Key Benefits:
The technical and health regulations of rabbit slaughterhouses, cutting plants, industrialisation and marketing of their meat, approved by Royal Decree 1915/1984 of 26 September 1984, and amended by Royal Decree 707/1986, 7 March, regulates the slaughter of rabbits, the production of their carcases, meat and offal, as well as the inspection, conservation, transport, import, export and marketing of the same. The technical and health regulations of poultry slaughterhouses, cutting plants, industrialization, storage, conservation, distribution and marketing of their meat, approved by Royal Decree 179/1985 of 6 February, and amended by the Royal Decree Decree 708/1986 of 7 March 1986 regulates the slaughter, obtaining of its carcases and offal, as well as inspection, conservation, transport, import, export and marketing, including in its scope the pigeons, partridges, quails and pheasants, considered as farm hunting by the provisions Community.
On the other hand, the breeding of wild animals used for the production of farmed game meat shows similarities with the breeding of domestic mammals and poultry and, consequently, they are susceptible of application, with expression of certain particularities, the same health requirements as those laid down for fresh meat of domestic mammals and poultry.
At Community level the health and animal health requirements affecting the production and marketing of rabbit meat and farmed game meat, by means of Council Directive 91 /495/EEC of 27 June 1992 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the In November 1990, concerning health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat, it is necessary to adapt our legislation to that of the European Communities.
By this Royal Decree, Directive 91 /495/EEC, with the exception of Article 21 thereof, is transposed into our internal law, relating to the rules to be applied to game meat from hunts and suitable for consumption (a) human rights, intended for intra-Community trade and with third countries.
This Royal Decree is dictated by the provisions of Article 149.1.10. and 16. of the Constitution and in accordance with the provisions of Article 40.2 of Law 14/1986 of 25 April, General of Health. The sectors concerned have been heard in the process.
By virtue of the proposal of the Ministers for Health and Consumer Affairs, Industry and Energy, Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Trade and Tourism, with a report from the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Food and Agriculture, agreement with the Council of State and after deliberation by the Council of Ministers at its meeting on 8 July 1994,
DISPONGO:
CHAPTER I
Object and definitions
Article 1.
1. This Royal Decree lays down the health and animal health requirements required for the production and marketing of domestic rabbit meat and farmed game meat.
2. This Royal Decree shall not affect the rules of the European Communities of direct application or of national legislation concerning the protection of fauna.
Article 2.
1. For the purposes of this Royal Decree the definitions set out in:
(a) Article 2 of Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January laying down health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat.
(b) Article 1 of the first chapter of the technical-health regulation on the exchange of fresh poultry meat for intra-Community trade and imports from third countries and the rules they make (a) to the slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores approved for that trade, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May 1989 and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992.
2. In addition,
following definitions shall apply:(a) Rabbit meat: all parts of the domestic rabbit fit for human consumption.
b) Rabbit canal: the entire body of a domestic rabbit, once bleeding, desolate and removed from the viscera, head totally devoid of skin, ears and limbs sectioned at the metatarsus and metacarpo level. You may or may not be accompanied by the liver without gallbladder, heart, lungs and kidneys.
(c) Farm hunting: land mammals and birds, not considered domestic, and other than bovine animals (including species
(d) farmed game meat: all parts of land mammals and wild birds, including quails, pigeons, pheasants, partridges and sliding birds, reproduced, reared and slaughtered in captivity, fit for consumption human.
(e) producer country: the Member State of the European Communities in whose territory the holding of production is situated.
(f) Official veterinarian: the veterinarian designated by the corresponding authority of the Autonomous Communities in respect of intra-Community trade and the one designated by the State Administration in respect of trade with third countries.
CHAPTER II
Rules applicable to production
and the marketing of rabbit meat
Article 3.
1. The Management of the Autonomous Communities shall take the necessary measures to ensure that rabbit meat:
(a) Be obtained in an establishment authorized for that purpose, in accordance with Article 13 of this Royal Decree, which complies with the general requirements of the Technical-Health Regulations concerning the exchange of fresh meat for intra-Community trade, and imports from third countries, and the rules relating to slaughterhouses, cutting plants and cold stores approved for such trade, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989, of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, taking into account where such Regulations refer to
(b) Proceed with animals whose holding or area of origin is not subject, for reasons of animal health, to any prohibition.
(c) Proceed with an animal which has been the subject of an ante-mortem inspection carried out by an official veterinarian, the inspection shall be carried out in accordance with Chapter I of Annex I to this Royal Decree, and considered, as a result of such inspection, suitable for slaughter.
(d) In the case of satisfactory hygiene conditions similar to those provided for in Article 12 (1) to (9) of Chapter VIII of the Technical-Health Regulation, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May 1989, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992.
e) Be subject to a post-mortem inspection carried out by an official veterinarian, in accordance with Chapter II of Annex I to this Royal Decree, and shall not present any alteration except traumatic injury occurred just before slaughter or malformations or localised alterations, provided that appropriate laboratory tests have been established, where necessary, that such injuries, malformations or alterations do not make the canal or to their offal in unfit for human consumption or dangerous for human health.
(f) Carry the relevant veterinary inspection mark in accordance with Chapter III of Annex I to this Royal Decree.
g) It is stored after post-mortem inspection, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV of Annex I to this Royal Decree, under satisfactory hygiene conditions, in establishments approved in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation. present Royal Decree or in warehouses authorized by Community provisions of direct application.
h) Transport under satisfactory hygiene conditions, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of Annex I to this Royal Decree.
(i) In addition, the parts of the carcase and boneless meat, in cutting plants, are obtained in conditions similar to those laid down in Article 12 (1) to (9) of Chapter VIII and Chapters XI, XII and XIV of the Technical-health regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992 and Chapters III, IV and V of Annex I to this Royal Decree. These establishments shall be authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this Royal Decree.
