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of29October1975
ontheproductionandmarketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyardpoultrychicks
(OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 100)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EEC) No 3485/80 of 22 December 1980 L 365 1 31.12.1980
►M2Council Regulation (EEC) No 3791/85 of 20 December 1985 L 367 6 31.12.1985
►M3Council Regulation (EEC) No 3494/86 of 13 November 1986 L 323 1 18.11.1986
►M4CommissionRegulation(EEC) No 3987/87 of 22 December 1987 L 376 20 31.12.1987
►M5CommissionRegulation(EEC) No 1057/91 of 26 April 1991 L 107 11 27.4.1991
►M6CommissionRegulation(EC) No 2916/95 of 18 December 1995 L 305 49 19.12.1995
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic ofMalta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European
Union is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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REGULATION(EEC)No2782/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October 1975
ontheproductionandmarketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarm-
yardpoultrychicks
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 (1)o f2 9
October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs, andinparticular Article 2 thereof;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (
2)o f2 9
October 1975 onthe commonorgan izationof the market inpoultry-
meat, and in particular Article 2 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (
3);
Whereas, inorder to attainthe objectives set out inArticle 39 of the
Treaty with respect to poultry, Regulations (EEC) No 2771/75 and
(EEC) No 2777/75 provide for measures to facilitate the adaptationof
supply to demand;
Whereas these measures include in particular those which are intended
to facilitate the introduction of short and long term forecasts based onthe knowledge of the production recourses employed and alsomarketing standards which may relate to packing, transport and
marking;
Whereas an exact knowledge of the number of incubated eggs, and of
the number of chicks hatched, classified according to species, categoryand type of poultry, makes it possible to forecast the development ofthe market in poultry products; whereas, to that end, provisions should
also be made for the collection of statistics relating to flocks of grand-
parent stock and parent stock birds;
Whereas, inorder to forecast market tren ds with the greatest possible
accuracy and as soon as possible, the data relating to incubated eggs,chicks hatched and chicks marketed should be collected at regularintervals;
Whereas it is further necessary to identify eggs for hatching produced
in the Community, so as to be able to distinguish them from the eggssubject to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 (
4) of 29 October
1975 on marketing standards for eggs; whereas, therefore, such identi-fication must be made in the Community by the individual marking of
eggs for hatching; whereas, however, it is necessary to provide that, in
the Member States which authorize it, this identification can be carriedout according to special packing provisions; whereas that latter possibi-lity must not, however, result in the marketing without a specialdistinguishing mark of eggs which have been removed from the incu-bator;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies are different for eggs for
hatching and for other eggs; whereas, it is necessary to enable a cleardistinction between those products by marking eggs for hatching;
Whereas the same is true for exports, owing in particular to the provi-
sions for granting refunds; whereas, however, account must be taken,
as far as possible, of the provisions which might exist as regards iden-
tification in third countries so as to avoid disrupting trade with thosecountries;1975R2782 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 2
(1) See page 49 of this Official Journal. (SIC! OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.)
(2) See page 77 of this Official Journal. (SIC! OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.)
(3) OJ No C 128, 9. 6. 1975, p. 39.
(4) See page 56 of this Official Journal. (SIC! OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 56.)
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Whereas a distinguishing number, given to each establishment and
stamped on eggs for hatching or on packings containing eggs forhatching or chicks, may facilitate the marketing of these products and
checking of compliance with the provisions of the Regulation;
Whereas, both in respect of marketing and checking, it is essential to
enter on the accompanying documents information relating in particularboth to the nature of the batch of chicks or eggs for hatching and to its
origin; whereas, therefore, certain of these particulars must be shown
onthe packin gs;
Whereas the establishments in question must be assured that any
specific information concerning them will benefit from anonymity and
statistical secrecy;
Whereas establishments which, owing to their slight commercial
importance, have no appreciable influence on overall statistical resultsor onmarket developmen ts should be exempted from the obligationto
comply with this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation:
1. ‘Eggs for hatching’ means poultry eggs falling within subheadings
0407 00 11 and 0407 0019 of the combined nomenclature intendedfor the productionof chicks, classified accordin g to species, cate-gory and type and identified in accordance with this Regulation.
