Regulations on the killing of animals FOR the Date-2013-01-13-60 Ministry industry and Fisheries Ministry, the Ministry of agriculture and food Published in 2013 clips 1 entry into force 01.02.2013 last modified the Change FOR-1995-08-28-775 applies to Norway Pursuant law-2009-06-19-97-section 6, law-2009-06-19-97-section 7, law-2009-06-19-97 section 8, law-2009-06-19-97-section 12, law-2009-06-19-97-section 23, law-2009-06-19-97-section 24, FOR-2010-06-11-814 Announced at 29.01.2013. 16:00 08.03.2013 Corrected (Regulation (EC) 1099/2009) short title regulations on euthanasia of animals Chapter overview: chapter I. Initial provisions (§§ 1-2) chapter II. Implementation of assigned the Regulation (section 3) chapter III. Additional provisions on euthanasia at the slaughterhouse (§ § 4-13) chapter IV. Additional provisions on killing outside slaughterhouses (§ § 14-20) Chapter v. Final provisions (sections 21-23) Regulation Rule read the help Title: laid down by the fisheries and coastal affairs and the Ministry of agriculture and food 13. January 2013 with authorization in law 19. June 2009 Nr. 97 about the animal welfare section 6, section 7, section 8, section 12, section 23 and section 24, jf. the delegation decision 11. June 2010 No. 814. the EEA Joint referrals: the EEA Agreement attachment in chap. In part 9.1 No. 2 (Regulation (EC) no 1099/2009).

In the Introductory chapter. section 1 provisions. Purpose the regulation to promote proper animal welfare by killing of animals.

§ 2. Scope the regulation applies to euthanasia covered by Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing.
Chapter III applies only at the slaughterhouse and is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 26 number 1.
Chapter IV applies only outside the slaughterhouse and is determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 26 the number 1 and number 2 letter a. Chapter III and IV does not apply to fish.
The regulation is aimed at the management of slaughterhouses and other businesses that perform actions that are covered by the regulation. These regulations are also directed at individuals that perform such actions.

Chapter II. Implementation of assigned the Regulation section 3. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 EEA Agreement annex in part 9.1 No. 2 (Regulation (EC) no 1099/2009 of 24 september 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of the killing), that regulation with the customizations that follow from an attachment in chapter in Protocol 1 to the agreement and the agreement by the way.

Chapter III. Additional provisions on euthanasia at the slaughterhouse section 4. Avlessing Avlessings ramps to in addition to fulfill the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009-annex II, point 2 is limited to a drop of 10 degrees. Ramps shall if necessary be covered with grit, straw or other suitable material.

§ 5. Other requirements upon arrival to the date of arrival the horse is slaughtered.
The claim of precedence in Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix III also applies to point 1.5 animals that have become sick or injured during transport.

section 6. Driving the driving times shall in addition to fulfill the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009-annex II, point 2.1 be made so that the animals ' herd instinct could be exploited. As the driving tool can be used drivlem or other mechanical aids to guide the animals where necessary.
Driving of animals with electric drivstav should as far as possible be avoided. By the way the use of electrical drivstav, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 annex III point 1.9, should it go at least 10 seconds between each time, and it should not be given more than a couple of short electric shock right after each other at a time. The animals shall have the free opportunity to move forward.

section 7. Stabling and feeding condition of the animals that need to be oppstalles at the slaughterhouse, to that minimum be controlled by business beginning and by business.
Oppstallingsarealene will be in addition to fulfill the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009-annex II, point 1, if necessary, have the equipment for oppbinding.
The requirement for protection against adverse weather conditions of Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009-annex II, point 2.6 does not apply to reindeer.
Snow is considered to be drinking water for reindeer, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 annex III point 1.6.
Outdoor pet enclosures, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009-annex II, point 2.6, to be held in such a condition that the animals are not exposed to physical, chemical or other health hazards.

section 8. Fixation by bedøving Animals to fikseres in a suitable way before bed the dress rehearsal so that they not be subjected to unnecessary pain, suffering, stress or injury, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 articles 3, 7, 8 and 9, and on annex II, point 3 and annex IV.
Poultry can be hung up by the legs before bedøving, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 annex III point 1 letter c, when bed dress rehearsal takes place after opphengingen. Personnel that controls the anesthesia, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 5, shall ensure that poultry that is hung up in the mobile chain, are quiet when they come up to the bed, so that the training place bed rehearsal can be carried out effectively. Poultry that are too large or too small in relation to the setting at the bed-assigned training or equipment, shall not be hung up. leg curl or Poultry with injuries similar to also not hung up.

§ 9. Claims for bedøving by religious slaughter requirement of bedøving before the killing in the animal welfare Act section 12 the second paragraph and Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 4 number 1 also applies to the killing after the religious rituals at the slaughterhouse.

§ 10. Bedøving with bolt gun and firearm By bedøving with bolt gun or firearm following requirements apply in addition to Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in table 1 No. 1, 2 and 3 and chapter II point 1: a) mammals should be shot in the forehead. Sheep and goat can be shot behind the horn the plant if the horn makes the placement of the shot in the forehead impossible. The shot should be placed just behind the horn the plant with the direction towards the mouth. Large reindeer bows with antlers can be shot in the temple. The shot should be placed so that no matter that provides immediate bedøving, adapted to the appropriate animal species.

b) The who make bedøving with the bolt gun, to ensure that the bolt is gone all the way back to the starting position before each shot. If the bolt does not lead all the way back, the error rectified before the gun be taken into use again.

section 11. Electric bedøving By bedøving with electric power the following requirements apply in addition to Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in table 2, and chapter II, points 4, 5 and 6: a) If animals sedated individually, to the electrical appliance provide a light signal in the time the power goes through the brain of the animal.

b) the voltage between the electrodes should at least be 2.5 ampere for cattle older than six months, and 0.3 amps for rabbits.

c) the correct amperage will be achieved as quickly as possible and within ½ second after attaching of the electrodes, and is maintained for at least 3 seconds.

d) It is to be conducted measurements that shows what amperage the individual animal is exposed to when there is a need for this, but a minimum of 2 times a year and at the change of anaesthetic equipment on the slaughter line.

Personnel under the slaughter control the electric bedøving of poultry, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 5, shall not at the same time have other working tasks.

§ 12. Bedøving of pig with gas by bedøving of pig with gas the following requirements apply in addition to Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 appendix table 3 in chapter I, points 7, 8 and 9 and annex II, point 6: a) It should be made in multiples, minimum of two anesthesia with animals in the group.

b) When the pigs are led into the Chamber to be doped up, they sedated as quickly as possible.

c) there should be adequate lighting so that the pigs can see each other and the surroundings until they are doped up.

d) Chamber should be designed so that the gas level is the most stable, and be equipped with instruments that measure the gas concentration at the level of grisenes heads.

e) by the use of carbon dioxide to the bedøving to the pigs are placed in boxes with the bottom and transported directly to the site of the gas concentration is at least 80 volume percent.

f) Animals shall be in contact with the gas in sufficient time to ensure that they are dead or remain unconscious until they are put to sleep by avblødning.

section 13. Avblødning By avblødning of the animals the following requirements apply in addition to Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 4 Nr. 1 and annex III, point 3: a) no animals will be sedated unless avblødning can take place immediately thereafter.

b) Bedøvde animals can hoisted up in the slaughter line before avblødning.

c) Avblødning to happen as soon as that animals do not come to consciousness after the bed dress rehearsal.

d) Avblødning shall be conducted by cutting through both the neck veins pulse or hovedblodkar as these will expire.

e) Avblødning of poultry shall be ensured by cutting the head of animals by using sharp tools.

f) When poultry avbløs with automatic equipment, to the personnel that controls the anesthesia, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 5, make sure that the animals are put to sleep immediately if the automatic equipment fails. The killing to happen by cutting of the head.

Chapter IV. Additional provisions on killing outside slaughterhouses section 14. Bedøving with the bolt gun, firearms and halsdislokasjon Bedøving with the bolt gun or firearm, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in Appendix 1, to be carried out outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with § 10.
Red deer which is held in the farming, sedated with firearms with shot against the animal's brain in the short range.
By the emergency killing of animals with guns at long range, cf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 19, should be directed to shot the animal's heart region.
The person using firearms to the killing, to have passed the Hunter test in addition to fulfill the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 7 number 1. This does not apply if the emergency is not killing a person with a passing Hunter try to present.
By the use of firearms to estimate the energy for the ammunition be so that the animal loses consciousness as quickly as possible.

By killing of animals with halsdislokasjon, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 attachment in kap. II point 3, to animals first sedated with blows to the head.

section 15. Horse Bedøving with electric power, jf. attachments in chapter in table 2, is not an allowed method by killing of horse.

section 16. Poultry Fjørfebesetninger can be put to sleep with the carbon dioxide that is diverted into pets room, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in table 3. Doors and Windows are closed and the ventilation except roof ventilation closed just before the gas is released in. Gas-beam into the room shall not be directed directly against the animals.
The level of carbon dioxide to quickly get up 45 percent in volume and at least be kept at 40 volume percent in 60 minutes.
Planned killing of the crew shall be reported the FDA a week before the execution. The one that stands for the killing, will ensure that there is sufficient amount of gas is calculated to dispel the animals quickly and effectively before the gas is pumped into the room.
Chickens, quail and Turkey can be put to sleep with the carbon dioxide in the gas containers that are designed and made for this purpose. Pure carbon dioxide is transported in to the animals in the container and kept at a high enough level to the animals are dead. No animals should be taken out of the container before all animals are dead.
The one that won't kill poultry as an industry, to be registered with the FSA.
To the killing of fjørfebesetninger may be given permission to use gas mixtures or other gases than carbon dioxide for application to the Norwegian food safety authority.
Poultry and other animals under 3 kg can be put to sleep by the neck move after anesthesia with blows to the head.

§ 17. Daggamle chickens and embryo in Daggamle not rugeri chickens should be put into production, to be put to sleep before they are 24 hours old. If living embryos that do not hatch to normal time should be put to sleep, it shall take place no later than 24 hours after the normal hatching time.
The killing can be done by maceration, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in table 1 No. 4, in a mechanical device that includes the rotating mechanical-driven knives or expanding polystyrentapper. The device shall be designed and used in such a way that ensures that all the chickens and the embryos are killed instantaneously, even if they are handled in large numbers. By the use of gas on the daggamle chickens to the animals are placed in single layer.

§ 18. Ostrich birds Bedøving with gas, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 appendix table 3 in chapter in, is not an allowed method by killing of ostrich birds.

