G/TBT/N/EU/973  
26 April 2023  
(23-2961) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  the 
modifications concern eggs for human consumption 04072100  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation 
(EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing 
standards for eggs; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The proposal aims at revising common rules for egg marketing 
standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
Over the last decade, agricultural markets have evolved significantly, driven by innovation 
but also changing societal concerns and consumers' demand. The review of marketing 
standards need to reflect these changes and therefore be amended.  
This revision is also carried out against the backdrop of the European Commission's Farm 
to Fork Strategy of May 202 0 and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (Section 6.1). 
In the Farm to Fork Strategy, it is announced that the revision of EU marketing standards 
will aim to promote for the uptake and supply of sustainable products.  
Consumer information, labelling; Pr evention of deceptive practices and consumer 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 of 23 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for 
implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards market ing standards for 
eggs 
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/ALL/?uri=celex%3A32008R0589  
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 
December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural 
products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 
1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007  
https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R1308&qid=1676886957971  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2023  
Proposed date of entr y into force:  On the seventh day following that of its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Union  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/EEC/23_9274_00_e.pdf