Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 of the Commission of 17 January 1969 implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standards for eggs

• Published date: 18 January 1969
• Subject Matter: Eggs and poultry
• Official Gazette Publication: Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 13, 18 janvier 1969,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 13, 18 gennaio 1969

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Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 of the Commission of 17 January 1969 implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standards for eggs

Official Journal L 013 , 18/01/1969 P. 0013 - 0017
Danish special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0006
English special edition: Series I Chapter 1969(I) P. 0007
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 4 P. 0063
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0052
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 3 P. 0052

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( 1 ) OJ N 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2293/67 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , P . 23 .

( 3 ) OJ N L 258 , 21 . 10 . 1968 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 95/69 OF THE COMMISSION

OF 17 JANUARY 1969

IMPLEMENTING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1619/68 ON MARKETING STANDARDS FOR EGGS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION N 122/67/EEC ( 1 ) OF 13 JUNE 1967 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN EGGS , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 830/68 ( 2 ) ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1619/68 ( 3 ) OF 15 OCTOBER 1968 ON MARKETING STANDARDS FOR EGGS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 5 ( 3 ) , 22 , 28 AND 30 ( 2 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS , IN REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1619/68 , MARKETING STANDARDS WERE ADOPTED FOR HEN EGGS IN SHELL , THE APPLICATION OF WHICH CALLS FOR PROVISIONS ON CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL OF PACKING CENTRES , ON THE PACKING , STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OF EGGS AND THE MARKING AND INSPECTION THEREOF , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THESE STANDARDS IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS AUTHORISATION TO GRADE EGGS BY QUALITY AND WEIGHT SHOULD BE GRANTED ONLY TO FIRMS WHOSE PREMISES AND TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT ARE SUITED TO THE VOLUME OF WORK AND THUS PERMIT THE PROPER HANDLING OF THE EGGS ;

WHEREAS IN ORDER TO AVOID MISTAKES EACH PACKING CENTRE SHOULD BE GIVEN A DISTINGUISHING REGISTRATION NUMBER BASED ON A UNIFORM CODE ;

WHEREAS , SINCE GRADED EGGS ARE LIABLE TO DEPRECIATE IN QUALITY , HIGH STANDARDS SHOULD BE ENFORCED WITH RESPECT TO PACKING , STORAGE AND TRANSPORT ;

WHEREAS BANDS AND LABELS MUST ALLOW EASY IDENTIFICATION OF THE PACKS AND CONTENTS THEREOF ; WHEREAS SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PACKS CONTAINING INDUSTRIAL EGGS AND TO SMALL PACKS MARKED " EXTRA " ;

WHEREAS EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION OF COMPLIANCE WITH MARKETING STANDARDS REQUIRES THE EXAMINATION OF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF EGGS CHOSEN SO AS TO FORM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE BATCH CHECKED ; WHEREAS AT THE END OF THE CHECKING PROCESS THE BATCH CHECKED SHOULD BE MARKED WITH THE DECISION OF THE CHECKER ;

WHEREAS , SINCE THE METHODS USED FOR GRADING EGGS BY QUALITY AND WEIGHT ARE NOT FULLY ACCURATE , THE PROCESS SHOULD ADMIT OF CERTAIN TOLERANCES ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , AS STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CONDITIONS CAN AFFECT THE QUALITY AND WEIGHT OF THE BATCH , IT IS ADVISABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE TOLERANCES ACCORDING TO MARKETING STAGE ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE MARKETING AND THE CHECKING OF EGGS GRADED BY QUALITY AND WEIGHT WHEN CONTAINED IN LARGE PACKS , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR AN AVERAGE MINIMUM NET WEIGHT FOR EACH WEIGHT GRADE ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1619/68 , AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE CONCERNING SUPERVISION , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE CONTINUOUS EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION ;

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