§ 19. Fur animals killing of foxes to be performed by the person with the competence evidence as mentioned in Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 21 instead of to meet the requirement in article 7 number 3.
Killing of mink to be performed by the person with the competence evidence, or of the person under the presence and direct monitoring of the person with such expertise evidence, as stated in Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 article 21 instead of to meet the requirement in article 7 number 3.
By killing of fur animals with electric power, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix in chapter in table 2, it should only be used assigned AIDS that are constructed for the killing of the animal species. The device should be provided with a light meter that shows the avlesbar continuous amperage during the killing. The instrument must give a signal in the time the power goes through the animal.
By bedøving of fur animals with gas, jf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 appendix table 3 in chapter I, to gadgets where the animals innånder the gas be designed so that the gas level is the most stable. The facility shall be equipped with instruments to measure gas concentration during the killing, and that provides a clear notice if the concentration is lower than allowed by volume.
By the use of carbon dioxide, cf. Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 appendix table 3 in chapter in no. 1, no animals show signs of consciousness after 30 seconds of exposure.

section 20. Avblødning and further processing of the animals euthanized animals outside the slaughterhouse, to avbløs in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Appendix III paragraph 3 and section 13. The requirement of avblødning does not apply by killing with drug, killing of poultry that are not to be used for food, killing of fur animals with gas or electricity and killing of dog, cat and other pets, provided bed method involves training sure death.
Further processing of animals should not begin until any avblødning is finished and it has been established that each animal is dead. Pelsing of fur animals shall not take place until 10 minutes after the animal is ascertained dead.

Chapter v. Final provisions § 21. Supervision and decision the FSA supervises and can make the necessary individual decisions, cf. the animal welfare act, section 30, to implement the provisions laid down in or pursuant to this regulation. Norwegian food safety authority can also make individual decisions according to the animal welfare Act section 32, section 34 and section 35.

§ 22. Penalty Violation of provisions given in or pursuant of the regulation, is a criminal offence pursuant to the animal welfare act, section 37.

§ 23. Entry into force this Regulation shall enter into force 1. February 2013. At the same time repealed regulations 28. August 1995, no. 775 on animal protection in slaughterhouses. 

Regulation Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 Below is reproduced a Norwegian translation of the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009. The translation is rendered to the information.

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No. 1099/2009 of 24. September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing the COUNCIL of the EUROPEAN UNION HAS-having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular article 37, having regard to the proposal from the Commission, having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 1 having regard to the opinion of the European economic and Social Committee, 2 after consultation with the Committee of the regions, and from the following considerations : 1) by Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22. December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or avliving3, it is laid down common minimum requirements for the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing in the community. The directive has not been significantly changed since it was adopted.

2) killing of animals can inflict animal pain, torment, fear or other forms of suffering, even under the best possible technical conditions. Certain tasks in connection with the killing can be stressful and all bed has certain disadvantages training techniques. The systems administrator or anyone involved in the killing of animals, should meet the necessary actions to avoid pain and minimise nuisance and disorder in animals that are slaughtered or euthanized, as taking into account the best practices in the field and allowed methods according to this regulation. Therefore, pain, torment and suffering are considered avoidable if the operations staff and everyone involved in the killing of animals, satisfying all the requirements of this regulation or using allowed methods without having to take advantage of the current developmental stages in the technique and thus negligent or intentional inflicts the animals pain, nuisance or disorder.

3) the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing has been covered by Community law since 1974, and was boosted significantly by Directive 93/119/EC. It is, however, determined the major differences with regard to the implementation of the directive in the Member States, and it is pointed to serious animal welfare problems and differences that may affect competitiveness between the various operators.

4) Animal welfare is a community value that is enshrined in the Protocol (No. 33) on animal protection and animal welfare which are attached to the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as Protocol No. 33). The protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing is a matter of public interest that affect consumers ' attitude to agricultural products. Also, helps better protection of animals at the time of slaughter to the better meat quality and indirectly has a positive effect on the working security at the slaughterhouses.

5) national legislation on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing affect competition and thus how the internal market for products of animal origin covered by Annex I to the Treaty establishing the European Community, it seems. It is necessary to introduce common rules to ensure a rational development of the internal market for these products.

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The European authority for food safety (EFSA), created by the European Parliament-and europarådsforordning (EF) Nr. 178/2002 of 28. January 2002 on the determination of the General principles and requirements of food regulations, on the establishment of the European authority for food safety and on the determination of procedures in connection with food safety, 4, has adopted two statements about aspects of animal welfare that apply the most important systems for bedøving and killing of certain animal species, namely a statement in 2004 about aspects of animal welfare that applies the most widespread methods of bedøving and the killing of the main commercial species , and a statement in 2006 about aspects of animal welfare that applies the most widespread methods of bedøving and killing of commercially farmed animal of the deer family, goat, rabbit, ostrich, duck, goose and quail. Community law in this area is maintained should to take into account to the aforementioned scientific statements. Recommendations to phase out the use of carbon dioxide to the killing of pig and the use of water bath to bedøving of poultry, are not covered by this regulation because the consequence analysis showed that such recommendations are not currently economically feasible. However, it is important to continue this discussion in the future. The Commission should therefore draw up a report on the different methods of bed rehearsal poultry, especially bedøving of groups in the water bath, and add it to the European Parliament and the Council. Other recommendations should also not be covered by this regulation because they refer to technical parameters that should be part of implementing measures or Community guidelines. Recommendations on farmed fish are not covered by this regulation because there is a need for further scientific statements and an economic assessment in this area.

7) in 2007 adopted the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) health regulations for land animals that includes guidelines for the slaughter of animals and for the killing of animals for the purpose of fighting the disease. The aforementioned international guidelines contain recommendations on handling, immobilization, bedøving and avbløding of animals at slaughterhouses and the killing of animals by outbreaks of infectious diseases. It should in this regulation also be taken into consideration to the aforementioned international standards.

8) after Directive 93/119/EC was adopted, the community's regulations in the field of food safety that apply to slaughterhouses, reviewed a pervasive change by the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of 29. April 2004 of European Parliament and næringsmiddelhygiene5 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of 29. April 2004 on the determination of specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. 6 in the mentioned decrees be stressed the responsibility for driftsansvarliges food safety. Slaughterhouses will also undergo a procedure for prior approval where the competent authority examines the construction, design and equipment to ensure that it is in compliance with the relevant technical rules on food safety. Aspects of animal welfare should be integrated better in slaughterhouses; in their construction and design as well as equipment used there.

9) Public controls in the food chain is also been reorganized by the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of 29. April 2004 on public control to ensure that the fôrvare and food regulations as well as the provision of animal health and welfare overholdes7 and European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of 29. April 2004 on the determination of special rules for the implementation of public control of products of animal origin intended for human consumption. 8 10) the conditions that animals that are kept for agricultural purposes, be put to sleep under, has a direct or indirect effect on the market for food, feed or other products and on the affected enterprises ' competitiveness. Why should such a killing is covered by Community law. However, traditional agricultural animals such as horses, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat or swine also be kept for other purposes, for example as a pet, the exhibition animals, animals for work purposes or sports. If the killing of the animals of these species leads to the production of foodstuffs or other products, should this business covered by this forordnings scope. Wild living animals orphaned or be put to sleep to regulate stock, should, therefore, not covered by the scope of this forordnings.

11) fish and land animals are physiological seen very different and the slaughter and killing of farmed fish takes place under completely different conditions, especially when it comes to supervision. Also, it is not researched nearly as much on the bedøving of fish on the bedøving of other agricultural animals. It should be assigned specific standards for the protection of fish in connection with the killing. Provisions that apply to fish, should, therefore, for the time being be limited to core principles. A further initiative of the community page should build on a scientific risk assessment for the slaughter and killing of fish, which is undertaken by EFSA, as taking into account the social, economic and administrative follow.

12) it is an ethical duty to dispel the production animals which have great suffering, if it is not possible to relieve this pain on a financially feasible manner. In most cases, animals would be wiped out under the proper welfare conditions. By particular circumstances, such as accidents at remote locations, where competent personnel and equipment cannot reach the animals, however, can a compliance with the best possible welfare provisions extend their suffering. For the sake of the animals, it is therefore appropriate to exclude emergency killing from the application of certain provisions of this regulation.

13) It appears that the animals can be dangerous for people and bring human life at risk, inflicting serious injury or transmit deadly diseases. Such risks be prevented generally in that the animals properly immobiliseres, but it can also in certain circumstances be necessary to dispel the dangerous animals to remove such risks. Under such circumstances, it is not always possible to dispel the animals under the best possible welfare conditions because of the emergency situation. It is therefore necessary to derogate from the obligation to drug or immediately kill the animals in these cases.

14) Conditions by killing in connection with hunting or sport fishing is very different from those that apply to production animals, and hunting is subject to particular legislation. It is therefore most appropriate to exclude the killing in connection with hunting and fishing from this regulation.

15) in the Protocol No. 33 underlined also need to comply with the laws and regulations of the Member States as well as their customs, particularly with regard to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage, by the design and the implementation of Community policy in the field of among other things, agriculture and the internal market. Cultural events where compliance with the requirements for animal welfare will have a negative effect on the very core of the affected events, should therefore be excluded from the scope of this regulation.

16) in addition, turning cultural traditions about inherited, special or customary patterns of thinking, action or behavior that is transmitted from generation to generation. They help to promote the long-lasting social bonds between the generations. Provided that this business does not affect the market for the products of animal origin and is not justified in the production purposes, it is therefore appropriate that the killing of animals that occur under these arrangements, be excluded from the scope of this regulation.

17) the slaughter of poultry, rabbit and hare to consumption in your household takes place not in such an extent that it will be able to affect the competitiveness of commercial slaughterhouses. Also, is the effort that is necessary for the public authorities can detect and control such activities, not in a reasonable relation to any problems that need to be resolved. It is therefore appropriate to exclude the aforementioned business from this scope of the regulation.

18) By Directive 93/119/EC it was given exemption from the requirement to bedøving by religious slaughter taking place at the slaughterhouses. Since the Community provisions that apply to religious slaughter has been incorporated in a different way depending on the national background, and in view of that in national rules taking into account the conditions that go beyond the purpose of this regulation, it is important to maintain the exemption from the requirement that the animals are sedated before the slaughter, at the same time as a certain degree of subsidaritet be left to each Member State. This regulation comply with the freedom of religion, therefore, and the right to exercise his or her religion or belief in worship, teaching, customary practices and rituals as dealt with in article 10 of the European Union Pact of fundamental rights.

19) there are sufficient scientific evidence that vertebrates are sympathetic beings which, therefore, should be covered by this forordnings scope. Reptiles and amphibians are, however, not animals that normally is the production animals in the community, and it would therefore not be appropriate or reasonable that they are covered by the regulation.

