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Council Regulation (EC) No 361/2008 of 14 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)
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For the purposes of this Annex, “meat” means all carcases, meat on the bone or boned, and offal, whether or not cut, intended for human consumption, obtained from bovine animals aged 12 months or less, presented fresh, frozen or deep-frozen, whether or not wrapped or packed.
On slaughter, all bovine animals aged 12 months or less shall be classified by the operators, under the supervision of the competent authority referred to in point VII(1) of this Annex, in one of the following two categories:
Category V: bovine animals aged 8 months or less
Category identification letter: V;
Category Z: bovine animals aged more than 8 months but not more than 12 months
Category identification letter: Z.
This classification shall be carried out on the basis of the information contained in the passport accompanying the bovine animals or, failing this, on the basis of the data contained in the computerised database provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products(1).
For the meat of bovine animals in category V:
Country of marketing | Sales descriptions to be used |
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Belgium | veau, viande de veau/kalfsvlees/Kalbfleisch |
Bulgaria | месо от малки телета |
Czech Republic | telecí |
Denmark | lyst kalvekød |
Germany | Kalbfleisch |
Estonia | vasikaliha |
Greece | μοσχάρι γάλακτος |
Spain | ternera blanca, carne de ternera blanca |
France | veau, viande de veau |
Ireland | veal |
Italy | vitello, carne di vitello |
Cyprus | μοσχάρι γάλακτος |
Latvia | teļa gaļa |
Lithuania | veršiena |
Luxembourg | veau, viande de veau/Kalbfleisch |
Hungary | borjúhús |
Malta | vitella |
Netherlands | kalfsvlees |
Austria | Kalbfleisch |
Poland | cielęcina |
Portugal | vitela |
Romania | carne de vițel |
Slovenia | teletina |
Slovakia | teľacie mäso |
Finland | vaalea vasikanliha/ljust kalvkött |
Sweden | ljust kalvkött |
United Kingdom | veal |
For the meat of bovine animals in category Z:
Country of marketing | Sales descriptions to be used |
---|---|
Belgium | jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin/jongrundvlees/Jungrindfleisch |
Bulgaria | телешко месо |
Czech Republic | hovězí maso z mladého skotu |
Denmark | kalvekød |
Germany | Jungrindfleisch |
Estonia | noorloomaliha |
Greece | νεαρό μοσχάρι |
Spain | ternera, carne de ternera |
France | jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin |
Ireland | rosé veal |
Italy | vitellone, carne di vitellone |
Cyprus | νεαρό μοσχάρι |
Latvia | jaunlopa gaļa |
Lithuania | jautiena |
Luxembourg | jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin/Jungrindfleisch |
Hungary | növendék marha húsa |
Malta | vitellun |
Netherlands | rosé kalfsvlees |
Austria | Jungrindfleisch |
Poland | młoda wołowina |
Portugal | vitelão |
Romania | carne de tineret bovin |
Slovenia | meso težjih telet |
Slovakia | mäso z mladého dobytka |
Finland | vasikanliha/kalvkött |
Sweden | kalvkött |
United Kingdom | beef |
In particular, the terms “veau”, “telecí”, “Kalb”, “μοσχάρι”, “ternera”, “kalv”, “veal”, “vitello”, “vitella”, “kalf”, “vitela” and “teletina” shall not be used in a sales description or be indicated on the labelling of the meat of bovine animals aged more than 12 months.
[X1the age of the animals on slaughter, indicated, as the case may be, on the form “ age on slaughter: up to 8 months ” in the case of animals aged eight months or less, or “ age on slaughter: from 8 to 12 months ” in the case of animals aged more than eight months but not more than 12 months;]
the sales description in accordance with point III of this Annex.
However, by way of derogation from point (a), operators may, at each stage of production and marketing, except the release to the final consumer, replace the age on slaughter by the category identification letter provided for in point II of this Annex.
Operators may supplement the compulsory information referred to in point IV by optional information approved in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 16 or 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.
At each stage of production and marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less, operators shall, in order to guarantee the accuracy of labelling information referred to in points IV and V, record in particular the following information:
an indication of the identification number and the date of birth of the animals, at slaughterhouse level only;
an indication of a reference number making it possible to establish a link between, on the one hand, the identification of the animals from which the meat originates and, on the other hand, the sales description, the age on slaughter and the category identification letter given on the meat label;
an indication of the date of arrival and departure of the animals and meat in the establishment, to ensure that a correlation between arrivals and departures is established.
Without prejudice to any specific provisions which may be adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 194 of this Regulation, Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of Article 113b and this Annex and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify the provisions on the penalties to the Commission by 1 July 2009 and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.’
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X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 361/2008 of 14 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (Official Journal of the European Union L 121 of 7 May 2008).
OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).
OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 180/2008 (OJ L 56, 29.2.2008, p. 4).
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