CELEX: 51979PC0037(01)
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-08
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING, IN RESPECT OF CHILLING, DIRECTIVE 71/118/EEC ON HEALTH PROBLEMS AFFECTING TRADE IN FRESH POULTRYMEAT

9. 3. 79                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   N o 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                                        Whereas the Commission has submitted to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                       Council, after consulting the Member States within
                                                                   the Standing Veterinary Committee, a report stating
                                                                   that on grounds of health there are no objections to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       the chilling process referred to above being extended
European Economic Community, and in particular                     to poultry carcases which, after chilling, are neither
Articles 43 and 100 thereof,                                       immediately frozen nor deep-frozen;
Having          regard    to   the    proposal   from    the       Whereas in the case of carcases for marketing chilled
Commission,                                                        the scalding temperature specified in the interest of
                                                                   hygiene should not exceed a certain limit and
                                                                   carcases should be adequately drained immediately
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                  after chilling by immersion in water,
liament,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee,
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Having regard to Council Directive 7 1 / 1 1 8 / E E C of
 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade
                                                                                                Article 1
in fresh poultrymeat (x), as last amended by Directive
7 8 / 5 0 / E E C (2), and in particular Article 14 (a) (2)
and (3) thereof,                                                   Directive 7 1 / 1 1 8 / E E C is amended as follows:
Whereas the above Directive restricted the use of the              1. The words 'and the carcases thus chilled are
immersion chilling process for fresh poultrymeat,                     immediately frozen or deep frozen' in Article 14
carried out in accordance with the provisions of the                  (1) are deleted.
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,                   2. In Annex I Chapter V:
from a health point of view, the use of the
abovementioned process could be extended to
                                                                      1. The first sentence of 28 a is replaced by the
carcases for marketing chilled;                                          following:
Whereas that Directive required the Commission to                         '28 a Carcases to be subjected to an immersion
submit to the Council a report possibly accompanied                             chilling process in accordance with the
by proposals on the specific conditions of hygiene                              process described in 28 b:
under which the chilling process referred to above
might be applied to carcases which were neither                                 (a) must not, when they are intended for
immediately frozen nor deep-frozen;                                                   marketing chilled, be scalded at a
                                                                                      temperature exceeding 4- 54 °C,
                                                                                (b) must, immediately after evisceration,
(') OJ N o L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.                                                   be thoroughly washed by spraying
O OJ N o L 15, 19. 1. 1978, p. 28.                                                    and immersed without delay.'
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   2. Paragraph c of 28 b is replaced by the                                       Article 2
      following: 'It must be carried out in such a
      way that the temperature specified in Chapter        The Member States shall bring into force the laws,
      XII is reached in the shortest possible time and      regulations and administrative provisions required in
      carcases for marketing chilled must be                order to comply with this Directive by         at the
      adequately drained immediately.'                      latest.
                                                                                  Article 3
                                                           This Directive is addressed to the Member States.