CELEX: 51980PC0675
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Date: 1980-10-29
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) N° 2967/76 laying down common standards for the water content of frozen and deepfrozen chickens, hens and coks (Presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                              COM(80 ) 675 final
                                              Brussels . 29     October 1980
                      PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                amending Regulation (EEC ) N° 2967/76 laying down
                common standards for the water content of frozen
                and deepfrozen chickens , hens and coks
                     Preserved "by
                   ( Presented "by tthe Commission to the Council )
          V­
   C0M(80 ) 675 final
 ---pagebreak---                            EXP.lsAN A I OR V MGMOR AW UM
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1967 / 76 laying down common standards . for . the
water content of frozen and deep-frozen chickens , hens, and cocks provides
that , before 1 November 1980/ the Council shall decide , on a proposal from
the Commission , whether to extend or to abolish the exemption covering
transitional noo-appli cabi lity of the Regulation to poultry treated with
polyphosphates .
The use of polyphosphates during preparation of poultry means that more
water is absorbed and retained . For reasons of consumer protection and fai
competition it is necessary to limit water absorption to the minimum level
technically inavoidable , also for poultry treated with polyphosphates .
Since further study is required for the definition of the maximum water
content in this poultry, it is not at present possible to put an end to th
exemption .                                      ■ <    ■
It is proposed that the transitional period during which poultry treated
with polyphosphates are still not subject to Regulation (EEC ) No 2967 / 76
should be extended .
 ---pagebreak---                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
                                 *
               amending Regulation (EEC ) Wo 2967/76 laying down common
                standards for "the water content of frozen and deep-
                frozen chickens , hens and coks
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on
                                                            1)
the common organization of the market in poult rymeat          t as amended by
Regulation (EEC) Fo 369/76^\ and in particular Article 2(2 ) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the effect of using                polyphosphates when preparing frozen
and deep-frozen chickens , hens and cocks is to increase the amount of
                                                                      f
water which the said poultry absorbs and retains ; whereas the transitional
period d/oring which the said poultry is still not subject to Regulation
(EEC ) $0 2967/76 laying down common standards for the water conteiit of
frozen and deep-frozen chickens, hens and cocks^\ as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) 2632/^3^ should be extended in order to make it possible
to define the maxim-am water content of the said poultry,
HAS ADOPTED THIS KMJUL&TIGK' s
 ( 1 ) OJ Ko L 282 , " 1.11.1975 » P » 77
 ( 2 ) OJ Ho L 45 , 21 - 2*1976 , p® 3
 ( 3 ) 'OJ Sfo L 339 , 8.12.1976 , p * 1
 (4) OJ ïfo & 270, 15.10.1980, p „ 14
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                                   Article 1
In the second sub-paragrapli of Article 1(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2967 / 76>
the date "1 November 1980" shall be replaced by "1 April 1981 ".
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directLy applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels .                                          For the Council
                                                                 I
                                                             The President