Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100:reg:8:p41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00100
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 41/75)
Character Range: 170034–172726

that are intended to be exported.
Note 1: At the commencement of this instrument, the body responsible for setting trade description standards for meat and meat products derived from bovine, caprine, ovine and porcine animals for export from Australian territory was AUS‑MEAT Limited.
Note 2: For trade description, see section 246 of the Act. See also Chapter 8 of this instrument.
Note 3: For applied, in relation to a trade description, see section 247 of the Act.
Note 4: Clause 16.7 of the Australian Meat Standard is not required to be complied with (see subsection 4‑3(2) of this instrument).
Note 5: For alternative requirements for prescribed meat or meat products for further processing, see section 5‑24 of this instrument.
Note 6: If the relevant importing country authority specifies that it does not require a trade description requirement prescribed by this Subdivision to be met, the Secretary may approve a variation of the approved arrangement to provide that the trade description requirement does not apply (see section 161 of the Act and section 5‑49 of this instrument).
 (2) The trade description must be applied no later than the time the prescribed meat or meat products are packed.

Content of trade description
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the information in relation to the prescribed meat or meat products is as follows:
 (a) the type of animal from which the meat or meat products were derived;
 (b) for meat derived from a bovine animal, ovine animal, porcine animal or caprine animal—one of the following descriptions as applicable:
 (i) beef;
 (ii) bull;
 (iii) veal;
 (iv) rosé veal;
 (v) sheep;
 (vi) lamb;
 (vii) mutton;
 (viii) ram;
 (ix) pork;
 (x) sow pork;
 (xi) boar pork;
 (xii) goat;
 (c) the net weight of the meat or meat products;
 (d) the country or countries of origin of the meat or meat products;
 (e) the registration number of the registered establishment where the meat or meat products were last packed before export;
 (f) the name and address of:
 (i) the occupier of the registered establishment referred to in paragraph (e); or
 (ii) the exporter or consignee of the meat or meat products;
 (g) for meat or meat products that were packed on behalf of a person other than the occupier of the registered establishment where operations to prepare the meat or meat products for export were carried out:
 (i) the name of the person who packed the meat or meat products; and
 (ii) the name of the person on whose behalf the meat or meat products were packed;
 (h) for packaged meat or meat products—the date of packaging;
 (i) for meat or meat products that contain 2 or more ingredients—a list of the ingredients (other than any