No C 53/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 3. 89 
COMMISSION 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Directive on health problems affecting the 
production and the placing on the market of egg products (') 
COM(88) 646 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty) 
(89/C 53/09) 
On 13 February 1987 the Commission submitted the 
abovementioned proposal to the Council. As a result of 
the opinion of the European Parliament delivered at its 
sitting of 16 June 1988, the following amendments are 
made to the original proposal: 
1. Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following: 
'1. Egg products: whole egg, yolk and egg white or 
mixtures thereof, after removal of the shell and 
membranes, intended for human consumption; 
they may be obtained from eggs of hens, ducks, 
geese, turkeys, guineafowl or quails; they may be 
partly supplemented with other foodstuffs or 
additives provided that at least 50 % of the egg 
products thus obtained consists of natural egg 
constituents; they may be liquid, concentrated, 
dried, crystallized, frozen or deep frozen;' 
2. Article 2 (4) is replaced by the following: 
'4. Establishment: establishment approved for the 
treatment of eggs and/or the manufacture of egg 
products;' 
3. Article 2 (5) is replaced by the following: 
'5. Treatment: the treatment of egg products by an 
approved process satisfying the microbiological 
criteria laid down in the specifications set out in 
Chapter VI of the Annex;' 
4. Article 2 (6) is replaced by the following: 
'6. Cracked eggs: eggs with a damaged but 
unfractured shell and with intact membranes;' 
5. The introductory phrase in Article 3 is replaced by 
the following: 
'Member States shall ensure that only egg products 
which meet the following general requirements are 
produced as foodstuffs and used for the manufacture 
of foodstuffs:' 
(') OJ No C 67, 14. 3. 1987, p. 9. 6. Article 3 (a) is replaced by the following: 
'(a) they must have been treated or prepared in an 
establishment which has been approved in 
accordance with Article 6 (1) and (2) which 
complies with Chapters I and II of the Annex 
and must satisfy the requirements of this 
Directive, and in particular those of Article 5;' 
7. Article 3 (b) is replaced by the following: 
'(b) they must have been prepared under hygiene 
conditions meeting the requirements of 
Chapters III and V of the Annex, with eggs 
meeting the requirements laid down in Chapter 
IV of the Annex;' 
8. Article 3 (f) is replaced by the following: 
'(f) they must have been packed in accordance with 
Chapter VIII of the Annex;' 
9. Article 3 (g) is replaced by the following: 
'(g) they must be stored and transported in 
accordance with Chapters IX and X of the 
Annex;' 
10. The last indent of Article 4 is replaced by the 
following: 
'— the date of treatment of each batch must be 
indicated; this batch indication must appear 
on the treatment record and on the mark of 
wholesomeness provided for in Chapter XL' 
11. Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. If the egg products examined show traces 
of residues in excess of the permitted levels, they 
must not be allowed to be placed on the market as 
foodstuffs;' 
12. Article 13 (2) and (3) are replaced by the following: 
'2. The Commission representative shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be 
adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion 
within two days. Opinions shall be delivered by the 
majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty 
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for the adoption of the measures to be taken by the 
Council on a proposal from the Commission. When 
the Committee votes, the votes of Member States' 
representatives shall be weighted as provided for in 
the abovementioned Article. The Chairman shall not 
vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures 
contemplated if they are in accordance with the 
opinion of the Committee. If the measures contem­
plated are not in accordance with the opinion of the 
Committee or if no opinion is delivered, the 
Commission shall without delay propose to the 
Council the measures to be adopted. The Council 
shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority. 
3. If, within fifteen days from the date on which a 
matter is referred to it, the Council has taken no 
decision, the Commission shall adopt the proposed 
measures.' 
13. Article 14 (2) and (3) are replaced by the following: 
'2. The Commission representative shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be 
adopted. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on 
that draft within a period which its Chairman may 
fix taking account of the urgency of the matter in 
question. It shall decide by the majority laid down in 
Article 148 (2) of the Treaty for the adoption of 
decisions to be taken by the Council on a proposal 
from the Commission. When there is a vote within 
the Committee, the votes of Member States' repre­
sentatives shall be weighted as provided for in the 
abovementioned Article. The Chairman shall not 
vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures 
contemplated if they are in accordance with the 
opinion of the Committee. Where the measures 
contemplated are not in accordance with the opinion 
of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the 
Commission shall without delay propose to the 
Council the measures to be adopted. The Council 
shall adopt the measures by a qualified majority. 
3. If, within three months from the date on which 
the proposal was submitted to it, the Council has 
taken no decision, the Commission shall adopt the 
proposed measures.' 
14. The title of Chapter I of the Annex is replaced by 
the following: 
'General conditions of approval and operation.' 15. In Chapter IV of the Annex, point 1 is replaced by 
the following: 
'1. Materials used for packaging eggs for the 
manufacture of egg products must be dry, in 
good condition and clean and must be made of 
material which protects the eggs from all foreign 
smells and any risk of deterioration of the quality 
and is not capable of transmitting to them 
substances harmful to human health. In addition, 
the material making up the inner surface must be 
shock-resistant. 
Packaging material and material making up the 
inner surface may not be re-used unless it is 
renewed and meets the abovementioned technical 
and hygiene specifications.' 
16. In Chapter V of the Annex, point 6 is replaced by 
the following: 
'6. Breaking, whatever procedure is used, shall be 
carried out in such a way as to avoid as far 
as possible contamination of the egg contents. 
Preparation by centrifuging or crushing of egg 
products intended to be consumed as foodstuffs 
is prohibited. The remains of shells or 
membranes must be kept out of the egg product 
as far as possible and must not exceed the 
quantity specified in Chapter VI, point 4.' 
17. In Chapter V, point 7 is replaced by the following: 
'7. After breaking, each particle of egg product must 
undergo treatment as quickly as possible; heat 
treatment consists of treating the egg product at 
an appropriate temperature for an appropriate 
period in order to eliminate any pathogenic 
organisms present; during heat treatment, 
temperatures must be registered continuously; 
the records of each batch having undergone 
treatment must be kept at the disposal of the 
competent authority for two years; a batch which 
has been insufficiently treated must undergo 
treatment again if it is intended for human 
consumption.' 
18. In Chapter V, the following point 11a is added: 
'11a. In approved establishments, the preparation of 
egg products from raw materials which are not 
suitable for the manufacture of foodstuffs is 
prohibited, even for non-food purposes.'