17. 8. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 209/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1868/77 of 29 July 1977 laying down detailed rules of application for Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza- tion of the market in eggs (1), as amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 368/76 (), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777175 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza- tion of the market in poultrymeat (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (*), and in particular Article 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 of 29 October 1975 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (%), and in particular Article 17 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2782/75 laid down certain rules for the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks ; whereas, the implementation of these rules requires rules of application regarding the allocation of distinguishing numbers, the markings to be made on eggs and pack- aging and the communication of the necessary infor- mation ; Whereas each establishment must be given a distin- guishing registration number based on a code so drawn up in each Member State that it is possible to determine the activity in which the establishment is engaged ; (') OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. () OJ No L 45, 21. 2. 1976, p. 2. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. (*) O] No L 45, 21. 2. 1976, p. 3. () O} No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 100. Whereas. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 95/69 of 17 January 1969 implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1619/68 on marketing standards for eggs(®), as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2772/75 of 29 October 1975 on marketing standards for eggs (") provides for the identification and marketing of incu- bated eggs which were not marketed before being put into incubation and are marketed as industrial eggs; Whereas statistics on which short-term and long-term forecasts are based must be comparable ; whereas the monthly summaries prepared by Member States should therefore be harmonized ; whereas, moreover, the collection of information could be facilitated by using a standard form for the summary; Whereas the present information on intra-Commu- nity trade in chicks is not sufficient to establish short- term production estimates; whereas special arrange- ments should be made for Member States that do not have the necessary administrative machinery for collecting such information ; Whereas it is for each Member State to lay down the penalties for infringements of these provisions ; Whereas, to simplify the rules, Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 2335/72 of 31 October 1972 imple- - menting Council Regulation (EEC) No 1349/72 on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 373/73 (®), should be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, (¥ OJ No L 13, 18. 1. 1969, p. 13. () OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 6. (*) O] No L 252, 8. 11. 1972, p. 1. () OJ No L 39, 12. 2. 1973, p. 37.