20) Many assigned methods are painful for the animals. It is therefore necessary to stun the animals so that they lose consciousness and sense of touch before or at the same time that they be put to sleep. It is complicated to measure the lack of awareness and sense of touch at an animal, and it must happen only with a scientifically approved methodology. It should still be made by using the monitoring indicators to assess how effective the procedure is in effect.

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Monitoring of the effectiveness of bed dress rehearsal is, mainly on building a consideration of animal consciousness and sense of touch. An animal's consciousness is first and foremost its ability to feel and control their voluntary movements. Although there are certain exceptions, such as elektroimmobilisering or other deliberate framkalte paralysis, an animal believed to be mindlessly when it can not stand upright in a natural position, is not watchful or not showing signs of positive or negative emotions such as fear or excitement. An animal's sense of touch is expressed primarily through its ability to feel pain. In General, an animal is believed not to perceive emotions when it does not show any reflexes or reactions to stimuli such as sound, smells, light or physical contact.

22) New bed training methods are constantly being developed and offered on the market in response to new challenges in the field of livestock production and meat industry. It is important, therefore, to give the Commission the authority to approve new bed at the same time training methods, ensuring a uniform and high level of animal welfare.

23) Community guidelines are useful tools to give the operators and competent authorities specific information about the parameters to use to ensure a high safety level for the animals at the same time that businesses be ensured equal terms. It is therefore necessary to give the Commission the authority to draw up such guidelines.

24) depending on how certain training methods under the bed used slaughter or killing, they can lead to death at the same time that the pain be avoided, and with the minimum of bother and suffering for the animal. Other bed training methods does not lead necessarily to the death, and the animals can come to consciousness or get back the sense of touch during the continuation of a painful process. Such methods should, therefore, be supplemented by other techniques that ensure that the animal dies before it comes to consciousness. It is therefore absolutely essential to specify which bed to be supplemented training methods with an assigned method.

25) many factors contribute to that conditions at the bedøving of the animals and the results of this bed the dress rehearsal vary in practice. It should therefore be made a regular assessment of the results of bedøving. In view of this the operations staff should fix a representative sample to check the effect of bed rehearsal methods, as it is taken into account where the homogeneous group of animals is, and other crucial factors such as used equipment and involved staff.

26) some of the bed can be documented training methods to be sufficiently reliable to be put to sleep that the animals under all circumstances irreparably, if specific key parameters are used. In such cases, the need to control bed dress rehearsal seem unnecessary and unreasonable. It is therefore appropriate to provide the possibility for exceptions from the obligation to control of bed dress rehearsal where there is sufficient scientific evidence that a given bed training method for all no dead animals irrevocable under certain commercial conditions.

27) Animal welfare is largely influenced by the daily routine, and it can only be achieved reliable results if the operations staff develop monitoring tools to assess the effects of them. It should, therefore, in all aspects in the production are developed standardized procedures that should be risikobaserte. They should include clear objectives, responsible people, behavior, measurable criteria, as well as procedures for monitoring and recording. Key parameters for each bed should be defined training method in a way that ensures adequate bedøving of all animals that undergo the process.

28) Animals are treated better when staff are well educated and skilled. Expertise when it comes to animal welfare, involves knowledge of basic human behavior patterns and needs, as well as signs of consciousness and sense of touch. It also entails technical case knowledge of the bed used training equipment. The staff that performs certain tasks, slaughter and people who have oversight of seasonal killing of fur animals should therefore have a proof that is relevant for the tasks they perform. A claim of expertise evidence of other staff who won't kill animals, would not, however, stand in a reasonable relationship to the intended goals.

29) Staff with years of experience can be expected to have a certain level of business knowledge. It should, therefore, in this regulation will be determined a transitional provision for the requirements for the proof of expertise when it comes to such staff.

30) Bed and designed training equipment developed to be effective in a specific context. Manufacturers should therefore give users detailed instructions on the terms and conditions for use and maintenance of the equipment to ensure the animals ' welfare in the best possible way.

31) Bed rehearsal-and the fuser gear should be maintained properly so that it can work effectively. It may be necessary to replace certain parts of the equipment that is used intensively, and even the effectiveness of equipment that are used only occasionally, can be degraded as a result of corrosion or other environmental factors. Some equipment will also be calibrated exactly. The systems administrator or anyone involved in the killing of animals, should therefore introduce the maintenance procedures for the aforementioned equipment.

32) it is necessary to fix your animal for the sake of staff security and the proper use of certain bed rehearsal techniques. Fixation, however, will usually be a nuisance for the animals and should therefore be used in as short a time as possible.

33) animals can exposure to suffering if something goes wrong during the bed dress rehearsal. This regulation should therefore contain provisions that there should exist appropriate reserve equipment for bedøving to minimize the pain, torment or disorder in animals.

the scope of 34) the slaughter of poultry, rabbits and hares for the direct supply of small quantities of meat to the final consumer or to local retailers who deliver such meat directly to the final consumer as fresh meat, varies from Member State to Member State due to national rules that apply to this business in accordance with article 1 No. 3 letter d) and article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004. However, it is important to ensure that certain minimum requirements for animal welfare also apply to this business.

35) with regard to the slaughter of certain categories of animals other than poultry, rabbits and hares, to consumption in your household, there are already certain minimum requirements in community, such as the prior bedøving as well as the national rules. It is therefore appropriate to ensure that the minimum requirements for animal welfare also determined in this regulation.

36) according to Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 should be worked out a list of businesses from which it is permitted to import certain products of animal origin to the community. It should by development of this list be taken into account the General requirements and tillegskravene to the slaughterhouses that are set out in this regulation.

37) Community strives to promote high welfare standards in animal herds in the world, especially in connection with trade. It supports a particular standards and rekommandasjoner about the animals ' welfare from the OIE, including about the slaughter of animals. Such standards and rekommandasjoner should be taken into account when it is going to be ensured compliance with the Community requirements under this regulation with regard to imports.

38) guidelines for good practice prepared by the driftsansvarliges organizations, are valuable instructions to help the operators to meet certain requirements in this regulation, for example, when it comes to drafting and implementation of standardized procedures.

39) Slaughterhouses and the equipment used there, are designed for specific categories of animals and for a specific capacity. If the capacity is exceeded or the equipment is used for purposes other than what was intended, it gets a negative impact on animal welfare. Information on these aspects of the matter should therefore be notified to the competent authorities and should be included in the procedure for the approval of slaughterhouses.

40) Mobile slaughterhouses reduce the need to transport animals over long distances, and they can therefore help to ensure better animal welfare. The technical conditions for mobile slaughterhouses are still different from those that apply to desktop slaughterhouses, and it may be necessary to adapt the technical rules. This regulation should therefore open for the opportunity to give the exception so that mobile slaughterhouses be exempted for the requirements of the slakteriers design, construction and equipment. Until such exception is adopted, it is appropriate to give Member States the opportunity to fix or maintain national rules for mobile slaughterhouses.

41) it happens an ongoing scientific and technical development with regard to the slakteriers construction, design and equipment. It is important, therefore, to give the Commission the authority to change the requirements to the slakteriers construction, design and equipment, while maintaining a uniform and high level of animal welfare.

42) Community guidelines are useful tools to give the operators and competent authorities specific information about the slakteriers construction, design and equipment to ensure a high level of animal welfare at the same time that businesses be ensured equal terms. It is therefore necessary to give the Commission the authority to adopt such guidelines.

43) to minimize the suffering by the slaughter without bedøving required an accurate neck incision with a sharp knife. Also, there is a risk that the animals that are not mechanical, fikseres avblør slower after the neck cut is carried out and that the animals ' diseases thus be extended unnecessarily. Cattle, sheep and goats are the most common species that are slaughtered after this procedure. Ruminants that are slaughtered without bedøving, therefore, should fikseres individually and mechanically.

44)

It's on ongoing scientific and technical progress with regard to the handling and immobilisation of the animals at slaughterhouses. It is important, therefore, to give the Commission the authority to change the requirements for handling and immobilisation of the animals before slaughter, while maintaining a uniform and high level of animal welfare.

45) Community guidelines are useful tools to give the operators and competent authorities specific information about the handling of immobilisation of the animals before slaughter to ensure a high level of animal welfare at the same time that businesses be ensured equal terms. It is therefore necessary to give the Commission the authority to adopt such guidelines.

46) the experiences of certain Member States shows that the appointment of a particularly qualified person as animal welfare is responsible for coordinating and following up the implementation of the procedures for animal welfare at slaughterhouses, has been positive for animal welfare. This measure should therefore apply in the whole community. The animal welfare responsible should have sufficient authority and technical expertise to be able to provide staff at the slaughter line relevant guidance.

47) Small slaughterhouses that is primarily involved in direct sales of food products to end consumers, do not need a complicated administrative system to carry out this forordnings general principles. In these cases, would the requirement to have an animal welfare officer at the site, therefore, do not stand in a reasonable relationship to the intended objectives, and by this regulation, it should be granted an exception from this requirement for such slaughterhouses.

48) slaughter often involves a crisis management with parallel priorities, such as animal health, public health, the environment or animal welfare. It is important that the provisions relating to animal health and welfare are observed in all joints in the down slaktings process, but it can occur that the observance of these provisions under the special circumstances may involve a danger to human health or delay the eradication of a disease considerably and thus contribute to that more animals are getting sick and dying.

49 Therefore competent authorities) should be able to give exemptions from certain provisions of this regulation in individual cases, if the animal health conditions necessitating emergency killing of animals, and/or if there are no suitable alternatives that can ensure the animals the best possible welfare. Such exceptions should not, however, be a substitute for proper planning. Thus the planning should be improved and animal welfare should be integrated in an appropriate manner in the contingency plans for infectious diseases.

50) when it comes to the procedures for the notification of animal diseases, to information about the outbreaks of the disease in accordance with Directive 82/894/EEC of 21. December 1982 on the notification of animal disease in Fellesskapet9 be filed through the system for notification of animal diseases (ADNS). Currently provides information on ADNS not specific animal welfare, but the system will be able to choose to do so in the future. In view of the further development of ADNS should therefore be given the possibility of exemption from the reporting obligation as regards animal welfare at slaughter.

51) modern bed-immobiliseringsutstyr training and are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated and require particular case knowledge and analysis. Member States should therefore ensure that the competent authority has access to sufficient scientific support that officials can turn to, if there is a need to assess the equipment and methods of bedøving of animals.

