Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat
Modified by
  • Actconcerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the TreatiesCouncil Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 11972B31973D0101(01), March 27, 1972
  • Council Decision of the European Communitiesof 1 January 1973adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Communities, 31973D0101(01), January 1, 1973
  • Council Directiveof 15 July 1974amending Directives No 64/432/EEC, No 64/433/EEC, No 71/118/EEC, No 72/461/EEC and No 72/462/EEC on the validity of the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee(74/387/EEC), 31974L0387, July 24, 1974
  • Council Directiveof 24 June 1975amending Directives No 64/432/EEC, No 64/433/EEC, No 71/118/EEC, No 72/461/EEC and No 72/462/EEC as regards the validity of the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee(75/379/EEC), 31975L0379, July 3, 1975
  • Council Directiveof 10 July 1975amending Directive No 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(75/431/EEC), 31975L0431, July 24, 1975
  • Council Directiveof 13 December 1977supplementing, as regards the chilling process, Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(78/50/EEC), 31978L0050, January 19, 1978
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Hellenic Republic and the Adjustments to the Treaties, 11979H, November 19, 1979
  • Council Directiveof 22 January 1980 amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(80/216/EEC), 31980L0216, February 21, 1980
  • Council Directiveof 24 June 1981amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 64/433/EEC, 71/118/EEC, 72/461/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 77/96/EEC, 77/99/EEC, 77/391/EEC, 80/215/EEC, 80/217/EEC and 80/1095/EEC as regards the procedures of the Standing Veterinary Committee(81/476/EEC), 31981L0476, July 8, 1981
  • Council Directiveof 21 July 1981amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(81/578/EEC), 31981L0578, July 29, 1981
  • Council Directiveof 19 July 1982amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(82/532/EEC), 31982L0532, August 9, 1982
  • Council Directiveof 26 March 1984amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(84/186/EEC), 31984L0186, March 30, 1984
  • Council Directiveof 19 June 1984amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(84/335/EEC), 31984L0335, July 4, 1984
  • Council Directiveof 11 December 1984amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(84/642/EEC), 31984L0642, December 27, 1984
  • Council Directiveof 12 June 1985amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh poultrymeat(85/324/EEC), 31985L0324, June 28, 1985
  • Council Directiveof 12 June 1985amending Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat(85/326/EEC), 31985L0326, June 28, 1985
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85of 20 December 1985adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts as regards the voting procedure of the Committees, 31985R3768, December 31, 1985
  • Council Regulation (EEC) No 3805/87of 15 December 1987altering the abbreviation used to denote Greece in legislation in the agricultural sector, 31987R3805, December 19, 1987
  • Council Directiveof 14 December 1988laying down the requirements for the production of, and trade in, minced meat, meat in pieces of less than 100 grams and meat preparations and amending Directives 64/433/EEC, 71/118/EEC and 72/462/EEC(88/657/EEC), 31988L0657, December 31, 1988
  • Council Directiveof 11 December 1989concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(89/662/EEC), 31989L0662, December 30, 1989
  • Council Directiveof 4 December 1990on the transitional measures and the adjustments required to the Directives on plant health, seeds, plants and animal feedingstuffs and to the veterinary and zootechnical legislation as a result of German unification(90/654/EEC), 31990L0654, December 17, 1990
  • Council Directive 92/116/EECof 17 December 1992amending and updating Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat, 31992L0116, March 15, 1993
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded(94/C 241/08)Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 11994N31995D0001, August 29, 1994
  • Decision of the Council of the European Unionof 1 January 1995adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union(95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC), 31995D0001, January 1, 1995
  • Council Directive 94/65/ECof 14 December 1994laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparationsCorrigendum to Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations(Official Journal of the European Communities L 368 of 31 December 1994), 31994L006531994L0065R(01), December 31, 1994
  • Council Directive 97/79/ECof 18 December 1997amending Directives 71/118/EEC, 72/462/EEC, 85/73/EEC, 91/67/EEC, 91/492/EEC, 91/493/EEC, 92/45/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries, 31997L0079, January 30, 1998
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 807/2003of 14 April 2003adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (unanimity), 32003R0807, May 16, 2003
  • Actconcerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, 12003T, September 23, 2003
  • Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 21 April 2004repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/ECCorrigendum to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC(Official Journal of the European Union L 157 of 30 April 2004), 32004L004132004L0041R(01), April 30, 2004
Corrected by
  • Council Directive No 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat, 31971L0118R(03), January 1, 1973
  • Corrigendum to Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations, 31994L0065R(01), April 29, 1998
  • Corrigendum to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC, 32004L0041R(01), June 2, 2004
Council Directiveof 15 February 1971on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat(71/118/EEC) CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Article 1This Directive lays down health rules for the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat.This Directive shall not apply to the cutting and storage of fresh poultrymeat in retail shops or in premises adjacent to sales points, where the cutting and storage are performed solely for the purpose of supplying the consumer directly, such operations continuing to be subject to the public health checks provided for in national rules governing retailing.
Article 2For the purposes of this Directive, the definitions given in Article 2 (l) to (n) and (q) to (s) of Directive 77/99/EECOJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. Directive updated by Directive 92/5/EEC (OJ No L 57, 2. 3. 1992, p. 1), and last amended by Directive 92/45/EEC (OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 35). shall apply.In addition the following definitions shall apply:poultrymeatmeans all parts fit for human consumption from domestic birds of the following species: domestic fowl, turkeys, guinea-fowl, ducks and geese;fresh poultrymeatmeans poultrymeat, including meat which is vacuum-wrapped or wrapped in a controlled atmosphere, which has not undergone any preserving process other than chilling or freezing;carcasemeans the whole body of a bird referred to in 1 after bleeding, plucking and evisceration; however, removal of the heart, liver, lungs, gizzard, crop and kidneys, sectioning of the legs at the tarsus and removal of the head, oesophagus or trachea shall be optional;carcase partsmeans parts of a carcase as defined in 3;offalmeans fresh poultrymeat other than that of the carcase as defined in 3, even if it remains naturally connected to the carcase, as well as the head and feet where these are presented separately from the carcase;viscerameans offal from the thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities, and also, where appropriate, the trachea, oesophagus and crop;official veterinarianmeans the veterinarian designated by the competent central authority of the Member State;auxiliarymeans a person officially designated by the competent authority pursuant to Article 8 (2) to assist the official veterinarian;pre-slaughter health inspectionmeans inspection of live poultry carried out in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex I;post mortem health inspectionmeans inspection of the slaughtered poultry, after slaughter, in a slaughterhouse, carried out in accordance with Chapter VIII of Annex I;means of transportmeans the freight-carrying parts of motor vehicles, rail vehicles and aircraft and the holds of ships or containers for transport by land, sea or air;establishmentmeans an approved slaughterhouse, an approved cutting plant, an approved cold store, an approved rewrapping centre or a unit grouping together several such establishments.
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