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21.10.C OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL258/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1619/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of15October1968
onmarketingstandardsforeggs
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketineggs,andinparticularArticle2(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WHereasRegulationNo122/67/EECprovidesfor
fixingmarketingstandardswhichmayrelatein
particulartogradingbyqualityandweight,packing,
warehousing ,transport,presentationandmarking
ofeggs.
Whereassuchstandardscancontributetoan
improvement inthequalityofeggsand,conse­
quently,facilitatetheirsale;whereasitistherefore
intheinterestofproducers,tradersandconsumers
thatmarketingstandardsshouldbeappliedin
respectofheneggssuitableforhumanconsumption ',
Whereasinordertofixsuchstandardsaclear
distinctionmustbedrawnbetweeneggssuitablefor
humanconsumptionandeggswhicharenotand
which,onprinciple,areforuseinindustriesother
thanthefoodindustry;whereassuchrulesfurther­
morerequirethateggsofotherkindsshouldnot
bemixedwithheneggs;
Whereasthestandardsmustbeapplicabletoall
heneggsmarketedontheterritoryoftheCom­
munity;whereasitnonethelessseemsadvisableto
excludefromthescopeoftheirapplicationcertain
formsofsalefromproducertoconsumerwhere
smallquantitiesareinvolved;whereas,moreover,
eggsdeliveredfromtheplaceofproductiontoa
packingcentreortocertainwholesalemarketsand
eggsintendedforuseinthefoodindustryshould
beexemptedfromgradingandmarking;
Whereasthedesiredimprovement inquality
necessitatesregularandfrequenteggcollections;whereas,therefore,alistshouldbedrawnupof
supplierstoundertakingsentitledtogradeeggsby
qualityandweight;
Whereasthegradingofeggsshouldbeconfined
solelytoundertakingswhichareadequatelyequipped
forthepurpose;
Whereasthequalityrequirementsforeggsmustbe
easyforconsumerstounderstandandmustbein
keepingwiththeeffortsatrationalisation madeat
allstagesofdistribution ;whereas,threrefore,alim­
itedbutadequatenumberofqualityandweight
gradesshouldbelaiddown;
Whereastoensurethattheconsumerissuppliedwith
goodqualityproduce,criteriaofahighstandard
shouldbefixedforeachqualitygrade;
Whereasthequalitycharacteristics forthegrade
'fresheggs'shouldconsequentlybedefinedsothat
theyapplytofirst-qualityeggs;whereascertaineggs
maybeconsideredas'extrafresh'whereaspecial
guaranteeoffreshnessisgiven;
Whereaseggsofaveragequality,thecharacteristics
ofwhichdonotallowtheirinclusioninthegrade
'fresheggs',mustbedescribedas'second-quality eggs'
andgradedassuch;whereaseggswhichhave
undergoneaprocessofcleaning,dipping,refrigera­
tionorpreservationshouldasageneralrulebeput
inthatgrade;
Whereasathird-qualitygradeshouldbeestablished
foreggswhichdonotmeettherequirementsforthe
highergradesbutarestillsuitableforhumancon­
sumption;whereassuch'non-graded'eggsmustbe
reservedforprocessingor-forthefoodindustry;
whereascertainincubatedeggs,whosecharacteristics
allowtheirlimiteduseinthemanufacture of
pasteurisedeggproducts,maybeincludedinthis
grade;
Whereastheconsumermustbeabletodistinguish
betweeneggsofdifferentqualityand.weightgrades;
whereasthisrequirementcanbemetbymarking
theeggsandpacks; OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.

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2.'Industrialeggs'meansheneggsinshellother
thanthosereferredtoin1.
3.'Eggsforhatching'meanseggsintendedfor
chickproductionasspecifiedintherulesconcerning
eggsforhatching.
4.'Incubatedeggs'meanseggsfromthetimeo.
insertionintheincubator.
5.'Marketing'meansholdingordisplayingforsale,
offeringforsale,selling,deliveringoranyothei
formofmarketing.
