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OFTHE EUB.OPEAN CQMMUNITIE3
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending theCouncil Directive of15February 1971
ihealth problems affecting trade infresh poultrymeat
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )COMMISSION
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EXPLAITATCKY MEMORANDUM
On15February1971"theCounciladoptedaDirectiveonhealthproblemsaffec­
tingtradeinflfeshpoultrymeat.Itbecameapplicabletointra-CcEDtmity trade
inFebruary1973iitistobeappliedtotheinternaltradeofMemberStates
notlaterthanFebruary1976*
ThepresentproposalseekstomakebothamendmentsandadditionstothatDi­
rective.Itaddstoitinparticularasregardsthehealthconditionstobe
observedwherepoultrymeatiscutupandwhenmeat-cutting premisesareappro­
ved.Theamendmentsconcernanextensiontotheperiodduringwhichapplication
ofcertainprovisionsoftheDirectivemaybepostponed,inparticularasre­
gardsevisceration operations.Theamendmentsareproposedinresponseto
observations madebycertainMemberStatesconcerningthesuitabilityofpro­
vidingforanextensiontothatperiod.
OtheramendmentsconcerntheproceduretobefollowedinamendingtheAnnexesto
theDirectiveandthesystemforsupervisingitsapplication bytheMember
States.InthefirstcasetheStandingVeterinaryCommitteeprocedureispro­
posed,andinthesecondcasecontrolbyveterinaryexpertsintheMemberSta^-
tesandfromtheCommission.
ThisproposalisbasedonArticles43and100ofthesinceitamendsthe
DirectivewhichitselfisbasedonthoseArticles.Itmustbesubmittedfor
theOpinionsoftheEuropeanParliament andtheEconomicandSocialCommittee,

ProposalforaCouncil.Directive
spendingtheCouncilDirectiveof15Februari1971
onhealthproblemsaffectingtradeinfreshpoultryneat
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES , :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and100thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee ;
Whereastheimplementation ofthecommonorganization ofthemarketinpoul-
trymeatwillnothavethedesiredeffectsolongastradeishinderedby
differences betweenthehealthrequirements ofMemberStatesconcerningpoul-
trymeat;whereastheCouncilDirectiveof15February1971^onhealth'
problemsaffectingtradeinfreshpoultrymeathasnotremovedallthesediffe­
rencessinceitcontainsnoprovisionsrelatingtocutting-uppremises;whereas
hygieneandsupervisionstandardsapplicabletocutting-uppremisesshould
bemadeunifonaj 1
Whereas,asinthecaseofslaughterhouses ,theMemberStatesshouldretain
thepowertoapprovecutting-uppremisesandtoensurecompliancewiththe
conditionsonwhichsuchapprovaldepends|
Whereas,inviewofthesituationexistingincertainMemberStatesasregards
therulesgoverningproductionofcertaintypesofpoultrymeat,ithasbeen
foundnecessarytoextendtheperiodduringwhichthoserules,inparticular
thoserelatingtoevisceration ,maybemaintained .inforce;
#»•/»••
.(!)■.0#J.L55ofthe8thMarch1971,p.23

Whereasitwouldbeusefultoprovideforarapidandefficientprocedure
wherebythetechnicalamendmentswhichbecomenecessaryfollowingadvancement
inscientificknowledgemaybemadetotheCouncilDirectiveinquestion;
WhereasCommunitycontrolarrangements shouldbeintroducedtoensurethat
thestandardslaiddowninthisDirectiveareapplieduniformlyinallthe
MemberStates;whereasitshouldbeprovidedthattheprocedureofsuch
controlshouldbedeterminedbyaComa-unityprocedurewithintheStending
VeterinaryCommittee *
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
Article1
TheCouncilDirectiveof15February1971onhealthproblemsaffectingtrade
iiif-jfsshpoultrymeatisamendedasprovidedinthefollowingArticles.
Artide2
1#Artic'e3(l)(a)oftheCouncilDirectiveof15February1971011health
problemsaffectingtradeinfreshpoultrymeatisreplacedbythefollowing
"(a)ithasbeenobtainedfromaslaughterhouse orfromcutting-uppremises
approvedandsupervisedinaccordancewithArticle5(l)"*
2tThefollowingisaddedtoparagraph1(e)ofthesameArticle:
"wherenecessaryadecisionmaybe.takenbytheprocedurelaiddownin
Article12atoamendtheprovisionsofthatChaptertotakeaccount,in
particular,ofvariousformsofpackingusedinthetrade,providedsuch
formscomplywiththerulesofhygiene."
3.Inparagraph1(f)ofthesameArticle,thewords"cutting-uppremises"
areinsertedaftertheword"slaughterhouses ".

