19.2.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 46/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 151/2011 of 18 February 2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards farmed game (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4 Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 150/2011 (*) permits that in certain cases, the attestation of the correct slaughter and bleeding of the animal and of the hour Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European and date of §1aughter be included in the declaration by Uni the food business operator. nion, (5)  In such cases, it is appropriate to provide that the official Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European or approved veterinarian carry out regular checks on the Parliament and of the Council of 29 Aprll 2004 laymg down performance of the persons Carrying out the slaughter specific rules for the organisation of official controls on and bleeding of the animals. Chapter VII of Section IV products of animal origin intended for human consumption (1), of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 should and in particular Article 17(1) thereof, therefore be amended accordingly. Whereas: (6)  In addition, the specimen health certificate for animals slaughtered at the holding is set out in Part B of Chapter X of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. That specimen health certificate also ) N includes entries certifying that slaughter and bleeding (1) Regulation (EC) No 854/ 2004 lays down specific rules were carried out correctly. For cases where such certifi- for. the organisation of official controls on PrOdUCtS of cation is made in the declaration by the food business animal origin intended for human consumption. operator a new specimen health certificate should be provided. (2)  Chapter VII of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation . (EC) No 854/2004 sets out the specific requirements (7)  Regulation (EQ) No 854/2004 should therefore be for official controls concerning farmed game and amended accordingly. farmed game meat. One of those requirements is that the farmed game or the farmed game meat inspected is to be accompanied by a certificate conforming to one of the specimens set out in Chapter X of that Section. (8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in () ) 0] 0] Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (%) provides that food business operators may slaughter farmed ratites and certain farmed ungulates at the place of origin with the authorisation of the competent authority, subject to certain conditions. In particular, those conditions include that the slaughtered animals are to be accompanied to the slaughterhouse by a declaration by the food business operator who reared the animals and by a certificate issued and signed by the official or approved veterinarian. The certificate issued and signed by the official or approved veterinarian is to attest, inter alia, to correct slaughter and bleeding of the animal and the time and date of slaughter. L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206. L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. () See page 14 of this Official Journal.