Ministerial Circular No. 2 laying down clarifications to implement Presidential Decree No. 309 of 3 August 1998 which implements Directive 94/65/EC in matter of marketing requirements for minced meat and meat preparations.

The present Ministerial Circular contains provisions to clarify the rules laid down in Presidential Decree No. 309 of 1998. The Circular is divided into ten points explaining in particular: (1) the production and market to which the above-mentioned Decree shall apply (the production and the placing on the market of meat pieces of less than 100 gr are excluded); (2) minced meat (materials that may be used, requirements to be met for the production of frozen minced meat); (3) meat preparations (the use of rabbit and game meat is allowed); (4) self-control; (5) veterinary inspection; (6) packaging; (7) sanitary stamps; (8) transport; (9) the procedure to be followed to recognize establishments producing minced meat and meat preparations; (10) import and related requirements to be met.