6.'Collector'meansanypersonauthorisedtocol­
lecteggsorindustrialeggsfromaproducerfor
delivery:
(a)toapackingcentre,
(b)toamarketsellingexclusivelytowholesalers
whoseundertakings areapprovedaspacking
centres,or
(c)toindustry.Whereasthemarkingof'fresheggs'canbeop­
tional,sincetheobligatorymarkingofothereggs
enablesthemtobeeasilydistinguished ;
Whereasanyonemarketing'fresheggs'shouldbe
permittedtostampsucheggswithotherparticulars
servingpublicityends;
Whereasanyothermarkingsmightaffecttrading
conditionsintheCommunity ;
Whereascommonprovisionsshouldbeadoptedfor
packingsuchaswillensurethatthequalityofthe
eggsismaintainedandwillfacilitatetradeandthe
supervisionofcompliancewithstandards;
Whereasinordertoleaveachoiceopentothe
consumerandtoensurethatheisofferedgoodscon­
formingwithqualityandweightstandards,retailers
mustdisplaytheappropriateinformationeitheron
thegoodsofferedorbesidethem;
Whereasitisessential,intheinterestofbothpro­
ducerandconsumer,thateggsimportedfromthird
countriesshouldcomplywithCommunitystandards;
WhereastheapplicationofCommunityrulesonthe
importationandexportationofeggsrequiresthe
nameofthecountryoforigintobeshownoneggs
comingfromthirdcountries;
Whereasspecialprovisionsinforceincertainthird
countriesmaycallforderogationswhichinsuch
casesallowexportationoutsidetheCommunity ;
WhereasitisforeachMemberStatetodesignate
theagencyoragenciesresponsibleforsupervision ;
whereasprocedureforthissupervisionmustbe
uniform;whereas,consequently ,commonprovisions
shouldbelaiddownwithregardtosamplingand
tolerances;
WhereasitisforeachMemberStatealsotolay
downpenaltiesforinfringements ;
WhereastheprovisionsofthisRegulationare
withoutprejudicetoanyCommunityprovisions
whichmaybeadoptedinordertoharmonisethe
provisionsofveterinaryandfoodstuffslegislation
aimedatprotectingthehealthofpeopleandanimals
andatpreventingadulterationandfraud;7.'Packingcentre'meansanundertakingauthorised
bythecompetentauthoritytogradeeggsbyquality
andweight.
8.'Batch'meanstheeggsfromoneandthesame
packingcentreinpacksbearingoneandthesame
packingdateoroneandthesamepackingweek
numberandoneandthesamequalitygradingand,
whererequired,weightgrading.
Article2
1.EggsshallnotbemarketedwithintheCommunity
bywayofbusinessortradeunlesstheysatisfythe
provisionsofthisRegulation.
2.However,itshallnotbenecessarytogradeeggs
byqualityandweightnormarkthem
(a)iftheyaretransporteddirectlyfromtheplaceof
productiontoapackingcentreortoamarket
sellingexclusivelytowholesalerswhoseunder­
takingsareapprovedaspackingcentresinaccor­
dancewithArticle5,and
(b)iftheyareproducedintheCommunityand
deliveredtothefoodindustryforprocessing.
3.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallnotapply
toeggspasseddirectlytotheconsumerforhisown
usebytheproduceronhisownfarm,inalocal
publicmarketorbydoor-to-doorselling,provided
thattheeggscomefromhisownproduction,are
notpackedinaccordancewithArticles16to19,
anduseisnotmadeofanyofthequalityandweight
gradingslaiddowninthisRegulation .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
1.'Eggs'meansheneggsinshell,suitablefordirect
humanconsumptionorforuseinthefoodindustries,
exceptforincubatedeggswhichdonotmeetthe
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Article3
EggsasdefinedinArticle1(1)shallnotbemixed
witheggsofotherkinds.
Article4(a)theyshallbemarkedbeforeinsertioninthein­
cubator,
(b)theyshallnotbefertileandshallbeabsolutely
clearwhencandled,
(c)theairspaceshallnotexceedaheightof9mm,
(d)theyshallnothaveremainedmorethansixdays
inanincubator,
(e)theyshallnothavebeentreatedwithantibiotics,
(f)theyshallbeintendedforuseinaprocessing
plantmanufacturing pasteurisedeggproducts.1."Withoutprejudice -totheprovisionsofArticles
2and9,producersshallnotdeliver:
(a)eggstoanyonebutcollectors,packingcentres,
marketswithinthemeaningofArticles2(2)(a)
orindustry:
(b)industrialeggstoanyonebutcollectors,packing
centres,marketswithinthemeaningofArticle
2(2)(a)orindustry,exceptthefoodindustry.
2.Allpackingcentresandcollectorsshallcollect
eggsfromtheproducersatleastonceaweek.They
shall,however,collectatleasttwiceaweekfromthe
sameproducereggsintendedformarketingas
'Extra'inaccordancewithArticle19.
Allcollectorsshalldelivereggstothepackingcentres
notlaterthanthethirdworkingdayfollowingthat
ofcollection.Article7
1.GradeAeggsshallhavethefollowingminimum
characteristics :
Shellandcuticle:normal,clean,undamaged ;
Airspace:heightnotexceeding6mm,
stationary ;
Article5
1.ApartfromthecasesprovidedforinArticles9
and13,onlypackingcentresmaygradeeggsby
qualityandweight.Packingcentresshallkeepan
up-to-daterecordoftheirsuppliers.
2.Thecompetentauthorityshallgrantauthoris­
ationstogradeeggsandshallallotadistinguishing
numbertoanyundertakingorproducerwhose
premisesandtechnicalequipmentaresuitablefor
gradingeggsbyqualityandweight,atitsorhis
request.Suchauthorisation maybewithdrawn
whenevertherequiredconditionsarenolonger
fulfilled.
3.Furtherprovisionsontheconditionsforapproval
ofpackingcentresshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegu­
lationNo122/67/EEC."White:clear,limpid,ofgelatinousconsist­
ency,freeofextraneousmattersof
anykind;
Yolk:visibleoncandlingasashadow
only,withoutclearlydiscernible
outline,notmovingappreciably
awayfromthecentreoftheegg
onrotation,freeofextraneous
matterofanykind;
Germcell:imperceptibledevelopment ;
Odour:freeofextraneousodour.
2.GradeAeggsshallnothavebeenwashedor
cleanedbyanyothermeans.
3.GradeAeggsshallnothavebeentreatedfor
preservationorrefrigeratedinpremisesorplants
wherethetemperature isartificiallymaintainedat
lessthan+8°C.However,eggswhichhavebeen
keptatatemperaturebelow+8°Canretailpremises
orinannexestheretoshallnotbeconsideredas
refrigeratedinsofarasthequantitystoresinthese
annexesdoesnotexceedtherequirementsforthree
daysofretailsaleonthepremisesinquestion.
4.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
paragraph2andofthefirstsentenceofparagraph3,
theprovisionsconcerningtheconditionsunderwhich
GradeAeggsmaybewashedorotherwisecleaned
ordippedandthoseconcerningthesupervisionof
theseoperationsmaybeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegulation
No122/67/EEC."Withregardtoconditionsasto
dipping,however,thisderogationshallnotapplyto
GradeAeggsmarketedunderthedescription'Extra'
inaccordancewithArticle19.Article6
1.Eggsshallbegradedbyqualityasfollows:
GradeAor'fresheggs'
GradeBor'second-quality orpreservedeggs'
GradeCor'non-gradedeggsintendedforthefood
industry'.
2.Incubatedeggs,however,mayonlybegraded
under'C'andthenonlyprovidedthattheymeet
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Article8
1.GradeBeggsshallhavethefollowingminimum
characteristics :
Shell:normalandundamaged;'—Grade5:under55gto50g
—Grade6:under50gto45g
—Grade7:under45g.
Article11Airspace:heightnotexceeding9mm;
1.Oneormoredistinguishing marksmaybe
stampedonGradeAeggsshowing:White:clear,limpid,freeofextraneousmatter
ofanykind;
Yolk:—visibleoncandlingasashadowonly;
thischaracteristic isnotrequiredof
eggspreservedinlime;
—freeofextraneousmatterofany
kind;
Germcell:imperceptibledevelopment ;
Odour:freeofextraneousodour.
