CELEX: 31972R1348
Language: en
Date: 1972-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1348/72 of the Council of 27 June 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standards for eggs

594                                    Official Journal of the European Communities
 30.6.72                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 148 /5
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 1348/72 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 27 June 1972
                         amending Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standards for eggs
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                         as from Thursday they could pack a sufficient
                                                                   number of eggs in time for the first days of the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      following week;
 European Economic Community;
                                                                   Whereas in addition Article 17 (2) of Regulation
 Having regard to Council Regulation No                            (EEC) No 1619/68 has been difficult to apply and
 122/67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common                         should therefore be amended;
 organization of the market in eggs, as last amended
 by Regulation (EEC) No 1261 /71,2 and in particular               Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68
 Article 2 (2) thereof;                                            authorizes the use of a trade mark on packs, but
                                                                   whereas certain trade marks include information
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;               concerning the packed eggs which is incompatible
                                                                   with the aims of the standards intended to ensure
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1619/683 of                   uniform competitive conditions; whereas therefore
 15 October 1968 on marketing standards for eggs, as               the conditions for using these trade marks should be
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 730/69,4 fixed                      specified;
Community standards for the marketing of hen eggs
in shell ;                                                         Whereas the number of eggs should be indicated on
                                                                   packings of eggs coming from third countries ;
Whereas the application of the standards appears to                whereas if this were done it would no longer be
cause difficulties in certain cases for producers,                 necessary to require the weight to be indicated on
packing centres and traders, which can be eliminated               packs ;
or mitigated by amending the provisions concerned
without calling into question the aims of the                      Whereas the proposed provisions involve changes for
Regulation ;                                                       the undertakings concerned; whereas therefore an
                                                                   appropriate transitional period must be provided in
                                                                   each case;
Whereas in international trade it is current practice to
mark eggs in red ; whereas therefore the use of red
instead of black for marking eggs in the Community                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
could promote trade with third countries ;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas packings of eggs must bear the date or a
week number showing the date of packing and                        In Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 the
whereas the week number can be used as from the                    word 'red' shall be substituted for the word 'black'.
Friday of the previous week; whereas one working
day is generally not sufficient to prepare enough
packings bearing the new week number for Monday                                           Article 2
of the following week; whereas, packing centres were
authorized to use the number of the following week                 The following shall be substituted for Article 17 (2)
                                                                   and (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 :
1 OJ No    117, 19.6.1967, p. 2293/67.                                 '2. The number referred to in paragraph 1 (e)
2 OJ No    L 132, 18.6.1971 , p. 1 .                                   shall indicate the complete week beginning on
  OJ No    L 258, 21.10.1968, p. 1 .                                   Monday but it may be used from midnight on
1 OJ No    L 96, 23.4.1969, p . 1 .                                    Wednesday of the previous week. Every year the
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   numbering shall be continuous from 1 to 52 or                          (bb) the name of the packers in the third
   53 . The week which includes 1 January shall bear                            country,
   the number 1 .
                                                                          (cc) the quality and weight grading,
   3 . An indication of the packing date or of the                        (dd) for ' packages,      the    weight    in
   number of the week shall be placed on packs                                  kilogrammes of the packed eggs and,
   containing eggs in Grade A at the latest on the                             for packages and packs, their number,
   working day following the day on which the eggs
   are received in the packing centre.'                                   (ee) the date of packing,
                                                                          (ff)  the sender's name and address in the
                         Article 3
                                                                                case of packages.'
The following shall be substituted for Article 18                                        Article S
paragraph 1 ( a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 :
   '(a) The name, business name and address of the            1 . Eggs bearing black distinguishing marks shall be
         undertaking which has packed the eggs or             considered until 30 June 1972 to comply with Article
         had them packed ; the trade mark used by              14 of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 .
         that undertaking may be shown if it contains
         no wording relating to the quality or                2. Packs containing eggs from third countries and
         freshness of the eggs which is incompatible          bearing an indication of the weight of the packed
         with this Regulation.'                               eggs shall until 30 September 1972 to comply with
                                                              Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 .
                         Article 4                            3 . Packs bearing a trade mark authorized before
                                                              the entry into force of this Regulation shall until 30
The following shall be substituted for Article 23 (c)         November 1972 be deemed to comply with Article 18
of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 :                               ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 .
   '(c) they are put up in packings, including packs
         contained in packages, bearing clearly and                                      Article 6
         legibly the following information :
         ( aa) the country of origin printed in Roman         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
                type at least 20 mm high for packages         day following its publication in the Official Journal
                and at least 5 mm high for packs,             of the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1972 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                          G. THORN