L 281/12 Official Journal of the European Union 25.10.2007 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption ('), and in particular Article 16 and Article 18(3), (7) and (12) thereof, Whereas: Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules ?) lay down the health rules and requirements regarding food of animal origin and the official controls required. Implementing rules for those Regulations are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No (") OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, 83. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation p. (EC) No 1791/2006 (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). () OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55, as corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, (EC) No 1791/2006. 22.  Regulation as last amended by Regulation () OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (4. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004, the competent authority may decide that the official veter- inarian need not be present at all times during post- mortem inspections in certain slaughterhouses or game handling establishments identified on the basis of a risk analysis. In such cases, an official auxiliary is to perform the post-mortem inspection, which might contribute to reducing the financial burden for establishments with a low throughput. The criteria for such derogations should be determined on the basis of a risk analysis. In particular, estab- lishments carrying out discontinuous slaughter or game handling activities fulfil a social and economic function in rural communities. It should therefore be possible for those establishments to benefit from such derogations provided that they comply with the legal and hygiene requirements. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 the competent authority may decide that fattening pigs housed under controlled housing conditions in integrated production systems since weaning need only undergo visual inspection. More specific requirements should be laid down for the conditions under which such reduced, but risk-based meat inspection procedures should be allowed. On 24 February 2000, the Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures relating to Public Health adopted an opinion on ‘Revision of meat inspection procedures’, which deals with the general principles relating to meat inspections. It concludes that current meat inspection systems can be improved when supplemented with infor- mation from the complete production chain, use of the Hazard Analysis, Critical Control Point (HACCP) prin- ciples in the slaughter plant and microbiological moni- toring of faecal indicator organisms. (*) OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 (O] L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 13).