Corrigendum to Commission Notice on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ C, C/2024/6481, 8.11.2024)
Date: 2024-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, animal welfare, application of EU law, eco-label, food inspection, genetically modified organism, information system, market approval, plant health control, veterinary inspection








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C/2024/90094


18.11.2024






Corrigendum to Commission Notice on the Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Official Controls Regulation)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2024/6481, 8.11.2024
)


Tables 2, 3 and 4 on pages 25–30 are replaced by the following:

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STAFF PERFORMING OFFICIAL CONTROL TASKS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN

Table 2


Tasks performed by the official veterinarian











No


Tasks


OCR


Reg. (EU) 2019/624


Reg. (EU) 2019/627




1


Ante-mortem
[definition in Art. 17 (c) OCR]


Ante-mortem inspection of domestic ungulates outside the slaughterhouse in case of emergency slaughter according to Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624


Art. 18(7)(c)


Art. 4


-




2


Ante-mortem inspection and checks at the holding of provenance for all species according to Article 5(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624


Art. 18(7)(d)


Art. 5(2)


-




3


Clinical inspection of isolated animals for more thorough ante-mortem inspection.
Ante-mortem inspection of animals suspected of having a disease or condition that may adversely affect human or animal health


Art. 18(2)(a)


Art. 3(3)(b)-(f)


Art. 11(5)
Art. 43(4)




4


Post-mortem inspection [definition in Art. 17 (d) OCR]


In the case of the emergency slaughter of the domestic ungulates outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Chapter VI of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) 853/2004
Examination of the animal health certificate of Chapter 5 of Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 (1)



Art. 18(2)(c),
Art. 18(7)(f)


Art. 8(a)


-
Art. 10(3)




5


Inspection of Animals suspected of having a disease or condition that may adversely affect human health


Art. 18(2)(c)


Art. 8(b)


-




6


Inspection of Bovine animals from herds that have not been declared officially free of tuberculosis


Art. 8(c)


-




7


Inspection of Bovine, ovine and caprine animals from herds that have not been declared officially free of brucellosis


Art. 8(d)


-




8


Inspection in the case of an outbreak of animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Union legislation, for animals susceptible to the particular disease in question that come from all areas covered by:






—


EU emergency measures [certain Cat A: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), sheep pox etc.];










—


national measures linked to any Cat A disease eradication measures;










—


additional EU special (additional) disease control measures [certain Cat A: African swine fever (ASF), infection with lumpy skin disease virus (LSD) etc.];










—


compulsory approved eradication programmes for Cat B diseases and listed in Annex I-II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 (2) [Brucellosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)]






Art. 8(e)


-




9


Post-mortem inspection


Inspection when stricter controls are necessary to take account of emerging diseases or particular diseases listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health


 


Art. 8(f)


-




10


Post-mortem inspection delayed by no more than 24 hours from slaughter or arrival at the game handling establishment, in low-capacity slaughterhouses or low-capacity game handling establishments in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627


Art. 8(g)


Art. 13




11


Performance of the additional post-mortem inspection procedures referred to in Articles 18(3), 19(2), 20(2), 21(2), 22(2) and 23(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal where there is a possible risk in relation to cases referred to in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624


Art. 8


Art. 24




12


Declaration of meat unfit for human consumption


Non-compliance with requirements for fresh meat


Art.18(5)


-


Art.45




13


Meat infected with cysticerci or trichinae


-


Art. 30, 31




14


Meat of solipeds in which glanders have been diagnosed


-


Art. 32(3)




15


Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to tuberculin or there are other grounds for suspecting infection


-


Art. 33




16


Where animals have reacted positively or inconclusively to a brucellosis test or there are other grounds for suspecting infection


-


Art. 34




17


Other


Verification of compliance of performance of the official auxiliary carrying out ante-mortem tasks under the supervision or responsibility of the official veterinarian


-


Art. 3(1)(c) and (2)(c)


-




18


Verification of compliance of performance of food business operators carrying out slaughter and bleeding of farmed game at the holding of provenance


-


Art. 6(4)(b)


-




19


Assessment of the operator’s system for the detection and separation of birds with abnormalities, contamination, or defects


-


-


Art. 25(2)(a)




20


Ensuring that additional laboratory testing for the needs of Article 18(2) of the OCR takes place


Art. 18(5)


-


Art. 37(2)




21


 


Evaluation of the results of official controls carried out in accordance with Article 7 to 38 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627


Art. 18(5)


-


Art. 39(1)




22


Communication of control results where inspections reveal the presence of any disease or condition that might affect human or animal health or compromise animal welfare


-


Art. 39(2)




23


Verification of compliance with the health requirements for raw milk and colostrum production as laid down in Part I of Chapter I of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004


-


-


Art. 49(1), (3)








Table 3


Tasks performed by the official veterinarian or by the official auxiliary under the supervision of the OV











No


Tasks


OCR


Reg. (EU) 2019/624


Reg. (EU) 2019/627




1


Ante-mortem
[definition in Art. 17 (c) OCR]


Ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse on species other than poultry and lagomorphs (including verification of compliance with rules on animal welfare (3)), regarding food chain information, animal’s identity check and preselection of animals with abnormalities under the conditions defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 except for cases referred to in Article 3(3) of that Delegated Regulation


Art. 18(2)(a)
Art. 18(7)(a)


Art. 3(1)


Art. 10(1),
Art. 11, Art. 38, Art. 40




2


Ante-mortem inspection of poultry and lagomorphs including verification of compliance with rules on animal welfare.