52) the effectiveness of the individual bed training methods are considered out of control of key parameters and regular review. Drafting of guidelines for good practice for procedures and monitoring arrangements for use by killing of animals is therefore important for the operations staff to get an appropriate guidance on animal welfare. Drafting of such policies requires scientific knowledge, practical experience and compromises between the parties concerned. A reference centre or network in each Member State should, therefore, perform this task in cooperation with the relevant parties concerned.

53) the issue of the competence evidence should take place in a uniform manner. Bodies or entities that issue should, therefore, competence evidence, be accredited according to the uniform standards which should be considered scientific. The device that provides scientific support in accordance with article 20, should, therefore, when necessary, make statement about the ability and suitability to the organs or entities issuing the competence evidence.

54) according to the Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 should the competent authority make certain measures in the case of non-compliance, particularly with regard to the provisions on animal welfare. Therefore, it is only necessary to fix the additional measures to be taken especially with regard to the application of this regulation.

55) according to Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 to promote cooperation between the EFSA network the organizations working on the same area covered by the PNA missions, to promote scientific cooperation, exchange of information, the development and implementation of joint projects as well as the exchange of case knowledge and best practices within the food regulations.

56) the issue of the competence evidence and the termination of the training courses should take place in a uniform manner. In this regulation should, therefore, Member States ' obligations in connection with this shall be determined, as well as the detailed rules for assignment, temporary waiver and recall of the competence evidence.

57) European citizens expect that the minimum rules for animal welfare are observed by the slaughter of animals. In certain areas is the attitude to animals also depend on national perceptions, and it is a requirement in some Member States to maintain or adopt more extensive provisions on animal welfare than those who are adopted at Community level. In the animals ' interest and provided that it does not touch the inner market behavior, it is appropriate to give Member States a certain amount of flexibility to be able to maintain or, in certain specific areas, the adoption of more extensive national rules. It is important to ensure that such national rules are not applied by the Member States in a way that prevents the internal market works as intended.

58) in some areas covered by this regulation, the Council has the need for additional scientific, social and economic information, before it can be determined closer to the rules, especially for farmed fish and in the case of immobilisation of cattle in that they flipped upside down. It is therefore necessary that the Commission provide this information for the Council before the forward put suggestions on changes to the regulation when it comes to these areas.

59) Slakteriers design, construction and equipment requires long-term planning and investment. By this regulation should therefore determine an appropriate transitional period to allow the industry adequate time to adapt to the current requirements under this regulation. In this period they should the requirements of Directive 93/119/EC that apply to slakteriers design, construction and equipment, still apply.

60) Member States should determine the rules on penalties applicable to infringement of the provisions of this regulation, and ensure that they are enforced. These sanctions should be effective, stand in relation to the infringement and daunting.

61) since the objective of this regulation, which is to ensure a harmonized approach with regard to the standards of animal welfare by killing, cannot be reached to a sufficient degree by the Member States and, therefore, because of the scope of the regulation and effects better can be reached at Community level, the community can take measures in accordance with the subsidiarity principle as set out in the Treaty's article 5. To reach the above mentioned objectives and in accordance with the forholdsmessighetsprinsippet as laid down in the said article, it is necessary and appropriate to determine the rules governing the killing of animals for the purpose of the production of food, wool, skin, fur or other products and associated business. This regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to reach the goals mentioned.

62) the measures necessary for the implementation of this regulation, should be adopted in accordance with Council decision 1999/468/EC of 28. June 1999 on the determination of modalities for the conduct of the enforcement authority that is attributed to the Commission. 10 ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: chapter I purpose, SCOPE and DEFINITIONS article 1 purpose and scope 1. In this regulation is that set out standards with the killing of animals bred or kept for the purpose of the production of food, wool, skin, fur or other products as well as the killing of animals for the purpose of slaughter and associated business.
When it comes to fish, however, only get the requirements set out in article 3 No. 1 application.

2. Chapter II, except for article 3 No. 1 and 2, chapter III and chapter IV, except for article 19, shall not apply when the emergency killing outside a slaughterhouse or where compliance with those provisions would pose an immediate and serious risk to human health or safety.

3. This Regulation shall not apply to: a) animals that would be wiped out: in) during scientific experiments carried out under the supervision of a competent authority, ii) during hunting or sport fishing, iii) under the cultural or sporting events, b) poultry, rabbits and hares that are slaughtered outside of a slaughterhouse by the owner, to his/her private consumption.

Article 2 Definitions in this regulation is meant by: a) "killing" any deliberately induced action that means that an animal dies, b) "actions" business like management, stabling, immobilisation, bedøving and avbløding of animals that take place in connection with and in the place they are going to be put to sleep, c) «animals» any vertebrates with the exception of reptiles and amphibians, d)

"need killing" euthanasia of animals that are injured, or animals that are suffering from the disease that is associated with severe pain or suffering, and where there is no other practical possibility to alleviate this pain or suffering, e) "to keep the stabling" animals in stalls, enclosures or on covered areas or fields in connection with or as a part of a slakteriets business , f) «bedøving» any deliberately induced method that leads to the animal, without that it applied to pain lose consciousness and sense of touch, including any method that causes instant death, g) "religious ritual" a number of actions in connection with the slaughter of animals and that is prescribed by a religion, h) "cultural or sporting events» events that are primarily and especially relates to well-established cultural traditions or sporting activities , including racing or other forms of competitions, where there will take place the production of meat or other animal products or where this production is marginal compared to the event as such and without financial impact, in) «standardized procedures "written instructions whose purpose is that a particular feature or default, unified, j)" slaughter "killing of animals intended for human consumption , k) "slaughterhouse" any business that is used for the slaughter of land animals, covered by the scope of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004, l) "service provider" any physical or legal person who is responsible for an enterprise that makes killing of animals, or any other affiliated business covered by this forordnings scope, m) "fur animals" mammals of the species which is mainly farmed for the production of fur, such as mink, polecat, Fox, raccoon, Beaver rat and chinchilla, n) "slaughter" killing of animals for the sake of public health , animal health and animal welfare or the environment, under the supervision of the competent authority, o) "poultry" farmed birds, including birds that are not considered as pets, but as farmed as pets, with the exception of ostrich birds, p) «fixation» application of any method that is intended to restrict an animal's freedom of movement, to make bedøving and killing easier at the same time as the animal is spared any avoidable pain, fear or excitement , q) "competent authority" the central authority of a Member State who has the authority to ensure that the requirements of this regulation is met, or any other authority that the central authority has delegated this authority to, r) "sondeinnføring of the spinal cord" destruction of Central nervevevet and spinal cord by using one of the long rod-shaped instrument that is diverted into the skull.

CHAPTER II GENERAL REQUIREMENTS article 3 General requirements for killing and related operations 1. Animals will be spared any avoidable pain, torment or suffering during the killing and related operations.

2. For the purposes of Nr. 1 to the systems administrator in particular take all necessary measures to ensure that the animals: a) get physical comfort and protection, especially in that they are kept clean, that they have the fit hot and that they are prevented from falling or slipping, b) is protected against damage, c) are handled and oppstalles as giving effect to their normal behavior, d) does not show signs of avoidable pain or fear and do not exhibit abnormal behavior , e) did not suffer under the prolonged lack of feed or water, f) is not exposed to contact with other animals that could harm their welfare.

3. Facility that is used for killing and related operations shall be designed and built as well as maintained and operated so that the requirements of Nr. 1 and 2 can be met under the expected operating conditions for the resort's business throughout the year.

Article 4 Bed rehearsal methods 1. Animals should only be put to sleep after bedøving according to the methods and specific requirements related to the application of the methods set out in Annex i shall remain brainlessly. Animal and without sense of touch to the door.
The methods that are mentioned in Annex i, which does not lead to instant death (hereafter referred to as simple bedøving), shall as soon as possible followed by a procedure that involves death, such as avbløding, sondeinnføring in the spinal cord, electrical killing or prolonged exposure to oxygen deficiency.

2. Annex I may be amended to take account of the scientific and technical development on the basis of an opinion from EFSA and by the procedure referred to in article 25 Nr. 2. any such change should still ensure that the level of animal welfare at least corresponding to the level that is secured with existing methods.

3. Community guidelines for the methods specified in Annex i, may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2.4. In connection with animals that are slaughtered by special methods that are prescribed by the religious rites, the requirements of Nr. 1 does not apply, provided that the slaughter takes place in a slaughterhouse.

Article 5 Control of bed dress rehearsal 1. The operations staff to ensure that persons responsible for bedøving, or other designated staff, regularly to check that the animals do not show any signs of consciousness or sense of touch in the room from the bed training process ends and death.
This control should be carried out on a sufficiently representative sample of the animals, and the frequency to be decided as taking into account the results of previous control and all the factors that can have an impact on bed efficiency. training process
When the result of the control indicates that an animal is not sufficiently sedated, to the person responsible for bed rehearsal immediately hit the appropriate measures as indicated in the standardized procedures, prepared in accordance with article 6 Nr. 2.2. If the animal by the application of article 4 Nr. 4 would be wiped out without prior bedøving, to those responsible for the slaughter systematically verify that they do not show signs of awareness or sense of touch before immobiliseringen ends, and do not show signs of life before they are processed or skåldes.

3. For the purposes of Nr. 1 and 2, the operations staff use the control procedures described in the guidelines for good practice that is referred to in article 13.

4. When it is justified and taken into account that certain bed training methods are extremely reliable, on the basis of an opinion from EFSA, be given exemption from the requirements of Nr. 1 after the procedure referred to in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 6 Standardized procedures 1. The systems administrator in advance to plan the killing of animals and associated with the business, and will perform this according to standardized procedures.

2. The operators should draw up and implement these standardized procedures to ensure that the killing and related operations are carried out in accordance with article 3 No. 1. When it comes to bedøving, to the standardized procedures: a) take into account the manufacturers ' recommendations, b) on the basis of available scientific evidence for each used bed training method, determine the key parameters that are set out in Annex i Chapter 1, and ensure that they stun animals effectively, c) specify the measures to be taken when the control referred to in article 5, show that an animal is not sufficiently sedated , or in the case of animals slaughtered in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4, that the animal still shows signs of life.

3. For the purposes of Nr. 2 of this article, a service-provider use the standardized procedures described in the guidelines for good practice that is referred to in article 13.

4. The operators shall at the request asking the standardized procedures at the disposal of the competent authority.

Article 7 skill level and competence evidence 1. Killing and related operations shall only be carried out by persons with the required skill level and without that the animals suffer avoidable pain, torment or suffering.

