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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 (repealed)Show full title

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 of 5 June 1991 introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultrymeat (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The products referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation...

  3. Article 1 a.For the purposes of this Regulation: ‘ marketing ’ means...

  4. Article 2.(1) Poultry carcases shall, in order to be marketed in...

  5. Article 3.(1) The names under which the products covered by this...

  6. Article 4.Products other than those defined in Article 1 may be...

  7. Article 5.The following additional provisions shall apply to frozen poultrymeat as...

  8. Article 6.(1) Poultry carcases and cuts covered by this Regulation shall...

  9. Article 7.(1) Decisions arising from failure to comply with Articles 1, 2...

  10. Article 8.(1) Prepackaged frozen or quick frozen poultrymeat may be classified...

  11. Article 9.An indication of the use of one of the methods...

  12. Article 10.(1) In order to indicate types of farming with the...

  13. Article 11.(1) Slaughterhouses authorized to use the terms reffered (SIC! referred)...

  14. Article 12.In the case of supervision of the indication of the...

  15. Article 13.Poultrymeat imported from third countries may bear one or more...

  16. Article 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

  17. Article 14a.(1) Without prejudice to paragraphs 6 and 10, frozen and...

  18. Article 14 b.(1) The following fresh, frozen and quick-frozen poultry cuts may...

  19. Article 15.This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 1991...

  20. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX I A

      1. Cut separating thigh/leg and back

      2. delimination of hip joint —

      3. Cut separating thigh and drumstick

      4. delimination of knee joint —

    3. ANNEX II

    4. ANNEX III

    5. ANNEX IV

      1. The conditions referred to in Article 10 are as follows:...

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

      3. In the event of restrictions, including veterinary restrictions adopted under...

    6. ANNEX V

      DETERMINATION OF THAW LOSS

      1. Object and scope This method shall be used to determine...

    7. ANNEX VI

      DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL WATER CONTENT OF CHICKENS

      1. Object and scope This method shall be used to determine...

    8. ANNEX VI a

      DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL WATER CONTENT OF POULTRY CUTS

      1. 1. Object and scope

      2. 2. Definitions and sampling procedures

      3. 3. Principle

      4. 4. Apparatus and reagents

        1. 4.1. Scales for weighing the cuts and wrappings, capable of weighing...

        2. 4.2. Meat axe or saw for cutting cuts into pieces of...

        3. 4.3. Heavy-duty mincing machine and blender capable of homogenising poultry cuts...

        4. 4.4. Apparatus as specified in ISO 1442, for the determination of water...

        5. 4.5. Apparatus as specified in ISO 937, for the determination of protein...

      5. 5. Procedure

        1. 5.1. Five cuts shall be taken at random from the quantity...

        2. 5.2. The preparation shall be commenced within the hour following the...

        3. 5.3. The outside of the pack shall be wiped to remove...

        4. 5.4. The whole cut of which the weight is P 1...

        5. 5.5. A sample of the homogenised material shall be taken and...

        6. 5.6. A sample of the homogenised material shall also be taken...

      6. 6. Calculation of results

        1. 6.1. The weight of water (W) in each cut shall be...

        2. 6.2. The average weight of water (W A ) and protein...

        3. 6.3. The mean physiological W/RP ratio as determined by this method...

        4. 6.4. Assuming that the minimum technically unavoidable water content absorbed during...

    9. ANNEX VII

      Check on absorption of water in the production establishment

      1. At least once each working period of eight hours: select...

    10. ANNEX VIII

      LIST OF NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES

      1. Belgium Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) Eenheid Technologie en...

    11. ANNEX IX

      1. Tasks and organisational structure of the board of experts in...

      2. Tasks of national reference laboratories

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