Ordinance on marketing of poultry meat. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2013 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 16,8 April 2013, pp. 624-626. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Poultry products Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Internal trade International trade Standards Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance enforces the Commercial Class Act in its version of 23. November 1972 (BGBl. I p. 2201). In particular, the Ordinance regulates the marketing of poultry meat. Non-packed or pre-packed poultry meat may be marketed only if marked in accordance with the relevant EU regulations (Commission Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultry meat). Furthermore, slaughterhouses must ensure that poultry lots bear the date of production which has to be registered. The Ordinance consists of 10 articles. Full text German Website www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Implements Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation). Legislation | European Union | 2007 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Cereals/grains/rice, Oils/oilseeds/fats, Sugar, Fruits/edible nuts, Vegetables/legumes, Viticulture/oenological practices, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Apiculture/sericulture, Sheep/goats, Swine, Internal trade, International trade, Subsidy/incentive, Food security, Non-governmental entity, Business/industry/corporations, Animal production, Textile plants/fibres, Tobacco, Floriculture, Crops/grasses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat. Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commercial Class Act. Legislation | Germany | 1968 (2016) Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Classification/declassification, Animal production Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Poultry Meat Marketing Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1991 (2005) Keyword: Poultry products, Standards, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX