Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on marketing standards for eggs
Official Journal L 282 , 01/11/1975 P. 0056 - 0063
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 14 P. 0053
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 9 P. 0133
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 9 P. 0133
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( 1 ) SEE PAGE 49 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 258 , 21 . 10 . 1968 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 148 , 30 . 6 . 1972 , P . 5 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2772/75 OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON MARKETING STANDARDS FOR EGGS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2771/75 ( 1 ) OF 29 OCTOBER ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN EGGS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2771/75 PROVIDES FOR FIXING MARKETING STANDARDS WHICH MAY RELATE IN PARTICULAR TO TRADING BY QUALITY AND WEIGHT , PACKING , WAREHOUSING , TRANSPORT , PRESENTATION AND MARKING OF EGGS ;
WHEREAS SUCH STANDARDS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF EGGS AND , CONSEQUENTLY , FACILITATE THEIR SALE ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE IN THE INTEREST OF PRODUCERS , TRADERS AND CONSUMERS THAT MARKETING STANDARDS SHOULD BE APPLIED IN RESPECT OF HEN EGGS SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ;
WHEREAS IN ORDER TO FIX SUCH STANDARDS A CLEAR DISTINCTION MUST BE DRAWN BETWEEN EGGS SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND EGGS WHICH ARE NOT AND WHICH , IN PRINCIPLE , ARE FOR USE IN INDUSTRIES OTHER THAN THE FOOD INDUSTRY ; WHEREAS SUCH RULES FURTHERMORE REQUIRE THAT EGGS OF OTHER KINDS SHOULD NOT BE MIXED WITH HEN EGGS ;
WHEREAS THE STANDARDS MUST BE APPLICABLE TO ALL HEN EGGS MARKETED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IT NONETHELESS SEEMS ADVISABLE TO EXCLUDE FROM THE SCOPE OF THEIR APPLICATION CERTAIN FORMS OF SALE FROM PRODUCER TO CONSUMER WHERE SMALL QUANTITIES ARE INVOLVED ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , EGGS DELIVERED FROM THE PLACE OF PRODUCTION TO A PACKING CENTRE OR TO CERTAIN WHOLESALE MARKETS AND EGGS INTENDED FOR USE IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM GRADING AND MARKING ;
WHEREAS THE DESIRED IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY NECESSITATES REGULAR AND FREQUENT EGG COLLECTION ;
WHEREAS , THEREFORE , A LIST SHOULD BE DRAWN UP OF SUPPLIERS TO UNDERTAKINGS ENTITLED TO GRADE EGGS BY QUALITY AND WEIGHT ;
WHEREAS THE GRADING OF EGGS SHOULD BE CONFINED SOLELY TO UNDERTAKINGS WHICH ARE ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE ;
WHEREAS THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EGGS MUST BE EASY FOR CONSUMERS TO UNDERSTAND AND MUST BE IN KEEPING WITH THE EFFORTS AT RATIONALIZATION MADE AT ALL STAGES OF DISTRIBUTION ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , A LIMITED