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8.11.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL252/1
REGULATION (EEC)No2335/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of31October1972
implementing CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1349/72ontheproductionand
marketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyardpoultrychicks
shouldbepublishedinthe.OfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities ;
WhereasArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
1349/72providesthatthedistinguishing mark
foreggswfycharenotmarkedbeforeincuba­
tionandaremarketedasindustrialeggsmust
bespecified;
Whereasstatisticsonwhichshort-termand
long-termforecastsarebasedmustbecompar­
able;whereastothisendtheformofmonthly
.returnsfromMemberStatesshouldbeharmo­
nised;whereasthiswouldbefacilitatedbythe
useofastandardreturnformwherethe
administrative machineryofaMemberState
issuchthattheessentialinformationcannotbe.
collectedinanyotherway;
WhereasitisforeachMemberStatetoprovide
forthepenaltiestobeimposedforinfringe­
mentsoftheseprovisions;
Whereas,toensurethatRegulation (EEC)
No1349/72isuniformlyapplied,provision
shouldbemadeforaregularflowofinforma­
tionbetweentheMemberStatesandtheCom­
mission; '.
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
RegulationareinaccordancewiththeOpinion
oftheManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeat
andEggs;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN .COM­
MUNITIES,.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
122/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketineggs,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1261/72,2
andinparticularArticle15thereof;'
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
123/67/EEC3of'13June1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,^s
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2727/71,4
,andinparticularArticle15thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1349/725of27June1972ontheproduction
andmarketingofeggsforhatchingandof
farmyardpoultrychicks,andinparticular
Article17thereof;'
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1349/72laid
downcertainrulesfortheproductionand
marketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyard
poultrychicks;whereas,iftheserulesaretobe
applied,implementing provisionsmustbe
adopted,inparticularasregardstheallocation
ofdistinguishing numbers,themarkingstobe
madeoneggsandthecommunications neces­
'sary;
Whereaseachestablishment mustbegivena
registrationnumberbasedonacodesodrawn
upineachMemberStatethatitispossible
todeterminetheactivitiesinwhichthe
establishment isengaged;whereas,sothatthis
codemaybeavailabletoallconcerned,itHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1OJNo117,1.9.6.1967,p.2293/67.
2OJNoL132,18.6.1971,p.1.
3OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
4OJNoL282;23.12.1971,p.8.
5OJNoL148,30.6.1972,p.7.1.Allapplicationsforregistrationshallbe
addressed ,tothecompetentauthorityofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheestablish­
mentislocated.Thisauthorityshallallocate

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totheestablishment adistinguishing number
comprisingthecapitallettersItshallbesentbytheMemberStatesnotlater
thanthe20thofeachmonth.
BforBelgium,DforGermany,
FforFrance,IforItaly, Article5
MemberStateswhodonothavethenecessary
administrative machineryforcollectingthe
informationrequiredunderArticle9(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1349/72fromhatcheries
shallusethestandardreturnform(partI)
showninAnnexI.LforLuxembourgandNLfortheNetherlands,
followedbyanidentifyingnumbersoallocated
thatitispossibletodeterminetheactivityin
whichtheestablishment isengaged.
2.TheMemberStatesshall,before1Novem­
ber1972,informtheCommissionofthecode
usedinallocatingdistinguishing numbersby
whichtheactivityinwhichtheestablishment
isengagedcanbedetermined.
TheCommissionshallpublishintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesthecode
usedbyeachMemberState.Article6
Themarkingstobemadeonpackingsand
tapesshallbemadeinindelibleblackinkin
lettersorfiguresatleast20mmhighand
10mmwide,drawnatleast1mmthick.
Article2
Article7
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
topenalizeinfringements oftheprovisionsof
theRegulationsrelatingtotheproductionand
marketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyard
poultrychicks.1.Eggsforhatchingshallbemarkedindi­
viduallyinindelibleblackink.Thelettersor
figuresshallbeatleast2mmhighand1mm
thick.
2.ThetapeprovidedforinArticle5(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1349/72shallbegreen
andshallbeofastandardformdetermined
bythecompetentauthority.EachMember
Stateexercisingthepowerconferredbythe
sameparagraphshall,before1November1972,
sendaspecimenofsuchstandardtapetothe
otherMemberStatesandtotheCommission .
Thetapemustbeaffixedinsuchawaythat
noneoftheparticularsonthepackingis
totallyorpartiallyconcealed.Article8•
TheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No1349/72
intheMemberStatesshallbereviewedregularly
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article18ofRegulationNos122/67/EECand
123/67/EEC.
Article9
Article3
Before30Januaryofeachyear,andforthe
firsttimebefore30January1974,theMember
StatesshallsendtotheCommission alistof
hatcheriesdrawnuponthestandardformset
outinAnnexII.Eggsforhatchingwhicharenotmarkedbefore
beingincubatedandaremarketedasindustrial
eggsshallbearagreencircleofadiameterof
atleast12mm,drawnatleast3mmthick.
Article4 Article10
Thestandardreturnformofthemonthly
summaryprovidedforinArticle10ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1349/2isshownintheAnnex.Until30November1974thestandardreturn
formprovidedforinArticle4shallbesentnot
laterthanthe30thofeachmonth.

