Retained EU Law SI 2008/543 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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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Manufacturer2 Any Person2

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts
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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art012 (1) Slaughterhouses authorised to use the terms referred to in... Regulated
  • Keep detailed records if you use poultry farming terms on labelsAny Person
s.art014 Poultry meat imported from third countries may bear one or... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Relevant authority must maintain list of competent authorities for poultry certificatesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.art015 (1) Without prejudice to Article 16(5) ..., frozen and quick-frozen... Regulated
  • Ensure frozen chicken water content stays within legal limits and keep recordsManufacturer
s.art016 (1) Regular checks in accordance with Annex IX on the... Regulated
  • Check water content in poultry carcasses and correct any excessManufacturer
s.art020 (1) The following fresh, frozen and quick-frozen poultry cuts may... Regulated
  • Ensure water content limits for poultry cuts and carry out regular monitoring, recording, and batch markingAny Person
21 other provisions — procedural and definitional
uri:annex/vii/division/1 uri:annex/vii/division/1
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.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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