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  "node_id": "eu-reg-2026-0344-implementing-regulation-eu-2026-344-of-6-october-2025-laying",
  "title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/344 of 6 October 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards marketing standards for poultrymeat",
  "domain": "Legal & IP Sovereignty",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-17",
  "bluf": "This implementing regulation lays down common rules for the application of marketing standards for poultrymeat under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/343. It sets out rules on checks of anatomical conformity, with sampling tables specifying batch sizes (100-500, 501-3,200, >3,200), sample sizes (30, 50, 80), and tolerable defective units (total 5,7,10; specific for certain articles 2,4,2). For class B poultrymeat, the tolerable defective units are doubled. Non-compliant batches are prohibited from marketing or import until rectified. It requires special registration for operators using optional reserved terms and mandates inspections at farms, feed manufacturers and suppliers, slaughterhouses, and hatcheries. The regulation defines the chemical method for analysing technically unavoidable water content in chicken carcasses (Annex I) and for poultrymeat cuts (Annex II). It sets up a monitoring system for water absorption in slaughterhouses (Annex III) and for total water content in frozen and quick-frozen carcasses and cuts, with provisions for counter-analysis and reference laboratories (Annex IV). Cooperation and assistance between Member States on water content controls is established, including non-discriminatory random checks, notifications within two working days, and escalation to the Commission for repeated irregularities. Operators must keep records for one year and mark each batch with its date of production. The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day after publication in the Official Journal.",
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