As these requirements were generally to a much higher standard than existing national requirements, EU funds were provided to modernise slaughterhouses in order to facilitate their compliance with hygiene requirements.
Et ELi nõuded olid üldjuhul tunduvalt rangemad kui senikehtinud siseriiklikud nõuded, andis EL tapamajade uuendamiseks toetust, et hõlbustada nende hügieeninõuetega vastavusse viimist.