Regulation on marketing standards for poultry meat.

The Regulation prescribes the rules for the implementation of specific marketing standards for poultry meat established by regulations referred to in article 2 of this text, determines the competent authorities, the manner of carrying out official controls, the treatment of non-compliant batches and the keeping of mandatory records. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is responsible for the implementation of this Regulation. Poultry meat placed on the market must comply with the requirements of the marketing standards laid down in Regulation (EU) No. 1308/2013 and Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 2026/343, including detailed conditions and technical criteria for their application, in particular as regards: classifications and sorting by quality; product category and processing method; product labelling and presentation; use of optional reserved terms on farming methods; permissible water content in poultry meat; cooling method.