InArticle4:
-paragraph1,-thewords"andcutting-uppromises"areaddedaftertheword
"slaughterhouses "and"Ila"isaddedafter"II";
-paragraph3«"Ha"isaddedafter"II"atthefirstindent.
Article4
1,Article5(l)and(2)isreplacedbythefollowingtext:
"1.ThecompetentcentralauthorityoftheMemberStateonwhoseterritory
theslaughterhouse orcutting-uppremisesaresituatedshallensurethat
theapprovalprovidedforinArticle3(l)(a)isgrantedonlywhere
theprovisionsofChaptersI,la,IIandIlaofAnnexIarecomplied
withandprovidedtheslaughterhouse orcutting-uppremisesinquestionare
abletosatisfyotherconditionsofthatAnnex;itshallalsoensure
thatcompliancewiththoseprovisionsischeckedbyanofficialveteri­
narianandthatapprovaliswithdrawnifoneormoreofthemisnolonger
compliedwith,
2.Allapprovedslaughterhouses andcutting-uppremisesshallberegistered
cnalistandshall,eachbegiven-aveterinaryapprovalnumber.Each
MemberStateshallcommunica'oethelistofapprovedslaughterhouses and
cutting-uppremisesandtheirveterinaryapprove!memberstothe
otherMemberStatesandtheCommissionandnotifythemofanyiiith-
drawalofapproval*"
f 1 V•
2»InArticle5\3)(4)"thewords"orcutting-uppremises"areinsertedafter
theword"slaughterhouse "ee,chtimeitoccurs.

Article5
ThefollowingarticleisaddedafterArticle12: ;
"Ar+icle12a
i ''
1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleistobeused,mattersshall
•withoutdelayhereferredbytheChairman,eitheronhisowninitiativeor
therequestofaMemberState,totheStandingVeterinaryCommittee(here­
inaftercalled"theCommittee")setupbytheCouncilDecisionof15Octo­
ber1958.
2,WithintheCommittee,thevotesofMemberStatesshallbeweightedaspro­
videdinArticle148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
3»Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsubmitadraftofthemeasures
tobeadopted.TheCommitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuchmeasures
'withtwodays.Opinionsshallbedeliveredbyamajorityof41votes.
4.TheCommissionshalladoptthemeasuresandshallapplythemimmediately
wheretheyareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee.Where
theyarenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommitteeor'ifno.
Opinionisdelivered,theCommissionshallxfithoutdelayproposetothe
Councilthemeasurestobeadopted.TheCouncilshalladoptthemeasures
byaqualifiedmajority.
If,withinthreemontirefromthedateonwhichtheproposalwassubmittedto
it,theCouncilhasnotadoptedanymeasures,theCommissionshalladopt
theproposedmeasuresandapplythemimmediately".
Article6
Article13isreplacedbythefollovringtext:
•TheprovisionofArticle12andArticle12ashallapplyforeighteenmonths
fromthedateonwhichamatterwasfirstreferredtotheCommittee,either
underArticle12(l)orArticle12a(l),ortinderanycorresponding rules,"

