S.I. No. 81/2003 -- European Communities (Fresh Meat and Poultry) (Checks on General Hygiene) Regulations 2003
European Communities (Fresh Meat and Poultry) (Checks on General Hygiene) Regulations 2003 |
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I, Joe Walsh, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 ( No. 27 of 1972 ), for the purpose of giving effect to Commission Decision 2001/471/EC of 8 June 20011 , hereby make the following regulations -- 1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Fresh Meat and Poultry) (Checks on General Hygiene) Regulations 2002. 2. The European Communities (Fresh Poultrymeat) Regulations 1996 ( S.I. No. 3 of 1996 ) are amended -- |
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(a) by inserting, after Regulation 3 -- |
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“3A(1) A person shall not use an establishment for the production, rewrapping, cutting or storage of fresh poultrymeat unless he or she has in place a procedure that complies with Article 1 of Commission Decision 2001/471/EC of 8 June 2001 and conducts regular checks on the general hygiene conditions in the establishment in accordance with that Article. |
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(2) This Regulation shall not apply to an establishment to which Regulation 3(4) of these Regulations applies until 8 June 2003.” |
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(b) by substituting “€3,000” for £1,500” in Regulation 19. 3. The European Communities (Fresh Meat) Regulations 1997 ( S.I. No. 434 of 1997 ) are amended -- |
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(a) by inserting, after Regulation 3 -- |
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“3A(1) Notwithstanding Regulation 12, a person shall not use an establishment for the production, wrapping, rewrapping, cutting, storage, packaging or repackaging of fresh meat unless he or she has in place a procedure that complies with Article 1 of Commission Decision 2001/471/EC of 8 June 2001 and conducts regular checks on the general hygiene conditions in the establishment in accordance with that Article. |
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(2) This Regulation shall not apply to -- |
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(i) an abattoir to which No. 8 of 1988 ) applies, |
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(ii) a cutting plant in respect of which a derogation has been granted under Regulation 6(5), or |
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(iii) a cold store in respect of which a derogation has been granted under Regulation 6(6), |
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until 8 June 2003.” |
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(b) by inserting, after “microbiological checks” in Article 12 (1)(a), “carried out in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Decision 2001/471/EC of 8 June 2001.” |
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(c) by substituting “€3,000” for £1,000” in Regulation 20. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal document) |
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This Order provides for hygiene checks at meat plants. |
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Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 2 |
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