
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 1 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. This Regulation shall not apply
(a) to poultrymeat for export from the Community;
(b) to delayed eviscerated poultry as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin.';
((b)) the following paragraph is inserted:
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3a. Member States may derogate from the requirements of this Regulation in cases of direct supply of small quantities of poultrymeat as referred to in Article 1(3)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 by a producer with an annual production of under 10 000 birds.';
2.. Article 2 is amended as follows:

((a)) point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2.. “carcass” means: the whole body of a bird of the species referred to in Article 1(1) after bleeding, plucking, and evisceration; however, removal of the kidneys shall be optional; an eviscerated carcass may be presented for sale with or without giblets, meaning heart, liver, gizzard and neck, inserted into the abdominal cavity;';
((b)) point 4 is replaced by the following:
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4.. “pre-packaged poultrymeat” means: poultrymeat presented in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 1(3)(b) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs.';
3.. In Article 4, the introductory words are replaced by the following:
'In addition to complying with national legislation adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/13/EC, the following further indications shall be shown on the accompanying commercial documents within the meaning of Article 13(1)(b) of that Directive:';
4.. Article 5 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1 ‘Directive 79/112/EEC’ is replaced by ‘Directive 2000/13/EC’;
((b)) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. In the case of fresh poultrymeat, the date of minimum durability shall be replaced by the “use by date” in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2000/13/EC.';
((c)) in paragraph 3, point (d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) the approval number of the slaughterhouse or cutting plant given in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, except in the case of cutting and boning at the place of sale as provided for in Article 4(2)(d) of that Regulation';
((d)) paragraphs 4 and 5 are replaced by the following:
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4. Where poultrymeat is offered for sale without pre-packaging, except where cutting and boning take place at the place of sale as provided for in Article 4(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, provided such cutting and boning is carried out at the request and in the presence of the consumer, Article 14 of Directive 2000/13/EC shall apply to the indications referred to in paragraph 3.
5. The detailed rules on the indication of the name under which the product is sold within the meaning of Article 3(1)(1) of Directive 2000/13/EC may be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75.';
5.. Article 6 is replaced by the following:
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Article 6 
By way of derogation from Articles 3, 4 and 5 it shall not be necessary to classify poultrymeat or to indicate the additional particulars referred to in those Articles in the case of deliveries to cutting or processing establishments.'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 19 June 2006.
For the Council
The President
J. PRÖLL