9. 3. 79 Official  Journal  of the  European  Communities No C 65/5 
Proposal  for a Council  Directive  amending,  in respect  of chilling,  Directive  71/118/EEC 
on health  problems  affecting  trade  in fresh  poultrymeat 
(Submitted  by the Commission  to the Council  on 14 February  1979) 
THE  COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in particular 
Articles  43 and  100  thereof, 
Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the 
Commission, 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the  European  Par-
liament, 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the  Economic  and 
Social  Committee, 
Having  regard  to Council  Directive  71/118/EEC  of 
15 February  1971  on health  problems  affecting  trade 
in fresh  poultrymeat  (x), as last  amended  by Directive 
78/50/EEC  (2), and  in particular  Article  14 (a) (2) 
and (3) thereof, 
Whereas  the above  Directive  restricted  the use  of the 
immersion  chilling  process  for  fresh  poultrymeat, 
carried  out  in accordance  with  the  provisions  of the 
Directive,  to poultry  carcases  which,  after  chilling, 
are immediately  frozen  or deep-frozen;  whereas  this 
provision  resulted  from  the  uncertainty  at the  time 
the Council  adopted  the  Directive  as to whether, 
from  a health  point  of view,  the  use  of the 
abovementioned  process  could  be  extended  to 
carcases  for marketing  chilled; 
Whereas  that  Directive  required  the  Commission  to 
submit  to the Council  a report  possibly  accompanied 
by proposals  on the  specific  conditions  of hygiene 
under  which  the  chilling  process  referred  to above 
might  be applied  to carcases  which  were  neither 
immediately  frozen  nor deep-frozen; Whereas  the  Commission  has  submitted  to the 
Council,  after  consulting  the  Member  States  within 
the Standing  Veterinary  Committee,  a report  stating 
that on grounds  of health  there  are  no objections  to 
the chilling  process  referred  to above  being  extended 
to poultry  carcases  which,  after  chilling,  are  neither 
immediately  frozen  nor deep-frozen; 
Whereas  in the case  of carcases  for marketing  chilled 
the scalding  temperature  specified  in the  interest  of 
hygiene  should  not  exceed  a certain  limit  and 
carcases  should  be adequately  drained  immediately 
after  chilling  by immersion  in water, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DIRECTIVE: 
Article  1 
Directive  71/118/EEC  is amended  as follows: 
1. The  words  'and  the  carcases  thus  chilled  are 
immediately  frozen  or deep  frozen'  in Article  14 
(1) are deleted. 
2. In Annex  I Chapter  V: 
1. The  first  sentence  of 28 a is replaced  by the 
following: 
'28 a Carcases  to be subjected  to an immersion 
chilling  process  in accordance  with  the 
process  described  in 28 b: 
(a) must  not,  when  they  are intended  for 
marketing  chilled,  be scalded  at a 
temperature  exceeding  4- 54 °C, 
(') OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971,  p. 23. 
O OJ No L 15, 19. 1. 1978,  p. 28. (b) must,  immediately  after  evisceration, 
be thoroughly  washed  by  spraying 
and immersed  without  delay.' 
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2. Paragraph  c of 28  b is replaced  by  the 
following:  'It must  be carried  out  in such  a 
way that  the  temperature  specified  in Chapter 
XII is reached  in the shortest  possible  time  and 
carcases  for  marketing  chilled  must  be 
adequately  drained  immediately.' Article  2 
The Member  States  shall  bring  into  force  the  laws, 
regulations  and  administrative  provisions  required  in 
order  to comply  with  this  Directive  by at  the 
latest. 
Article  3 
This  Directive  is addressed  to the Member  States.