Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (repealed)Show full title

Article 121 Adoption of standards, implementing rules and derogations

The Commission shall establish the detailed rules for the application of this Chapter, which may in particular relate to:

(a)

marketing standards referred to in Article 113 including rules on derogations from the standards, on presentation of particulars required by the standards and on the application of the standards to products imported into the Community and products exported from the Community;

(b)

as regards the definitions and designations that may be used in the marketing of milk and milk products in accordance with Article 114(1):

(i)

drawing up and, where necessary, supplementing the list of the products referred to in the second subparagraph of point III(1) of Annex XII, on the basis of the lists sent to it by the Member States;

(ii)

making additions, where necessary, to the list of designations given in point (a) of the second subparagraph of point II(2) of Annex XII;

(c)

as regards the standards for spreadable fats referred to in Article 115:

(i)

a list of the products referred to in point (a) of the third subparagraph of point I(2) of Annex XV, on the basis of the lists sent to the Commission by the Member States;

(ii)

the methods of analysis needed to check the composition and manufacturing characteristics of the products referred to in Article 115;

(iii)

detailed rules for the taking of samples;

(iv)

detailed rules for obtaining statistical information on the markets in the products referred to in Article 115;

(d)

as regards the provisions concerning the marketing of eggs set out in Part A of Annex XIV:

(i)

definitions;

(ii)

the frequency of collection, delivery, preservation and handling of eggs;

(iii)

quality criteria, in particular the appearance of the shell, the consistency of the white and the yolk and the height of the air space;

(iv)

weight grading, including exceptions;

(v)

marking of eggs and indications on packs, including exceptions and including the rules to be applied in relation to packing centres;

(vi)

trade with third countries;

(vii)

farming methods;

(e)

as regards the provisions concerning the marketing of poultrymeat set out in Part B of Annex XIV:

(i)

definitions;

(ii)

the list of poultry carcasses, parts of such carcasses and offals, including foie gras, to which Part B of Annex XIV shall apply;

(iii)

the criteria for classification within the meaning of point III(1) of Part B of Annex XIV;

(iv)

the rules concerning further indications to be shown on accompanying commercial documents, the labelling, presentation and advertising of poultrymeat intended for the final consumer and the name under which the product is sold within the meaning of point (1) of Article 3(1) of Directive 2000/13/EC;

(v)

optional indications of the method of the chilling used and of the type of farming;

(vi)

derogations that may be applied in case of deliveries to cutting or processing establishments;

(vii)

the rules to be applied as regards the percentages of water absorption during the preparation of fresh, frozen and quick-frozen carcasses and cuts thereof as well as the indications to be made in that respect;

(f)

as regards the provisions concerning the standards for the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks set out in Part C of Annex XIV:

(i)

definitions;

(ii)

the registration of establishments producing or marketing eggs for hatching or farmyard poultry chicks;

(iii)

indications to be made on eggs for hatching, including those to be imported from or to be exported to third countries, and on the packings, as well as the rules to be applied in respect of chicks originating in third countries;

(iv)

registers to be kept by hatcheries;

(v)

the use, other than for human consumption, that may be made of incubated eggs withdrawn from the incubator;

(vi)

communications from hatcheries and other establishments to the competent authorities of the Member States;

(vii)

accompanying documents;

(g)

the minimum quality characteristics for products of the hops sector referred to in Article 117;

(h)

the methods of analysis to be used, where applicable;

(i)

as regards the use of casein and caseinates referred to in Article 119:

(i)

the conditions according to which the Member States shall grant the authorisations and the maximum percentages to be incorporated, on the basis of objective criteria having regard to what is technologically necessary;

(ii)

the obligations to be respected by the undertakings authorised in accordance with point (i).