2. ‘Chicks’ means live poultry the weight of which does not exceed
185 grams falling within subheadings 0105 11, ►
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and 0105 19 of the combined nomenclature of the following cate-
gories:
(a) Utility chicks: chicks of one of the following types:
(i) table type chicks: chicks intended to be fattened and
slaughtered before reaching sexual maturity,
(ii) laying chicks: chicks intended to be raised with a view to
the production of eggs for consumption,
(iii) dual purpose chicks: chicks intended either for laying or for
the table;
(b) Parent stock chicks: chicks intended for the production of utility
chicks;
(c) Grandparent stock chicks: chicks intended for the production of
breeding chicks.
3. ‘Establishment’ means the establishment or part of an establishment
for each of the following sectors of activity:
(a) pedigree breeding establishment: an establishment, for the
production of eggs for hatching intended for the production of
grandparent stock, parent stock or utility chicks;
(b) breeding establishment: an establishment for the production of
eggs for hatching intended for the production of utility chicks;
(c) hatchery: an establishment for incubating eggs, hatching and
supplying chicks.
4. ‘Capacity’ means the maximum number of eggs for hatching which
may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers.
Article 2
1. The marketing and transport of eggs for hatching and of chicks as
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the territory of the Community for trade or commercial purposes if the
provisions of this Regulation are observed.
2. However, pedigree breeding and other breeding establishments
with less than100 birds an d hatcheries with a capacity of less than1 000 eggs for hatching shall not be obliged to observe this Regulation.
Article 3
Every establishment shall be registered, at its request, by the competent
agency appointed by the Member State and shall receive a distin-guishing number.
The distinguishing number may be withdrawn from establishments
which do not comply with the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 4
Every Member State shall communicate to the other Member States
and to the Commission, not later than three months after the entryinto force of this Regulation, the list of establishments situated on its
territory specifying the distinguishing number, name and address of
each establishment. Any amendment to that list shall be communicatedat the beginning of each quarter to the Member States and to theCommission.
Article 5
1. Eggs for hatching, used for chick production, shall be marked
individually.
2. Eggs for hatching shall be transported in perfectly clean packs,containing only eggs for hatching of the same species, category andtype of poultry, originating in one establishment and bearing at leastthe words ‘œufs à couver’, ‘broedeieren’, ‘rugeaeg’, ‘Bruteier’, ‘ αυγά
προς εκκόλαψιν ’, ‘huevos para incubar’, ‘eggs for hatching’, ‘uova
da cova’, ‘ovos para incubação’, ‘munia haudottavaksi’,
‘kläckägg’ ►
A2,‘násadová vejce’ ,‘haudemunad’ ,‘inkub ējamas
olas’,‘kiaušiniai perinimui’ ,‘keltet őtojás’,‘bajd tat-tifqis’ ,‘jaja
wylęgowe’,‘valilna jajca’ or‘násadové vajcia’ ◄.
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certain importer third countries, eggs for hatching intended for exportand their packings may bear particulars other than those provided forin this Regulation, provided that they are not likely to be confused
with the latter and with those provided for in Regulation (EEC)
No 2772/75 and its implementing Regulations.
Article 6
Eggs for hatching from third countries may be imported only if they
bear, in type at least 3 mm high, the name of the country of originand the printed words ‘à couver’, ‘broedei’, ‘rugeaeg’, ‘Bruteie’,‘προς εκκόλαψιν ’, ‘para incubar’, ‘hatching’, ‘cova’, ‘para incu-
bação’, ‘haudottavaksi’, ‘för kläckning’ ►
A2,‘líhnutí’,‘haue’,
‘inkub ācija’,‘perinimas’ ,‘keltetésre’ ,‘tifqis’,‘do wyl ęgu’,‘valjenje’
or‘liahnutie’ ◄. Their packings must contain only eggs for hatching
of the same species, category and type of poultry from the samecountry of origin and sender, and must bear at least the following parti-
culars:
(a) the information shown on the eggs;
(b) the species of poultry from which the eggs come;
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Article 7
Each hatchery shall keep one or more registers where the following
particulars shall be entered by species, category (grandparent, parentor utility stock) and type (table use, laying or dual purpose):
(a) the date on which the eggs were placed in incubation, the number
of incubated eggs and the distinguishing number of the establish-ment in which the eggs for hatching were produced;
(b) the date of hatching and the number of hatched chicks intended for
actual use;
(c) the number of incubated eggs withdrawn from the incubator and
the identity of the buyer.
