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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2295/2003 of 23 December 2003 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs (repealed)
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1.The date of minimum durability referred to in Article 10(1)(e) of Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 shall be marked at the time of packing in accordance with Article 9(2) of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) and shall comprise one or more of the terms set out in point 1 of Annex I.
To that end, the date shall be shown in accordance with Article 9(4) of Directive 2000/13/EC in the order and according to the rules set out below:
(a)the day, expressed in numbers from 1 to 31,
(b)the month, expressed in numbers from 1 to 12 or up to four letters of the alphabet.
2.The date of minimum durability shall be the date up to which grade A eggs or washed eggs retain the characteristics described in Article 5(1) when properly stored. It shall be fixed at not more than 28 days after laying. Where a period of laying is indicated in accordance with Article 1(4)(c), the date of minimum durability shall be determined from the first day of that period.
3.Large packs, and small packs even when contained in large packs, shall bear on the outer surface in clearly visible and legible type an indication advising consumers to keep eggs chilled after purchase.
4.In the case of loose egg sales, an indication equivalent to that referred to in paragraph 2 shall be applied in such a manner as to be clearly visible and unequivocal to the consumer.
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