5As regards cutting operations, Article 3(1 )(B) of Directive 64/433 prescribes that each Member State is to ensure that:‘cuts and pieces smaller than those referred to in Section A, or boned meat whether or not wrapped:(a) are boned or cut or wrapped in a cutting plant meeting the conditions laid down in Chapters I and III of Annex I and approved and supervised in accordance with Article 10;(b) are boned or cut or wrapped and obtained in accordance with Chapter IX of Annex I and come from:— fresh meat which complies with the requirements set out in Section A, except those referred to in subparagraph (h), and which is transported in accordance with Chapter XV of Annex I, or— fresh meat imported from third countries in accordance with Directive 90/675/EEC;(c) have been stored under conditions which comply with Chapter XIV of Annex I in establishments approved in accordance with Article 10 and supervised in accordance with Chapter C of Annex I;(d) have been checked by an official veterinarian in accordance with Chapter X of Annex I;(e) meet the wrapping and packaging requirements laid down in Chapter XII of Annex I;(f) meet the requirements of Section A(c), (e), (f) and (h)’.
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