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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)299final
Brussels,28June1979
Y!i'A/
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective 71/118/EEConhealthproblemsaffecting
tradeinfreshpoultrymeat
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0NK79)299final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
CouncilDirective 71/118/EECof15February1971onhealthprlblemsaffecting
tradeinfreshpoultrymeat laiddowntheslaughtering andinspection
requirements forsuchmeatintendedforintra-Community tradeandtradewithin
MemberStates.Ithasbecomeapparentthattheapplication ofcertainaspects
oftheDirectivewouldcausedifficulties foralargenumberofsmall-scale
producers.
Inordertopermitthecontinuation ofthisproduction which,intheregions
whereitismade,contributes appreciably tofarmers'incomes,whileatthe
sametimemaintaining thehygieneandhealthinspectionstandardsestablished
byCommunityrules,itappearsessentialtomake'therelevanttechnical
amendments totheDirective.
Theproposedamendmentsincludetheremovalofthetimelimitsinthe
derogations forsmall-scale producers,particularly atlocalmarkets,andthe
authorisation f8rSinspectiontotakeplaceseparatelyfromtheplaceof
slaughterinthecaseofbirdsrearedfortheproductionof"foiegras".In
thelattercase,slaughtershouldbepermittedonthefarminordertoprevent
unnecessary sufferingresultingfromthetransportofthefattenedbirdstoa
separateplace.

Draft
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 71/118/EEConhealth problems
affecting trade infresh poultrymeat .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Articles 43and 100 thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion ofthe European Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion ofthe Economic and Social Committee ,
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Whereas Council Directive 71/118/EEC of15February 1971 onhealth problems
affecting trade infresh poultrymeat ^, aslastamended byDirective 77/27/EEC^,
lays down theslaughtering and inspection requirements forpoultrymeat intended
forintra-Community trade andtrade within Member States ;
Whereas thepoultry rearing and themarketing ofthemeat iscarried ontoa
large extent bysmall-scale producers who sell their produce atlocal markets
andconstitute animportant agricultural activity incertain Community regions ;
whereas such activities should beallowed tocontinue under certain conditions ;
Whereas themethod ofproduction of"foie gras "makes evisceration ofthe
recently slaughtered bird impossible without 'seriously damaging the liver ;
O.J. NoL55,8.3.1971 ,p.23.
(2)0.J.NoL6,8.1.1977 ,p.19.

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Whereas ,while ensuring that thehygiene andinspection
thereby are strictly maintained ,thenecessary specific
made toCommunity rules ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Directive 71/118/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :
1.The following subparagraph shall beadded toArticle 3(1A)(a );
"However ,carcases andoffal ofducks andgeese reared andslaughtered for the
production of"foie gras "mayhave been obtained after bleeding andplucking on
the farm inaseparate room meeting the requirements set out inChapter 1(1 )(r)of
Annex Iandhaving asupply ofpotable running water ,andevisceration inacutting
plant approved .andinspected inaccordance with Article 5(1 )andcontaining
the special room provided for inChapter II (2)(b)a ofAnnex I".requirements established
amendments should be
2.Inthe second subparagraph ofArticle 3(5),the words
"anduntil 15August 1981 "shall bedeleted .
3.InChapter 11(2 )ofAnnex I,
-the following point (b)a shall beadded :
"Where necessary ,aroom fortheevisceration ofducks andgeese reared forthe
production of"foigras "andbled andplucked onthe farm ";
-the words "andunder (b)a"shall beadded tothe first line ofpoint (h).
4.InChapter III(3)(c )ofAnnex I,"(b)a"shall beinserted after
the words "and to (2)(b )".

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5.Thefollowingsecondsubparagraph shallbeaddedtoCr.aoterIV(13)ofAnnexI:
"However,inthecaseofducksandgeeserearedfortheproductionof"foiegras"
andbledandpluckedonthefarm,theantemorteminspection maybecarriedout
inthelastweekoffattening".
6.Thefollowingthirdsubparagraph shallbeaddedtoChapterIV(K)ofAnnexI:
"Inthecaseofducksandgeeserearedfortheproduction of"foiegras"andbled
andpluckedonthefarm,thecertificate referredtointhesecondsubparagraph
mustaccompanythenon-eviscerated carcasesonarrivalatthecuttingplant
containing thespecialroomforevisceration ".
7.Thefollowingsubparagraph .shallbeaddedtoChapterV(23)ofAnnexI:
"However,ducksandgeeserearedandslaughtered fortheproductionof"foiegras"
maybeevisceratedwithin24hours,providedthatcarcaseswhicharenoteviscerated
arekeptatthetemperature .laiddown'inChapterXIIandtransported in
accordance withtherulesofhygiene".
8.ThemodelhealthcertificateinAnnexIIIshallbereplacedbythefollowingmodel:
"Healthcertificate forpoultrytransported fromtheholdingtotheslaughterhouse
orforthecarcasesofducksandgeeserearedfortheproductionof"foiegras",
bledandpluckedonthefarmandtransported tothecuttingplantcontaining a
specialroomforevisceration .
(1)Competentservice Number
I.Identification ofbirds^^ofnon-eviscerated carcases^^:
Birdspecies
Numberofbirds^-ofnon-eviscerated carcases^^•

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II.Origin ofbirds^-ofnon-eviscerated carcases ^:
Address ofholding oforigin :
III.Destination ofbirds^-non-eviscerated carcases ^
Thebirds will betransported tothefollowing slaughterhouse ^ :
Thenon-eviscerated carcases will betransported tothe following cutting
plant :
bythe following means oftransport :
IV. Attestation
I,theundersigned ,official veterinarian ,certify that :
(2)-the birds described above ,
-the non-eviscerated carcases described above are from birds which
were examined ante mortem onthe abovement ioned holding at
on and found tobehealthy .
Done at on
Signature ofofficial veterinarian
(1)Optlonal .
(2)Delete asappropriate .
Arti ele 2
Member States shall bring into force the laws ,regulations
andadministrative provisions necessary tocomply with this Directive on
1July 1980 .
Article 3
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels , Forthe Council
The President