Abattoirs Act 1988 (Veterinary Examination and Health Mark) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 373 of 2009).

These Regulations require the operator of an establishment to ensure that any meat, a meat preparation or a meat product derived from an animal referred to in these Regulations bears the mark specified in the Schedule. The mark shall be applied to a carcass of an animal slaughtered by, or under the supervision of the official veterinarian in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and brought to an establishment approved for the slaughter of animals in accordance with the European Communities (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2005 and, after post mortem inspection in accordance Regulation No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament, declared fit for human consumption.