# 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 8: Communications

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

1. Each hatchery shall communicate monthly to the competent authority, by species, category and type, the number of eggs for hatching placed in incubation and the number of chicks hatched intended for actual use.
2. The relevant authority may request statistical data on flocks of grandparent stock and parent stock birds from establishments other than those referred to in paragraph 1, as required.
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5. The competent authority may use the standard form for the summary (Part I) contained in Annex III to collect from the hatcheries the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
6. The relevant authority may specify that in respect of chicks several copies of the accompanying document referred to in Article 5 shall be drawn up. In this case, one copy of the document shall be sent to the competent agency referred to in Article 9 on importation or exportation ....
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/617/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-617/article-8
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