2.GradeBshallincludethreetypesofeggs:(a)qualitygrading;
(b)weightgrading;
(c)thepackingweeknumberasdefinedinArticle
'17(2);
(d)thepackingcentrenumber;
(a)Eggsneitherrefrigeratednorpreserved: (e)thenameorbusinessnameofthepackingcentre;
(f)tradenameortrademark. GradeBeggswhichhavenotundergoneany
preservativetreatmentandhavenotbeen
refrigeratedinpremisesorplantswherethe
temperature isartificiallymaintainedatless
than+8°C.
However,eggs,whichhavebeenkeptata
temperaturebelow+8°Conretailpremisesorin
annexestheretoshallnotbeconsideredasre­
frigeratedinsofarasthequantitystoredin
theseannexesdoesnotexceedtherequirements
forthreedaysofretailsaleonthepremisesin
question.2.TheGradeAdistinguishing markshallbea
circleofatleast12mmindiameter.
Thedistinguishing markforweightgradingshallbe
anumberbetween2mmand3mmhigh,placed
insidetheabove-mentioned circle.
Thepackingweeknumbershallbeaone-ortwo­
figurenumberatleast5mmhigh.
Article12
(b)Refrigeratedeggs:
GradeBeggswhichhavebeenrefrigeratedin
premisesartificiallymaintainedatatemperature
below+8°C.
(c)Preservedeggs:
GradeBeggswhichhavebeenpreserved,
whetherrefrigeratedornot,inagasmixturethe
compositionofwhichdiffersfromthatof
atmosphericair,andthosewhichhaveunder­
goneanyotherpreservativetreatment.
Article91.GradeBandCeggs,exceptforcrackedeggs,
shallbearadistinguishing markshowingtheirqua­
litygrading.Theymaybearanumberbetween2mm
and3mmhighshowingtheweightgradingand
oneormoreoftheparticularsmentionedinArticle
11(1).
2.Thedistinguishingmarkshowingqualitygrading
forGradeBeggsshallbeasfollows:
(a)for'eggsneitherrefrigeratednorpreserved',a
circleatleast12mmindiameterinwhichshall
appeartheletterBinRomantypeatleast5mm
high;
(b)for'refrigeratedeggs',anequilateraltriangle
witheachsideatleast10mmlong;
(c)for'preservedeggs',arhombuswithdiagonals
of16mmand7mm.
Anyonewhorefrigeratesorotherwisepreserveseggs
shallmarkthemasindicatedin(b)or(c)before
doingso.Foreggspreservedinlime,however,these
marksmaybeaffixedafterthepreservingprocess
hasbeencarriedout.
3.Thedistinguishing markforthequalitygrading
ofGradeCeggsshallbeacircleatleast12mmin
diameterinwhichshallappeartheletterCinRoman
typeatleast5mmhigh.GradeCeggsshallbeeggswhichdonotmeetthe
requirementsapplicabletoeggsinGradesAandB.
Theymayonlybepassedtoeggprocessingplants
ortoindustry;incubatedeggsofGradeCmayonly
besoldtoeggprocessingplantsforthemanufacture
ofpasteurisedeggproducts.
Article10
GradeAandBeggsshallbegradedbyweightas
follows:
—Grade1:70gandover
—Grade2:under70gto65g
—Grade3:under65gto60g
—Grade4:under60gto55g

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(d)thenumberofeggspacked; Article13
1.GradeAorBeggswhichnolongerhavethe
characteristics fixedforthosegradesshallbe
withdrawnfromtheirgradeandmayberegraded
inBorCaccordingtotheirnewcharacteristics .
Insuchacase,theyshallbearadistinguishing mark
inaccordancewithArticle12.Anymarkswhich
mayhavebeenaffixedinaccordanecewithArticle11
orArticle12(1)mayberetained,exceptforthose
concerningweightgradingwhichshallbealteredif
appropriate .
2.However,bywayofderogationfromthe
provisionsofparagraph1,GradeAandBeggswhich
nolongerhavethecharacteristics fixedforthese
gradesmaybedelivereddirectlytothefoodindustry,
providedthattheirpackingsareclearlymarkedto
showthisdestination .(e)thepackingweeknumber;however,where
largepackscontainsmallpacksofthekind
mentionedinArticle19,orsmallpacksbearing
thedateofpacking,thedateofpackingshallbe
substitutedforthisnumber;
(f)particularsastorefrigerationorthemethodof
preservation ,uncodedandinRomantype,in
respectofrefrigeratedorpreservedeggs.
