Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:8:p34
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 34/75)
Character Range: 152146–155049

including section 5‑5 of this instrument) will not be sufficient to ensure that all importing country requirements relating to the operations and the prescribed meat or meat products to be covered by the proposed arrangement will be met, the arrangement must:
 (a) identify each importing country requirement that will not be met; and
 (b) record details of the control measures to be implemented to ensure that each importing country requirement referred to in paragraph (a) will be met.
Note: It is a condition of an approved arrangement for export operations in relation to prescribed meat or meat products that all importing country requirements relating to export operations carried out in relation to the meat or meat products in accordance with the arrangement, and the meat or meat products, are met (see section 5‑5).

Requirement for HACCP plan
 (7) The proposed arrangement must provide for the implementation of an HACCP plan for each stage of the operations to prepare the prescribed meat or meat products for export.
Note: See clause 3.11 of the Australian Meat Standard for the requirements for HACCP plans.

Requirement relating to meat or meat products that are not for export etc.
 (8) If operations to prepare meat or meat products that are not for export, or are animal food or pharmaceutical material, are also to be carried out at the registered establishment, the proposed arrangement must:
 (a) specifically provide for those operations; and
 (b) record details of the procedures (including any system of controls) to be implemented for the segregation, identification and security of prescribed meat or meat products prepared at the establishment to ensure the wholesomeness and integrity of the prescribed meat or meat products.
Note: See section 5‑32 for restrictions on operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products carried out an establishment where operations to prepare meat or meat products that are not for export, or that are animal food or pharmaceutical material, are carried out.

Requirement relating to potable water
 (9) If the proposed arrangement provides for potable water to be used in carrying out operations to prepare prescribed meat or meat products for export, the arrangement must record details of the system of controls (including in relation to treatment, testing and verification) to be implemented to ensure that the water will be free from:
 (a) harmful substances; and
 (b) pathogenic organisms.

Requirement relating to refrigeration
 (10) If the proposed arrangement provides for refrigeration for chilling to be applied to carcases or carcase parts, the arrangement must provide for control measures to be implemented to ensure that the refrigeration index criteria for the carcases or carcase parts is achieved as described in section 5‑13 (assessing the effectiveness of refrigeration).

5‑3  Other requirements—proposed arrangement