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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)162final
Brussels-26March1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2967/76layingdown
commonstandardsforthewatercontentoffrozen
anddeep-frozen chickens,hensandcocks
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC)No.2967/76lays down common standards forthe
extraneous water content offrozen anddeep frozen chickens ,hens andcocks .
The determination ofthe water content offrozen "birds isto "becarried out
"bytheapplication ofoneoftwomethods ofchemical analysis intheAnnexes
(ill&IV)oftheRegulation .Technical problems have arisen intheapplica­
tion inpractice ofthese methods andthe degree ofcorrespondence "between the
results obtained .The problems axe such that they cannot beresolved bythe
1stApril 1979 ,present date fortheentry into force ofthecontrol methods .
Apostponement ofthe date ofapplication oftheCouncil Regulation until
1stJanuary I98O isproposed .(Certain other oonneoted dates arechanged also ).

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No2967/76laying down common
standards for "thewater content offrozen anddeep-frozen
chickens ,hens and cocks
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2777/75of29October 1975 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inpoultrymeat (l),asamended "byRegulation (EEC)
No369/76(2),andinparticular toArticle 2(2)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Whereas theimplementation ofthecontrol measures provided forinCouncil Regulation
(EEC)No2967/76^,as '■astamended byRegulation (EEC)No2238/78^, is
causing technical difficulties ;whereas theimplementation ofthemeasures laid
down inRegulation (EEC )No2967 /76should therefore bepostponed ,-
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC )No2967 /76isamended asfollows :
1.Inthesecond subparagraph ofArticle l(l),the
date '1February 1980' is replaced ,by'1November 1980' .
2.Inthethird paragraph ofArticle 8,thedate
'1December 1979' is replaced by'1September 1980' .
3.Inthesecond paragraph ofArticle 10,thedate
'1April 1979 is replaced by'1January 1980' .
$(1)OJNoL282 ,1.11.1975 ,P.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976 ,p.3.
(3)OJNoL339 ,8.12.1976 ,p.1.
(4)OJNoL272 ,28.9.1973 ,p.1.

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
ThisRegulationshall "be"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident