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PART 2PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION 557/2007
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relevant provision of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Provisions to be read with the provision mentioned in column 1 | Subject matter |
| Article 2(1) | Article 3(1), first indent, of Council Regulation 1028/2006 | Requirements as to quality characteristics of class A (“fresh”) eggs. |
| Article 2(2) | Article 3 of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Prohibition on the washing and cleaning of class A eggs before or after grading. |
| Article 2(3) | Prohibition on the treatment of class A eggs for preservation or the chilling of eggs in premises or plants where the temperature is artificially maintained at less than 5°C. | |
| Article 4(1) | Article 3(2) of Council Regulation 1028/2006, and Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirements relating to the grading of class A eggs by weight. |
| Article 4(2) | Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007, andDirective 2000/13/EC | Requirements relating to indication of weight grading. |
| Article 4(3) | Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for the minimum net weight in grams and the indication “eggs of different sizes” or equivalent terms to be given on the outer surface of a pack of class A eggs of different sizes. |
| Article 5(3) | Requirement for packing centres to have the technical equipment necessary to ensure that eggs are handled properly. | |
| Article 6(1) | Requirement for eggs to be graded, marked and packed within 10 days of laying. | |
| Article 6(2) | Article 14 of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for class A eggs marketed as “extra” or “extra fresh” eggs to be graded, marked and packed within four days of laying. |
| Article 6(3) | Article 12(1)(d) of Commission Regulation 557/2007, andArticle 9(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC | Requirement for packs to be marked as required by Article 12(1)(d) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 at the time of packing (“best before” date). |
| Article 7(1), first sub paragraph | Article 7(1), second sub paragraph, of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for producers to identify each transport packaging containing eggs with certain information. |
| Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence | Article 7(1) and (2), second sub paragraph, of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement to apply the information specified in Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 to each transport packaging containing eggs and to include that information in accompanying documents. |
| Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, second sentence | Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence, and second subparagraph, of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for any intervening operator to whom eggs are delivered to keep a copy of the documents specified in the first sentence of the first sub paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007. |
| Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, third sentence | Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence, and second sub paragraph, of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for the original documents referred to in the first sentence of the first sub paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 to be kept by the packing centre that grades the eggs to which the documents relate. |
| Article 7(3)(1) | Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Prohibition on the modification or removal of the information referred to in Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 on the transport packaging of eggs until the removal of the eggs for immediate grading, marking and packing. |
| Article 8(1) | Article 8(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for eggs delivered from a production site to a collector, packing centre or non food industry in another Member State to be marked with the producer code before leaving the production site, except where an exemption has been granted under Article 8(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007. |
| Article 8(2), last sentence | Requirement for a copy of the delivery contract to accompany a consignment of eggs for which an exemption has been granted under Article 8(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007. | |
| Article 8(5) | Article 4(1), second sub paragraph, of Council Regulation 1028/2006, and Article 10 of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement relating to the marking of class B eggs for marketing in another Member State. |
| Article 9(1) | Point 2 of the Annex to Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC(2) | Requirement relating to the producer code. |
| Article 10 | Article 4(1), second sub paragraph, of Council Regulation 1028/2006 | Requirement as to indications other than the producer code on class B eggs. |
| Article 12(1) | Requirement to mark packs containing class A eggs with the information specified in Article 12(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007. | |
| Article 12(2) first and second sub paragraphs | Article 12(1) of, Part A of Annex I, and Annex II to Commission Regulation 557/2007,Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs(3), andregulations 10, 11 and 12 | Requirement for farming method to be shown on the outer surface of packs containing class A eggs. |
| Article 12(2) third sub paragraph | Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for the producer code to be explained on or inside packs. |
| Article 12(2) fourth sub paragraph | Part B of Annex I to Commission Regulation 557/2007, andChapter III of Council Directive 1999/74/EC | Requirement relating to the use of an indication listed in Part B of Annex I to Commission Regulation 557/2007. |
| Article 12(4) | Requirement to mark packs containing class B eggs with the information specified in Article 12(4) of Commission Regulation 557/2007. | |
| Article 13 | Article 3(1)(5) of Directive 2000/13/EC | Requirements relating to the date of minimum durability. |
| Article 14(1) | Requirements relating to the use of the words “extra” and “extra fresh” as an additional quality indication on packs containing class A eggs. | |
| Article 14(2) | Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement to show the laying date and the nine day time limit specified in Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 where the words “extra” or “extra fresh” are used as an additional quality indication on packs containing class A eggs. |
| Article 15 | Requirements relating to any reference to a cereal as a feed ingredient where an indication is given of how laying hens are fed. | |
| Article 16 | Requirements relating to the information to be given for loose egg sales. | |
| Article 17 | Chapter X of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs(4) | Requirements relating to the quality of packs. |
| Article 18 | Requirements relating to the packaging containers in which industrial eggs are marketed. | |
| Article 19 | Requirements relating to the repacking of class A eggs. | |
| Article 20(1) | Article 20(4) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for producers to record certain information on farming methods. |
| Article 20(2) | Articles 15 and 20(4) of Commission Regulation 557/2007, andPart A.III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 | Requirement for producers to record certain information where the feeding method is indicated. |
| Article 20(3) | Article 20(1) and 20(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for information recorded by producers under Article 20(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 to be broken down by hen house where a producer uses different farming methods on a single production site. |
| Article 21(1) | Article 21(2) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for collectors to record certain information on eggs collected and delivered by them. |
| Article 22(1), first sub paragraph | Article 22(3) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for packing centres to keep certain records. |
| Article 22(1), second sub paragraph | Requirement for packing centres to update their physical stock records each week. | |
| Article 22(2) | Articles 15 and 22(1) of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement for packing centres to keep separate records where class A eggs and their packs bear an indication of how laying hens are fed. |
| Article 23 | Articles 7(2), 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement to keep certain records and files for at least 12 months. |
| Article 24(2), second sentence | Articles 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation 557/2007 | Requirement to make certain records available to the inspection services on first request. |
| Article 30(2)(5) | Requirement for eggs imported from third countries to have been clearly and legibly marked in accordance with the ISO 3166 country code. | |
| Article 30(3) | Article 6(3) of Council Regulation 1028/2006 | Requirement relating to the marking of packs containing eggs imported from a third country where the rules applied in relation to those eggs in the third country concerned have been found not to offer sufficient guarantees as to equivalence with Community legislation. |
(1)
Article 7(3) was substituted by Commission Regulation 1336/2007 (O.J. No. L 298, 16.11.2007, p.3).
(2)
O.J. No. L 30, 31.1.2002, p.44. The 2002 Directive was amended by Commission Directive 2006/83/EC (O.J. No. L 362, 20.12.2006, p.97).
(3)
O.J. No. L 198, 22.7.1991, p.1. The Regulation was last amended by Council Regulation 1319/2007 (O.J. No. L 293, 10.11.2007, p.3), and is repealed as from 1st January 2009 by Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) 2092/91 (O.J. No. L 189, 20.7.2007, p.1) (“Regulation 834/2007”). Article 39(2) of Regulation 834/2007 provides that references to the repealed Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 shall be construed as references to Regulation 834/2007.
(4)
O.J. No. L 139, 30.4.2004, p.1.
(5)
Article 30(2) was substituted by Commission Regulation 1336/2007.
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