2. The operators shall ensure that the following tasks during the slaughter only be done by people with a proof to such tasks, as set out in article 21, and that shows their ability to perform tasks in accordance with the rules of this Regulation: a) the handling and care of animals before immobilization, b) fixation of animals for the purposes of bedøving or killing, c) bedøving of animals , d) assessment of whether the bed dress rehearsal is effective, e) sjakling or oppheising of the living animal, f) avbløding of the living animal, g) the slaughter in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4.3. Without prejudice to the requirement of Nr. 1 of this article, the killing of fur animals take place in the presence of and under the direct supervision of a person with a proof as referred to in article 21, and which is issued for all of the tasks that are performed during this person's supervision. The operations staff at the fur animal facility to notify in advance the competent authority when the animals should be put to sleep.

Article 8 user instructions for immobiliserings-bed training equipment products in connection with the marketing and advertising is presented as the fuser or bed, only training equipment could be sold if they are accompanied by suitable instruction manuals, so that it is secured the best possible conditions for the animals ' welfare. Manufacturers should also make the aforementioned instructions available to the public on the Internet.
These instructions shall particularly specify: a) art, category, quantity and/or weight of the animals that the equipment is designed for, b) the recommended parameters corresponding to the different terms of use, including the key parameters set out in Annex i chapter I, c) for bed training equipment, a method to monitor how effectively the equipment is for the purpose of compliance with this forordnings rules , d) recommendations on maintenance and, if necessary, calibration of the bed training equipment.

Article 9 use of the fuser-bed training equipment


1. The operators shall ensure that all equipment that is used to fix or drug animals, to be maintained and controlled in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions of the people who are trained for this.
The operations staff should lead record of maintenance. To keep the Bills for at least one year and shall on request set them at the disposal of the competent authority.

2. The operators shall ensure that the training is under the bed immediately appropriate reserve equipment available, and taken in use if it first spent fails bed equipment training. Reserve method can differ from the first applied method.

3. The operations staff to ensure that animals are not placed in the immobiliseringsutstyr, including equipment for the fixation of the head, before the person who is responsible for the bed dress rehearsal or avblødingen, is ready to stun or avblø animals as quickly as possible.

Article 10 consumption in your household Only the requirements of article 3 No. 1, article 4 Nr. 1 and article 7 No. 1 applies to the slaughter and associated business when other animals than poultry, rabbits and hares slaughtered outside of a slaughterhouse, and when the slaughter going on for consumption in the household and is performed by the animals ' owner, or a person under the owner's responsibility and supervision.
Also the requirements of article 15 No. 3 and in the No. 1.8-1.11, Nr. 3.1 and to the extent that it refers to the simple bedøving, Nr. 3.2 in annex III, to be applied on the slaughter of other animals than poultry, rabbit and hare, pig, sheep and goat outside a slaughterhouse, when the slaughter going on for consumption in the household and is performed by the animals ' owner, or a person under the owner's responsibility and supervision.

Article 11 direct delivery of small quantities of poultry, rabbit and hare 1. Only the requirements of article 3 No. 1, article 4 Nr. 1 and article 7 No. 1 applies to the slaughter of poultry, rabbit and hare on the operating unit for the purpose of the manufacturer's direct delivery of small quantities of meat to the final consumer or to local retailers who deliver such meat directly to the final consumer as fresh meat, provided that the number of animals slaughtered on the operating unit, does not exceed the maximum number of animals that are determined by the procedure referred to in article 25 Nr. 2.2. The requirements in chapter II and III of this Regulation applies to the slaughter of such animals when their number exceeds the highest number that is mentioned in Nr. 1 of this article.

Article 12 imports from third States The requirements that are set out in chapter II and III of this regulation, applies with respect to article 12 Nr. 2 letter a) of Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004.
The hygiene certificate that accompanies the meat imported from third States, should be supplemented by an attestation showing that the requirements that at least equal to the requirements in chapter II and III of this regulation, are fulfilled.

Article 13 Drafting and dissemination of guidelines for good practice 1. Member States shall encourage that it be drawn up and disseminated guidelines for good practice in order to facilitate the implementation of this regulation.

2. When such guidelines for good practice are created, they shall be drawn up and disseminated by the driftsansvarliges organizations: a) in consultation with representatives of non-governmental organizations, competent authorities and other parties concerned, b) referring to the scientific statements as referred to in article 20 No. 1 letter c).

3. The competent authority should consider the guidelines for good practice in order to ensure that they are prepared in accordance with no. 2, and that they are in accordance with the existing Community guidelines.

4. If the organizations do not send driftsansvarliges out guidelines for good practice, the competent authority may prepare and publish their own guidelines for good practice.

5. Member States shall send all the guidelines for good practice that are approved by the competent authority, to the Commission. The Commission will create and lead a register of such guidelines and make them available to the Member States.

CHAPTER III ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSES article 14 Slakteriets design, construction and equipment 1. The operations staff should ensure that the slakteriets design and construction as well as equipment that are included in the slaughterhouse, in accordance with the rules set out in annex II.

2. For the purposes of this regulation to the systems administrator at the request for each slaughterhouse at least the following present information to the competent authority referred to in article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004: a) the maximum number of animals per hour for each slaughter line, b) category and weight of the animals that the available the fuser or bed can be used for training equipment, c) maximum capacity for each oppstallingsområde.

The competent authority shall be by validation of the slaughterhouse consider the information that the operators have lodged, in accordance with the first paragraph.

3. the following may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2: a) the exception from the rules set out in annex II for mobile slaughterhouses, b) changes that are necessary to adapt annex II to the scientific and technical development.

Until the exceptions mentioned in the first paragraph of the letter a) is adopted, Member States may introduce or maintain national rules for mobile slaughterhouses.

4. Community guidelines for the implementation of Nr. 2 of this article and annex II may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 15 management and immobilisation of the slaughterhouse 1. The operations staff to ensure that the operational rules for slaughterhouses set out in annex III, are observed.

2. The operators shall ensure that all the animals that would be wiped out in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4 without prior bedøving will be fixed individually, and ruminants to immobiliseres mechanic.
It is not for use systems to the fixation of cattle so that the animals be flipped upside down or be forced into unnatural positions, except if the animals slaughtered in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4 and provided that the animals be equipped with a device that prevents them from moving the head in side and height direction and can be adapted to the animal's size.

3. the following is prohibited: the fixing methods a) suspension or oppheising of the animal that is conscious, b) Mechanical clamping or band of animals ' legs or feet, c) overcutting of spinal cord by using for example a puntilla or dagger, d) the use of electric power to immobilize animals, that do not stun or kill the animals under controlled conditions, in particular, any use of the electric current that does not span about the brain.

Letter a) and b) still do not apply to the shackles used for poultry.

4. to take into consideration the scientific and technical development, including an opinion from EFSA, attachment III changes after the procedure set out in article 25nr. 2.

5. Community guidelines for the implementation of the rules specified in annex III, may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 16 Procedures for systematic training on the bed control slaughterhouses 1. For the purposes of article 5, they shall introduce appropriate systems administrator and execute control schemes on the slaughterhouses.

2. Control the arrangements mentioned in Nr. 1 of this article, shall describe how the controls referred to in article 5 will be performed, and shall at least include the following: a) the name of the people who are responsible for the control scheme, b) indicators that can detect signs of unconsciousness and consciousness or sense of touch with animals, as well as indicators that can prove the lack of signs of life in animals that are slaughtered in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4, c) criteria to determine if the results are of the indicators mentioned in the letter b), satisfactory, d) conditions and/or the time when control should take place, e) the number of animals in each sample to be checked in conjunction with the control, f) appropriate procedures to ensure that the tasks in connection with the bedøving or euthanasia be reviewed again if the criteria mentioned in letter c) not met , in order to clarify the causes of the deficiencies and the necessary changes to be made in connection with the aforementioned tasks.

3. The operations staff to introduce a specific control scheme for each slaughter line.

4. When the frequency of the controls shall be decided, it should be taken into account the main risk factors such as changes in the type or size of animals slaughtered or personnel working patterns, so that it is secured reliable results.

5. For the purposes of Nr. 1-4 of this article, they can use the operators control the arrangements described in the guidelines for good practice that is referred to in article 13.

6. The Community area rules for control arrangements on slaughterhouses may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 17 Animal welfare responsible 1. The systems administrator will be for each slaughterhouse designate an animal welfare responsible to assist them to comply with the rules in this regulation.

2. The animal welfare responsible is under the direct driftsansvarliges authority and will report directly to him or her on matters related to animal welfare. The animal welfare responsible should have the authority to require that the slakteriets staff performs the necessary remediation measures to ensure that the rules in this regulation are observed.

3. The dyrevelferdsansvarliges responsibilities to be determined in the slakteriets standardized procedures and affected staff will efficiently be made aware of this.

4. the animal welfare responsible should be in possession of a competence evidence as referred to in article 21, which is issued for all the tasks that take place at the slaughterhouses that he or she is responsible for.


5. The animal welfare responsible shall cause a record of the actions taken to improve animal welfare on the slaughterhouse where they perform their tasks. This TOC should be kept for at least one year and shall on request be set at the disposal of the competent authority.

6. No. 1-5 shall not apply to slaughterhouses where the slaughtered less than 1,000 animal units or 150 000 birds or rabbits per year.
But because of the first paragraph is meant by "animal unit" a standard unit of measure that makes it possible to add together the different animal categories so that they can be compared.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, Member States shall use the following conversion numbers: a) the adult cattle according to the Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 of 22. October 2007 on the establishment of a joint marketing scheme for agricultural products and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (regulation of an overall market arrangement) 1 and animals of the horse family: 1 animal unit, b) other cattle: 0.50 expensive device, c) swine with live weight of more than 100 kg: 0.20 expensive device, d) other pigs: 0.15 expensive device, e) sheep and goats: 0.10 expensive device, f) lambs, kids and piglets of less than 15 kg live weight : 0.05 expensive device.

CHAPTER IV SLAUGHTER and NEED KILLING article 18 slaughter 1. The competent authority that is responsible for a slaughter, to draw up a plan of action to ensure that the rules of this regulation is met, before the slaughter begins.
Especially to the planned training and assigned b-methods and associated standardised procedures to ensure that the rules of this regulation is met, be included in the contingency plans that Community law on animal health determines, on the basis of the assumptions made in the contingency plan on the scope of and the place where it is suspected disease outbreaks.

2. The competent authority shall: a) ensure that the slaughter carried out in accordance with the action plan mentioned in Nr. 1, b) take all necessary measures to ensure the animals ' welfare under the best possible conditions.

3. For the purposes of this article and in particular cases the competent authority may grant exceptions from one or more provisions of this forordnings, if it finds that compliance with the provisions can affect human health or significantly delay the eradication of a disease.