2. Fresh rabbit meat issued to the territory of another Member State of the European Communities shall be accompanied, in the course of transport from the consignor establishment to that of the country of destination, of the original copy of the inspection certificate. veterinary, issued by an official veterinarian at the time of boarding.
This certificate shall be adjusted in its presentation and content to the model set out in Annex II to this Royal Decree. The text of the certificate shall be drawn up at least in the language or languages of the country of destination and shall be printed on a single sheet.
Fresh rabbit meat produced and intended for national territory shall be accompanied by a trade accompanying document, which shall bear the particulars prescribed in Annex I, Chapter III, paragraph 11.1. Royal Decree.
3. Where cutting plants use fresh meat other than rabbit meat, they must comply with the Community rules of direct application or the national provisions in force in this field.
4. The storage conditions provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to the storage of fresh rabbit meat carried out in the retail trade or in adjacent premises to retail outlets, when perform with the sole purpose of supplying the final consumer. In such cases, the storage conditions shall be those laid down by their specific rules.
5. The conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (i) of this Article shall not apply to the cutting of fresh rabbit meat carried out in the retail trade or in adjacent premises to the retail outlets, where the latter is carried out with the sole purpose of supplying the final consumer. In such cases, the conditions of the cutting shall be those laid down by its specific rules.
Outpatient sales, by correspondence and in occasional markets or markets, are excluded from that exception.
6. The conditions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be compulsory for meat not intended for direct human consumption dispatched to another Member State of the European Communities, provided that the recipient State does not authorize.
Article 4.
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, the Administration of the Autonomous Communities may authorise:
(a) The direct transfer of rabbit meat by a small producer to the final consumer.
(b) Direct disposal of limited quantities of fresh meat by small producers of rabbits:
-or directly to the final consumer in the markets or occasional markets closest to their exploitation,
-or a retailer for direct sale to the final consumer, provided that the retailer carries out its activity in the same locality as the producer or in a nearby locality.
This possibility of exception is excluded from the sale of the street, the sale by correspondence and, as far as the retailer is concerned, the sale in a market.
2. The Management of the Autonomous Communities shall take the necessary measures to ensure the health control of the operations provided for in paragraph 1 and to lay down rules to identify the holding of origin of the meat.
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular the fixing of maximum limits for quantities which may be the subject of direct transfer, shall be submitted at the request of the administration of the State. of the Autonomous Communities, to the consideration of the Commission of the European Communities.
CHAPTER III
Rules applicable to production
and the marketing of farmed game meat
Article 5.
Farm game meat destined for intra-Community trade must comply with:
1. For farmed game birds, the requirements laid down in Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992 laying down the animal health conditions to be followed by intra-Community trade in and imports of: fresh poultrymeat from third countries.
2. For other farmed game species, the requirements laid down in Royal Decree 110/1990 of 26 January laying down the animal health conditions to be met by fresh meat intended for intra-Community trade imported from third countries.
Article 6.
1. Farmed game meat from wild land mammals biungulates shall:
(a) Proceed from animals whose herd of origin is under periodic veterinary control and is not subject to restrictions for animal health reasons, as a result of the examination carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Article 10 of this Royal Decree or as a result of a veterinary inspection.
b) Meet the requirements set out in Article 3 of Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January laying down health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat, except for the certificate of veterinary inspection which must accompany them when they are intended for a Member State of the European Communities; in this case, the said certificate shall conform to the model of the veterinary inspection certificate set out in the Annex IV to this Royal Decree.
In cases where slaughter or cutting is carried out in the establishments referred to in Article 13 (2) of this Royal Decree, the animals concerned must be subjected to such operations in accordance with Article 13 (2) of this Regulation. different times than animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species.
(c) In the case of meat from farmed wild boar or other species susceptible to trichinellosis, Haber has been subjected to an analysis by digestion in accordance with the provisions of the Order of 22 September 1989 (') Official of the State > of 4 October), on the detection of triquine in meat of domestic animals of the porcine species intended for intra-Community trade and imports from third countries.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where farmed game cannot be transported by ensuring the welfare of the animals or there is a risk to the person handling them, the Management of the Autonomous Communities may authorise the slaughter of farmed game on the holding of origin. This derogation may be granted if:
(a) The herd is under periodic veterinary control and is not subject to any restrictions as a result of the survey carried out in accordance with Article 10 of this Royal Decree, or as a result of a veterinary inspection.
b) The owner of the animals has submitted the corresponding application.
c) The Administration of the Autonomous Communities has been previously informed of the dates of the slaughter of the animals.
(d) The holding has a place where the animals in which the ante-mortem inspection of the group of animals to be slaughtered can be carried out.
e) The holding has an appropriate local for slaughter, degurello and bleeding of the animals.
(f) Slaughter and bleeding of animals is preceded by stunning, which must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1614/1987 of 18 December 1987 laying down the rules for the stunning of animals prior to slaughter. The Administration of the Autonomous Communities may only authorise the slaughter of animals by means of a firearm in exceptional cases.
g) Animals, once slaughtered and bleeding, are transported, under satisfactory hygiene conditions, to an approved slaughterhouse in accordance with Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January, as soon as possible. after the sacrifice.
Where animals slaughtered on the holding of origin cannot be moved within the maximum period of one hour to an authorised mataedron, in accordance with Article 10 of Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January 1993, they must be transported in a means of transport which maintains a temperature between 0 C and 4 C.
Evisceration must be performed in the slaughterhouse and always within three hours after stunning.
(h) During the transport to the slaughterhouse the animals slaughtered are accompanied by the original of the veterinary inspection certificate, issued by the official veterinarian, certifying the favourable outcome of the inspection. ante-mortem, the correct practice of bleeding and the time of slaughter. The presentation and content of this certificate shall be in accordance with the model set out in Annex III to this Royal Decree.
