98/202/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 1998 to authorise Italy to apply the requirements of section a of Article 4 of Council Directive 64/433/EEC to certain slaughterhouses which handle not more than 2 000 livestock units per year (Only the Italian text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Directive 64/433/EEC
• Articles: 5

Article 1

Italy is authorised to apply to requirements of section A of Article 4 of Directive 64/433/EEC to slaughterhouses listed in the Annex of this Decision.

Article 2

This derogation is granted on the condition that

- the establishments are situated in areas to which access is difficult because transport infrastructure and links with the rest of the country are inadequate to ensure adequate supplies or with particular geographical difficulties,

- the transport distance for slaughter animals of their region to a slaughterhouse approved according to Article 10 of Directive 64/433/EEC is longer than the transport distance to the establishments in the annex and the transport takes more than one hour under normal conditions,

- the animals slaughtered originate in the region where the slaughterhouse is located,

- the throughput of the slaughterhouses is only raised to a level which still guarantees production in compliance with the hygiene rules and the maximum throughput does not exceed 2 000 livestock units per year,

- at least one official veterinarian is permanently present during production hours.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 20 February 1998.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Italy.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.

(2) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

LIST OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES

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