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REGULATION No129/63/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
'of12December1963
oncertainprovisionsrelatingtopoultryeggsforhatchingandlivepoultry
notexceeding185grammesweightperhead
Whereas,toenableMemberStatestointroduce ,legal
andadministrative provisionsforchecksoneggsfor
hatching,sufficienttimemustbeallowedbetween
thedateofentryintoforceoftheRegulationandthe
dateofapplicationoftheprovisionsonstampingand
checking;
Whereasbeforefixingaquantityoffeed-grainanda
sluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatchingthereshouldbe
acertaintrialperiodfortheapplicationofthe
provisionsonstampingandcheckingofeggsfor
hatching;
Whereasthequantitiesoffeed-grainforeggsfor
hatchingandforpoultrynotexceeding185grammes
weightperheadshouldbefixedatthesametime;
whereasthesluice-gatepricesforthesameproducts
shouldalsobefixedatthesametime;
Whereasitisnecessarytoextendcertainprovisionsof
CouncilRegulationNo104/63/EEC4andofCouncil
RegulationsNos45,5466and1167andofCouncil
RegulationNo105/63/EEC,8whereapplicable,until
thedateofapplicationofCouncilRegulationswhich
willfixthequantitiesoffeed-grainandthe
sluice-gatepricesforeggsforhatchingandfor
poultrynotexceeding185grammesweightperhead;THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo211onthe
progressiveestablishment ofacommonorganisation
ofthemarketineggs,andinparticularthesecond
sentenceofArticle3(5)(a),thefirstsubparagraph .
ofArticle6(1),andArticle10thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo222on
theprogressiveestablishment ofacommon
organisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,andin
particularArticle10thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament3;
Whereas,withaviewtopromotingpoultrybreeding
andhatching,quantitiesoffeed-grainandsluice-gate
pricesotherthanthoseapplicabletoeggsinshellfor
consumptionshouldbelaiddownforpoultryeggs
forhatchingandforlivepoultrynotexceeding185
grammesweightperhead;
Whereaseggsforhatchingshouldbepreventedfrom
beingputonthemarketaseggsforconsumption ;
whereas,tothisend,eggsforhatchingshouldbe
stampedtodistinguishthemfromeggsfor
consumption ;
Whereas,toensurecompliancewiththeruleson
stamping,acheckoneggsforhatchingputonthe
marketandonhatchingstationsandtheeggsthey
useisnecessary;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Eggsforhatchingfortheproductionofpoultry
maynotbeimportedorputonthemarketunless
theybearanindelibleblackstampgivinginfully
\4OJNo140,29.9.1963,p.2407.
5OJNo53,1.7.1962,p.1568.
6OJNo53,1.7.1962,p.1568.
7OJNo68,31.7.1962,p.1956.
8OJNo140,29.9.1963,p.2408.1OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.953.
2OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.959.
3OJNo33,4.3.1963,p.453.

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legibleromantypenotlessthan2mmhigh,the
followingparticulars :
(a)thewords'Brutei'or'acouver'or'cova'or
'broedei'or'forhatching';
(b)thenameofthecountryoforigin;(b)thename(orbusinessname)andaddressofthe
poultry-breeding establishment where-theeggs
werelaid,andthenameandaddressofthe
responsiblepoultryfarmer;
(c)thenumberofeggsinthebatchsetforhatching;
(d)thedateonwhichtheeggsweresetforhatching.
2.Establishments shallnotberegardedasbeing
hatchingstations,,forthepurposeofthisRegulation,
unlesstheyhaveatotalincubatorcapacity,excluding
hatchingchambers,ofatleast1000eggs.
Article5(c)theregistrationnumberassignedby.agovernment
agencytothepoultry-breeding establishment
wheretheeggswerelaid.
2.•EachMemberStateshall,atleastonceayear,
communicate totheotherMemberStatesandto
theCommission thelistofpoultry-breeding
establishments locatedonitsterritoryproducing
eggsforhatchingwhicharetobeputonthemarket.
Thislistmustincludethefollowingparticulars :
(a)thename(orbusinessname)andaddressofthe
poultry-breeding establishment ;
(b)theregistrationnumberofthatestablishment ;
(c)thenameandaddressoftheresponsiblepoultry
farmer.1.Thequantityoffeed-grainforeggsforhatching
providedforinArticle3(3)(a)ofCouncil
RegulationNo21shallbedifferentfromthatlaid
downforeggsinshellforconsumption ;thisquantity
shallbefixedbefore1October1964,inaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninthesecondsentence
ofArticle3(5)(a)ofthatRegulationandshallbe
usedforcalculatingtheleviesapplicablefrom1
January1965.
2.Thesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
providedforinArticle6ofCouncilRegulationNo
21shallbedifferentfromthatlaiddownforeggsin
shellforconsumption ;thisamountshallbefixed
before1December1964,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle6(1)ofthat
Regulation,andshallapplyfrom1January1965.Article2
MemberStatesshallrefuseimportsofeggsfor
hatchingfromthirdcountriesunlessthecountryof
originhasfurnishedtheparticularsprovidedforin
Article1(2)above.
Article3Article6
Eggsforhatchingmaynotbeimportedorput
onthemarketunlesstheyareaccompanied bya
documentgivingthefollowingparticulars :
(a)thenameofthecountryoforigin;
(b)thename(orbusinessname),addressand
registrationnumberofthepoultry-breeding
establishmentwheretheeggswerelaid,andthe
nameandaddressoftheresponsiblepoultry
farmer;
(c)thenumberofeggsforhatchinginthebatch;1.Thequantityoffeed-grainrequiredforthe
productionoflivepoultrynotexceeding185
grammesweightperheadshall,bywayofderogation
fromArticle3(5)ofCouncilRegulationNo22,be
calculatedwithreferencetothequantityoffeed-grain
fixedforeggsforhatchinginapplicationofArticle
5(1)ofthisRegulation;thisquantityshallbefixed
before1October1964,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninthesecondsentenceofthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle3(6)ofCouncil
RegulationNo22andshallbeusedforcalculating
theleviesapplicablefrom1January1965.
2..Thesluice-gatepriceapplicabletolivepoultry
notexceeding185grammesweightperhead,shajl,
bywayofderogationfromthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle6(1),andthefirstindentofArticle6(4)
ofCouncilRegulationNo22,becalculatedwith
referencetothesluice-gatepricefixedforeggsfor
hatchinginapplicationofArticle5(2)ofthis
Regulation;thisquantityshallbefixedbefore1
December1964,inaccordancewiththeprocedure(d)thedeliverydate.
Article4
1.Ateachhatchingstationthefollowing
informationshallbeenteredinwritingforeachbatch
ofeggssetforhatching:
(a)thenameofthecountryoforigin;

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laiddowninArticle6(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo
22,andshallapplyfrom1January1965.2.CouncilRegulationsNos45,46and116,aslast
extendedbyCouncilRegulationNo195/63/EEC,are
herebyextendeduntil31December1964.
Article7
Article81.Thequantitiesoffeed-grainprovidedforin
Article1ofCouncilRegulationNo104/63/EECshall
bemaintaineduntilotherwisedecidedbytheCouncil
or,failingthat,untilthedatewhentheRegulations
tobeadoptedbytheCouncilforapplyingArticles5
and6ofthisRegulationareputintoeffect.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1964.
Articles1,2,3and4shallapplyfrom1May1964.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1963.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.W.BIESHEUVEL