Art. 18(2)(b)


-


Art. 38




3


Post-mortem [definition in Art. 17 (d) OCR] (4)



Examination of certificates of animals slaughtered at the holding of provenance


Art. 18(2)(c)


-


Art. 10(2)




4


Examination of:






i.


declarations (of the trained person) accompanying large wild game issued in accordance with point 4 (a) of Chapter II of Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) 853/2004;










ii.


the official certificate of Chapter 2 of Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 for the movement between Member States of unskinned large wild game intended for human consumption.






-


Art. 10(4),
Art. 28




5


Post-mortem inspection of carcases and accompanying offal, including specific practical arrangements, laboratory testing and verification of compliance with rules on animal welfare


-


Articles 12,14 (unless not authorised by other specific Articles), 15, 17, 18 (1) & (2), 19(1), 20(1), 21(1), 22(1), 23(1), 25, 26, 27, 28 (1), (2), (3), & (4), 29 (removal from the carcase of specified risk material), 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38




6


Performance of the additional post-mortem inspection procedures referred to in Articles 18(3), 19(2), 20(2), 21(2), 22(2) and 23(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 using incision and palpation of the carcase and offal where there is a possible risk. Additional post-mortem inspection under the supervision of the official veterinarian is not possible in cases referred to in Article 8 of the Delegated Regulation (see Table 2 row 11)


-


Art. 24




7


Other


Official controls in relation to TSEs according to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 (5), as regards the handling and disposal of specified risk material according to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 (6) on animal by products


Art. 18(2)(d)(iv), (v)


-


Art. 29




8


Sampling for analysis and any additional sampling


Art. 18(2)(d)(ii), (iii) and (iv)


-


Art. 35, Art. 36,
Art. 37








Table 4


Tasks performed by the official veterinarian or by the official auxiliary under the supervision or the responsibility of the OV











No


Tasks


Art. OCR


Reg. (EU) 2019/624


Reg. (EU) 2019/627




1


Ante-mortem
[definition in Art. 17 (c) OCR]


Ante-mortem inspection at the slaughterhouse on all species (including verification of compliance with rules on animal welfare) in case an ante-mortem inspection has already been performed by the official veterinarian at the holding of provenance, under the conditions defined in Article 3(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 with the exception of cases referred to in Article 3(3) of that Delegated Regulation
Examination of model animal health certificate of live animals transported to the slaughterhouse in the case of ante-mortem inspection has taken place at the holding of provenance [Chapter 1 of Annex IV of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235]


18(2)(a), (b)


3(2)
5(2)(f)


11(6)
10(2)
38




2


Additional checks on animal identification and animal welfare rules at the slaughterhouse following ante-mortem inspection at the holding of provenance according to Article 5(3) and Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624


3(2), 5(3)


-




3


Post-mortem
[definition in Art. 17 (d) OCR]


Post-mortem inspection of tasks of Table 3 in low-capacity establishments fulfilling the conditions of Article 7 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624


18(2)(c), 18(7)(e)


7


-




4


Post-mortem inspection of viscera, genital organs and udder as specified in Article 12(1)(c) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624, of Rangifer tarandus tarandus (reindeer) from areas of Sweden and Finland laid down in Annex I of that Delegated Regulation (7)



12(1)(c)


-




5


Other


Collection of information on sampling and the results of sampling for Salmonella by food business operators of slaughterhouses as provided for in Article 35(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627


18(2)(d)(iii),18(7)(e)


9


35




6


Collection of information for sampling and the results of sampling for Campylobacter by food business operators of slaughterhouses as provided for in Article 36(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627


36




7


Collection of information of official controls as regards good hygiene practices and procedures based on HACCP principles in slaughterhouses and game handling establishments


39




8


Adoption of appropriate measures in cases of non-compliances with animal welfare rules on the protection of animals during transport laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005


18(2)(d)(vi)


-


44 (8)





9


Verification of operator’s corrective and preventive actions in cases of non-compliances with rules on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing laid down in Articles 3 to 9 and Articles 14 to 17 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009


-




10


Enforcement actions in cases of non-compliances with animal welfare rules on the protection of animals at the time of killing laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009


-




11


Communication of identified problems in relation to animal welfare to the competent authorities, where appropriate


-




12


Application of health mark on domestic ungulates, farmed game mammals other than lagomorphs and large wild game (9)



18(4)


-


48






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(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2235 of 16 December 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards model animal health certificates, model official certificates and model animal health/official certificates, for the entry into the Union and movements within the Union of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods, official certification regarding such certificates and repealing Regulation (EC) No 599/2004, Implementing Regulations (EU) No 636/2014 and (EU) 2019/628, Directive 98/68/EC and Decisions 2000/572/EC, 2003/779/EC and 2007/240/EC (OJ L 442, 30.12.2020, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 of 15 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of the disease-free and non-vaccination status of certain Member States or zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for those listed diseases (OJ L 131, 16.4.2021, p. 78).

(3)  Union rules and in particular Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1) and Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1), as well as national rules on animal welfare.

(4)  Establishment not fulfilling the conditions of Article 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624.

(5)  Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1).

(6)  Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1).

(7)  
            Official veterinary, official auxiliary under supervision or responsibility or appropriately trained slaughterhouse staff (certain tasks).


(8)  The measure may be taken by an official auxiliary only in urgent cases pending the arrival of the official veterinarian (Art. 44(5) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627).

(9)  Slaughterhouse staff may also apply the health mark (Article 18(4) of the OCR), in compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 18(3) of the OCR.


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