1. Frozen and quick-frozen chicken carcasses may be marketed within the Union only if the water content, determined by the method of analysis laid down in Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/344, does not exceed the technically unavoidable values set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.
2. The following fresh, frozen and quick-frozen poultry cuts may be marketed within the Union only if the water content, determined by the method of analysis laid down in Article 8 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/344, does not exceed the technically unavoidable values set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation:
chicken breast fillet, with or without wishbone, without skin;
chicken breast, with skin;
chicken thighs, drumsticks, legs, legs with a portion of the back, leg quarters, with skin;
turkey breast fillet, without skin;
turkey breast, with skin;
turkey thighs, drumsticks, legs, with skin;
deboned turkey leg meat, without skin.
3. The maximum levels of water absorbed in chicken carcasses in the slaughterhouses are laid down in Annex IX.
4. The competent authority of a Member State may authorise the marketing of poultrymeat not compliant with paragraphs 1 or 2 provided that the packaging is marked with a tape or label bearing, in red capital letters, at least one of the indications laid down in Annex X. These indications shall be marked in a conspicuous place so as to be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible. They shall not be in any way hidden, obscured or interrupted by other written or pictorial matter. The letters shall be at least 1 cm high on the individual packaging and 2 cm on bulk packaging.