Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 238/2013 of 15 March 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 as regards the validity of certificates of authenticity for high-quality beef

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) No 238/2013
• Articles: 2

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 3, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

‘7.   The validity of a certificate of authenticity shall be three months from the date of its issue.’;

(2)

in Annex II, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

‘( 1 )

For the purposes of these requirements, heifers and steers are “bovine animals”, as defined in point 1 of Part IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, which correspond, respectively, to categories E and C, as defined in Part A of Annex V to that Regulation.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply to certificates of authenticity issued from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.