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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 Article 2

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 Article 2

Definitions

Article 2

The following definitions shall apply for the purpose of this Regulation: (1) ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (2) ‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (3) ‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (4) ‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in point 2 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (5) ‘production area’ means a production area as defined in point 2.5 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (6) ‘relaying area’ means relaying area as defined in point 2.6 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (7) ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (8) ‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (9) ‘establishment’ means an establishment as defined in Article 2(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; (10) ‘food business operator’ means a food business operator as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 30 ) ; (11) ‘microbiological criterion’ means microbiological criterion as defined in Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005; (12) ‘slaughterhouse’ means slaughterhouse as defined in point 1.16 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (13) ‘traceability’ means traceability as defined in Article 3(15) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; (14) ‘specified risk material’ means specified risk material as defined in Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; (15) ‘contamination’ means contamination as defined in Article 2(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; (16) ‘holding of provenance’ means a holding of provenance as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (17) ‘primary production’ means primary production as defined in Article 3(17) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; (18) ‘domestic ungulates’ means domestic ungulates as defined in point 1.2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (19) ‘game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in point 1.18 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (20) ‘large wild game’ means large wild game as defined in point 1.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (21) ‘flock’ means a flock as defined in Article 2(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003; (22) ‘lagomorphs’ means lagomorphs as defined in point 1.4 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (23) ‘carcase’ means a carcase as defined in point 1.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (24) ‘offal’ means offal as defined in point 1.11 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (25) ‘low-capacity slaughterhouse’ means a low-capacity slaughterhouse as defined in Article 2(17) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (26) ‘low-capacity game-handling establishment’ means a game-handling establishment as defined in Article 2(18) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624; (27) ‘livestock unit’ means a livestock unit as defined in Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009; (28) ‘small wild game’ means small wild game as defined in point 1.7 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (29) ‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (30) ‘cutting plant’ means a cutting plant as defined in point 1.17 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (31) ‘viscera’ means viscera as defined in point 1.12 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (32) ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (33) ‘farmed game’ means farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (34) ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (35) ‘milk production holding’ means a milk production holding as defined in point 4.2 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (36) ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (37) ‘purification centre’ means a purification centre as defined in point 2.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (38) ‘marine biotoxins’ means marine biotoxins as defined in point 2.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (39) ‘stages of production, processing and distribution’ means stages of production, processing and distribution as defined in Article 3(16) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; (40) ‘dispatch centre’ means a dispatch centre as defined in point 2.7 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (41) ‘placing on the market’ means placing on the market as defined in Article 3(8) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002; (42) ‘factory vessel’ means factory vessel as defined in point 3.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (43) ‘freezer vessel’ means freezer vessel as defined in point 3.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (44) ‘reptiles’ means reptiles as defined in point 15 of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625  ( 31 ) ; (45) ‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point 16 of Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625; (46) ‘fresh fishery products’ means fresh fishery products as defined in point 3.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (47) ‘prepared fishery products’ means prepared fishery products as defined in point 3.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; (48) ‘processed fishery products’ means processed fishery products as defined in point 7.4 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

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