Division 4

Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat ^f1.

Article 21 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 21

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health set up by Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 ^f2.

2.

Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ^f3 shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.

The committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.’