Statutory guidance

Approval of the mark identifying poultry meat from a protection zone in England

Published 4 November 2022

Applies to England and Wales

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No.2) Order 2006 No. 2702

The Secretary of State hereby approves for the purpose of Article 63(2)(a) of the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No.2) Order 2006 the mark described in the Schedule.

The approval of the mark made on 6 December 2020 is hereby revoked.

Signed

Andy C Smith

Authorised by the Secretary of State

Date: 28 October 2021 18:10

Schedule

The following mark is to be used for the purpose of Article 63(2)(a) of the Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No.2) Order 2006.

Mark approved for identifying poultry meat from a protection zone.

(a) UK letters 8 mm high;

(b) XXXX - numbers 11mm high (where XXXX is the approval number of the premises, as referred to in point 7 of Part B of Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004)

(c) diameter (to outer edge of border) - not less than 30mm;

(d) thickness of border - 3mm

The mark must be legible to the naked eye.

When applied to retail packaging, the size of the mark may vary according to the size of the packaging; however, it must be legible to the naked eye.

Notes

This mark is the same as that described in Paragraph 2 of the Schedule of the Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Poultry) (England) Order 2006 No. 3247

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