3. The official veterinarian shall declare unfit for human consumption:
(a) Meat from animals in which widespread tuberculosis has been detected.
(b) The meat of animals with a positive or doubtful reaction to tuberculin which present tuberculous lesions located in several organs or parts of the carcase, after examination in accordance with paragraph 41 G of the Chapter VIII of Annex I to Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January 1993.
However, when tuberculous lesions are detected in nodes of the same organ or in a single part of the channel, only the affected organ or the affected part of the channel and the ganglia shall be declared unfit for human consumption. Contiguous lymph nodes.
(c) Meat from animals affected by generalized cisticercosis or triquinellosis or any other of the diseases referred to in Article 5 of Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January.
(d) Meat from animals to which they have been administered:
1. The prohibited substances specified in Royal Decree 1423/1987 of 23 November 1987 laying down rules on substances of hormonal and thyrostatic action for use in animals, as well as meat from such animals.
2. Products which may make such meat dangerous or harmful to human health, in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the European Communities directly applicable or in the national legislation applicable in this field.
3. Softeners.
e) Meat containing:
1. Residues of medicinal products, antibiotics, pesticides or other substances which make the consumption of such meat dangerous or harmful to human health.
2. Residues of the substances authorised in Article 3 of Royal Decree 1423/1987 of 23 November 1987 and Royal Decree 570/1990 of 27 April 1990 on the exchange of animals treated with certain substances of hormonal action and their meat.
If such waste exceeds the tolerance limits set by the rules of the European Communities of direct application, or by the applicable national legislation in the field.
(f) Meat which has been treated with ionising or ultraviolet radiation.
g) Meat from animals that have been slaughtered too young and are edematous.
(h) The blood of animals whose meat has been deemed unfit for human consumption in accordance with the preceding paragraphs, as well as blood contaminated by the contents of the stomach or by any other substance.
4. Mechanically separated meat shall be subjected to a heat treatment in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1904/1993 of 29 October 1993 laying down health conditions for the production and marketing of products meat and other products of animal origin.
5. Fresh meat and meat offal from animals that present an infestation of
6. Without prejudice to the health police provisions applicable to it, paragraph 1 (b) of this Article shall not apply to:
(a) Fresh meat intended for uses other than human consumption.
(b) Fresh meat intended for exposures, for particular studies or for analysis. Provided that an official check makes it possible to ensure that such meat shall not be used for human consumption and shall be destroyed after the completion of the special exposures or studies and the analyses carried out, with the exception of quantities used by the need for analysis.
(c) Fresh meat intended exclusively for the supply of international organisations.
7. The treatments provided for in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article shall be carried out in the establishment of origin or in any other designated by the official veterinarian.
Article 7.
1. The meat of farmed game birds shall meet the following requirements:
a) In the case of carcases or offal:
1. It has been obtained in an approved and controlled slaughterhouse, in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this Royal Decree.
2. To proceed from an animal which has undergone, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VII of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, to a ante-mortem health inspection carried out by an official veterinarian, and which has been considered after such inspection for slaughter.
3. Having been treated in satisfactory hygiene conditions, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989, of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992, October 30.
4. Having been subject, as laid down in Chapter IX of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May 1989 and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, to a health inspection Post-mortem guaranteed by an official veterinarian and recognised as fit for human consumption in accordance with the provisions of Chapter X of the said Regulation.
5. Carry a veterinary inspection marking in accordance with the provisions laid down in rules 1. to 7. of Chapter I of Annex I to Royal Decree 1755/1986 of 28 June 1986, as amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992 laying down the technical rules for the marking of carcases, offal and meat products of birds, and veterinary inspection certificates for trade with the Member States of the European Communities.
6. After the post-mortem inspection, it will be stored, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XIII of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992, of 30 June 1992. October, under satisfactory hygiene conditions, inside establishments or cold stores approved in accordance with Article 13 of this Royal Decree.
7. To be properly packed, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XIV of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992. When a protective envelope is used, it must comply with the particulars given in that chapter.
8. To be transported under satisfactory hygiene conditions, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XV of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989, of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992, October 30.
(b) In the case of parts of carcases or boned meat:
1. To have been cut up in an authorized and controlled cutting room, in accordance with Article 13 of this Royal Decree.
2. Have been cut and obtained, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XI of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, and proceed:
-either of fresh meat of animals slaughtered in the national territory which comply with the provisions of this Royal Decree;
-for fresh meat introduced from another Member State which complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree;
-for fresh meat imported from third countries which comply with the provisions of Article 15 of this Royal Decree.
3. To be stored under conditions corresponding to the provisions of Chapter XIII of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992.
4. Have been subject to a control guaranteed by an official veterinarian, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XII of the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by the Royal Decree 1322/1992, of 30 October.
5. Meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 1, a), 3.; 1, a), 5.; 1, a), 7., and 1, a), 8. of this article.
2. Where cutting plants use fresh meat other than meat of farmed game birds, they must comply with the rules applicable to the matter.
3. The conditions referred to in paragraphs 1, (a) and 1 (b) of this Article shall not be compulsory for meat not intended for direct human consumption dispatched to another Member State of the European Communities, provided that the said State does not authorize.
4. The storage conditions laid down in paragraphs 1, a), 6., and 1, b), 3. of this Article shall not apply to the storage of fresh meat carried out in the retail trade or in local areas adjacent to the sale, where the sale is made with the sole purpose of supplying the final consumer. In such cases, the storage conditions shall be those laid down by their specific rules.
5. The packing conditions provided for in paragraph 1 (a), 7., of this Article shall not apply to carcases which are not individually packaged for retail establishments or in adjacent premises to retail outlets, where In these cases, a packaging is carried out directly to the final consumer.