2.Theweeknumbersmentionedinparagraph1(e)
(from1to53)shallcorrespondtotheweeksofthe
calendaryear,itbeingunderstoodthateachweek
numbermaybeusedfrommidnightonThursday/
Fridayoftheprecedingweek;thefirstweekofeach
yearshallbetheweekstartingonthefirstMonday
intheyear.
3.Theweeknumbershallbemarkedonlargepacks
containingeggsinGradeAnotlaterthanonthe
workingdayfollowingthedaywhentheeggswere
receivedinthepackingcentre.Article14
Article181.Thedistinguishing marksaffixedinaccordance
withArticles11,12and13mustbeclearlylegible.
2.Eggsshallbemarkedinanindelibleblackcolour
resistanttoboiling.Theproductused'mustcomply
withtheprovisionsinforceinrespectofcolouring
matterswhichmaybeusedinfoodstuffsintended
forhumanconsumption .
Article151.Smallpacks,evenwhentheyareinsidelarge
packs,shallshowinclearlyvisibleandlegibletype:
(a)thename,thebusinessnameand,where
applicable,thetrademarkandtheaddressofthe
undertakingwhichpackedtheeggsorhadthem
packed;
(b)thepackingcentre'sdistinguishing mark;Eggsshallnotbearanyothermarksthanthoselaid
downinthisRegulation.
Article16
(c)thequalityandweightgrading;
(d)thenumberofeggspacked;ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'largepacks'
meanspackswhichcontainmorethanthirty
eggsand'smallpacks'thosewhichcontainthirtyeggs
orless.
Article17(e)thedateofpackingorthepackingweeknumber
mentionedinArticle17(2);
(f)particularsastorefrigerationorthemethodof
preservation,uncodedandinRomantype,in
respectofrefrigeratedorpreservedeggs.
2.Particularsastothedateortheweeknumber
shallbemarkedonthepackscontainingGradeA
eggsnotlaterthanontheworkingdayfollowing
thedaywhentheeggswerereceivedatthepacking
centre.Largepacksevenwhentheycontaineggsinsmall
packsshallbeprovidedwithabandorlabelwhich
cannotbere-usedafterthepackhasbeenopenedand
whichshallbeissuedbyorunderthesupervisionof
theofficialagenciesmentionedinArticle26.
Thebandorlabelshallbearinclearlyvisibleand
legibleblacktype:
(a)thenameorbusinessnameandtheaddressof
theundertakingwhichhasgradedorarranged
forthegradingofthegoods;
(b)thepackingcentre'sdistinguishing number;Article19
Theword'Extra'maybeusedonsmallpacks
containingGradeAeggs,showingthedateofpacking
andprovidedwithaband.
Theairspaceinsucheggsshallhaveaheightof
lessthan4mmatthetimeofpacking.
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Thebandshallbedestroyednotlaterthanonthe
seventhdayafterpacking.—thecountryoforiginprintedinRomantype
atleast20mmhighforlargepacksandat
least5mmhighforsmallpacksevenwhere
thelatterareinsidelargepacks;
—thenameofthepackersinthethirdcountry;Article20
—thequalityandweightgrading;
—theweightinkilogrammesofthepackedeggs;
—thedateofpacking;
—inthecaseoflargepacks,thesender'sname
andaddress.1.Eggsdisplayedforsaleorofferedforsaleinthe
retailtradeshallbepresentedseparatelyaccording
toqualityandweightgrading.Thequalityand
weightgrading,andalsorefrigerationorthemethod
ofpreservationforrefrigeratedorpreservedeggs,
shallbeindicatedinamannerclearlyvisibletothe
consumer .
2.However,eggsofthesamequalitygrading,
exceptforGradeAeggsmarked'Extra'inaccord­
ancewithArticle19,maybydisplayedforsaleor
offeredforsaleinsmallpacksofnotmorethan
twelveeggswhichmaybeofdifferentweightgradings
providedthattheweightgradingismarkedoneach
eggandthetotalnetweightissubstitutedonthe
packsfortheweightgradinglaiddowninArticle17
(1)(c)andArticle18(1)(c)andthewords'eggsof
differentsizes'areaddedthereto.Article24
Article21
Packsshallnotbearanyindicationsotherthan
thoselaiddowninthisRegulation.
