Article 2, Point (1) · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/343

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(1)Poultry carcasses:

(a)DOMESTIC FOWL (Gallus domesticus):

(i)chicken, broiler: fowl in which the tip of the sternum is flexible (not ossified);

(ii)cock, hen, casserole or boiling fowl: fowl in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified);

(iii)capon: male fowl castrated surgically before reaching sexual maturity and slaughtered at a minimum age of 140 days: after castration the capons must be fattened for at least 77 days;

(iv)poussin, coquelet: chicken of less than 650 g carcase weight (expressed without giblets, head and feet); chicken of 650 g to 750 g may be called ‘poussin’ if the age at slaughter does not exceed 28 days. Member States may apply Article 4 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/344 for the checking of this slaughter age;

(v)brother rooster: male chicken of laying strains in which the tip of the sternum is rigid but not completely ossified and of which the age at slaughter is at least 70 days;

(b)TURKEYS (Meleagris gallopavo dom.):

(i)(young) turkey: bird in which the tip of the sternum is flexible (not ossified);

(ii)turkey: bird in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified);

(c)DUCKS (Anas platyrhynchos dom., Cairina moschata), Mulard ducks (Cairina moschata x Anas platyrhynchos):

(i)young duck or duckling, (young) Muscovy duck, (young) Mulard duck: bird in which the tip of the sternum is flexible (not ossified);

(ii)duck, Muscovy duck, Mulard duck: bird in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified);

(d)GEESE (Anser anser dom.):

(i)(young) goose or gosling: bird in which the tip of the sternum is flexible (not ossified). The fat layer all over the carcase is thin or moderate; the fat of the young goose may have a colour indicative of a special diet;

(ii)goose: bird in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified); a moderate to thick fat layer is present all over the carcase;

(e)GUINEA FOWL (Numida meleagris domesticus):

(i)(young) guinea fowl: bird in which the tip of the sternum is flexible (not ossified);

(ii)guinea fowl: bird in which the tip of the sternum is rigid (ossified).

For the purposes of this Regulation, variants of the terms referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) to (e), relating to sex shall be construed as equivalent.