6. The conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (b) of this Article shall not apply to fresh meat of farmed game birds where the cutting or boning operations are carried out at retail premises or in a local area adjacent to the points of origin. for sale, provided that such operations are carried out solely for the purpose of supplying the final consumer directly. The exception of street sales, by correspondence or in occasional markets or markets, shall be excluded from such derogation.
7. The meat of farmed game birds intended for intra-Community trade shall be accompanied during transport, from the consignor establishment to the country of destination, of the original copy of the veterinary inspection certificate, issued by an official veterinarian at the time of boarding.
This certificate shall be adjusted in its presentation and content to the model set out in Annex IV to this Royal Decree.
Fresh meat of farmed game birds produced and destined for the national territory shall be accompanied by a trade accompanying document, which shall bear the particulars provided for in Standard 2. of Chapter I of Annex I to Royal Decree 1755/1986 of 28 June 1986, as amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992 laying down the technical rules for the marking of carcases, offal and poultry meat products, and veterinary inspection certificates for trade with the Member States of the European Communities.
8. Where the technique of evisceration used does not permit, in the case of quails and pigeons, to carry out the complete health inspection of the viscera of each animal in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (4) of Chapter VIII of Technical-health regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May, and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, the inspection may be carried out on a sample of at least 5 per 100 of the animals of each batch of 500, or an equivalent proportion if they are more than 500, provided that they are homogeneous lots as regards its nature, its weight and its origin.
If the results are not clearly favourable, the opinion on fitness for human consumption of animals slaughtered on the basis of such inspection of the viscera by sampling shall be valid for the whole of the lot.
Article 8.
By way of derogation from Article 7 (1) of this Royal Decree, and in respect of the meat of farmed game birds produced and marketed within the national territory, a derogation from the provisions relating to slaughter and evisceration provided for in Chapter VIII of the Technical-Health Regulation, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May 1989 and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 June 1992, October, for the production of farmed game birds partially eviscerated to those slaughterhouses or rooms of The Court of Justice of the European Communities, the Court of Justice of the European Communities, held that the Court of Justice held that the Court of Justice held that
When the derogation is used, the use of the health marking provided for in rules 1 shall be prohibited. to 7. of Chapter I of Annex I to Royal Decree 1755/1986 of 28 June 1986, as amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992.
Article 9.
Article 7 shall not apply to the disposal, in isolated cases, of farmed game poultry meat made directly by the producer to the final consumer for his own consumption. This derogation is excluded from street sales, by correspondence or in a market.
The Administration of the Autonomous Communities will establish the necessary measures to ensure the sanitary control of these transfers.
CHAPTER IV
Common Provisions
Article 10.
1. The official veterinary services of the slaughterhouses shall forward to the Administration of their Autonomous Community the results of the ante and post-mortem inspections relating to the diagnosis of diseases communicable to man or animals, and the information concerning the presence of residues above the permitted levels, who in turn will send them to the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Health and Consumer Affairs.
2. Where a disease communicable to man or animals is diagnosed, or in the presence of residues above the permitted levels, the results of the specific case shall be referred to the Administration of the Autonomous community with the herd of origin of the animals under its sanitary control.
3. The Management of the Autonomous Communities, in accordance with the epizootic situation in wild game populations, shall carry out periodic epidemiological surveys on rabbit and farmed game holdings to detect the presence of wild game. the diseases referred to in Annex I to Royal Decree 959/1986 of 25 April 1986 establishing the official list of animal diseases for compulsory declaration and the rules for their notification. The results of these surveys shall be communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
4. The Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of Health and Consumer Affairs shall provide the Commission of the European Communities and the other Member States with information on diseases, communicable diseases and diseases, and referred to in the previous paragraph.
Article 11.
1. The Autonomous Communities will complete their plans for the investigation of waste, proceeding in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1262/1989 of 20 October, approving the National Plan of Waste Research
in the animals and in the fresh meat, extending the mentioned Plan to the animals and to the fresh meat of rabbit and farmed game and to the control of pollutants of the environment in the same ones.
2. Taking into account the results of the investigations referred to in Article 10 (3) of this Royal Decree, the Administration of the Autonomous Communities shall limit the use of rabbit meat and farmed game.
Article 12.
The official veterinarian shall declare that the meat of rabbit or farmed game birds is unfit for human consumption:
1. In respect of any of the defects listed in paragraph 9 (a) of Annex I to this Royal Decree.
2. They shall come from animals to which substances may have been administered which could make such meat dangerous or harmful to human health, in accordance with the provisions of the rules of the European Communities of direct application.
Until such legislation is adopted, national legislation on the matter shall apply, in compliance with the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Communities.
3. They have been treated with:
a) Ionizing or ultraviolet radiation.
(b) Ablandators or other substances which may affect the organoleptic properties of the meat, such as polyphosphates.
c) Colorants other than brown HT (E-155), or a mixture of bright blue FCF (E-133) and allura red (E-129), for use in the veterinary inspection marking.
Article 13.
1. The Administrations of the Autonomous Communities shall draw up a list of the establishments which they have approved, in which the number of the General Sanitary Food Register of each establishment shall appear in accordance with the provisions of the Royal Decree 1712/1991 of 29 November.
Those lists shall be forwarded to the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Health and Consumer for their transfer to the other Member States and to the Commission of the European Communities.
2. The authorities of the Autonomous Communities may authorise the slaughter and cutting of rabbits and farmed game to those establishments which comply with the provisions laid down in the Technical-Health Regulations, approved by Royal Decree 644/1989 of 19 May 1989 and amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992 and Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January 1993, provided that they have equipment for the processing of rabbit meat and/or farm and to carry out such operations in compliance with the hygiene rules.
