
Article 1 
Additional Note 7 to Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2658/87 is replaced by the following:
'For the purposes of subheadings 0210 11 to 0210 93, the terms “meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine”, means meat and edible meat offal deeply and homogeneously impregnated with salt in all parts and having a total salt content by weight of 1,2 % or more, provided that it is the salting which ensures the long-term preservation. For the purposes of subheading 0210 99 the terms “meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine” mean meat and edible meat offal deeply and homogeneously impregnated with salt in all parts and having a total salt content by weight of 1,2 % or more.'
Article 2 
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2002 is repealed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2006. It shall have neither retroactive effect nor provide interpretative guidance on a retroactive basis.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 June 2006.
For the Commission
László KOVÁCS
Member of the Commission