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.Article 7
Thefollowing newArticles 15and16areadded ,after Article 14,inTitle IV
"Arti cle15
The official veterinarians oftheMember States and ofthe Commission shall
make on-the-spot checks toensure that theprovisions ofthis Directive ,and
inparticular those ofChapters I,la,IIandIlaofAnnex Iareactually
applied . ' i . ,
TheCommission ,acting onproposals from theMember States ,shall appoint the
experts intheMember States whoshall beresponsible forthese checks .
These checks shall bemade onbehalf oftheCommunity which shall bear the
expenditure relating thereto .
Theprocedures ofthese checks shall bedetermined bytheprocedure laid down
inArticle 12(a).
Article 16 • - ••
Amendments oradditions maybemade totheprovisions ofAnnexes I,II,III­
/
andIVbytheprocedure laid down inArticle 12a." .
.Article 8
Theformer Articles 15,16ancj .18arere-numbered 17,18and19respectively .
Article 9
Thefollowing isadded tothenewArticle 18(d )(formerly Article 16):
"However ,fornotmore than nine years following this notification
-poultry meat need notbeeviscerated wholly inaccordance with this Direc­
tive ;"' " !
-geese raised forproduction offoie gras need notbeslaughtered andevisce­
rated wholly inaccordance with this Directive ."
•••/ •••

Article10
InChapterIofAnnexI,paragraphl(u)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
"Anadequatesupply,underpressure,ofdrinkingwateronly;however,non-
drinkingwatermaybeusedinexceptional casesforsteeinproductionand
fire-fighting purposes,providedthatthepipesinstalledforthispurpose
donotallowthiswatertobeusedforotherpurposes;inaddition,the
useofnon-drinking watermay"beallowed ,inexceptional casesforcooling
refrigeration equipment.Thepipesfornon-drinking watermustbeclearly
distinguished fromthosefordrinkingwaterandmustnotpassthroughrooms
inwhichthereismeat."
Artide11
ThefollowingChapterisaddedafterChapterIofAnnexI;
"Chapterla
>
HygieneRcquirements forcutting-uppremises
1.Cutting-uppremisesmustconsistofannexestoapprovedslaughterhouses .'
However,exceptionsfromthisrulemaybeallowedbytheMemberStates
wheretherearetransportfacilitiesmakingitpossibletocomplystrictly
withthehygieneandtemperaturerequirements ofthisDirective.
2.Thecutting-uppremisesshalluseexclusivelyfreshpoultrymeatobtained
•fromanapprovedslaughterhouse supervisedinaccordancewithArticle5(l)
ofthisDirective.
Meatnotmeetingtherequirements ofArticle3maybebroughtintocutting-
uppremisesonlyifitisstoredthereinspecialcontainers ;itmustbe
cutupinotherplacesoratothertimesthata,meatcomplyingwiththose
conditions.Theofficialveterinarian mustatalltimeshavefreeaccess
tothecoldstoragedepotsandtoallplacesofworktoensurethatthe
aboveprovisionsarestrictlyrespected.

Wherethecutting-uppremisesusecutmeatotherthanpoultrymeat ,such
meatmustmeettherelevantCommunitystandards.
Cutting-uppremisesmusthave:
(a)asufficientlylargerefrigerating roomforstorageofmeat|
(b)aroomforcuttingupand.boning,andforpackagingoperationscove­
redbyparagraph35j
(c)aroomforpackagingoperationscoveredbyparagraph34andfordis­
patchingneat; ;
(d)anadequatelyequipped,lockableroomfortheexclusiveuseofthe
veterinaryservice;
(e)changingrooms,washbassins,showersandflushlavatories ;the
lattershallnotopendirectlyontotheworkrooms ;thewashbasins
musthavehotandcoldrunningwater,materialsforcleansinganddi­
sinfectingthehands,anddisposablehandtowels;thewashbasins
■'mustbenearthelavatories ;
(f)specialairandwater-tightnpn-corrodible containerswhichcannot
beforcedopen,forcollectingmeatormeatwasteobtainedfromcut­
tingoperationsandnotintendedforhumanconsumption,orspecial
lockablepremisesforsuchmeatandmeatwasteifthequantities
thereofmakethisnecessaryoriftheyarenotremovedordestroyed
atthe,endofeachworkingday;
.(g)intheroomsmentionedin(a)and(b):
-waterproof'flooringwhichiseasytocleananddisinfect,rot-
proof,andsoconstructedthatwatercandrainawayeasily;this
watermustflow,withoutcomingintocontactwithair,intodrains
whichshallbefittedwithU-pipesandgrills;
-smoothwallswithlight-coloured washablecoatingorpaintupto
aheightofatleasttwometres,withroundedanglesandcorners;