Article 8
Incubated eggs withdrawn from the incubator shall be used for
purposes other than human consumption. They may be used as indus-trial eggs within the meaning of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2772/75.
Article 9
1. Each hatchery shall communicate monthly to the competent
agency of the Member State, by species, category and type, the numberof eggs placed in incubation and the number of hatched chicksintended for actual use.
2. Statistical data on flocks of grandparent stock and parent stock
birds shall be requested as required from establishments other thanthose referred to in paragraph 1, according to the rules and conditionsadopted inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle 17 ofRegulation(EEC) No 2777/75.
Article 10
1. The Member States shall, as soonas the data referred to in
Article 9 is received and analyzed, communicate to the Commission a
monthly summary based on the data for the previous month.
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onhatcheries onthe territory of the former GermanDemocraticRepublic until after 1 January 1991 and to submit such data for 1991not later than four months after the reference month. ◄
Inaddition , the summary submitted by the Member States shall show
the number of chicks imported and exported during the same month,according to species, category and type of poultry.
2. The Commission shall collate and use this summarized informa-
tion. It shall inform the Member States thereof.
Article 11
1. The chicks shall be packed by species, type and category of
poultry.
2. The boxes shall contain only chicks from the same hatchery and
shall show at least the distinguishing number of the hatchery.
Article 12
Chicks originating in third countries may be imported only if they are
grouped in accordance with Article 11 (1). The boxes must contain
only chicks from the same country of origin and sender and shall bearat least the following particulars:
(a) the name of the country of origin;
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(c) the sender's name or business name and address.
Article 13
1. An accompanying document shall be drawn up in respect of each
batch of eggs for hatching or chicks dispatched and shall bear at least
the following particulars:
(a) the name or business name and the address of the establishment
and its distinguishing number;
(b) the number of eggs for hatching or chicks according to species,
category and type of poultry;
(c) the date of dispatch;
(d) the name and address of the consignee.
2. As regards batches of eggs for hatching and of chicks imported
from third countries, the distinguishing number of the establishmentmust be replaced by the name of the country of origin.
Article 14
The particulars required under this Regulation shall be written legibly.
These particulars and the accompanying documents shall be written in
at least one Community language.
Article 15
Inorder to comply with the provision s inforce incertainimporter third
countries, packages for export may bear particulars other than those
provided for in this Regulation, on condition that they are not likelyto be confused with the latter.
Article 16
Agencies appointed by each Member State shall check that the provi-
sions of this Regulation are observed. The list of these agencies shall
be communicated to the other Member States and to the Commission
at the latest one month before the date of entry into force of this Regu-lation. Any amendment to this list shall be communicated to the otherMember States and to the Commission.
Article 17
Detailed rules for the applicationof this Regulationshall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2771/75 or inArticle 17 of Regulation(EEC) No 2777/75
as appropriate.
Article 18
1. The Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure
the anonymity and confidential character of information supplied inpursuance of Article 9.
2. The data entered in the registers may be used only by the autho-
rities responsible for the application of this Regulation.
Article 19
1. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1349/72 (
1) of 27 June 1972 on the
production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultrychicks, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 225/73 (
2), is hereby
repealed.
2. References to the Regulation repealed by paragraph 1 shall be
construed as references to this Regulation.1975R2782 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 6
(1) OJ No L 148, 30. 6. 1972, p. 7.
(2) OJ No L 27, 1. 2. 1973, p. 16.
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Article 20
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1975.1975R2782 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 002.001 — 7