This Regulation makes amendments in the principal Regulation. The first paragraph of Article 12 of the principal Regulation as regards the requirements for the slaughterhouses of ungulates has been amended by inserting new clauses concerning: (h) the necessary infrastructure for the digital tracking of slaughtered animals, (ı) the installation of high-resolution imaging systems with wide-angle imaging capabilities in the animal waiting and slaughtering areas and in the processing area to monitor live animals, carcasses, by-products, and personnel movements, (i) the prohibition of using the method of mechanically clamping the animal's legs to restrain and of lifting or hanging animals by their legs while conscious. Furthermore, it inserts new clauses to Article 19(1) of the principal Regulation regarding the requirements for the slaughterhouses of poultry and rabbit, such as: monitoring in all areas where slaughtering, processing, cooling, cutting and packaging takes place, and the establishment of a system for tracking the number of slaughtered poultry.
Türkiye · 2026-07-21