4. Within 30. June each year to the competent authority mentioned in Nr. 1, submit a report to the Commission on the utslaktingene that were made in the previous year, and shall make it publicly available on the Internet.
This report shall in particular include the following information about each slaughter: a) the reasons for the slaughter, b) number of avlivede animals and their art, c) used bed rehearsal-and assigned a method, d) a description of the difficulties encountered and, when appropriate, the solutions that are used to alleviate or lessen the affected animals ' suffering, e) any exceptions that are provided in accordance with no. 3.5. Community guidelines for the development and implementation of action plans for utslakting may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2.6. In given cases, to pay attention to the information that is collected through the ADNS, be given exemption from the reporting obligation provided for in no. 4 of this article, after the procedure set forth in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 19 Need killing By killing the animal emergency to keep clean for the affected animals take all necessary measures to dispel the animals as soon as possible.

Chapter V the COMPETENT AUTHORITY Article 20 scientific support 1. Each Member State shall ensure that sufficient independent scientific support is available to assist competent authorities on their request, by providing the following: a) the scientific and technical knowledge in the case connection with approval of slaughterhouses as referred to in article 14 No. 2, and the development of new bed, b) training methods scientific statements about the manufacturers ' instructions for use and maintenance of immobiliserings-bed training equipment, c) scientific statements about the guidelines for good practice that has been prepared on the territory with regard to this regulation, d) recommendations with regard to this regulation, particularly as regards inspections and auditing, e) statements about independent organers and device the ability and fitness to meet the requirements set out in article 21 No. 2.2. Scientific support can be provided through a network, provided that all the tasks that are mentioned in Nr. 1, is performed for all the relevant activities that take place in the affected Member States.
In view of this to each Member State to designate one point of contact and make it publicly available on the Internet. Such a point of contact to be together with the corresponding contact points and the Commission will be responsible for the exchange of technical and scientific information and best practices for the implementation of this regulation.

Article 21 Competence evidence 1. By the application of article 7 Member States shall designate the competent authority which shall be responsible for: a) make sure that the offered training courses to staff taking part in the killing and associated business, b) issue expertise evidence where it attesteres that the holder has passed an independent, concluding the trial, and the topics for this sample will be relevant for the affected animal categories and respond to the tasks that are mentioned in article 7 No. 2 and 3, and to the topics that are specified in annex IV, c) approve training programs mentioned in the letter a), as well as the content of and the shape of the test mentioned in the letter b).

2. The competent authority may delegate the final test and the issuance of the expertise the proof to an independent body or an independent entity such as: a) has the case the knowledge and the staff and the equipment needed, b) is independent and does not have any conflicts of interest when it comes to the final test and the issuance of competency evidence.

The competent authority may also delegate the Organization of training courses to an independent body or an independent entity which has the issue knowledge and the staff and the equipment that is needed.
The competent authority shall make available on the Internet for details on the organs and entities that such tasks have been delegated to.

3. Competence should contain information about the proof which the animal categories, the type of equipment, and which of the tasks that are listed in article 7 No. 2 or 3, as it applies to.

4. Member States shall recognize the competence evidence issued in another Member State.

5. The competent authority may issue temporary expertise evidence, provided that: a) the applicant is registered in one of the training courses mentioned in Nr. 1 letter a), b) the applicant is to work in the presence of and under the direct supervision of another person with a proof that is issued for the specific task to be performed, c) the validity of the temporary proof does not exceed three months, and d) applicant provide a written statement that it has not previously issued another temporary proof of expertise with the same scope , or refers to the competent regulatory satisfaction that he or she was not able to complete the final test.

6. Without prejudice to a court or governmental authority decision on the prohibition of handling of animals, it shall only be issued competence evidence, including a temporary skills evidence, if the applicant provide a written statement that he or she did not commit serious violations of Community law and/or national legislation on the protection of animals in the three years before the date of application of such a proof.

7. Member States may recognise qualifications obtained for other purposes, such as equal with the competence evidence by the application of this regulation, provided that the qualifications are achieved on the same terms as those laid down in this article. The competent authority shall on the Internet publish and maintain a list of qualifications recognised as equivalent with the skills the proof.

8. Community guidelines for the application of no. 1 of this article may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2. CHAPTER VI NON-COMPLIANCE, sanctions and ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY article 22 non-compliance 1. By the application of article 54 of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004, the competent authority may in particular: a) require that the operators change their standardized procedures and especially putting down the production speed or stop production, b) require that the operations staff increases the frequency of the checks referred to in article 5, and changes the monitoring arrangements referred to in article 16, c) temporarily suspend or abolish the competence evidence issued according to this regulation, from a person who is no longer present sufficient expertise or knowledge , or show sufficient attention to perform the tasks that the proof was issued for, d) temporarily suspend or revoke the delegated authority referred to in article 21 No. 2, e) require that the instructions referred to in article 8 will be changed, as it be taken duly into account the scientific statements that are prepared in accordance with article 20 No. 1 letter b).

2. When the competent authority temporarily nullify or inndrar a proof, it shall notify the competent authority that issues the proof, about this.

Article 23 Penalties Member States shall determine the rules for sanctions against infringements of this regulation and take all the measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The stipulated sanctions should be effective, stand in relation to the infringement and daunting. Member States shall notify the Commission of such provisions within 1. January 2013 and immediately inform the Commission of any subsequent changes of them.

Article 24 of the implementing rules

Any closer to the rules for the implementation of this Regulation may be adopted by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2. Article 25 Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Permanent Committee for the food chain and animal health impaired by article 58 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.

2. When referring to this number, article 5 and 7 of decision 1999/468/EC apply.
The time period set out in article 5 No. 6 of decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

CHAPTER VII FINAL PROVISIONS Article 26-Stricter national rules 1. This Regulation shall not prevent Member States to maintain national rules whose purpose is to ensure a more extensive protection of animals at the time of the killing, and that are current at the time of this entry into force forordnings.
Member States shall within 1. January 2013 under the correct Commission on such national rules. The Commission shall make the other Member States aware of the rules.

2. Member States may adopt national rules whose purpose is to ensure a more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing than that which follows from the rules in this regulation, in the following areas: a) the killing of animals and associated business outside the slaughterhouse, b) slaughter and affiliated to the business when it comes to products that set up in the Nr. 1.6 in Annex i to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004, including reindeer, c) slaughter and affiliated to the business when it comes to animals in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4. Member States shall notify the Commission of such national rules. The Commission shall make the other Member States aware of the rules.

3. when a Member State on the basis of new scientific evidence, consider it necessary to take measures whose purpose is to ensure a more extensive protection of animals at the time of euthanasia when it comes to bed as mentioned in the training methods in the annex, shall notify the Commission on the planned measures. The Commission shall make the other Member States aware of the rules.
The Commission shall, within one month after it has been notified, present the question to the Committee referred to in article 25 Nr. 1, and shall on the basis of an opinion from EFSA and by the procedure set out in article 25 Nr. 2, approve or reject the current national measures.
If the Commission finds it appropriate, it can on the basis of the approved national measures suggest changes in Annex i in accordance with article 4 Nr. 2.4. A Member State shall not prohibit or prevent the products of animal origin from animals that are put to sleep in a different Member State, brought in revenue on its site because the current animal is not put to sleep in accordance with its national rules, whose purpose is a more extensive protection of animals at the time of the killing.

Article 27 Reporting 1. The Commission shall within 8. December 2014 present for the European Parliament and the Council a report on the possibility of introducing certain requirements with regard to the protection of fish at the time of the killing, and that takes into account the aspects of animal welfare as well as the socio-economic effects and environmental impacts. The report should, when relevant, be accompanied by proposals for legislation with a view to modify this regulation by introducing rules for the protection of particular fish at the time of killing.
Until these measures are adopted, Member States may maintain or adopt national rules on the protection of fish at the time of slaughter or killing and shall then notify the Commission about this.

2. the Commission shall, within 8. December 2012 forward to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the systems that immobiliserer cattle in that they flip upside down or be forced into unnatural positions. The report will build on the results of a scientific study in which such systems are compared with systems like immobiliserer cattle in the opprettstående position, and they are going to take into account aspects of animal welfare and socio-economic impacts, including acceptance from belief communities and operators ' safety. The report should, when relevant, be accompanied by proposals for legislation with a view to modify this regulation when it comes to systems that immobiliserer cattle in that they flip upside down or be forced into unnatural positions.

3. the Commission shall, within 8. December 2013 present for the European Parliament and the Council a report on the various bed training methods for poultry, especially bedøving of groups in the bird bath water, as taking into account the aspects of animal welfare as well as the socio-economic effects and environmental impacts.

Article 28 Repeal 1. Directive 93/119/EEC is repealed.
For the purposes of article 29 No. 1 in this regulation still the following provisions of Directive 93/119/EEC still apply: a) Appendix A: in) part. 1, ii) part II Nr. 1 and the second sentence in the No. 3, Nr. 6, 7 and 8 and the first sentence in the No. 9, b) Appendix C part II Nr. 3. A. 2, Nr. 3. B. 1 the first paragraph, no. 3. B. 2, 3. B. 4 and Nr. 4.2 and 4.3.

2. References to the repealed Directive shall be understood as references to this regulation.

Article 29 transitional provisions 1. Up to 8. December 2019 get article 14 No. 1 apply to only new slaughterhouses or all new designs, structures or all new equipment covered by the rules set out in annex II, and which are not taken in use before 1. January 2013.

2. Up to 8. December 2015 Member States can stipulate that the competence evidence that referred to in article 21, can be issued by a simplified procedure to people who can document three years of relevant professional experience.

Article 30 entry into force this Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th. day after the official publication of the European Union official journal. It is applicable from 1. January 2013.
This regulation is binding in all parts and come directly to the application in all Member States. 
Done in Brussels, 24. September 2009. 

For the Council m. OLOFSSON Chairman attachments in LIST of BED and THEIR TRAINING METHODS, specifications (as mentioned in article 4) CHAPTER in the methods table 1-Mechanical methods No. Name Description terms of Key parameters Specific requirements for certain methods-chapter II of this annex 1 facility with penetrating bolt serious and irreparable damage to the brain caused by the battle and penetreringen of a boltepistol.
Simple bedøving.
All species.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Skuddets location and direction.
The bolt's speed, the starting length and diameter to be adapted to the animal's size and species.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s).
Not relevant.

2 Gadgets with non-penetrating bolt serious injury to the brain caused by the battle from a boltepistol without penetration.
Simple bedøving.
Ruminants, poultry, rabbit and hare.
The slaughter only of ruminants.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations for the poultry, rabbit and hare.
Skuddets location and direction.
The bolt's speed, diameter and shape should be adapted to the animal's size and species.
The size of the cartridge used.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s).
Nr. 1.

