1. For the purposes of Article 5, business operators shall put in place and implement appropriate monitoring procedures in slaughterhouses.
2. The monitoring procedures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall describe the way the checks referred to in Article 5 have to be carried out and shall include at least the following:
(a)
the name of the persons responsible for the monitoring procedure;
(b)
indicators designed to detect signs of unconsciousness and consciousness or sensibility in the animals; indicators designed to detect the absence of signs of life in the animals slaughtered in accordance with Article 4(4);
(c)
criteria for determining whether the results shown by the indicators referred to in point (b) are satisfactory;
(d)
the circumstances and/or the time when the monitoring must take place;
(e)
the number of animals in each sample to be checked during the monitoring;
(f)
appropriate procedures to ensure that in the event that the criteria referred to in point (c) are not met, the stunning or killing operations are reviewed in order to identify the causes of any shortcomings and the necessary changes to be made to those operations.
3. Business operators shall put in place a specific monitoring procedure for each slaughter line.
4. The frequency of the checks shall take into account the main risk factors, such as changes regarding the types or the size of animals slaughtered or personnel working patterns and shall be established so as to ensure results with a high level of confidence.
5. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article, business operators may use monitoring procedures as described in the guides to good practice referred to in Article 13.
6. Community guidelines concerning monitoring procedures in slaughterhouses may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 25(2).