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Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 (repealed)Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 of 23 May 2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.Definitions

  3. Article 2.Quality characteristics of eggs

  4. Article 3.Washed eggs

  5. Article 4.Grading of Class A eggs by weight

  6. Article 5.Authorisation of packing centres

  7. Article 6.Time limit for grading, marking, packing of eggs and marking of packs

  8. Article 7.Information displayed on transport packaging

  9. Article 8.Marking of eggs for cross-border delivery

  10. Article 9.Producer code

  11. Article 10.Indications on Class B eggs

  12. Article 11.Marking of eggs delivered directly to the food industry

  13. Article 12.Marking of packs

  14. Article 13.Indication of the date of minimum durability

  15. Article 14.Packs marked as ‘extra’

  16. Article 15.Indication of how laying hens are fed

  17. Article 16.Information to be displayed for loose egg sales

  18. Article 17.Quality of packs

  19. Article 18.Industrial eggs

  20. Article 19.Repacking

  21. Article 20.Records to be kept by producers

  22. Article 21.Records to be kept by collectors

  23. Article 22.Records to be kept by packing centres

  24. Article 23.Time limits for keeping records

  25. Article 24.Inspection of operators

  26. Article 25.Decisions on non-compliance

  27. Article 26.Tolerance for quality defects

  28. Article 27.Tolerance for egg weight

  29. Article 28.Tolerance for marking eggs

  30. Article 29.Eggs for export to third countries

  31. Article 30.Imported eggs

  32. Article 31.Reporting

  33. Article 32.Notification of infringements

  34. Article 33.Exceptions for the French overseas departments

  35. Article 34.Exceptions for certain regions of Finland

  36. Article 35.Evaluation of practices regarding certain voluntary labelling

  37. Article 36.Repeal

  38. Article 37.Entry into force

  39. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX II

      Minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods

      1. 1. ‘Free-range eggs’ must be produced in systems of production which...

      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. ‘Eggs from caged hens’ must be produced in systems of...

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX III

      Regions of Finland referred to in Article 34

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. ANNEX V

      Entries referred to in Article 11(1)(b)

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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