Commission Regulation (EC) No 1336/2007 of 15 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs

16.11.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1336/2007
of 15 November 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 of 19 June 2006 on marketing standards for eggs (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The experience gained in applying Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 (2) shows that adjustments should be made to certain provisions of that Regulation.
(2) It should be clarified that the requirements on the information to be displayed on transport packaging apply also to packaging transporting eggs for further processing.
(3) Under Article 2(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing standards for eggs (3), provisions on marking did not apply to eggs delivered directly to the food and non-food industry for processing. Such provision has not been included in Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006, to leave the Member States the possibility to take these measures at national level. However, to allow the Member States' administrations to implement the new rules, a transitional period of one year, from 1 July 2007 until 30 June 2008, has been established by Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 for the marking of eggs for processing produced in the Community. Similar transitional measures have not been foreseen for the product imported from third countries. In order to avoid an unequal treatment, a transitional period until 30 June 2008 should therefore be established for the marking provisions for those eggs produced in third countries and imported into the Community for processing.
(4) Eggs imported from third countries should be marked in the country of origin with its country code, in accordance with the international standards ‘ISO 3166 Country Codes’.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,