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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Poultrymeat) (Miscellaneous Temporary Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 28 November 2022.
(2) These Regulations expire on 1 January 2023.
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Annex VII (definitions, designations and sales description of products referred to in Article 78), Part V (products of the poultrymeat sector) of the Regulation is to be read as if—
(a) in point II—
(i) after paragraph (4) there were inserted—“
(4A) “defrosted poultrymeat” means poultrymeat which has been frozen or quick-frozen and subsequently defrosted prior to being kept at a temperature not below -2 °C and not higher than +4 °C;”,
(ii) after paragraph (6) there were inserted—“
(6A) “defrosted poultrymeat preparation” means a poultrymeat preparation for which defrosted poultrymeat has been used;”,
(b) after point III there were inserted—“III(A).
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The poultrymeat and poultrymeat preparations to which paragraph (2) applies may be marketed in defrosted condition.
2. 
The poultrymeat and poultrymeat preparations to which this paragraph applies are one or more of the following species of poultry carcase, as defined in Article 1(1), and poultry cuts – breast, as defined in Article 1(2), of Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2008 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat—
(a) Gallus domesticus – capons only,
(b) turkeys,
(c) ducks,
(d) geese.”.
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The Poultrymeat (Scotland) Regulations 2011 are to be read as if in schedule 1 (retained EU poultrymeat provisions contravention of which is an offence), in Part 1 (provisions of the Single CMO Regulation or the Council Regulation 2013), in the third row of the Table—
(a) in column 2, after “Point II(6) of Part V of Annex VII to Council Regulation 2013 in relation to fresh poultrymeat preparation”, in a new line there were inserted—“Points II(4A), II(6A) and III(A) of Part V of Annex VII to Council Regulation 2013 in relation to defrosted poultrymeat and defrosted poultrymeat preparation,”,
(b) in column 3, for “or quick-frozen” there were substituted “, quick-frozen or defrosted”.
MAIRI GOUGEON
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
At 11.50 a.m. on 24th November 2022