# Commission Regulation (EC) No 617/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs for hatching and farmyard poultry chicks, Article 1: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Regulation:
1..‘eggs for hatching’ means poultry eggs falling within subheadings 0407 00 11 and 0407 00 19 of the Combined Nomenclature intended for the production of chicks, classified according to species, category and type and identified in accordance with this Regulation, produced in the United Kingdom or imported from third countries;
2..‘chicks’ means live farmyard poultry the weight of which does not exceed 185 grammes, either produced in the United Kingdom or imported from third countries and falling within subheadings 0105 11 and 0105 19 of the Combined Nomenclature, of the following categories:
(a)utility chicks: chicks of one of the following types:
(i)table type chicks: chicks intended to be fattened and slaughtered before reaching sexual maturity;
(ii)laying chicks: chicks intended to be raised with a view to the production of eggs for consumption;
(iii)dual-purpose chicks: chicks intended either for laying or for the table;
(b)parent stock chicks: chicks intended for the production of utility chicks;
(c)grandparent stock chicks: chicks intended for the production of parent stock chicks;
3..‘establishment’ means the establishment or part of an establishment for each of the following sectors of activity:
(a)pedigree breeding establishment: an establishment for the production of eggs for hatching intended for the production of grandparent stock, parent stock or utility chicks;
(b)breeding establishment: an establishment for the production of eggs for hatching intended for the production of utility chicks;
(c)hatchery: an establishment for incubating eggs, hatching and supplying chicks;
4..‘capacity’ means the maximum number of eggs for hatching which may be placed simultaneously in incubators excluding hatchers.
5..‘relevant authority’ means:
(a)in relation to England, the Secretary of State,
(c)in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers,
(d)in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;
6..‘third country’ means any country or territory other than—
(a)the United Kingdom,
(b)the Bailiwick of Guernsey,
(c)the Bailiwick of Jersey, or
(d)the Isle of Man.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/617/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-617/article-1
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