European legislation regarding slaughterhouses
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products as regards as the Food Chain Information document
Commission Regulation (EC) No 566/2008 of 18 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 931/2011 of 19 September 2011 on the traceability requirements set by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council for food of animal origin
Commission Regulation (EU) No 101/2013 of 4 February 2013 concerning the use of lactic acid to reduce microbiological surface contamination on bovine carcasses
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1474 of 27 August 2015 concerning the use of recycled hot water to remove microbiological surface contamination from carcasses
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Belgian legislation on slaughterhouses
Law of 5 September 1952 concerning meat inspection and meat trade
Royal Decree of 9 March 1953 concerning the trade of slaughtered meat and regulating the inspection of slaughtered animals in this country
Law of 15 April 1965 concerning fish, poultry, rabbits and game inspection and trade and amending the law of 5 September 1952 related to meat inspection and trade
Royal Decree of 30 December 1992 concerning the transport of fresh meat, meat products and meat preparations
Royal Decree of 4 July 1996 concerning the general and specific operating conditions of the slaughterhouses and other institutions
Royal Decree of 9 June 1999 concerning the labelling of beef meat and beef products
Ministerial Decree of 20 September 2010 concerning the model and the content of information related to the food chain
Ministerial Decree of 28 September 2010 concerning the computerised registration in slaughterhouses
Royal Decree of 30 November 2015 concerning the hygiene of foodstuffs of animal origin
Royal Decree of 20 May 2022 on the identification and registration of certain ungulates, poultry, rabbits and birds