The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (Wales) Regulations 2008

1.  Restricted meat from animals must be marked with an identification mark which is—

(a) a diagonal cross, superimposed on the health mark or identification mark applied under article 5 of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(1) or article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004(2), consisting of two straight lines intersecting at the centre of the stamp and enabling the information on the existing mark to remain legible, or

(b) a single oval stamp, 6.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, upon which the following information is legible:

(i) on the upper part, the letters UK;

(ii) in the centre, the approval number of the establishment;

(iii) on the lower part, the letters EC;

(iv) two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured;

(v) information which identifies the veterinary inspector who inspected the meat.

(1)

OJ No L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.

(2)

OJ No. L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83.