Chapter 2: Foodstuffs and Utility articles
Section 3: Handling of Foodstuffs
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Art. 17 Slaughterhouses
1 Slaughterhouses must be designed in an appropriate manner, be sufficiently large, and easy to clean.
2 The Federal Council shall specify the minimum size of slaughterhouses and the required areas and facilities depending on the types and numbers of animals to be slaughtered.
1 Repealed in accordance with No I of the Federal Act of 5 Oct. 2007, with effect from 1 April 2008 (AS 2008 785 788; BBl 2006 6337)
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