20.5.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L119/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1072/2000 of 19 May 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultrymeat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for poultrymeat (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/98 (3, and in particular Articles 7 and 9 thereof, Whereas: 1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1000/96 (%), lays down the detailed rules for implementing marketing standards in the poultrymeat sector. By Regulation (EC) No 1101/98 the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 1906/90 was extended to cover the control of water content of poultry cuts. It is therefore necessary to lay down the detailed provisions for such controls which are similar to those for whole frozen and quick frozen carcases and which include the list of products concerned and the appropriate method of control. The provisions on water control should also be adapted regarding national measures for checks at all stages of marketing and to update the list of reference labora- tories. The age of slaughter for young geese, in which the sternum is not yet ossified must be laid down in the context of the indication of particular types of farming. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Poul- trymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 is amended as follows: 173, 6.7.1990, p. 1. 157, 30.5.1998, p. 12. , 7.6.1991, p. 11. 134, 5.6.1996, p. 9. 1. The following point (n) is added in Article 1(2): ‘n) deboned turkey leg meat: turkey thighs andfor drum- sticks, deboned, ie. without femur, tibia and fibula, whole, diced or cut into strips.’ 2. Article 14(a) is amended as follows: — in paragraph 3 first subparagraph, ‘four is replaced by ‘eight’, — paragraph 13 is replaced by the following: ‘13.  The Member States shall adopt the practical measures for the checks provided for in this Article at all stages of marketing including checks of imports from third countries at the time of customs clearance in accordance with Annexes V and VI. They shall inform the other Member States and the Commission before 1 September 2000 of these measures. Any relevant changes shall be communicated immediately to the other Member States and to the Commission.’ 3. The following Article 14(b) is inserted: ‘Article 14b 1. The following fresh, frozen and quick-frozen poultry cuts may be marketed by way of business or trade within the Community only if the water content does not exceed the technically unavoidable values determined by the method of analysis described in Annex VIa (chemical method): (a) chicken breast fillet, with or without wishbone, without skin; (b) chicken breast, with skin; (c) chicken thighs, drumsticks, legs, legs with a portion of the back, leg-quarters, with skin; (d) turkey breast fillet, without skin; (e) turkey breast, with skin; (f) turkey thighs, drumsticks, legs, with skin; (g) deboned turkey leg meat, without skin. 2. The competent authorities designated by each Member State shall ensure that the slaughterhouses and cutting plants whether or not attached to slaughterhouses adopt all measures necessary to comply with the provisions of paragraph 1 and in particular that: