S.L. 437.84 Art. 2Definitions.

For the purposes of these rules, the following definitions shall apply: "animal" means a bovine animal within the meaning of Article 2(2)(b) and (c) of Directive 64/432/EEC; "the competent authority" means the Veterinary Services;

"Director'' means the Director responsible for Veterinary Services, or any officer nominated by him;

"holding" means any establishment, construction or, in the case of an open-air farm, any place situated within the Malta, in which animals covered by these rules are held, kept or handled; "keeper" means any natural or legal person responsible for animals, whether on a permanent or on a temporary basis, including during transportation or at a market; and for the purposes of Title II, the following definitions shall apply: "beef" means all products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91; "labelling" means the attachment of a label to an individual piece or pieces of meat or to their packaging material, or in the case of non-prewrapped products the supply of appropriate information in written and visible form to the consumer at the point of sale;

"organisation" means a group of operators from the same or different parts of the beef trade.