Regulation on price reporting for carcases and their labelling (1. Meat Act-Implementing Regulation-1. FlGDV)

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1. FlGDV

Date of completion: 12.11.2008

Full quote:

" 1. Meat Act-Implementing Regulation of 12 November 2008 (BGBl. 2186), as last amended by Article 6 of the Regulation of 17 June 2014 (BGBl I). 793).

Status:

Last amended by Art. 6 V v. 17.6.2014 I 793

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Footnote

(+ + + Text evidence from: 19.11.2008 + + +) 

  

The V was adopted as Article 1 of the V v. 12.11.2008 I 2186 by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. She's gem. Article 8, first sentence, of this V entered into force on 19 November 2008.

Section 1
General provisions

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§ 1 Battle Number

(1) slaughterhouses shall be obliged to continue the carcases of bovine animals, swine and sheep immediately after slaughter of the respective animal at the latest at the time of weighing and classification of animals with a weekly continuous to indicate the slaughter number in such a way that the supplier of the animals for slaughter can be identified at any time. (2) The marking shall be clearly legible on both halves of the body and left until the date of disassembly. By way of derogation from the first sentence, the marking shall be affixed to bovine animals on each quarter. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Wirewing, cutting

Slaughterhouses, taking into account the weight of the slaughter, shall be subject to the slaughter weight of whole, half and quarters of carcases of bovine animals, swine and sheep immediately after slaughter following the slaughter weight of the slaughterhouse. Check the meat inspection before the start of the cooling process in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3. In the case of pigs, the weighing must take place not later than 45 minutes, in the case of the other species at the latest one hour after the stealing. (2) slaughter weight shall be the warm weight of the slaughtered vented animal

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in the case of bovine animals which were at least eight months old during slaughter, the sole skin, the head severed between the occipital bone and the first cervical vertebra, the limbs separated in the carpal and tarsal joint, the organs in the breast and The abdominal cavity, the kidneys, the kidney fat tissue and the pelvic fat tissue, the sex organs and the associated muscles, the sour body, the kidney neckline, the between the last sacrum and the first tail vertebra at right angles to the vertebra separated tail, the spinal cord, the dead fat, the udder, the udder fat, upper shell fat, and neck vein and fatty tissue adhering thereto,

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in the case of bovine animals under eight months of slaughter, excluding the skin, the head severed between the occipital bone and the first cervical vertebra, the limbs severed in the carpal and tarsal joint, the organs in the chest and The abdominal cavity, the kidneys, the kidney fat tissue and the pelvic fat tissue, the genital organs and the associated muscles, the sour body, the kidney neckline, the dead fat, the udder fat, the upper shell fat, and the neck vein and the fatty tissue that adheres to it,

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In the case of pigs, only the tongue, the genital organs, the spinal cord, the organs in the thoracic and abdominal cavity, the flea, the kidneys, the dwarf skin, the chopper whistle, the brain; in the case of sows, which have pigged at least once, to the Breeding used spears and old cutters in addition without the top legs separated in the carpal and tarsal joints and

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in the case of sheep exclusively the skin, the head severed between the occipital bone and the first cervical vertebra, the limbs severed in the carpal and tarsal joint, the tail separated between the sixth and seventh tail vertebrae, and the Organs in the chest and abdominal cavity, but including the kidneys and the kidney fat tissue.

Any parts other than those not to be taken into account in the determination of the weight of slaughter referred to in paragraph 2 (1) to (4) may not be separated from the carcase prior to the determination of the weight of the slaughter. The competent authority under national law may approve or order a derogation from the cutting management referred to in paragraph 2 (1) to (4), to the extent that technical requirements justify it. The approval or arrangement shall include the correction factor which must be taken into account when determining the weight of the slaughter. In the case of bovine carcasses, a permit or arrangement as defined in the second sentence shall be permitted only for carcases of carcases listed in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community trade-class schemes for carcases of bovine animals, swine and sheep and for the purpose of determining the prices in this area (OJ L 327, 30.4.2004, p. OJ No L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3). In this case, the correction factors mentioned therein must be used. The provisions of the food hygiene law and the animal health law shall remain unaffected. (4) In slaughterhouses in which carcases are to be classified according to the provisions of the trade-class law or are voluntarily classified, the following shall be: to carry out the weighing by means of a classification company approved as a classifier of a classification company approved in accordance with section 3 of the meat law. In other slaughterhouses, the slaughterhouse may also carry out the weighing. (5) The national governments may, by means of a regulation, determine that the weighing is also carried out in slaughterhouses in which carcases are not to be classified. are still voluntarily classified, only by employees admitted as classifiers of a classification company approved in accordance with section 3 of the meat law. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Protocol

