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Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I General provisions

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    2. Article 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

  3. CHAPTER II Requirements applicable to slaughterhouses

    1. Article 4.. . . . . . . . . ....

    2. Article 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

    5. Article 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. CHAPTER III Slaughter and killing outwith slaughterhouses

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    2. Article 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

    3. Article 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

    4. Article 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

  5. CHAPTER IV Final provisions

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    7. Article 19.. . . . . . . . . ....

    1. ANNEX A

      REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MOVEMENT AND LAIRAGING OF ANIMALS IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES

      1. I. General requirements

        1. 1. Every slaughterhouse coming into operation after 30 June 1994 must...

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      2. II. Requirements for animals delivered other than in containers

        1. 1. Where slaughterhouses have equipment for unloading animals, such equipment must...

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. Animals must be moved with care. Passageways must be so...

        4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. Without prejudice to derogations granted pursuant to Articles 4 and...

        7. 7. In addition to complying with requirements already laid down in...

        8. 8. Where, in addition to the lairages referred to above, slaughterhouses...

        9. 9. Animals which are not taken directly upon arrival to the...

        10. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. III. Requirements for animals delivered in containers

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX B

      RESTRAINT OF ANIMALS BEFORE STUNNING, SLAUGHTER OR KILLING

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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    3. ANNEX C

      STUNNING OR KILLING OF ANIMALS OTHER THAN ANIMALS REARED FOR FUR

      1. I. PERMITTED METHODS

        1. A. Stunning

        2. B. Killing

        3. C. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. II. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR STUNNING

        1. 1. Captive bolt pistol

        2. 2. Concussion

        3. 3. Electronarcosis

          1. A. Electrodes

            1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

            2. 2. Where animals are stunned individually, the apparatus must:

          2. B. Waterbath stunners

            1. 1. Where waterbath stunners are used to stun poultry, the level...

            2. 2. Where poultry are stunned in groups in a waterbath, a...

            3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

            4. 4. Waterbaths for poultry must be adequate in size and depth...

            5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4. Exposure to carbon dioxide

          1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2. The chamber in which pigs are exposed to the gas,...

          3. 3. The chamber must be fitted with devices for measuring the...

          4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. III. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR KILLING

        1. 1. Free bullet pistol or rifle

        2. 2. Decapitation and dislocation of the neck

        3. 3. Electrocution and carbon dioxide

        4. 4. Vacuum chamber

    4. ANNEX D

      BLEEDING OF ANIMALS

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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    5. ANNEX E

      KILLING METHODS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

      1. Permitted methods

    6. ANNEX F

      METHODS OF KILLING FUR ANIMALS

      1. I. Permitted methods

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      2. II. Specific requirements

        1. 1. Mechanically-operated instruments which penetrate the brain

        2. 2. Injection of an overdose of a drug with anaesthetic properties...

        3. 3. Electrocution with cardiac arrest

        4. 4. Exposure to carbon monoxide

        5. 5. Exposure to chloroform

        6. 6. Exposure to carbon dioxide

    7. ANNEX G

      KILLING OF SURPLUS CHICKS AND EMBRYOS IN HATCHERY WASTE

      1. I. Permitted methods for the killing of chicks

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. II. Specific requirements

        1. 1. Use of a mechanical apparatus producing rapid death

        2. 2. Exposure to carbon dioxide

      3. III. Permitted method for the killing of embryos

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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