1. Food business operators shall not place on the market a product of animal origin handled in an establishment subject to
approval unless it has either:
- (a) a health mark applied in accordance with Regulation (EC) No /2004 ; or
- (b) when that Regulation does not provide for the application of a health mark, an identification mark applied in accordance with Annex II, Section I [see below for details], of No 853/2004 (EC) Regulation.
2. Food business operators may apply an identification mark to a product of animal origin only if the product has been manufactured in accordance with No 853/2004 (EC) Regulation in registered or approved establishments.
3. Food business operators may not remove a health mark applied in accordance with Regulation (EC) No /2004 from meat unless they cut or process it or work upon it in another manner.
SECTION I: IDENTIFICATION MARKING
When required in accordance with Article 5 or 6, and subject to the provisions of Annex III, food business operators must ensure that products of animal origin have an identification mark applied in compliance with the following provisions.
A. APPLICATION OF THE IDENTIFICATION MARK 1. The identification mark must be applied before the product leaves the establishment.
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