3. The Administrations of the Autonomous Communities shall not authorize establishments which do not comply with the requirements of this provision and shall withdraw the authorization granted to those establishments in which the non-compliance of the some of the requirements. The conclusions of a check carried out in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article shall be taken into account in this respect.
4. The inspection and control of the approved establishments, as well as the operations to be carried out on them, shall be carried out under the responsibility of the official veterinarian, who may be assisted in the purely material tasks by personnel. specially formed to the effect.
The official veterinarian must have free access at all times to all the premises of the establishments to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Royal Decree.
5. The veterinary experts of the Commission of the European Communities, in collaboration with the Autonomous Communities, may carry out checks
6. The Administrations of the Autonomous Communities shall notify the Ministries of Health and Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the withdrawal of any authorization. The ministries concerned shall transfer the same to the other Member States and to the Commission of the European Communities.
Article 14.
The rules laid down in Royal Decree 49/1993 of 15 January 1993 on veterinary checks applicable in intra-Community trade in products of animal origin shall apply in particular to the the organisation of the checks carried out on the national territory and the measures to be taken as a result of the checks, as well as the precautionary measures applied in relation to the health problems of production and distribution in the territory of the European Communities for the meat of rabbit and farmed game.
Article 15.
Imports of rabbit meat and farmed game meat from third countries should:
1. Comply with the provisions set out in this Royal Decree.
In addition, the slaughterhouses of rabbits and/or farmed game, as well as the cutting rooms of rabbit meat and farmed game, must be approved by the Ministries of Health and Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, until the Commission of the European Communities does not lay down the provisions relating to the importation of rabbit meat and farmed game meat from third countries and expressly authorises them.
2. Comply with the provisions of Article 6 (1) (c) of Royal Decree 49/1993 of 15 January 1993.
3. Be provided with the following veterinary inspection marking:
(a) For fresh rabbit meat, it shall be carried out in the same way as indicated in Annex I, Chapter III, by varying the information on the mark, the veterinary approval number of the establishment having to be included in this case. in the centre and, at the top, the name of the exporting third country in capital letters or, where appropriate, the symbol assigned to that country, pursuant to the international convention on motor vehicle registration of motor vehicles.
(b) For the fresh meat of farmed game birds it shall be carried out in the same way as indicated in Royal Decree 1755/1986 of 28 June, as amended by Royal Decree 1322/1992 of 30 October 1992, varying the information of the mark, the veterinary approval number of the establishment in the centre and, at the top, the name of the third-country exporting country in capital letters or, where appropriate, the symbol assigned to that country, under the convention, shall appear in this case. international regulator of motor vehicle license plates.
(c) For fresh meat of wild farmed mammals, it shall be carried out in the same manner as indicated in Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January laying down health conditions for the production and marketing of wild mammals. fresh meat, varying the information of the mark, the veterinary approval number of the establishment in the centre and, at the top, the name of the third country exporting country in capital letters or, where appropriate, the symbol (a) to be assigned to that country under the International Convention on the Regulatory of Vehicle Enrollments; engine.
4. Having been, in the case of meat of species susceptible to triquinellosis, subject to examination by digestion, in accordance with the Order of 22 September 1989, on the detection of triquine in meat of domestic animals of the species Swine fever in the Community and imports from third countries.
5. Have been treated according to the provisions:
(a) In Article 3 (1) (i) of this Royal Decree, in the case of cut or cut meat of rabbit.
(b) In Article 7 (1) (b) of this Royal Decree, in the case of cut or cut meat of farmed game birds.
(c) In Article 3 (2) of Royal Decree 147/1993 of 29 January 1993 laying down health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fresh meat, in the case of cut or cut meat land mammals of farmed game.
6. Each consignment of rabbit meat or farmed game meat from a third country must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by the official veterinarian at the time of boarding. The certificate shall conform to the model set out in Annex V. The text of the certificate shall be drawn up at least in Spanish and shall be printed on a sheet.
Article 16.
Rabbit and farmed game meat intended for export to third countries must comply with the rules laid down in this Royal Decree.
In the case that the fresh meat goes to a third country with which an agreement has been signed, which establishes the fulfilment of requirements and conditions different from those stipulated in this Royal Decree, it will be to be provided for in that agreement.
CHAPTER V
Sanctioning Regime and Health Police Measures
Article 17.
1. Without prejudice to any other civil or criminal liability which may correspond, the offences against the provisions of this Royal Decree shall have the character of administrative infringements of the health rules, in accordance with the provisions of the Law 14/1986, General of Health, implementing the provisions of Law 30/1992, of the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and of the Common Administrative Procedure. According to this they will be graded as mild, severe or very serious, respectively, the following:
2. Minor infringements shall be considered:
(a) Failure to comply with the health requirements set out in Chapters II and III of this Royal Decree, as soon as it does not merit the qualification as a serious or very serious infringement, in accordance with the provisions of the Article 35-A-3. of the General Law of Health.
(b) The partial absence of identification of more than 10 per 100 and less than 20 per 100 of the channels and products covered by this Royal Decree, because they have not been subject to compulsory veterinary checks, is considered to be assumed as provided for in Article 35-A-1. of the General Law of Health.
3. Serious infringements shall be considered:
(a) The operation, without the corresponding health authorization, of the slaughterhouses and other establishments regulated in this Royal Decree, considered as supposed to be those provided for in Article 35-B-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
(b) The partial absence of identification, in excess of 20 per 100, in the channels and their products referred to in this Royal Decree for not having been subject to the compulsory veterinary checks, considered to be of those provided for in Article 35-B-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
(c) The lack of documentation in consignments from approved establishments, considered to be assumed as provided for in Article 35-B-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
(d) the illegal traffic, supply or distribution of rabbits, carcases, offal or meat, in so far as they pose a risk to public health, which is considered to be the case of those provided for in the Article 35-B-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
e) The recidivism in the commission of minor infractions in the last three months, as required by article 35-B-7. of the General Law of Health.
