European Parliament 11 September 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2473/01 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Activities of OLAF.

Under Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), it is up to the official veterinarian to establish during the ante mortem examination whether an animal presented for slaughter is fit to enter the food chain.