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Article11' Article12
ThearrangementsintroducedbythisRegulation
shallapplyfrom1December1972.On1February1973,thefollowingshallbe
addedtothelistinArticle1(1):DKfor
Denmark,EIRforIrelandandUKforthe
UnitedKingdom.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,31October1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT

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ANNEX1
Monthlysummaryofproductionandmarketingofeggsforhatchingandoffarmyard
poultrychicks
Country: • Month: Years: 1000units
PARTI
A.Eggsforhatching
placedinincubationCocks,hens,chickens Ducks Geese Turkeys Guinea-fowl
Grandparent ,parent
andutility1Laying Meat Mixed
B.Howchicksareused Cocks,hens,chickens Ducks Geese Turkeys Guinea-fowl
Grandparentand
parentfemalesLaying Meat Mixed
Utilityfemalesfor
layingXXXXX
Malesandfemales
forfatteningX
Cockerelsforsexing
—grandparent—
parent—layingΎx!xxx
1WherepossibleMemberStatesshalldistinguishbetweengrandparent ,parentandutility.
PARTII
Externaltradeinchicks
Importsfromthird
countriesCocks,hens,chickens Ducks Geese Turkeys Guinea-fowl
Grandparent and
parentfemalesLaying Meat Mixed
•■
Utility - -.
Exportstothird
countriesCocks,hens,chickens Ducks Geese Turkeys Guinea-fowl
Grandparent and
parentfemalesLaying Meat Mixed\/
• •A■
Utility
Tobesentto:1.DirectorateGeneralforAgriculture 2.StatisticalOfficeofthe
DivisionforPoultryProducts EuropeanCommunities ,
B-1040Brussels AgriculturalStatistics,
ruedelaLoi200 Luxembourg 1
CentreLouvigny
P.O.Box1907

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ANNEXII
STRUCTURE ANDUTILISATION OFHATCHERIES
Thetablecoversonlythosehatcherieswhichwereoperatinginthepreviousyear.
Multipleactivityhatcheriesaretobeincludedundereachtypeofpoultryactuallyproduced.
Country: Region1: Year:
Cocks,hens,chickens
Capacityforeachsizeclassification Number2 Capacity2 Utilisation 3
Laying Meat Mixed
1001to10000
10001to20000
20001to50000
50001to100000
100001to200000
morethan200000
Total
Ducks Geese
Number Capacity2Utilisation 3Number Capacity2Utilisation 3
1001to2000
2001to5000
5001to10000
10001to20000
20001to50000
50001to100000
100001to200000
morethan200000
Total
(cont'doverleaf)

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ANNEX11{cont'd)
Turkeys Guinea-fowl
Capacityforeachsizeclassification
Number Capacity2Utilisation 3Number Capacity2Utilisation3
1001to2000
2001to5000
5001to10000
10001to20000
20001to50000
50001to100000
100001to200000
morethan200000
Total
Tobesentto:1.Directorate-General forAgriculture 2.StatisticalOfficeofthe
DivisionforPoultryProducts EuropeanCommunities ,
B-1040Brussels AgriculturalStatistics,
ruedelaLoi200 Luxembourg 1
CentreLouvigny
P.O.Box1907
1Region:Belgium:oneregiononly
Germany:Bundesländer
France:régionsdeprogramme
Italy:regioni
Luxembourg :oneregiononly
Netherlands :oneregiononly.
2Inthousands .
3Eggsplacedinincubationintheprecedingyear,inthousands.