4. Serious infringements will be considered:
(a) The traffic, distribution or sale of carcasses, meat or offal, with a conscious and deliberate infringement of the health requirements and conditions laid down in Chapters II and III of this Royal Decree, in such a way as to serious animal health or animal health hazard, considered as provided for in Article 35-C-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
(b) the production, trafficking, distribution or clandestine sale of carcases of rabbits, meat or offal which produce serious and effective risks or damage to the health of consumers, considered as being of course to those provided for in the Article 35-C-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
(c) Manipulations aimed at masking fraud in meat or products involving serious risks to public health, considered as supposed to be those provided for in Article 35-C-1. and 2. of the General Law of Health.
d) The recidivism in the commission of serious misconduct in the last five years, according to the precept in article 35-C-8. of the General Law of Health.
Article 18.
1. The offences referred to in the previous Article shall give rise to the imposition of any of the following penalties, in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 of the General Health Law:
a) For minor infractions: warning. Fine of up to 500,000 pesetas.
b) For serious infringements: fine of up to 2,500,000 pesetas.
c) For very serious infractions: fine of up to 100,000,000 pesetas.
2. In addition, in the case of a very serious infringement, the Council of Ministers or the Autonomous Communities may agree, in the case of exchanges with third countries or intra-Community trade, the temporary closure of the establishment, installation or service for a maximum period of five years.
3. In order to impose the penalties referred to in this Article, account shall be taken of the existence of intentionality or reiteration of the infringement, as well as the nature of the damage caused, its impact on public health and its economic significance.
4. The above penalties shall be independent of those which may be imposed by other competent authorities in the event of a health infringement on the composition, quality, presentation, mass, measure or price of the goods or product in question. To this end, the various authorities shall exchange the background and information in their possession.
Article 19.
In the cases where the sanctioning competition corresponds to the General Administration of the State, the procedure established in Royal Decree 1398/1993 of 4 August, for which the Regulation of the procedure for the exercise of the power of sanction.
Article 20.
In accordance with Articles 25.3 and 26 of the General Health Law, and regardless of the penalties mentioned in the previous article, the health authorities of the Autonomous Communities, or the authority State health in cases related to external health, shall take, as an immediate matter, the preventive measures they deem appropriate in the event that there is, or reasonably suspected, the existence of imminent health risk. public. Measures such as:
1. Intervention, confiscation and, where appropriate, destruction of the products, if they pose a risk to public health or to the spread of epizootic diseases.
2. Annulment of the health permit for the operation and suspension of the activities of the establishments, in cases of non-compliance with the health or animal health rules in force, if there is a clear potential risk for public health, or a major contamination in the facilities of the industry, or a serious danger of spreading epizootic diseases.
3. The lifting of the suspension of activities may be obtained where the causes or situations which originated it have ceased.
Additional disposition first.
This Royal Decree is dictated by the jurisdiction conferred on the State by Article 149.1.10. and 16. of the Constitution and in accordance with the provisions of Article 40.2 of Law 14/1986 of 25 April, General of Health.
Additional provision second.
In Annex A to Royal Decree 49/1993 of 15 January 1993 concerning veterinary checks applicable in intra-Community trade in products of animal origin, the reference to Directive 91 /495/EEC is hereby replaced by the following: the number and title of this Royal Decree.
Single repeal provision.
As of its entry into force, any provisions of the same or lower rank shall be repealed as opposed to the provisions of this Royal Decree, and in particular the following:
1. Royal Decree 1915/1984 of 26 September 1984 on the technical and health regulations of rabbit slaughterhouses, cutting plants, industrialisation, storage, storage, distribution and marketing of their meat.
2. Royal Decree 179/1985 of 6 February 1985 on the technical and health regulations of poultry slaughterhouses, cutting plants, industrialisation, storage, storage, distribution and marketing of their meat, except for the The following species: hens, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and geese.
3. Royal Decree 707/1986 of 7 March 1986 amending the technical and health regulations of rabbit slaughterhouses, cutting plants, industrialisation, storage, storage, distribution and marketing of their meat, approved by the Royal Decree 1915/1984 of 26 September.
Final disposition first.
Ministers of Health and Consumer Affairs and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food may, in the field of their powers, dictate the provisions necessary for the development of the provisions of this Royal Decree and for the amendment of the annexes.
Final disposition second.
This Royal Decree shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the State, except for Article 15, which shall enter into force after two months.
Given in Madrid to July 8, 1994.
JOHN CARLOS R.
The Minister of the Presidency,
ALFREDO PEREZ RUBALCABA
ANNEX I
CHAPTER I
Rabbit health inspection of rabbits
1. The animals shall be subject to an ante-mortem inspection, which shall be carried out, as a general rule on the holding of origin, before their dispatch to the slaughterhouse:
(a) If the ante-mortem inspection is carried out on the holding of origin, the inspection carried out at the slaughterhouse may be limited to the search for damage caused by the transport, provided that the rabbits have been examined on the holding of origin in the course of the last twenty-four hours and, as a result of that examination, have been judged healthy. In addition, their identity must be tested on arrival at the slaughterhouse.
If the ante-mortem inspection on the holding of origin and the slaughterhouse is not carried out by the same official veterinarian, the animals must be accompanied by the original of the health certificate containing the particulars set out in Annex III to this Royal Decree.
(b) If the ante-mortem inspection has not been carried out on the holding of origin, the rabbits intended for slaughter must be subjected to the ante-mortem inspection within 24 hours of their arrival. to the slaughterhouse. Such examination shall be renewed immediately before slaughter if more than 24 hours have elapsed since the ante-mortem inspection has taken place.
