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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