Retained EU Law 2008 United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 of 16 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat

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s.art012

(1) Slaughterhouses authorised to use the terms referred to in...

  • Keep detailed records if you use poultry farming terms on labels
s.art015

(1) Without prejudice to Article 16(5) ..., frozen and quick-frozen...

  • Ensure frozen chicken water content stays within legal limits and keep records
s.art016

(1) Regular checks in accordance with Annex IX on the...

  • Check water content in poultry carcasses and correct any excess
s.art020

(1) The following fresh, frozen and quick-frozen poultry cuts may...

  • Ensure water content limits for poultry cuts and carry out regular monitoring, recording, and batch marking
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s.annex v para.1

The conditions referred to in Article 11 are as follows:...

s.annex v para.2

Fed with …% of … Reference to the following particular...

s.art001

The products referred to in the fourth paragraph (Poultry and...

s.art002

For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) ‘carcase’ means the...

s.art003

(1) Poultry carcases shall, in order to be marketed in...

s.art004

(1) The names under which the products covered by this...

s.art005

(1) Products other than those defined in Article 1 may...

s.art006

The following additional provisions shall apply to frozen poultry meat...

s.art007

(1) In order to be graded as classes A and...

s.art008

(1) Decisions arising from failure to comply with Articles 1,...

s.art009

(1) Frozen or quick-frozen poultrymeat pre-packaged within the meaning of...

s.art010

An indication of the use of one of the methods...

s.art011

(1) In order to indicate types of farming with the...

s.art013

In the case of supervision of the indication of the...

s.art014

Poultry meat imported from third countries may bear one or...

s.art018

(1) The competent authority must inform the national reference laboratory...

s.art019

A board of experts in monitoring water content in poultrymeat...

s.art021

Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 is hereby repealed as from 1...

s.art022

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

s.para.26

Water and protein contents are determined in accordance with recognised...

s.para.27

The highest permissible total water content of the poultry cuts...

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