The holder of the slaughterhouse or his representative shall provide the ante-mortem health operations and, in particular, any manipulation deemed necessary.
Each animal or batch of animals to be slaughtered shall bear an identification mark enabling the competent authority to establish its origin.
2. The ante-mortem inspection shall be carried out by the official veterinarian in accordance with the professional standards and under appropriate lighting conditions.
3. The inspection shall determine the following:
(a) If animals have a disease communicable to humans or animals, if they have symptoms or if their general condition leads to the possibility that the disease may appear.
b) If they show symptoms of disease or disorders that influence their overall condition to the point of making the meats unfit for human consumption.
4. Animals may not be slaughtered for human consumption when it is established that they suffer from any of the states described in the preceding paragraph.
5. The mammals referred to in paragraph 4 of this Annex shall be slaughtered separately or after slaughter of all other rabbits and shall be disposed of in a hygienic manner.
CHAPTER II
Post-mortem inspection of rabbits
6. The slaughtered rabbits must be inspected immediately after slaughter.
7. The post-mortem inspection shall be carried out under appropriate lighting conditions.
8. The post-mortem health inspection shall include:
a) The visual examination of the slaughtered animal.
b) palpation and, if necessary, incision of the lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, and parts of the body that have undergone a change.
c) The search for consistency, color, odor, and, where appropriate, flavor.
d) When necessary, laboratory tests.
9. (a) Rabbit meat shall be declared unfit for human consumption when the post-mortem inspection reveals the presence of:
-Diseases communicable to humans or animals.
-Malign or multiple tumors, multiple abscesses.
-Mass infestation of parasites in subcutaneous or muscle tissues.
-Waste of prohibited substances, including substances having pharmacological effects, or in concentrations higher than the permitted levels.
-Poisoning.
-Large or large, bloody or serous herides.
-Color, odor, or flavor failures.
-Consistency failures, especially edemas or severe demacration.
(b) Those parts of slaughtered animals which present lesions or contamination which are located and which do not affect the health of the rest of the meat shall be declared unfit for human consumption.
(c) The result of the ante-mortem and post-mortem health inspections shall be recorded by the official veterinarian and, in the case of the diseases referred to in paragraph 3 of this Annex, shall be carried out in accordance with the established in Article 10 of this Royal Decree.
CHAPTER III
Veterinary Inspection Marking
10. The veterinary inspection marking shall be carried out under the responsibility of the official veterinarian, which shall have and retain for that purpose:
(a) The instruments for marking the meat, which shall only be delivered to the auxiliary staff at the precise time of the marking and during the period of time necessary to carry out the marking.
(b) The labels, wrappers and marchos bearing any of the markings referred to in paragraph 11 of this Annex shall be delivered to the auxiliary staff at the time they are to be used, in sufficient quantity in accordance with needs.
11.1. The veterinary inspection mark shall contain the following:
a) At the top, the initials that identify the issuing country, placed in capital letters, that is:
B-DK-D-EL-ESP-F-IRL-I-L-NL-P-UK.
At the centre, the General Health Sanitary Register number or, where appropriate, the veterinary approval number of the slaughterhouse or the cutting room.
At the bottom, one of the acronyms: CEE, EOF, EWG, EOK, EEC, or EEG.
The letters and figures must be 0.2 cm high, or
b) An oval containing the information listed in paragraph (a).
The letters must be 0.8 cm high and the figures 1.1 cm.
11.2. The material used for the marking must satisfy all the hygiene requirements and the information referred to in paragraph 11.1 of this Annex shall be in the form perfectly legible.
11.3. (a) The veterinary inspection marking referred to in paragraph 11.1 (a) shall be carried out:
-In the unpacked channels individually, by means of a wilt or a seal which is not reusable and which contains, in an oval, the infomation listed in paragraph 11.1 (a).
-Over the wrappers or other packaging of the packed channels or, in a visible way, below them.
-Over the wraps or other packaging of the parts of carcases or offal packed in small quantities or, in a visible manner, below them.
(b) The veterinary inspection marking referred to in paragraph (b) of paragraph 11.1 of this Annex shall be carried out on large packs.
11.4. In cases where a veterinary inspection mark appears on the envelope or packaging in accordance with paragraph 11.3:
-It will be applied so that it is destroyed when opening the wrapper or packaging; or
-The wrapper or packaging will be marked so that it cannot be reused once opened.
CHAPTER IV Storage
12. After the post-mortem inspection, the rabbit meat shall be kept by refrigeration or freezing.
For this purpose, the meat shall be maintained at a temperature which may not exceed at any time + 4 C, in the case of chilled meat, and -12 C, in the case of frozen meat.
CHAPTER V
Transport
13. Rabbit meat, depending on the duration, conditions and means of transport used, shall be issued in such a way as to ensure that it is safe from any element which may contaminate it or have other adverse consequences for it. Vehicles used for the transport of such meat must be conditioned in such a way that the temperatures laid down in paragraph 12 of this Annex are not exceeded.
ANNEX II
MODEL
Certificate of veterinary inspection concerning fresh rabbit meat (1) intended for a Member State of the EEC
Shipper country: ... N.: ... (2)
Ministry or Competent Administration: ...
Competent service: ...
Ref.: ... (2)
I. Identification of the meat.
Meat from: ...
(Species animal)
Type of parts: ...
Packaging type: ...
Number of packaging: ...
Pesoneto: ..
II. Origin of the meat.
Address (s) and number (s) of the General Health Register (s) of the slaughterhouse (s): ... (4)
Address (s) and number (s) of the General Health Record of the approved cutting room (s): ... (4)
III. Destiny of the flesh.
The meat is sent:
From ...
(Place of expedition)
a ... (Country and place of destination)
by the following means of transport: ... (3)
Sender name and address: ...
