CELEX: 51994PC0507
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-22
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) Nº 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVTUNITIES
                                     COM(94) 507 final
                                     Brussels, 22.11.1994
                       Proposal for a
                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
           amending Regulation (EEC) N* 1907/90
         on certain marketing standards for eggs
               (presented by the Commission)
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The regular review on the application of common egg standards has shown a
need for certain amendments.
Two of the modifications proposed aim at providing more flexibility to egg
packers regarding utilisation of reusable open containers and indications
in the case of EXTRA eggs.
The other two amendments concern the adaptation of the definition of
"batch" to the recent modification on the obligatory indication of the date
of minimum durability and an exemption for egg sales from producers to
retailers in the Nordic regions of Finland and Norway.
Since the principal aim of common marketing standards for eggs is to
facilitate intra-Community trade, these standards should apply uniformly in
all Member states. This is the case for three of the four items proposed,
whereas the fourth point takes into account the particular conditions for
egg marketing in northern Finland and Norway.
 ---pagebreak---                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) N"     /94
                                     of
                    amending Regulation (EEC) H* 1907/90
                  on certain marketing standards for eggs
THE C 211. OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Havin sgard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Havin agard to Council Regulation (EEC) N* 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on
the c Dn organization of the market in eggs(^) and in particular
Artie 2(2) thereof,
Havin egard to the proposal from the Commission,
Where Regulation (EEC) N° 1907/90*2) lays down certain marketing
stand s for eggs;
Where the definition of the batch should be brought in line with the
recer odification concerning the obligatory indication of the date of
mini» durability;
Where Regulation (EEC) N° 1907/90 excludes direct sales of eggs from
prodi s to consumers from its scope of application; in order to take
accoi of the specific conditions of egg marketing in the Nordic regions in
Finie and Norway, sales from producers to retail outlets in those regions
shouj lso be excluded from its scope of application;
Where the provisions on the use of bands or labels on large packs should
be ar ed in order not to prevent the utilisation of reusable open
conte rs for the transport of loose eggs;
      L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.    Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(1)
      C) N° 1574/93 (OJ L 152, 24.6.1993, p. 1).
      L 173, 6.7.1990,p. 5. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) N"
(2)
      7/93 (OJ L 240, 25.9.1993, p. 1 ) .
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Whereas the length of the period during which grade A eggs may be sold as
"extra" should be defined in relation to either the packing or laying date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
                                  Article 1
Regulation (EEC) N* 1907/90 is hereby amended as follows :
1) In Article 1 point 10, the term "packing or grading date" shall be
   replaced by the term "date of minimum durability".
2) Article 2(3) shall be replaced by the following :
   "3. This Regulation shall not apply to
       - eggs sold directly to the consumer for his own use by the producer
         on his own farm, in a local public market with the exception of
         auction markets, or by door-to-door selling,
       - eggs, excluding broken and cracked eggs, sold to the retailer by
         the producer in the specific regions of Norway and Finland referred
         to in Article 142 of the Act of Accession,
   provided that the eggs come from the producers own production and are not
   packed in accordance with Articles 10, 11 and 12 and that use is not made
   of any of the quality and weight gradings laid down in this Regulation."
3) In Article 11(1), the first sentence shall be replaced by the following :
   "1. Large packs shall be provided with a band or label, bearing the
   particulars referred to in Article 10, which shall not be re-used and
   which shall be issued by or under the supervision of the official
   agencies referred to in Article 18."
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4) AT-  .e 12 shall be replaced by the following :
                                 "Article 12
The wc   'extra' may be used on small packs containing class A eggs provided
with < tnd or label.   It shall be printed on the band or label, which shall
be ret id and destroyed not later than the seventh day after packing or the
       r
ninth    after laying."
                                  Article 2
This F ilation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
This I ilation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all He ;r States.
Done c Brussels,
                                               For the Council,
                                               The President
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               FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.  BUDGET HEADING : Chap. 24                    APPROPRIATIONS  : 133 Mio ECU
2.  TITLE :
    Draft Council Regulation amending R. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs
    LEGAL BASIS : Council Regulation 2771/75
    AIMS OF THE PROJECT :
    - Provide more flexibility to egg packers regarding utilisation of reusable open
       containers and indications in the case of EXTRA eggs.
    - Adaptation of the definition of "batch" to the recent modification on the
       obligatory indication of the date of minimum durability and an exemption for
       certain Nordic Regions
                                             PERIOD OF        CURRENT FI-      FOLLOWING
    FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                   12 MONTHS        NANCIAL YEAR     FINANCIAL
                                             (Mio ECU)         (1995)          YEAR ( 1 f)9f>)
                                                           H-               f-
b.O   EXPENDITURE
      - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET               p.m.               p.m.            p.m.
        (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
      - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
      - OTHERS
5.1   RECEIPTS
      - OWN RESSOURCES OF THE EC               p.m.               p.m.            p. m.
        (LEVELS/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
      - NATIONAL
                                        1997           1998           1999           2000
5.0.1   ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE           p.m.          p.m.             p.m.    |       p.m.
5.1.1   ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
5.2   METHOD OF CALCULATION
6.0   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT
      CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET                                                  YES/NO
6.1   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE
      CURRENT BUDGET                                                                 YES/NO
6.2   IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY  ?                                         YES/NO
6.3   WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?                               YES /NO
OBSERVATIONS
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