(h)refrigeration equipmentmakingitpossible,intheroomsmentionedin
(a)and(b),tokeep'meatpermanentlyataninternaltemperatureof
notmorethan+4°C; ,
(i)athermometeroratele-recording thermometerinthecuttingroom;
(j)facilitiesenablingtheveterinaryinspectionsprovidedforinthis
Directivetobecarriedoutefficientlyatanytime;
,(k)adequateventilationinroomswhoreworkiscarriedoutonmeat}
(l)adequatenaturalorartificiallightingwhichdoesnotdistortcolours,
intheroomswhereworkiscarriedoutonmeat}
(m)ahadequatesupply,underpressure,ofdrinkingwateronly;however,
non-drinking watermaybeusedinexceptionalcasesforsteamproduc­
tionorfire-fighting purposes,providedthatthepipesinstalledfor
thispurposedonotallowthiswatertobeusedforotherpurposes.
Inaddition,theuseofnon-drinking watermaybeallowedinexceptional
casesforcoolingrefrigeration equipment ►Pipesfornon-drinking water
mustbeclearlydistinguished fromthosefordrinkingwaterandmust
notpassthroughworkroomsandstorerooms;
(n)anadequatesupplyofhotdrinkingwaterunderpressure;
(o)awaste-waterdisposalsystemwhichmeetshygienerequirements ;
(p)intheworkrooms,adequateequipmentforcleansinganddisinfecting
handsandtools;suchequipmentmustbeasnearaspossibletothe
workstations.Tapsmustnotbehandoperable.Thesefacilitiesmust
.;havehotandcoldrunningwater,cleaninganddisinfecting products
anddisposablehandtowelsjforcleansinginstrumentsthetemperature
ofthewatermustbenotlessthan82°C;

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equipment ,meeting hygiene requirements ,forhandling meat andmeat
containers insuch amanner that neither the meat nor the containers
come into direct contact with th6 floor i
proper equipment forprotection against pests such asinsects frodents ,
©tc••«s
instruments andworking equipment such ascutting tables ,movable
cutting trays ,containers ,conveyer belts andsaws ,which areofnon-
corrodible material ,will notdamage themeat andareeasy toclean
anddisinfect .Theuse ofwood shall beprohibited ."
Article 12
Thefollowing Chapter isinserted after Chapter IIofAnnex I:
"Chapter IIa
Hygiene requirements for staff ,premises and
equipnent inpoult rymeat cutting premises
1.Absolute cleanliness shall berequired ofstaff ,premises andequipment :
(a)staff must inparticular wear clean working clothes andheadgear which
areofalight colour andeasily washable .Staff whowork onorhandle
meat shall wash anddisinfect their hands several times during each
working dayandeach time they resume work .Persons whohave been in
contact with sick animals orwith infected meats must immediately after­
wards carefully wash their hands andarms inhotwater andthen disin­
fect them .Smoking shall beforbidden inwork rooms andstore rooms ;
(b)noanimal mayenter thecutting rooms other than draught animals used
inthecourse of .theactivities oftheestablishment.' Rodents ,■»insects
andother vermin must besystematically destroyed : ■(q)
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(s)

