Regulation (EEC) No 964/71 of the Commission of 10 May 1971 on determining the origin of the meat and offals, fresh, chilled or frozen, of certain domestic animals
Official Journal L 104 , 11/05/1971 P. 0012 - 0013
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1971(I) P. 0228
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1971(I) P. 0253
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Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 1 P. 0089
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( 1 ) OJ N L 148 , 8 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) N 964/71 OF THE COMMISSION
OF 10 MAY 1971
ON DETERMINING THE ORIGIN OF THE MEAT AND OFFALS , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN , OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANIMALS
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION N 802/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 THEREOF ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF THAT REGULATION PROVIDES THAT A PRODUCT IN THE PRODUCTION OF WHICH TWO OR MORE COUNTRIES WERE CONCERNED SHALL BE REGARDED AS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE LAST SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS OR OPERATION THAT IS ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFIED WAS PERFORMED HAVING BEEN CARRIED OUT IN AN UNDERTAKING EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE AND RESULTING IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW PRODUCT OR REPRESENTING AN IMPORTANT STAGE OF MANUFACTURE ;
WHEREAS THE EDIBLE MEAT AND OFFALS OF THE ANIMALS FALLING WITHIN HEADINGS N S 01.01 TO 01.04 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN , OBTAINED BY THE SLAUGHTER OF THOSE ANIMALS CANNOT BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE UNDERGONE , BY REASON OF SLAUGHTER AND RELATED OPERATIONS SUCH AS EVISCERATION , SKINNING , CUTTING AND REFRIGERATION , A SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS OR OPERATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 802/68 ;
WHEREAS THE SLAUGHTER OF THE ANIMALS IN QUESTION , PRECEDED BY A FATTENING PERIOD IN THE SAME COUNTRY , MAY BE REGARDED AS THE LAST SUBSTANTIAL PROCESS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SAID ARTICLE 5 AND THEREFORE CONFERS ON THE MEAT AND OFFALS THUS OBTAINED THE ORIGIN OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IT TOOK PLACE ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF CURRENT PRACTICES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR CONCERNED , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ADOPT AS A MINIMUM FATTENING PERIOD BEFORE SLAUGHTER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS FOR HORSES , ASSES , MULES AND CATTLE AND OF TWO MONTHS FOR SWINE , SHEEP AND GOATS ;
WHEREAS , WHERE SLAUGHTER OF THE ANIMALS WAS NOT PRECEDED BY A FATTENING PERIOD AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE ABOVE PERIODS , THE MEAT AND OFFALS SHOULD BE RECOGNISED AS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ANIMALS FROM WHICH THEY WERE OBTAINED WERE FATTENED OR REARED FOR THE LONGEST PERIOD ;
WHEREAS , IN THE ABSENCE OF CONCURRING OPINION