) (Date) ……………………………………………………………………………………………. (Signature of official veterinarian) (1) Fresh poultry-meat means, in accordance with the European Directive referred to in IV of this certificate, any parts fit for human consumption of domestic animals of the following species fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quail, pigeons, pheasants and partridges, which have not undergone any preserving process; however, chilled and frozen meat shall be considered to be fresh meat. (2) Optional. (3) In the case of rail trucks and lorries, state the registration number, in the case of aircraft the flight number, and in the case of boats, the name and, where necessary, the number of the container. (4) delete where not applicable B 4490 Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment ta’ l-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) Valletta - Published by the Department of Information - (doi.gov.mt) - Valletta Mitbug] fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern - Printed at the Government Printing Press Prezz Lm2.08` - Price Lm2.08c SCHEDULE VII INDICATION TO BE APPLIED TO LARGE PACKAGING Intended use - cutting/heat treatment (1) Address of destination – .…………………………………………………………………….……………………………………… ………………………………………………………….. (1) Delete as appropriate