3 firearm with sharp ammunition serious and irreparable damage to the brain caused by the battle and the penetreringen of one or more projectiles.
All species. Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Skuddets location.
Cartridge size and caliber.
Projectile type.
Not relevant.

4 Maceration Immediate crushing of the whole animal.
Chickens at the most 72 hours and eggs with embryos.
All other situations than the slaughter.
The upper limit for each party.
Distance between blades and rotation speed.
Measures to avoid overload.
Nr. 2.

5 Nakkedislokasjon Manual or mechanical stretching and twisting of the neck that leads to cerebral ischemi.
Poultry with up to 5 kg live weight.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Not relevant.
No. 3.

6 blows to the head hard and well-aimed blows to the head, causing serious damage to the brain.
Piglets, lamb, goat, rabbit, hare, fur animals and poultry with up to 5 kg live weight.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Power in and the location of the battle.
No. 3.

  Table 2-electric methods No. Name Description terms of Key parameters Particular requirements in accordance with chapter II of this annex 1 Bedøving with electric power only through the head It is headed power through the brain, which generates a generalized epileptiform EEG activity.
Simple bedøving.
All species.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Lowest amperage (A or mA).
Minimum voltage (V).
The highest frequency (Hz).
The shortest exposure time.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s).
The calibration frequency for the equipment.
Optimization of power review.
Prevention of electric shock before bed the dress rehearsal.
Elektrodenes location and contact surface.
Nr. 4.

2 Bedøving with the electric current that is led through the animal from the head to the body: the body is exposed to current that at the same time generates a generalized epileptiform EEG activity and leads to atrial fibrillation or cardiac arrest.
Simple bedøving by the slaughter.
All species.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Lowest amperage (A or mA).
Minimum voltage (V).
The highest frequency (Hz).
The shortest exposure time.
The calibration frequency for the equipment.
Optimization of power review.
Prevention of electric shock before bed the dress rehearsal.
Elektrodenes location and contact surface.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding (s) by simple bedøving.
No. 5.

3 energized water bath using water bath passes current through the entire body, which generates a generalized epileptiform EEG activity and possibly leads to atrial fibrillation or cardiac arrest.
Simple bedøving except when the frequency is equal to or less than 50 Hz. Poultry.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Lowest amperage (A or mA).
Minimum voltage (V).

The highest frequency (Hz).
The calibration frequency for the equipment.
Prevention of electric shock before bed the dress rehearsal.
The minimization of pain by sjakling.
Optimization of power review.
Longest duration of sjakling before the water bath.
The shortest exposure time for each animal.
Immersion of the birds up to the wing base.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s) for frequencies of 50 Hz. Nr. 6.

  Table 3-Methods of gas No. Name Description terms of Key parameters Particular requirements in accordance with chapter II of this annex 1 carbon dioxide in high concentrations animals by consciousness, exposed directly or gradually for a gas mixture containing more than 40% carbon dioxide. The method can be used in shafts, tunnels, containers or in buildings that are sealed in advance.
Simple bedøving by the slaughter of pigs.
Swine, animals of mårfamilien, chinchilla, poultry except duck and goose.
The slaughter of swine only.
Other situations than the slaughter of poultry, animals of mårfamilien, chinchilla and swine.
Concentration of carbon dioxide.
Exposure time.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding (s) by simple bedøving.
Gas quality.
Gas temperature.
No. 7.
No. 8.

2 carbon dioxide in two phases animals by consciousness, exposed first for a gas mix containing up to 40% carbon dioxide, followed by a higher concentration of carbon dioxide when the animals are unconscious.
Poultry.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Concentration of carbon dioxide.
Exposure time.
Gas quality.
Gas temperature.
Not relevant.

3 carbon dioxide together with inert gases animals by consciousness, exposed directly or gradually for a gas mix containing up to 40% carbon dioxide together with inert gases, in which leads to anoxi. The method can be used in shafts, bags, tunnels, containers or in buildings that are sealed in advance.
Simple bedøving of swine for at least 30 if deeksponeres% carbon dioxide in less than 7 minutes.
Simple bedøving of poultry if they in all exposed for at least 30% carbon dioxide in less than 3 minutes.
Swine and poultry.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Concentration of carbon dioxide.
Exposure time. Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s) by simple bedøving.
Gas quality.
Gas temperature.
Oxygen concentration.
No. 8.

4 Inert gases animals by consciousness, exposed directly or gradually for a mixture of inert gases, e.g. Argon or nitrogen, which leads to anoxi. The method can be used in shafts, bags, tunnels, containers or in buildings that are sealed in advance.
Simple bedøving by the slaughter of pigs.
Simple bedøving of poultry if they exposed to anoxi in less than 3 minutes.
Swine and poultry.
Slaughter, slaughter and other situations.
Oxygen concentration.
Exposure time.
Gas quality.
Longest interval (s) between the bedøving and avbløding/killing (s) by simple bedøving.
Gas temperature.
No. 8.

5 carbon monoxide (the source of pure carbon monoxide) animals that are conscious, is exposed to a gas mixture containing more than 4% of carbon monoxide.
Fur animals, poultry and piglets.
Other situations than the slaughter.
Gas quality.
Concentration of carbon monoxide.
Exposure time.
Gas temperature.
No. 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3.

6 carbon monoxide with other gases animals by consciousness, is exposed to a gas mixture that contains more than 1% carbon monoxide, along with other toxic gases.
Fur animals, poultry and piglets.
Other situations than the slaughter.
Concentration of carbon monoxide.
Exposure time.
Gas temperature.
Filtering of the gas from the engine.
No. 9.

  Table 4-other methods No. Name Description terms of Key parameters Particular requirements in accordance with chapter II of this annex 1 lethal injection loss of consciousness and sense of touch followed by irrevocable death as a result of the injection of veterinary preparations.
All species.
Other situations than the slaughter.
The injection type.
The use of approved preparations.
Not relevant.

CHAPTER II Specific requirements for certain methods 1.
Gadgets with non-penetrating bolt When this method is used, the systems administrator make sure to avoid violation of the skull.
This method should only be used for ruminants with less than 10 kg live weight.

2. This method will ensure the Maceration immediate maceration and that the animals die instantly. The apparatus shall consist of hurtigroterende, mechanical-driven knives or polystyrentapper. The instrument's capacity should be sufficient to permit all the animals put to sleep immediately, even if it's for a greater number of animals.

3. Halsdislokasjon and blows to the head, these methods should not be used routinely, but only if it is not available in other bed training methods.
These methods will only use as spare slaughterhouses method of bedøving.
No one should kill more than 70 animals per day by halsdislokasjon or blows to the head.
Halsdislokasjon should not be used on animals with more than 3 kg live weight.

4. Bedøving with electric power only is led through the head 4.1.
By bedøving with electric power only through the head, the brain electrodes and customizable buckle on the animal's size.

4.2. Bedøving with electric power which only led through the head, to be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the lowest amperage set out in table 1. 

Table 1-Lowest power forces for bedøving with electric power only through the head Animal category Cattle at least 6 months Cattle in less than 6 months sheep and goats Pig Chicken Turkey Lowest amperage 1.28 A 1.25 A 1.00 A 1.30 A 240 mA 400 mA 5.
Bedøving with the electric current that is led through the animal from head to body 5.1.
Sheep, goat and swine Lowest amperage for bedøving with electric power which is managed through the animal from head to body, shall be 1 ampere for sheep and goat, and 1.30 amperes for pigs.

5.2. Electrodes will be placed in tore the mouth and rectum with a current of at least 0.3 amperes and a voltage of at least 110 volts for at least three seconds.

5.3. The electrodes should be placed on Chinchilla ear and tail with a current strength of at least 0.57 amps for at least 60 seconds.

6. Bedøving of poultry in the energized water bath 6.1.
Animals should not be hung up if they are too small for water bath, or if the sjaklingen is likely to inflict or increase existing pain (e.g. with visible damaged animals). In such cases, they shall be put to sleep using an alternative method.

6.2. Shackles should be wet before the living birds hung up and subjected to power. The birds are going to be hung up after both legs.

6.3. For the animals referred to in table 2, the power strength by bedøving with water bath be at least that which is indicated in the table, and the animals should be subjected to the appropriate amperage for at least four seconds. 

Table 2-Electrical requirements for the bedøving in the water bath (average values per animal) Frequency (Hz) Chicken Turkey duck And goose Quail Hz 200 mA < 250 100 mA mA mA 130 45 From 200 to 400 Hz 150 mA 400 mA not permitted not permitted From 400 to 1500 Hz 200 mA 400 mA not permitted not permitted 7.
Carbon dioxide in high concentrations when it comes to pig, animals of the mårfamilien and chinchilla, the used concentration of carbon dioxide be at least 80%.

8. Carbon dioxide emissions, the use of inert gases or a combination of these gas mixtures Gases shall under no circumstances be brought into the Chamber or at the place where the animal will be sedated and put to sleep, in such a way that it can cause burns or excitement as a result of freezing or low humidity.

9. Carbon monoxide (the source of pure carbon monoxide or with other gases) 9.1.
The animals shall at all times be monitored visually.

9.2. The animals shall be brought in one at a time, and it should be ensured that the individual animal is brainlessly or dead before the next animal is brought in.

9.3. Animals shall remain in the Chamber until death occurs.

9.4. It can be used gas produced by an engine that is especially designed for killing of animals, provided that the person who is responsible for the killing, in advance have verified that the gas used: a) is sufficiently cooled, b) is adequately filtered, c) is free of all annoying constituents or gases.

The engine to test every year before the killing of the animals takes place.

9.5. The animals shall not be placed in the Chamber until the minimum concentration of carbon monoxide has been reached.

ANNEX II SLAKTERIETS design, CONSTRUCTION and equipment (as referred to in article 14) 1.
All forms of stabling 1.1.
Ventilation systems shall be designed, constructed and maintained so that the animals ' welfare is secured, all the time in the consideration given to all expected weather conditions.

1.2. By the use of mechanical ventilation to there are emergency systems for use by outages.

1.3. Oppstallingslokalene should be designed and constructed so that the risk of injury to the animals and the occurrence of sudden noises are minimized.

1.4. the Oppstallingslokalene shall be designed and constructed with a view to facilitate the inspection of the animals. There should be adequate fixed or portable lighting so that the animals can be inspected at any time.

2. Oppstallingslokaler for animals that are not delivered in containers 2.1.
Enclosures, times and driving times shall be designed and constructed so that: a) the animals can move freely in the desired direction according to their natural behavior and without interference, b) swine and sheep can go next to each other, except in the case of the driving times that leads to the fuser gear.

