Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624Show full title

Article 12 U.K. Specific derogations in respect of Rangifer tarandus tarandus, Lagopus lagopus and Lagopus mutus, as provided for in Article 18(7)(h) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625

1. In accordance with Article 18(7)(h) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the following specific derogations from the official control requirements for Rangifer tarandus tarandus (reindeer) that are laid down in Article 18 of that Regulation may be granted by Sweden and Finland in respect of the areas of those Member States listed in Annex I to this Regulation without affecting the achievement of the objectives of that Regulation:

(a) by way of derogation from Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, official controls shall not be required on meat derived from Rangifer tarandus tarandus, where it is directly supplied by the producer in small amounts to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer;

(b) by way of derogation from Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, an ante-mortem inspection is not mandatory for stray reindeer slaughtered in single cases between 1 May and 30 September;

(c) by way of derogation from Article 18(2)(c) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, slaughterhouse staff who have received training appropriate to this task in accordance with Article 14 may inspect:

(i)

abdominal viscera excluding liver and kidneys;

(ii)

genital organs;

(iii)

udder.

2. By way of derogation from Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, official controls shall not be required on meat derived from Lagopus lagopus and Lagopus mutus (grouse), where they are killed by snaring in the Swedish counties of Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Jämtland and the Swedish municipality of Älvdalen in Dalarna county during the winter hunting season.