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of29July1977
layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforRegulation(EEC)No2782/75ontheproductionand
marketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyardpoultrychicks
(OJ L 209, 17.8.1977, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3759/85 of 23 December 1985 L 356 64 31.12.1985
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1351/87 of 15 May 1987 L 127 18 16.5.1987
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2773/90 of 27 September 1990 L 267 25 29.9.1990
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 3239/94 of 21 December 1994 L 338 48 28.12.1994
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►A1Act of Accession of Greece L 291 17 19.11.1979
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 159, 19.6.1987, p. 24 (1351/87)
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1868/77
of29July1977
laying down detailed rules of application for Regulation (EEC)
No 2782/75 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching
andoffarmyardpoultrychicks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs(1), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 368/76(2), and in particular Article
15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat(3), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/76(4), and in particular Article
15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of 29 October
1975 on the production and marketing of eggsfor hatching and of
farmyard poultry chicks(5), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EEC) No 2782/75 laid down certain rulesfor the
production and marketing of eggsfor hatching and of farmyard poultrychicks; whereas, the implementation of these rules requires rules ofapplication regarding the allocation of distinguishing numbers, the
markingsto be made on eggsand packaging and the communication
of the necessary information;
Whereas each establishment must be given a distinguishing registration
number based on a code so drawn up in each Member State that it ispossible to determine the activity in which the establishment isengaged;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 of 17 January 1969
implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standardsfor eggs(
6), asamended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 of
29 October 1975 on marketing standards for eggs(7) providesfor the
identification and marketing of incubated eggswhich were not
marketed before being put into incubation and are marketed asindus -
trial eggs;
Whereas statistics on which short-term and long-term forecasts are
based must be comparable; whereas the monthly summaries preparedby Member States should therefore be harmonized; whereas, moreover,the collection of information could be facilitated by using a standard
form for the summary;
Whereasthe pres ent information on intra-Community trade in chicksis
not sufficient to establish short-term production estimates; whereasspecial arrangements should be made for Member States that do nothave the necessary administrative machinery for collecting such infor-
mation;
Whereasit isfor each Member State to lay down the penaltiesfor
infringements of these provisions;
Whereas, to simplify the rules, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2335/
72 of 31 October 1972 implementing Council Regulation (EEC)No 1349/72 on the production and marketing of eggsfor hatching and1977R1868 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ No L 45, 21. 2. 1976, p. 2.
(3) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.
(4) OJ No L 45, 21. 2. 1976, p. 3.
(5) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 100.
(6) OJ No L 13, 18. 1. 1969, p. 13.
(7) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 56.
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of farmyard poultry chicks(1), aslas t amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 373/73(2), should be repealed;
Whereasthe meas uresprovided for in thisRegulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee forPoultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. All applications for registration of one of the establishments
referred to in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 shall be
addressed to the competent authority of the Member State in whoseterritory the establishment is located. This authority shall allocate tothe establishment being registered a distinguishing number comprisingone of the following capital letters:
AT for Austria
B for Belgium
D for the Federal Republic of Germany
DK for Denmark
E for GreeceESP for SpainF for FranceFIN for FinlandI for Italy
IRL for Ireland
L for LuxembourgNL for the Netherlands
PORT for PortugalSE for SwedenUK for the United Kingdom
together with an identifying number so allocated that it is possible to
determine the activity in which the establishment is engaged.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission without delay of any
changes in the code of distinguishing numbers used to determine the
activity in which the establishment is engaged.
Article 2
(1) The individual marking of eggsfor hatching, us ed for chick
production, shall be carried out at the producer establishment which
shall print its distinguishing number on the eggs. The letters and
figures shall be indicated in indelible black ink at least 2 mm highand 1 mm wide.1977R1868 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 252, 8. 11. 1972, p. 1.
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(2)►C1Member Statesmay authorize, by derogation ◄the
marking of eggsfor hatching in a different manner from that pres entedin paragraph 1, provided that it be in black, indelible, clearly visible,
and at least 10 mm
2in area. Such marking shall be carried out prior
to insertion into the incubator, either at a producer establishment, orat a hatchery.
Packs or containers of any type in which these eggs are transported
shall bear the distinguishing number of the producer establishment.
Member States exercising this power shall inform the other Member
States and the Commission thereof and shall communicate to them theprovisions made to that end.
(3) Only eggsfor hatching marked according either to paragraph 1
or paragraph 2 may be transported or traded between Member States.
Article 3
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made in indelible black ink, in lettersor figuresat leas t 20 mm highand 10 mm wide, drawn 1 mm thick.
Article 4
1. The standard form for the summary referred to in Article 10 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 iscontained in Annex I. Thiss ummaryshall be forwarded by Member States to the Commission each calendarmonth not later than four weeksafter the end of the month to whichthe figuresrefer.
1a. From 3 October 1990 to 31 December 1992, Germany shall
undertake the separate transmission of the statistics under Part I of thesummary referred to in paragraph 1 for the former German DemocraticRepublic.
2. Member States may use the standard form for the summary (Part
I) contained in Annex I to collect from the hatcheriesthe informationreferred to in Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75.
3. Member States may specify that in respect of chicks several
copiesof the accompanying document referred to in Article 13 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2782/75 shall be drawn up. In this case, onecopy of the document shall be sent to the competent agency referredto in Article 16 thereof on importation or exportation or at the time ofintra-Community trade.
4. Member Stateswho us e the procedure referred to in paragraph 3
shall inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof.
Article 5
Member States shall take all necessary measures to impose penalties
for any infringement of the Regulationson the production andmarketing of eggsfor hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks .
Article 6
Before 30 January each year Member States shall send to the Commis-
sion statistics on the structure and activity of hatcheries, using thestandard form contained in Annex II.
Article 7
Regulation (EEC) No 2335/72 ishereby repealed.
Article 8
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ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
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To be sent to: 1. Directorate-General for Agricul-
ture,
Division for Poultry Products,2. Statistical Office of the
European Communities
Agricultural Statistics,
rue de la Loi 200,
B-1049 Brussels.Luxembourg 1,
European Centre,
PO Box 1907, Luxembourg.1977R1868 — EN — 01.01.1995 — 001.001 — 7
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ANNEX II
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(1) Region: Belgium: one region only,
Denmark: one region only,
Germany: Bundesländer,
Greece: one region only,
Spain: eleven provinces,
France: régionsde programme,
Ireland: one region only,
Italy: regioni,
Luxembourg: one region only,
Netherlands: one region only,
Austria: one region only,
Portugal: one region only,
Finland: one region only,
Sweden: one region only,
United Kingdom: 11 administrative regions.
(2) In thousands.
(3) Eggs placed in incubation in the preceding year, in thousands.
To be sent to: 1. Directorate-General for Agricul-
ture,
Division for Poultry Products,2. Statistical Office of the
European CommunitiesAgricultural Statistics,
rue de la Loi 200,
B-1049 Brussels.Luxembourg 1,European Centre,
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