Article221.TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallalsoapply
toeggspackedandintendedforexportoutsidethe
Community .Eggspackedandintendedforexport
whichhavebeendippedshallnot,however,be
deemedtohavebeentreatedforpreservation .
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph1andin
ordertocomplywiththeregulationsofparticular
importingcountries,eggspackedandintendedfor
exportmay:
(a)bemadetocomplywithrequirements exceeding
thoselaiddowninthisRegulationasregards
quality,markingandlabelling,orwithadditional
requirements ;
(b)bearonthepackmarksorparticularsof
differentnature,dimensionsorcolour,provided
thatsuchmarksandparticularsarenotlikelyto
bemistakenforthoselaiddowninthisRegu­
lation.
3.Eggspackedandintendedforexportmaybe
gradedbyotherweightgradingsthanthoselaid
downinArticle10.Inthatcasetheweightgrade
shallbeshownuncodedonthepacks.Additionalprovisionsshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegu­
lationNo122/67/EECasregards:
(a)Requirements dstopackingandpackingma­
terials;
(b)carriageandstorageconditions;
(c)markingandlabellingofpacks;
(d)averageweightofpackedeggs;
(e)bandsandotherfastenings.Article25
Article23TheprovisionsofthisRegulationshallnotapplyto
eggsimportedfromthirdcountriesorexported
outsidetheCommunityinsmallquantitiesnot
exceedingsixtyeggsbytheconsumerforhisown
use.
Article26Eggsfromthirdcountriesshallnotbeimportedfor
freecirculationintheCommunityunless:
(a)theycomplywiththeprovisionsofArticle3,6to
12,14,15,19,20(2)and21.Theprovisionsof
thesecondparagraphofArticle19shall,how­
ever,applyatthetimeofCustomsclearance;
(b)theyarelegiblymarkedinRomantypewiththe
nameofthecountryoforigin;
(c)theyareputupinpacksbearingclearlyand
legiblythefollowinginformation :1.CompliancewiththisRegulationshallbe
supervisedbyagenciesappointedforthepurposein
eachMemberState.Alistofsuchagenciesshallbe
forwardedtootherMemberStatesandtotheCom­
missionnotlaterthanonemonthbeforetheentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .Anyamendmentto
thislistshallbecommunicated tootherMember
StatesandtheCommission .

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accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
17ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC.Thereshall,
however,benotoleranceinrespectoftheheight
oftheairspacelaiddowninArticle19.2.TheproductscoveredbythisRegulationshallbe
checkedbymeansofrandomsamplingatallstages
ofmarketingaswellasduringcarriage.Foreggs
importedfromthirdcountriessuchrandomsampling
checksshallalsobemadeatthetimeofCustoms
clearance.
Article29
ArticleT1 MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasuresto
penaliseinfringementsofthisRegulation .
Article301.Decisionsarisingfromfailuretocomplywith
thisRegulationmayonlybetakenforthewholeof
thebatchwhichhasbeenchecked.
2.Wherethecheckedbatchisnotdeemedto
complywiththisRegulation,thesupervisingagency
shallprohibititsmarketing,orimportationifthe
batchcomesfromathirdcountry,unlessanduntil
proofisforthcomingthatithasbeenmadetocomply
withthisRegulation .
3.Theagencywhichmadethecheckshallverify
whethertherejectedbatchhasbeenorisbeingmade
tocomplywiththisRegulation .1.MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcom­
municatetoeachothertheinformationnecessaryfor
implementing thisRegulation.
2.Measuresaimedatensuringuniformapplication
ofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegu­
lationNo122/67/EEC.
Article31
Article28
DetailedrulesofapplicationofArticles26and27,in
particularasregardsminimumsamplingandthe
tolerancestobeacceptedinthesupervisionof
compliancewiththisRegulation,shallbeadoptedinThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Thesystemlaiddown
bythisRegulationshallbeapplicablefrom1May
1969.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,15October1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SEDATI