
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less as provided for in Article 78(1)(a) of, and Part I of Annex VII to, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Article 2 

(1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘competent authority’ means any authority appointed by the appropriate authority competent for the organisation of official checks referred to in point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013; it shall also include, where appropriate, the corresponding authority of a third country;
(b) ‘relevant authority’ means:
(i) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(ii) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(iii) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(c) ‘third country’ means any country or territory other than:
(i) the United Kingdom;
(ii) the Bailiwick of Jersey;
(iii) the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(iv) the Isle of Man.
Article 2a 

(1. For the purposes of this Regulation,  ‘appropriate authority’ means:
(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
(c) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.
(2.  But the appropriate authority is the Secretary of State in relation to Scotland, if consent is given by the Scottish Ministers. 
Article 3 
The classification in the categories referred to in point II of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall cover:

((a)) category V: bovines from the day of birth until the day they reach the age of eight months;
((b)) category Z: bovines from the day after reaching the age of eight months until the day they reach the age of 12 months.
Article 4 

1. Notwithstanding the provisions in point IV of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, immediately after slaughter, the category identification letter referred to in point II of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation shall be indicated on the outside surface of the carcass by using labels or stamps.The labels shall be of a size not less than 50 cm2. The category identification letter shall be perfectly legible on the label and alterations shall only be permitted as provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) of this Regulation.In case stamps are used, the letter shall be not less than two centimetres in height. The letter shall be stamped directly on the surface of the meat using an indelible ink.The labels or stamps shall be applied on the hindquarters on the striploin at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra and on the forequarters, on the brisket between 10 and 30 centimetres from the cut edge of the sternum.However, nothing in this Regulation prevents the appropriate authorities from determining other positions on each quarter.
2. The indications of the age of the bovine animal on slaughter and the sales description referred to in point IV of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be:
(a) perfectly legible at each stage of production and marketing;
(b) presented in the same visual field and on the same label at the moment of the release of the meat to the final consumer.
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Article 5 
The recording of information referred to in point V of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall also include an indication of the name and address of the operator responsible for the previous stage of marketing from whom they have been supplied with meat referred to in point I of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation.
Article 6 

1. The official checks referred to in point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall also include the supervision of the classification of bovine animals at the slaughterhouse referred to in point II of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation.
2. A competent authority may delegate, totally or partially, its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies only where there is a proof that the body:
(a) has a sufficient number of adequately qualified and experienced staff; and
(b) is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the tasks delegated to it.In particular, the competent authority may delegate its check tasks only where such independent third-party bodies are accredited to comply with the most recent notified version of ISO/IEC 17065 (Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services).
3. A competent authority wishing to delegate its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies shall notify the relevant authority thereof. The notification shall indicate:
(a) the competent authority that intends to delegate its check tasks; and
(b) one or more independent third-party bodies to which it would delegate these check tasks....
4. The independent third-party body performing check tasks shall:
(a) communicate the results of the checks carried out to the competent authority on a regular basis and whenever the competent authority so requests. If the results of the checks indicate non-compliance, the independent third-party body shall immediately inform the competent authority thereof;
(b) give the competent authority access to its offices and facilities and provide any information and assistance deemed necessary by the competent authority for the fulfilment of their obligations.
5. A competent authority delegating check tasks to an independent third-party body, shall, on a regular basis, supervise that body.If, as a result of that supervision, it appears that such body has failed to properly carry out the check tasks delegated to it, the delegating competent authority may withdraw the delegation.The competent authority shall withdraw the delegation without delay if the independent third-party body fails to take timely and appropriate remedial action.
6. At each stage of production and marketing, operators shall at all times grant access to their premises and to all records which prove the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to ... the competent authority and the relevant independent third-party bodies.
Article 7 

1. For the purpose of paragraph 5 of point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the competent authority designated by a third country, or failing that, an independent third-party body referred to in point VI of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation, shall approve and control an identification and registration system of the bovine animals concerned starting from the day of birth of the animals. Such a system shall provide reliable information about the exact age of the animals on slaughter and provide guarantees as to the respect of point VI of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation.
2. The independent third-party bodies referred to in paragraph 5 of point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall be accredited to comply with the most recent notified version of ISO/IEC 17065 (Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services).
3. The name and address, if possible including e-mail and internet address, of the competent authority or independent third-party body referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the Secretary of State, indicating each individual operator for whom they are carrying out checks.The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made before the first consignment of meat of each individual operator is imported into Great Britain and thereafter within one month after any changes in the information to be notified.Notifications made before  IP completion day  to the Commission of the European Union under this paragraph, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, are deemed to have been made to the Secretary of State.The Secretary of State shall communicate the notifications referred to in the second subparagraph to the relevant authorities for Wales and Scotland.
4. The Secretary of State may at any moment request from the competent authority or independent third-party body referred to in paragraph 1 to supply all information necessary to guarantee the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.The Secretary of State may further request the third country to authorise representatives of the Secretary of State to carry out, where required, on-the-spot checks in that third country. These checks shall be performed jointly with the competent authorities concerned in the third country and, where applicable, with the independent third-party body.
5. Where, as regards meat imported from third countries, specific cases of non-compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or of this Regulation are detected, the Secretary of State may fix ... specific import conditions on a case by case and strictly temporary basis following consultations with the third country concerned. These conditions shall be proportionate to allow verification of compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and of this Regulation.
Article 8 

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3. Where an appropriate authority has evidence that meat referred to in point I of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and imported from a third country  as referred to in paragraph 5 of point VI of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation does not comply with requirements laid down in either Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 or this Regulation, the appropriate authority shall take whatever measures and action are required to solve the non-compliance. In particular, the appropriate authority shall require the removal of the meat concerned from the market until it is re-labelled in conformity with Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and this Regulation.
Article 9 
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Article 10 
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 from 1 July 2008.
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