SEC. 1. Short Title – This Act shall be known as “The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines.” 

Rule 1.1. These Rules shall be known and cited as the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 9296 known as The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines; 

Rule 1.2. These Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines to facilitate compliance and achieve the objectives thereof. 

Date Posted : 07 October 2005 

SEC. 62. Effectivity. – This Code  shall take effect thirty (30) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes first. 

Rule 62.1. These IRR shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a newspaper of general circulation. 

Declaration of Policies, Principles and Objectives 

SEC. 2. Declaration of policy. – It is hereby the policy of the State: 

1. To promulgate specific policies and procedures governing the flow of food animals, meat and meat products through the various stages of marketing and the proper preservation and inspection of such products; 
2. To ensure food security and provide safety and quality standards for customer products related to agriculture to assure the protection of the public against unreasonable risks of injury and hazard to health; 
3. To support local government units in their endeavor to be self-reliant and to continue exercising the powers and discharging the duties and functions currently vested upon them; 
4. To strengthen and harmonize various issuances on meat establishment operations and meat inspection and at the same time create a favorable climate of investment to encourage the meat and poultry industry to put up world-class meat establishments; 
5. To promote the application of risk analysis based on accepted scientific methodology on applied food safety standards so as to assure a safe and wholesome meat supply; 
6. To support the development of the livestock and poultry industry and promote animal health by preventing the entry of disease-carrying animals, and surveillance of zoonotic and report able diseases in meat establishments; and 
7. To strengthen existing rules and regulations governing meat importation to make them comprehensive, clear and transparent and ensure the safety and quality of imported meat and meat products through inspection and documentation. 

SEC. 3. Principles and Objectives. – The State shall ensure the protection of human and animal health against direct and in direct hazards, and in particular the protection of: 

1.  Consumers and zoonotic diseases, meat-borne infection, intoxication and hazards associated with residue from treatment or exposure of the slaughter animal; 
2. Meat handlers against occupational zoonoses; 
3. Livestock against the spread of infections, intoxications and other diseases of socioeconomic importance as detectable at meat inspection and as consistent with the relevant animal health regulations; and 
4. Consumers and the meat processing industry against economic losses from meat of inferior quality or abnormal properties. 

Repeal : SEC. 61. Repealing Clause. – All existing laws, decrees, executive orders and rules and regulations or parts thereof which are in consistent with this Code, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.