COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 254final 
Brussels, 4 June 1993 
Amended proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
AMENDING 
REGULATION (EEC) N*1907/90 ON CERTAIN MARKETING STANDARDS FOR EGGS 
(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) 
of the EEC-Treaty) 
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On 13 Novâfttbor 1992, the Commission submitted a proposal to the Council 
to amend Regulation (EEC) N' 1907/90 on marketing standards for eggs. 
Following the discussions with Member States and the egg industry 
since, it became evident that in order to provide better information to 
consumers about the shelf-life of eggs, mandatory indication of the 
date of minimum durability on egg packs should be aimed at, in 
conformity with Council Directive 79/112/EEC on the labelling, 
presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. 
The amendments to the above mentioned proposal aim at replacing the up 
to now mandatory packing date by that "best-before" date, followed by 
an indication of appropriate storage conditions, for grade A eggs 
(fresh table eggs), whereas for eggs of other grades (sold to 
industry), the packing date would still be used. For imported eggs, 
both packing and best-before dates would be required for control 
purposes. 
Since the principal aim of common marketing standards for eggs is to 
facilitate intra-Comunity trade, these standards should apply uniformly 
in ail Member States. This is also the case for the four points 
contained in this amended proposal. 
VI. D.3 
DRAFT 
AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N" /93 AMENDING 
REGULATION (EEC) N* 1907/90 ON CERTAIN MARKETING STANDARDS FOR EGGS^> 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to 
Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty) 
The original proposal is amended as follows : 
The following new recital is added : 
" Whereas experience has shown that provisions for the indication of 
dates on grade A eggs and egg packs containing them should be 
modified to require mandatory indication of the date of miminum 
durability as for other foodstuffs in conformity with Council 
Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of 
the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, 
presentation and advertising of foodstuffs(2) as last amended by 
Directive 89/395/EEC(3); whereas for imported grade A eggs with a 
view to facilitate control, packs should also bear the indication 
of the packing date;" 
In Article 1, the following paragraphs 7 to 10 are added -. 
7. Article 7 (a) is replaced by the following : 
"(a) the date of minimum durability ("best-before date")" 
8. Article 10 (1) (e) is replaced by the following : 
" (e) the date of minimum durability ("best-before date") followed 
by appropriate storage conditions, for grade A eggs, and the 
packing date for eggs of other grades." 
9. Article 13 (2) is replaced by the following : 
" (2) In the case of loose egg sales, the identification number of 
the packing centre which graded the eggs, or in the case of 
imported eggs the third country of origin, and the date of minimum 
durability followed by the appropriate storage conditions shall 
also be indicated." 
10.Article 15 (b) ee) is replaced by the following : 
" (ee) the date of packing and the date of minimum durability, 
followed by appropriate storage conditions, for grade A eggs, the 
packing date for eggs of other grades." 
(1) COM (92) 468 final. 
(2) OJ N* L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 1. 
(3) OJ N* L 186, 13.6.1989, p. 17. 

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