
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down transitional measures for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council for a transitional period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013 (the transitional period).
CHAPTER II
Article 2 
By way of derogation from Article 1(3)(d) and without prejudice to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the provisions laid down in that Regulation shall not apply to the direct supply, by the producer, of small quantities of meat from poultry and lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying such meat to the final consumer.
Article 3 

1. Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 shall not apply to imports of food of animal origin for which no harmonised public health import conditions have been established, including lists of third countries and parts of third countries and of establishments from which imports are permitted.Imports of those products shall comply with the public health import conditions of the Member State concerned.
2. By way of derogation from Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, food business operators importing food containing both products of plant origin and processed products of animal origin shall be exempt from the obligation provided for in that Article.Imports of such products shall comply with the harmonised Community rules, where applicable, and with the national rules implemented by the Member States in other cases.
Article 4 

1. By way of derogation from the requirements laid down in Chapter II(1) of Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the food business operator must check the raw materials entering the establishment to ensure compliance with the name of the product in the table below in respect of the final product.
 Fat content Connective tissue: meat protein ratio
lean minced meat ≤ 7 % ≤ 12
minced pure beef ≤ 20 % ≤ 15
minced meat containing pigmeat ≤ 30 % ≤ 18
minced meat of other species ≤ 25 % ≤ 15
2. By way of derogation from the requirements laid down in Chapter IV of Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, the labelling must also display the following words:
— ‘percentage of fat under…’,
— ‘connective tissue: meat protein ratio under…’.
3. The Member States may allow the placing on their national market of minced meat which does not comply with these criteria under a national mark that cannot be confused with the marks provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
CHAPTER III
Article 5 
Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 shall not apply to imports of food of animal origin for which no harmonised public health import conditions have been established, including lists of third countries and parts of third countries and of establishments from which imports are permitted.
Imports of such products shall comply with the public health import conditions of the Member State concerned.
CHAPTER IV
Article 6 
By way of derogation from Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004, the competent authority may designate a laboratory carrying out official testing for Trichinella and located in a slaughterhouse or a game handling establishment provided that, although not accredited, the laboratory:

((a)) demonstrates that it has initiated and is pursuing the necessary accreditation procedures in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004;
((b)) provides the competent authority with satisfactory guarantees that quality control schemes for the analyses it conducts for the purpose of official controls are in place.
Member States applying this transitional measure shall report to the Commission on the progress in accrediting any such designated laboratories at the end of each year.
CHAPTER V
Article 7 
Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 is hereby repealed.
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 November 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission