No L 181/34 Official Joﬁrnal of the European Communities 13. 7. 85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1943/85 of 12 July 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 as regards certain marketing standards for THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 of 29 October 1975 on marketing standards for eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3341/84 (%), and in particular Articles 18 (1) and 21 thereof, Whereas provisions for the implementation of marke- ting standards for hen eggs in shell were laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 (%), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece ; whereas those provisions should be supplemented in accor- dance with the recent amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75; Whereas Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 requires that additional provisions be laid down concerning the conditions under which the recommended sell-by date may be indicated on small packs ; whereas it seems appropriate to relate that date to the quality criteria for eggs; Whereas Article 21 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 provides that indications concerning the type of farming and the origin of eggs may be used only in accordance with rules determined at Community level ; eggs Whereas, in view of current commercial practice, it seems unnecessary to provide for specific indications for the eggs of laying hens kept in batteries ; whereas, however, provision should be made for a limited number of indications for the eggs of hens not raised in batteries so as to avoid confusion amongst consu- mers as regards the principal non-battery production system ; whereas detailed rules should be laid down for ensuring the correct use of such indications and for monitoring such use ; ’ Whereas the indications concerning the origin of eggs should refer to the region of production; whereas packing centres which make use of these indications should be obliged to keep detailed records of L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 56. L 312, 30. 11. 1984, p. 7. L 13, 18. 1. 1969, p. 13. ZZZ (o} o} &) purchases and sales of eggs by origin in order to enable effective monitoring to be carried out; Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the provisions of Article 21 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No. 2772/75, provision should be made for the continuous exchange of information between Member States and the Commission concerning monitoring ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 is hereby amended as follows : 1. After Article 9, the following Articles are inserted : Article 10 The recommended sell-by date mentioned in Article 18 (1) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 is an indication of the last date eggs should be offered for sale to the consumer, after which there remains a reasonable storage period in the home. It shall be fixed in such a way that grade A eggs will retain the characteristics described in Article 7 of that Regula- tion until the end of that storage period when properly stored. The indication must be worded in such a way that the meaning of this date is clear. Article 11 1. Small packs containing grade A eggs may carry one of the following terms, as appropriate, to indicate the type of farming as referred to in Article 21 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75: (a) “/Bg fra fritgdende hens”, “Eier aus Freilandhaltung”, “Avyd opviSov and ektpoen ot eAev3epo xopo 6O6cKNoNg”, “Free range eggs”, “CEufs de poules élevées en plein air — systeme extensif”, “Uova di allevamento all’aperto — sistema estensivo”, “Eieren van hennen met vrije uitloop — exten- sief systeem”;