Proposal for a Council Regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
Date: 2006-08-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, aid system, common agricultural policy, farmers' income, production aid

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 14.8.2006 
COM(2006) 457 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90,  
as regards the derogation on egg washing 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs lays down the 
criteria  for  the  derogation  enabling  packing  centres  to  continue  to  wash  eggs  until 
31 December 2006. 

In  the  framework  of  simplification  of  the  agricultural  legislation,  a  new  Council  Regulation 
replacing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 was adopted by the Council on 19 June 2006 
and enters into force on 1 July 2007. Pending the application of the new Council Regulation 
on  marketing  standards  for  eggs,  the  temporary  derogation  for  egg  washing  foreseen  until 
31 December 2006 in Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 should be extended until 1 July 2007.  

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90,  
as regards the derogation on egg washing 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common 
organisation of the market in eggs1, and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,  

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

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(2) 

Article 6(4) of Council Regulation No 1907/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing 
standards for eggs2 lays down the criteria for the derogation enabling packing centres 
to continue to wash eggs until 31 December 2006. 

Such derogation has so far been granted to nine packing centres in Sweden and one in 
the Netherlands. Pending the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 of 
19 June 2006 on marketing standards for eggs3 on 1 July 2007, the transitional period 
for egg washing should be extended until that date.  

(3) 

Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 should therefore be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

In  the  first  subparagraph  of  Article  6(4)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1907/90,  the  date 
“31 December 2006” is replaced by the date “30 June 2007”. 

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OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006. (OJ L 119, 
4.5.2006, p. 1). 
OJ  L  173,  6.7.1990,  p. 5.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No 1039/2005  (OJ L 172, 
5.7.2005, p. 1).  
OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 1. 

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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