G/TBT/N/IRL/3  
 
13 January 2017  
(17-0240) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original : English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : IRELAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible:  
Department of Agriculture, Food and th e Marine  
Agriculture House  
Kildare Street  
Dublin 2  
D02 WK12  
Email : OriginLabelling@agriculture.gov.ie   
Website : http://www.agriculture.gov.ie   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10. 1 [ ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Fresh, chilled and 
frozen non -prepacked cuts of meat of swine, sheep, goat s and poultry offered for sale or 
supply . Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen. (HS : 0203), Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, 
chilled or frozen  (HS: 0204), Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, 
chilled or frozen  (HS: 0207) . Meat an d meat products (ICS : 67.120.10), Poultry and eggs 
(ICS: 67.120.20)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Provision of 
Mandatory Food Information to Consumers in Respect of Certain Non -Prepacked Meats  – 
Regulations 2017 (16 p ages, in English)  
6. Description of content : Ireland intends to adopt national measures to cover mandatory 
origin labelling of fresh, chilled and frozen non pre -packed cuts of meat of swine, sheep, 
goats and poultry.  The legislation will require Food Busi ness Operators (FBOs) to clearly 
show the "country of rearing" and "country of slaughter" of any of the above products at 
either the point of presentation, point of sale or the point of supply.  FBOs may, where they 
can prove to the competent authority that  the meat referred to has been obtained from 
animals born, reared and slaughtered in one single Member State or third country,  present 
the "origin" of the meat as (name of single Member State or third country).  
The national measures require that where a FB O provides another FBO with meat, 
information relating to the meat is transmitted to the FBO receiving the meat in the 
manner prescribed in the national measures, in order to enable, when required, the 
provision of mandatory food information to the final c onsumer.  G/TBT/N/IRL/3  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : European Commission implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1337/2013 lays 
down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 as regards the indication 
of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled or frozen meat of swine, 
sheep, goats and poultry.  
The proposed national measures build on these rules.  Under Article 44 of Regulation 
(EU) No. 1169/2011, a Member State may adopt national me asures requiring FBOs to 
indicate the country of origin or place of provenance of non -prepacked foods offered for 
sale or supply to the  final consumer or another FBO.  
Quality requirements; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relev ant documents : 
 https://www.fsai.ie/uploadedFiles/Legislation/Consultations/Consultation_2015_ori
gin_nonprepackedmeat.pdf  
 https://www.fsai.ie/uploadedfiles/reg1337_2013.pdf  
 http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/press/pressreleases/2015/j uly/title,83778,en.html  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined   
10. Final date for comments : 90 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephon e and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body :