Member States may, by way of derogation from the requirements of Article 3 (I) (A) (a), authorize the stunning, bleeding and plucking of birds intended for the production for 'foie gras' on the fattening farm, provided that these operations are carried out in a separate room which satisfies the requirements of Chapter II (14) (b) of Annex I, and that, in accordance with Chapter XV of Annex I, the uneviscerated carcases are transported immediately to an approved cutting plant which is equipped with a special room as defined under (ii) in the second indent of point 15 (b), of Chapter III of Annex I, where the carcases must be eviscerated within 24 hours under the supervision of the official veterinarian.
Države članice lahko, kot izjemo od zahtev iz člena 3(I)(A)(a), dovolijo omamljanje, izkrvavitev in skubljenje ptic, namenjenih za pridobivanje mastnih jeter na rejni kmetiji, pod pogojem, da se te dejavnosti opravljajo v ločenem prostoru, ki izpolnjuje zahteve Poglavja II(14)(b) Priloge I, in da so, v skladu s Poglavjem XV Priloge I, trupi z drobovino prepeljani v odobreno razsekovalnico, ki je opremljen s posebno sobo, kot je določeno pod (ii) v drugi alinei točke 15(b) Poglavja III Priloge I, v kateri je trupe treba eviscerirati v roku 24 ur pod nadzorom uradnega veterinarja.