No L 192/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 24.7.75 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 10 July 1975 amending Directive No 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (75/431/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1); Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2); Whereas the implementation of the common organization of the market in poultrymeat will not have the desired effect so long as trade is hindered by differences between the health requirements of Member States concerning poultrymeat; whereas Council Directive No 71/118/EEC (3) of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat, as last amended by Directive No 74/ 387/EEC (4), has not removed all these differences since it contains no provisions relating to cutting premises; whereas hygiene and supervision standards applicable to cutting premises should be made uniform; Whereas, as in the case of slaughterhouses, Member States should retain the power to approve cutting préemises and to ensure compliance with the conditions on which such approval depends; Whereas, in view of the situation existing as regards the methods of production of certain types of poultrymeat, and in order to allow certain establishments to adapt to the requirements of the Directive, it is necessary to authorize Member States to grant additional periods during which those methods, in particular those relating to evisceration, may be retained and those adaptations carried out; () OJ No C 127, 18. 10. 1974, p. 29. (%) O] No C 116, 30. 10. 1974, p. 31. (®) OJ No L 55, 8. 3.1971, p. 23. (%) O] No L 202, 24.7. 1974, p. 1. whereas, moreover, since considerable structural or administrative  adaptations are required for implementing certain provisions, Member States should be given the possibility of laying down derogations; Whereas the implementation of the rules derived from Directive No 71/118/EEC has shown the need to amend certain provisions of the said Directive in the light of experience acquired; Whereas, in order to allow additional studies on processes for chilling poultrymeat to be carried out,’ the date from which the use of the ‘Spinchiller’ chilling process is prohibited should be postponed; Whereas it would be useful to provide for a rapid and  efficient procedure  whereby technical amendments may be made to certain provisions or standards of implementation may be established; Whereas Community control arrangements should be introduced to ensure that the standards laid down in this Directive are applied uniformly in all Member States; whereas it should be provided that the procedure of such controls should be determined by a Community procedure within the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Council Directive No 71/118/EEC is amended in accordance with the following Articles. Article 2 The following Article shall be substituted for Article 2: ‘Article 2 For the purposes of this Directive: (a) “carcase” means the whole body of a fowl after bleeding, plucking and evisceration;