2.2. Ramps and bridges should be equipped with side walls so that the animals can not fall down.

2.3. Water supply system in innhegningene should be designed, constructed and maintained so that all animals all the time have access to clean water, without coming to harm or restricted in their movements.

2.4.

By use of the wait, these are going to be constructed with the right floors and fixed pages between the living innhegningene and the driving time that leads to bed the place and designed training, so that the animals can not get pinched or person gets trampled down.

2.5. Floors shall be built and maintained so that the risk is minimized for animals slipping, falling or injuring their feet.

2.6. If the slaughterhouse has outdoor stabling without natural shelter or shade, it should be provided appropriate protection against adverse weather conditions. If such a policy does not exist, should these not be used oppstallingsområdene by adverse weather conditions. If there are no natural water source, it should be provided for drikkevanns facilities.

3. The Fuser equipment and plants 3.1.
Fixation equipment and facilities shall be designed, constructed and maintained so that they are: a) makes use of bed rehearsal or assigned the best possible method, b) animals avoid injury or contusions, c) resistance and vokaliseringen from the animals is at least possible when they fikseres, d) the fuser time is at least possible.

3.2. When it comes to cattle, to be used for the boxes that fixation in connection with the use of boltepistol with compressed air, be fitted with a device which prevents the animal from moving the head in side and height direction.

4. Electric bed training equipment (other than equipment for bedøving in water bath) 4.1.
The electric bed shall be equipped training equipment with a device which displays and records the details of the electrical key parameters for each animal sedated. The device should be placed so that it is fully visible to staff and to give a warning that clearly can be seen and heard, if the exposure time is shorter than required. The registered information to be kept for at least one year.

4.2. automatic electric bed equipment training associated with the fuser gear, to emit constant current strength.

5. Equipment for bedøving in water bath 5.1.
Sjakkellinjen shall be designed and positioned so that they do not meet opphengte any obstacles the birds, and so that the animals be disturbed at least possible.

5.2. Sjakkellinjen to be designed so that they are not opphengte the birds conscious for more than one minute. Opphengte ducks, geese and turkeys shall not, however, be conscious for more than two minutes.

5.3. There should be easy access to the entire sjakkellinjen up to skåldekaret in case you need to remove the animals from slaughter line.

5.4. Metallsjaklenes size and shape to fit the bones the size of the fjørfeet to be slaughtered so that electrical contact can be secured without that the animals be applied pain.

5.5. The equipment to the bedøving in the water bath should be equipped with an electric insulated entry ramp, and it should be designed and maintained so that the water flows over at the entrance.

5.6. Water bath should be designed so that the level at which the birds are going to be lowered down to, can easily be adjusted.

5.7. The electrodes in the water bath should extend across the water of the length. The water bath should be designed and maintained so that the shackles, as they pass over the water, all the time in contact with a rod connected to the soil.

3.6. the place where the birds Between hung up, and water bath, to the birds by using a beroliges system that is in touch with the birds ' breasts.

5.9. There should be access to the equipment so that the birds that will be left after the dress rehearsal in bed water bath because there has been an outage or delays in the slaktelinen, avbløs.

5.10. The equipment to the bedøving in the water bath should be equipped with a device which displays and records the details of the electrical key parameters used. The registered information to be kept for at least one year.

6. Equipment for the bedøving of pig and poultry with gas 6.1.
Equipment for bedøving with gas, including conveyors, to be designed and constructed so that: a) the use of gas to bedøving will be the best possible, b) animals avoid injury or contusions, c) resistance and vokaliseringen from the animals is at least possible when they fikseres.

6.2. Equipment to bedøving with gas shall be equipped so that it all the time can measure, display and record the gas concentration and exposure time as well as providing a warning that clearly can be seen and be heard if the gas concentration is less than required. The device shall be placed so that it is fully visible to staff. The registered information to be kept for at least one year.

6.3. The equipment to bedøving with gas should be designed so that the animals, even with the maximum allowed capacity, can lie down without having to lie on top of each other.

APPENDIX III OPERATIONAL RULES FOR SLAUGHTERHOUSES (as referred to in article 15) 1.
Arrival, transfer and handling of animal 1.1.
The animal welfare person responsible or a person who reports directly to this, by the animals ' arrival systematically consider the welfare conditions of each shipment, so that the right priorities can be made, in particular by determining which animals that have specific welfare needs and the appropriate measures to be taken.

1.2. The animals shall be unloaded as soon as possible after arrival and then slaughtered without unnecessary stays.

Mammals, except rabbits and hares, that do not immediately after arrival to slaughter rather than to oppstalles.
Animals that have not been slaughtered within twelve hours after the arrival of the slaughterhouse, should be fed and then have moderate amounts of feed with appropriate spaces. In this case the animals have adequate amounts of grit or similar material that ensures a level of comfort appropriate to the species and number of animals.
This material is to ensure an effective drainage or adequately absorb urine and feces.

1.3. Containers (including boxes) that it transported animals in, to be kept in good condition, be treated carefully, especially if they have perforated or flexible bottom, and: a) should not be discarded, lost or toppled, b), if possible, be loaded and unloaded horizontally and mechanically.

When it is possible, should the animals be unloaded individually.

1.4. When containers are stacked, it shall meet appropriate steps to: a) prevent urine and feces hit the animals below, b) ensure that the containers are encountered, c) make sure that the ventilation is not obstructed.

1.5. For the purpose of slaughter to animals that is not on hold, melkeproduserende animals in the let-down, female that has born during transport, or animals delivered in containers, have precedence over other types of animals. If this is not possible, it should get together measures to alleviate animal suffering, in particular by: a) the Milky melkeproduserende animals with most twelve hours apart, b) ensure appropriate conditions for diegivning and the newborn animal welfare if a female has born, c) make sure to give water to the animals that are delivered in containers.

1.6. Mammals, except rabbits and hares, that do not immediately after unloading area to slaughter rather than to constantly have access to drinking water from the suitable facilities.

1.7. It shall be ensured a regular supply of animals to be sedated and put to sleep, to avoid that the people who handle animals, will have to chase the animals out of their enclosures.

1.8. It is prohibited to: a) beat or kick the animal, b) exposing especially sensitive parts of the animals ' body for pressure in such a way that they applied to unnecessary pain or suffering, c) lift or drag the animals by the head, ears, horns, legs, tail or fur, or deal with them in such a way that they applied to unnecessary pain or suffering, the ban on lifting animals by their legs does not apply for poultry , rabbit and hare.

d) use piggstav or other pointed objects, e) twist, crush or break the animals ' tails or seize hold of an animal's eyes.

1.2. use of instruments that give electric shocks, shall as far as possible be avoided. In all cases, such instruments shall only be used on adult cattle and adults who do not want swine move, and only when they have room to move forward. The strokes should last for at most one second, it should be appropriate space between them, and they shall only be applied behind the party's muscles. It should not be used shock repeatedly if the animal fails to respond.

1.10. Animals shall not be bound fast by horn, antler, or nesering, and the legs shall not be bound together. When animals must be bound, to rope, tether or other fixing devices be: a) so strong that they do not go to pieces, b) so that the animals can lie down, eat and drink, c) so designed that it does not occur risk of strangulation or injury, and so that the animals can be released quickly.

1.11. Animals which are not able to go, should not be drawn to slaughter rather than, but shall all be destroyed where they are located.

2. Additional rules for oppstallede mammals (other than rabbits and hare) 2.1.
Each animal should have sufficient space to stand up, lie down and, apart from cattle that are kept individually, turn.

2.2. Animals to be held oppstallet under safe conditions, and they are especially prevented from escape and be protected from predators.

2.3. For each enclosure to a clearly separated by arrival date and time, and with the exception of cattle that are kept individually, the largest number of animals to be held.

2.4. Every day the slaughterhouse is in operation, it should before the arrival of new animals stand isolation enclosures ready for immediate use for animals that require particular care.

2.5. The animal welfare responsible or a person with appropriate expertise, to regularly check the condition of the animal and oppstallede general health condition.

3. Avbløding of animals 3.1.
If the same person is responsible for bedøving, suspension, oppheising and avbløding of animals, he or she shall perform all these tasks consecutively on one animal before they operate on a different beast.

3.2. By simple bedøving or slaughter in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4 should the two neck arteries or the blood vessels that they expire from, cut through systematically. It should not be made electrical stimulation until it is verified that the animal is brainlessly. Further a skinning blade or scalding shall not be executed until it is verified that the animal does not show signs of life.

3.3.

Birds are not to be slaughtered with automatic neck cutting unless it can be determined with certainty that the automatic neck cutting open both blood vessels in an efficient way. If the neck cutting has not worked effectively, the birds slaughtered immediately.

ANNEX IV CONFORMITY BETWEEN the TASKS and REQUIREMENTS of COMPETENCE to TRY (as referred to in article 21) Slaughter tasks listed in article 7 No. 2 Topics in the competence evidence all the tasks listed in article 7 No. 2 letter a)-g).
Animal behavior, animal suffering, consciousness and the sense of touch, stress in animals.

a) the handling and care of animals before fixation b) Fixation of animals for the purposes of bedøving or killing practical aspects of handling and fixation of the animals.
Knowledge of manufacturers ' instructions for the type of fixation equipment used by mechanical fixation.

c) Bedøving of the animal practical aspects of bed and knowledge of training techniques manufacturers ' instructions for the type of equipment used b rehearsal.
Reserve methods for bedøving and/or euthanasia.
Basic maintenance and cleaning of the bed and/or training-assigned equipment.

d) assessment of whether the bed dress rehearsal was effective monitoring of about bed dress rehearsal was efficient.
Reserve methods for bedøving and/or euthanasia.

e) Suspension or oppheising of live animals, practical aspects of handling and fixation of the animals.
Monitoring of whether bed dress rehearsal was efficient.

f) Avbløding of live animals, Monitoring of whether bed dress rehearsal was efficient and the absence of signs of life.
Reserve methods for bedøving and/or euthanasia.
Appropriate use and maintenance of avblødingskniver.

g) Slaughter in accordance with article 4 Nr. 4 appropriate use and maintenance of avblødingskniver.
The monitoring of the absence of signs of life.

 

Assigned tasks listed in article 7 No. 3 Topics in skill-killing of animals proof coat.
Practical aspects of handling and immobilisation of the animals.
Practical aspects of bed and knowledge of training techniques manufacturers ' instructions for bed training equipment.
Reserve methods for bedøving and/or euthanasia.
Monitoring of whether bed dress rehearsal was efficient and confirmation that death has occurred.
Basic maintenance and cleaning of the bed and/or training-assigned equipment.