Recipient name and address: ...
IV.
Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
The undersigned, official veterinarian, certifies:
a) That the indicated rabbit meat (4) and that the packages of the indicated meats (4) bear a mark that credits:
-The meat comes from animals slaughtered in approved slaughterhouses (4).
-The meats have been cut in an authorized cutting room (4).
(b) that such meat has been recognised as fit for human consumption as a result of a veterinary inspection carried out in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 91 /495/EEC of 27 November 1990 on health and animal health problems relating to the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game.
(c) that the vehicles or instruments of transport, as well as the loading conditions of the consignment, comply with the hygiene requirements laid down in that Directive.
Made in ..., the ............
(Signature of the official veterinarian)
(1) Fresh rabbit meat which has not undergone any treatment with a view to its preservation; however, cold-treated meats shall be considered as fresh meat.
(2) Optional.
(3) For wagons and trucks, indicate the registration number; for aircraft, the flight number, and for the ships, the name of the aircraft and the flag.
(4) Strike out what does not apply.
ANNEX III
MODEL
Health certificate for rabbits or farmed game (1) transported from farm to slaughterhouse
Competent service: ... N.: ....... (2)
I. Identification of the animals.
Animal species: ... Number of animals: ... Seal of identification: ... II. Origin of the animals.
Addresses of the holding of provenance: ... III. Destination of the animals.
These animals are transferred to the following slaughterhouse: ... with the following transport means: ... IV.
Certificate.
The undersigned, official veterinarian, certifies:
(a) That the animals above indicated have been the subject of an ante-mortem inspection on the above holding on ....................., at ............... hours, and have been judged healthy.
b) That the animals above indicated, after the slaughter carried out at ................. hours of the ...................., have been the object of a correct practice of bleeding (3).
Done in ..., the ..................
(Signature of the official veterinarian)
(1) Under the conditions laid down in Article 6 (2) of Royal Decree ............... (present Royal Decree).
(2) Optional.
(3) Fulfill only in the case of farmed game slaughtered on the holding.
ANNEX IV
MODEL
Certificate of veterinary inspection concerning fresh meat of farmed game (1) intended for a Member State of the EEC
Shipper country: ...
N.: .............. (2)
Ministry or Competent Administration: ...
Competent service: ...
Ref.: ... (2)
I. Identification of the meat.
Meat from: ... (Species animal)
Type of parts: ...
Packaging type: ...
Number of packaging: ...
Net weight: ...
II. Origin of the meat.
Address (s) and number (s) of the General Health Register (s) of the slaughterhouse (s): ... (4)
Address (s) and number (s) of the General Health Record of the approved cutting room (s): ...
(4)
III. Destiny of the flesh.
The meat is sent:
From ... (Place of expedition)
a ... (Country and place of destination)
by the following means of transport: ... (3)
Sender name and address: ...
N name and address of recipient: ...
IV.
Veterinary inspection certificate.
The undersigned, official veterinarian, certifies:
(a) That the meat of the indicated types (4) and that the packages of the indicated meats (4) bear a mark that credits:
-The meat comes from animals slaughtered in approved slaughterhouses (4).
-The meats have been cut in an authorized cutting room (4).
(b) that such meat has been recognised as fit for human consumption as a result of a veterinary inspection carried out in accordance with the provisions of:
-Council Directive 77 /118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the trade in fresh poultrymeat (4).
-Council Directive 64 /433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat (4).
c) That vehicles or instruments of transport, as well as the conditions of c
arga of that consignment, conform to the hygiene requirements set out in the aforementioned Directive.
Done at ..., the .................
(Signature of the official veterinarian)
(1) Fresh meat of farmed game birds and farmed wild mammals which have not undergone any treatment with a view to their conservation; however, cold-treated meats shall be considered as fresh meat.
(2) Optional.
(3) For wagons and trucks, indicate the registration number; for aircraft, the flight number, and for the ships, the name of the aircraft and the flag.
(4) Strike out what does not apply.
ANNEX V
MODEL
Certificate of veterinary inspection concerning fresh rabbit meat (1) or farmed game (1) intended for Spain
Shipper country: ... N.: ....... (2)
Ministry: ...
Competent service: ...
Ref.: ... (2)
I. Identification of the meat.
Rabbit meat of: ... (4) (Species animal)
Farmed game meat from: ... (4) (Species animal)
Type of parts: ...
Packaging type: ...
Number of packaging units: ...
Net weight: ... II. Origin of the meat.
Address (s) and veterinary authorization number (s) of the slaughterhouse (s):
...
Address (s) and veterinary authorization number (s) of the authorized cutting room (s): ...
(4)
III. Destiny of the flesh.
The meat is sent:
From ... (Place of expedition)
a ... (Country and place of destination)
IV.
Veterinary inspection certificate.
The infrascrito, official veterinarian, certifies:
(a) That the meat of the type indicated (4) and that the packages of the meat indicated (4) bear a mark that credits:
-The meat comes from animals slaughtered in approved slaughterhouses.
-The meats have been cut in an authorized cutting room (4).
(b) that such meat has been recognised as fit for human consumption as a result of a veterinary inspection carried out in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 91 /495/EEC of 27 November on problems health and animal health, relating to the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game.
(c) that the vehicles or instruments of transport, as well as the loading conditions of the consignment, comply with the hygiene requirements laid down in that Directive.
Done at ..., the .................
(Signature of the official veterinarian)
Official stamp.
(1) Fresh meat of farmed game birds and farmed wild mammals which have not undergone any treatment with a view to their conservation; however, cold-treated meats shall be considered as fresh meat.
(2) Optional.
(3) For wagons and trucks, indicate the registration number; for aircraft, flight number, and for ships, name and flag.
(4) Strike out what does not apply.