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(c)equipmentandinstrumentsusedforworkingonmeatmust"bekeptclean
andinagoodstateofrepair.Theymustbe,carefullycleanedand
disinfectseveraltimesduringeachworkingday,attheendofthe
day*sworkandbeforebeingusedagainiftheyhavebeencontaminated.
2.Premises,instruments andworkingequipmentmustbeusedonlyforworkon
meat.Meat-cutting equipmentmustbeusedsolelyforthatpurpose.
3.Meatandcontainersthereofmustnotcomeintodirectcontactwiththe
ground. ',''
4.Theuseofdetergents,disinfectants andpesticidesmustnotaffectthe
fitnessofthemeatforconsumption.
5.Freshmeatforcuttingmust,uponbeingbroughtontothepremises,betaken
intothecuttingroomsand,untilused,remainintheroommentionedat
paragraph4(a)ofChapter .Ia;thatroommustbesoequippedthatthein­
ternaltemperature ofcarcassesandpartsthereofdoes-notexceed+4°C.
6.Itshallbeprohibitedtospreadsawdustoranysimilarsubstanceonthe
flooroftheroomsmentionedinparagraph4(a),(b)and(c)ofChapterIa.
7.Themeatmustbebroughtintotheroomsmentionedatparagraph4(t)of
Chapterlaasandwhenrequiredandmuststayinthoseroomsforthe
shortestpossibletime.Whilethemeatisbeingcut,boned,andpacked,
itsinternaltemperature mustbemaintainedatalevelnotexceeding+4°C.
Thetemperature oftheroommustnotexceed+10°C.
8.Themeatshallbecutinsuchawayastoavoidallcontamination .All
bone'splintersandbloodclotsshallberemoved.Meatobtainedfrom
cutting'butnotintendedforhumanconsumptionshallbegatheredinthe
containersmentionedatparagraph4(f)ofChapterIa..
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9.Personswhomaycontaminate meatshallbeprohibitedfrom,workingonor
handlingit,inparticularif:
(a)sufferingfromorsuspectedofsufferingfromtyphoidfever,paraty-
phusAorB,infectionsenteritis(salmonellosis),dysentery,infec­
tionshepatitis,scarletfeverorcarriersofthesediseases;
(b)sufferingfromorsuspectedofsufferingfromcontagioustuberculosis ;
(c)sufferingfromorsuspectedofsufferingfromacontagiousskindisease
(d)exercisingatthesametimeanactivitywhichmightcausemicrobesto
betransmittedtomeat;
(e)wearingabandageonthehand,otherthanawaterproofdressingprotec­
tinganon-infcctcd fingerwound.
10.Amedicalcertificateshallberequiredfromeverypersonworkingonpoul-
trjmeat.Itshallattestthatthereisnoimpedimenttosuchemployment ;
thecertificate mustberenewedannuallyandwhenevertheofficialvete­
rinarianrequests;itshallalwaysbeavailabletothelatter."
Article13
ThefollowingChapterisaddedafterChapterVIofAnnexI:
!'***«**
"ChapterVia , -r,.••
"....Healthinspectionofcutmeat ''
1.Cuttingroomsshallbesubjecttosupervision byanofficialveterinarian ,
2.Supervision bytheofficialveterinarian shallconsistof: .
(a)checkingrecordsoffreshmeathavingenteredandcut-meathaving
leftthepremisesj
(b)healthinspectionoffresh-meathavingenteredthecuttingroom;

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(c)inspectingthecleanlinessofthepremises,installations andtools,
andstaffhygiene;
(d)thetakingofanynecessarysamplesforlaboratoryexaminationsdesigned
todetect,forexample,thepresenceofnoxicusgems,additivesorany
otherunauthorized chemicalsubstances.Theresultsofsuchexaminations
shallberecordedinaregister:
(e)anyothercheckswhichheconsiderswillcontributetoenforcingthe
provisionsoftheDirective."
Article14
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Thebeginningofthesecondsub-paragraph ofparagraph35ofChapterXof
AnnexIisamendedtoreadasfollows:
"Atleast2/3rdsofthesurfaceofsuchpackagingsmustbetransparent ;the
packagingsmustbecolourlessandetc
Article15
ThespecimencertificateinAnnexIVisalteredasfollows;
(a)thefollowingwordsareaddedatpointII:"Address(es)antj.veterinary
approvalnumber(s)oftheapprovedcutting-uppremises••«•••«";
(b)atsectionIV,thepresentpart{c)becomes(d)andanewpart(c)is
(4addedasfollows:"thismeatwascutatapprovedcuttingpremises."
Article16
TheMemberStatesshallnotlaterthan bringintoforcethelaws,
regulationsandadministrative provisionnecessarytocomplywiththisDirective,
Article17
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident