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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)335final.
Brussels.July8.1977
PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
AMENDINGREGULATION(EEC)Ho2967/76LAYING
DOWNCOMMONSTANDARDS FORTHEWATERCONTENTOFFROZEN
ANDDEEPFROZEN CHICKENS,HENSANDCOCKS
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C01(77)335final.

2215/VI/77-Erev.1
m
Explanatory Memorandum
DraftCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation(EECXNo.2967/76
layingdowncommonstandardsforthewatercontentoffrozenand
deep-frozenchickens,hensandcocks.
Theproposedamendmentsconcernthreepointss
Article1..Inthecourseofthepreparatory workonRegulation (EEC)
No.2967/76itwasalwaysassumedthatthisregulationappliedalsoto
productsexportedtowardsthirdcountries-Thetextasitnowstandsdoes
notgivesufficientclarityonthispoint.Itisthereforeproposedto
insertintothedefinitionof"Marketing"inArticle1(3),theword
"export".
Article2.Itisnotexcludedthatcertainimportingthirdcountries
requ.iremarkingsonthepackaging,inaccordancewithregulationsinforce
inthosecountries.
Thesemarkingsmaybecarried,onconditionthatthereisnoriskthatthey
areconfusedwiththemarkingsrequiredbythisregulation.
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Article5.SeveralMemberStatesarenotinapositiontoimplement
thecontrolmeasuresbeforethedatesfixedintheregulation.Inparticular
intheFederalRepublicofGermany,theLSnderarenotinapositionto
respectthedates.
OtherMemberStateshesitatetoapplytheregulationstrictlyaslongas
theseformerareunabletodoso.
i
Toavoidasituationwherethediverseapplication oftheRegulationleads
todiscrimination amongMemberStates,itisproposedtodelaythebringing
intoforceoftheCouncilRegulationbythreemonths.

VX/2215/77-E reVol
PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)NO /N
AMENDING REGULATION (EEC)No2967/76
LAYING DOWN COMMON STANDARDS FOR THE
WATER CONTENT OFFROZEN AND DEEP -
FROZEN CHICKENS ,HENS ANDCOCKS
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2777/75of29October 1975
onthecommon organisation ofthemarket inpoultrymeat \asamended by
Λ
Regulation (EEC)No ..369/761andinparticular Article 2(2)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
1
whereas itisnotsufficiently clear from thetext ofCouncil Regulation
(EEC)No2967/76of23November 1976 laying down common standards forthe
water content offrozen anddeep-frozen chickens ,hensandcocks ^that is
toproducts exported from the^Community ;whereas ifshould accordingly be
amended ,inparticular toprovide foraderogation inrespect ofproducts
exported tonon-member countries whose rules onthesubject
from those laid down inRegulation (EEC)No2967/76;
Whereas theimplementation ofthecontrol measures provided forinRegulation
(EEC)No2967/76iscausing administrative difficulties incertain Keraber St^t
whereas thedates fromwhich theprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No2967/76
aretoapply should therefore bepostponed ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ai
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975 ,p.77
OJNoL45,21.2.1976 ,p.3
OJNoL339,8.12.1976 ,p.1

-2„VI/2215/77-E rev,1
Article 1
InArticle 1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2967/76thetextopposite theword
"marketing "ishereby amended to.read asfollows :
verykind *bfBarketing,including possession withaviewto*selling ,
putting upforsale ,sale ,delivery ,importation andexportation ".
Article 2
Thefollowing paragraph ishereby ,added toArticle ;!ofRegulation (HEC)TTo2967/76
"4.Inorder tocomply withtheprovisions inforce insomeimporting
non-member countries ,packaging intended forexport maybearwording other
thanthatlaiddowninthisRegulation provided thatitisnotlikely to
beconfused with thelatter M.
Article 3
1.Inthethird paragraph ofArticle .8ofRegulation (EEC)No8967/76thedate
"1July1978"is -hereby amended toread"1October 1978".
2»In .Article 10thereof thedates "1Jaly1577"and"l^Deceisber I.977"^
^pactively amended toread "1October 1£77"and =1Karch 1078".
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Article 4wniiiiii.ininniwii r
.rhisRegulation shall enter into force 0x1
R<Sgu:U *'ionSha11 be**•»***£ ;ln entirety aaddirectly applicable
inallKenber States®
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