The classification undertaking shall draw up a written and an electronic protocol immediately after the slaughter weight has been established. In addition to the weight of slaughter, the Protocol shall include at least the name and address or identification of the suppliers and of the animals of origin of the animals, the slaughter number, the date of the slaughter day and, in the case of a classification of the carcases, the To contain the trade class and the name or the identifier of the classifier. In the case of a classification of carcases of bovine animals and sheep, the protocol shall also contain the ear tag number and the category. In the case of an approved or arranged deviation from the cutting guide in accordance with § 2 (3) sentence 2, the protocol shall indicate this deviation and the necessary correction factor. The written record is to be signed by the classifier. The minutes shall be kept in order for at least one year. The period shall begin at the end of the year in which the respective animal has been slaughtered. (2) In the event of any weighing by the slaughterhouse pursuant to § 2 para. 4 sentence 2, the protocol shall be drawn up and kept from the slaughterhouse.

Section 2
Price notifications

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§ 4 Price notification requirement

(1) slaughterhouses shall report to carcases of bovine animals, swine and sheep, in accordance with the following provisions, notifications of payment prices and slaughtered quantities. (2) carcasses of carcases which shall be subject to the food safety requirements Provisions as wholly or in part unfit for human consumption, as well as carcases within the meaning of Annex III, Section 1, Chapter IV, point 2 (c) or Chapter VI of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for Food of animal origin (OJ L 327 55), as last amended by Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 (OJ L 139, 30.4.2013, p. 1) must not be included in the price report of animals which have been slaughtered, provided that they have a lower price than that of carcases which are fully suitable for human consumption. Trade class is paid out. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Exceptions

(1) The obligation to notify pursuant to Article 4 (1) shall not apply to establishments which, on average weekly, slaughter no more than 200 pigs or 75 cattle or 75 sheep. The average weekly slaughter count shall be calculated on the basis of the quantity slaughtered in the annual average of the previous calendar year. (2) The national governments may, by means of a legal regulation, apply the reporting limit referred to in paragraph 1. up to 1 000 pigs or 200 cattle per week. It must be ensured that at least 60 per cent of the animals slaughtered in that country are covered by the animal species concerned. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Content of the price report

(1) The notifications have to be included for the respective reporting period:

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the slaughtered total quantity by unit number and weight of slaughter; and

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the averages of the payment prices per kilogram, weighted by the slaughter weights, in accordance with paragraph 4.

The reports referred to in the first sentence shall be subdivided as follows:

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in the case of bovine animals, in accordance with the legal categories and commercial classes for bovine slaughtered animals,

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in the case of pigs, in accordance with the legal trade classes for pig carcases and

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in sheep according to the statutory categories of sheep slaughtered bodies.

(2) pigs with a weight of two-half weight of less than 80 kilograms and more than 110 kilograms shall not be taken into account in the notifications referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1, sentence 1. Sentence 1 shall not apply to the commercial classes M and V. At the request of the competent authorities in accordance with national law, the proportion of muscle meat of each pig carcase shall be communicated. (3) The competent authorities in accordance with national law may determine that: (4) The payment price per kilogram is free from the supplier's price per kilogram, which shall be the subject of the following: Entrance to the slaughterhouse payable price without VAT. This price shall be expressed per kilogram of slaughter weight of the carcase cut in accordance with Article 2 (2). (5) The purchase price shall be uniform for the whole of the whole of the slaughtered cattle, pigs or sheep by means of flat-rate accounting for the whole of the slaughtered cattle, pigs or sheep. The quantity delivered and referred to the slaughter weight shall be reported to the total number of animals delivered during the reporting period, for bovine animals and sheep, for each category. In the case of bovine animals and sheep, the total slaughtering weight of the animals and the weighted payment price per kilogram to be paid shall be in addition to be reported in euro/kilogram of slaughter weight for each category without VAT. The total amount of payment used to calculate the weighted payment price per kilogram is the sum of the payment prices to be paid to the suppliers, without VAT. (6) The owner of the slaughterhouse shall be obliged to keep the documents relating to the price declarations for two years. The period shall begin at the end of the year in which the animal in question has been slaughtered. Unofficial table of contents

