Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1362/2013 of 11 December 2013 laying down the methods for the sensory testing of uncooked seasoned poultry meat for the purposes of its classification in the Combined Nomenclature

The methods used to determine whether or not uncooked poultry meat is seasoned for the purposes of classification in the Combined Nomenclature shall be laid down in the Annex.

1 The visual examination of poultry meat shall be carried out by means of the method and under the conditions set out in Part I of the Annex. The aim of the visual examination is to establish whether or not the poultry meat has been seasoned over the whole surface and whether the seasoning is visible to the naked eye.

2 The tasting of poultry meat shall be carried out by means of the method and under the conditions set out in Part II of the Annex. The tasting shall only be undertaken in cases where, based on the results of the visual examination, it is not established that the sample has been seasoned over the whole surface and that the seasoning is visible to the naked eye. The aim of the tasting is to establish whether the poultry meat has been seasoned in depth or over the whole surface and whether the seasoning is clearly distinguishable by taste. The preparations of the tasting shall be carried out only on the premises fulfilling the minimum equipment requirements set out in point (2) of Part II of the Annex.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.