The Contracting States which have imposed the prior marking of the imported eggs, on the shell and the packaging, or on one of the two and those which, in the future, will impose it, undertake to recognise the names taken in the list reproduced in Annex A, as indications of origin of eggs imported into their respective territories.

Contracting States which, in order to distinguish between imported eggs, wish to prescribe the use of different colours, undertake to impose on this purpose only the following obligations:

A.

Fresh eggs: use of the black colour during the period from March 15 to August 31 and the red colour during the period of 1 ^Er September to 14 March. Eggs which have been shipped before the start of these periods may be marked with the colour fixed for the period of the day of dispatch;

B.

Persisted eggs: Black-coloured employment throughout the year.

Contracting State may admit the use of a general mark of origin, instead of the mark referred to in Annex A.

The Contracting States, which decide to distinguish between fresh eggs and preserved eggs, undertake not to require the exporters to place on the shell and packaging of the eggs kept, or on one of the two, the Signs or signs relating to the method of preservation of the product, other than those listed in Annex B.

The Contracting States shall recognize as sufficient, in accordance with the Convention, the mark of origin or of canning, provided that it is shown on the shell in an apparent and legible manner, in indelible colour and in Latin characters Two millimetres in height.

However, exporting countries may use larger characters; the choice of colour remains free for each of them, where the country of importation does not require the use of the colours provided for in s. 2.

The Contracting States undertake to prescribe that packagings containing eggs shall bear an inscription indicating the nature of the contents. They shall recognize as sufficient an inscription in indelible capitals (Latin characters), of at least three centimetres in height.

In the event of a dispute concerning the interpretation of the provisions of this Convention or of practical difficulties for its application, one of the interested parties may, in agreement with the other party, apply to the International Institute Agriculture ¹ To conduct a conciliation test.

To this end, a Technical Committee composed of three experts, each of the two States concerned designating its expert and the International Institute of Agriculture ² The third, to consider the dispute. This Committee will submit its report that the International Institute of Agriculture will notify each of the countries concerned, with any subsequent freedom of action by the Governments reserved.

The Governments concerned undertake to bear in common the costs of the mission entrusted to the experts.

This Convention, which may be signed by the States participating in the Brussels Conference until 31 March 1932, shall be ratified as soon as possible and the ratifications shall be deposited with the Government of Belgium.

Notice of each ratification shall be given by the Government of Belgium to the other Contracting States and to the International Institute of Agriculture ¹ .

States which have not signed this Convention shall be admitted to accede to this Convention on their application.

Each acceding State shall have the right to indicate, at the time of accession, the name it proposes as an indication of origin for eggs originating in its territory, as well as the inscriptions or signs relating to the distinction between eggs Fees and retained eggs, as required to be included in the schedules attached to the Convention.

This proposal will be notified, at the same time as accession, to all Contracting States, with the invitation to give their approval within six months, and to the International Institute of Agriculture ¹ At the end of that period, the contracting countries which have not replied will be regarded as acceptors.

The new names shall be designed so as not to give rise to confusion with the other names already set out in Annex A to this Convention.

Any Contracting State may, at any time, notify the Belgian Government that this Convention is applicable to all or part of its Colonies, Protectorats, Territories under mandate, Territories subject to its sovereignty or authority, and all Territories under his suzerainty. The Convention will apply to all the Territories designated in the notification.

In the absence of such notification, the Convention shall not apply to those Territories.

This Convention shall enter into force: for the first five sovereign States which have ratified it, within six months from the date of the fifth ratification; for the other States, within six months, as Deposit of their ratification or accession.

Any Contracting State which wishes to denounce this Convention is for the whole of its Territories, or only for all or part of its Colonies, Protectorats, Possessions or Territories referred to in Art. 10, shall notify the Belgian Government, which shall immediately notify the other acceding States and the International Institute of Agriculture ¹ , by making them aware of the date on which it received the denunciation.

The denunciation shall have effect only in respect of the State which notified it or the Colonies, Protectorats, Possessions or Territories referred to in the act of denunciation, and only one year after the notification has reached the Belgian Government.

In witness whereof, The respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this Convention.

Done at Brussels on 11 December 1931, in a single copy, which will be deposited in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium.

A certified copy shall be furnished by diplomatic means to each State party to this Convention.

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