§ 7 Procedure of the price report

(1) The notifications shall be returned in writing or electronically to the competent authority (registration authority) in accordance with national law, in accordance with the prescribed model. They are to be reimbursed weekly for the period from Monday to Sunday inclusive. The reporting authority may determine that, in addition to the weekly notification to be made pursuant to sentences 1 and 2, up to two interim reports must be submitted for one day or several days in each case, in so far as this is due to market surveillance reasons. is required. The obligation to submit the intermediate declaration may be limited to certain categories of animals, categories and commercial categories. It may be exempted from holdings whose reports are of no importance, taking account of the quantities converted. The reporting authority may stipulate that the intermediate declaration shall contain only the prices. (2) The reporting authority shall determine the date by which the notifications must be received. It can be determined that the message has to be made exclusively in writing or exclusively by electronic means. (3) The notifications shall be reported in advance by telephone or by telex, if the receipt of the written or electronic messages is received. in the case of a model prescribed in accordance with paragraph 2, it is not guaranteed. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Price determination

(1) The reporting authority shall, on the basis of the notifications received, make statements on the prices paid in each trading class, the number of establishments whose reports are being evaluated and the total number of animals or carcases, on the price reports have been reimbursed. It may also make observations on the prices which have been paid in accordance with section 6 (5) in a uniform manner per delivery quantity. Prices of up to 10 per cent in each case on the upper limit and on the lower limit can be disregarded. The percentage that is left unaccounted for must be equal to the number of animals in relation to the upper limit and at the lower limit. The findings will be announced as official price fixing, in so far as data protection regulations do not conflict with them. The announcement as an official price determination may also be carried out jointly for several countries, in so far as the competent authorities in accordance with national law reach agreement on this issue. (2) The reporting authority shall draw up on the basis of the the reports received the "weekly report on the pricing of carcasses" in accordance with the prescribed pattern and send it to the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt). The Federal Office may determine that the notification must be made exclusively in writing or exclusively electronically. In the case of the collection of interim reports pursuant to § 7 (1) sentence 3, interim reports shall be reported to the Federal Institute without delay. (3) The Federal Institute shall summon the notifications received from the reporting authorities and shall give the result as soon as possible as (4) The disclosure of the prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of each of the categories of trade or of individual animal or meat categories may not be fully or partially disbursed if, in the light of the above, the prices referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 are not The amount of sales is without a power of information. Unofficial table of contents

Section 9 Definition of reporting areas

The reporting area is the respective country. The announcement of the prices determined in the individual countries by the Federal Institute may be carried out jointly in consultation with the authorities responsible under national law for several countries. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10 Patterns

Where provision is made in this Regulation to ensure that notifications or other communications are to be reimbursed or drawn up in accordance with prescribed patterns, the samples shall be notified by the competent authority in the Federal Gazette.

Section 3
Disclosure requirements

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Section 11 Information requirements

(1) slaughterhouses shall be obliged to make the information available to the classification companies in electronic form immediately after the slaughter animals have been collected, in accordance with section 10 (2) (1) of the meat law. At the request of the classification company, the information must also be made available in writing. (2) Slaughterhouses are obliged to provide their suppliers with the information according to § 10 para. 2 No. 2 of the Meat Law within 15 days to be made available electronically after slaughter. At the request of the supplier, the information shall also be made available in writing or only in writing. The information shall be kept by the slaughterhouse in an orderly manner for at least one year. The period referred to in the third sentence shall begin at the end of the year in which the animal in question has been slaughtered. The information shall be made available to the competent authority on request, insofar as this is necessary for the monitoring. (3) The information pursuant to § 10 (1) of the meat law shall be provided within 15 days of the date on which the information has been received. Request to be issued. To the extent that the request has already been expressed before the animals are slaughtered, the information shall be given within 15 days of slaughter.

Section 4
Irregularities

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§ 12 Administrative Offences

Contrary to the provisions of Section 16 (1) (3) of the Meat Act, those who intentionally or negligently act

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Contrary to § 1 carcases of bovine animals, swine or sheep, do not identify properly or not in due time;

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Contrary to Article 2 (1), the slaughter weight does not determine the right to slaughter, not correctly or in time

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Contrary to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 2 (3), before the slaughter weight is established, separate parts other than those referred to in the first sentence,

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contrary to § 3 or § 6 para. 6 documents not or not in the prescribed manner, or not stored for the prescribed period, or

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contrary to § 4 (1), § 6 (1), sentence 1 or subsection 5 sentence 1 or 2 or § 7 (1) sentence 1 and 2 and 2 and 2 notifications, not correct, not complete or not reimbursed in time.