Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2007
of 23 May 2007
laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006 on marketing standards for eggs (repealed)

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Repealed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 of 23 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs.

Article 1 Definitions
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Article 2 Quality characteristics of eggs
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Article 3 Washed eggs
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Article 4 Grading of Class A eggs by weight
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Article 5 Authorisation of packing centres
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Article 6 Time limit for grading, marking, packing of eggs and marking of packs
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Article 7 Information displayed on transport packaging
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Article 8 Marking of eggs for cross-border delivery
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Article 9 Producer code
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Article 10 Indications on Class B eggs
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Article 11 Marking of eggs delivered directly to the food industry
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Article 12 Marking of packs
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Article 13 Indication of the date of minimum durability
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Article 14 Packs marked as ‘extra’
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Article 15 Indication of how laying hens are fed
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Article 16 Information to be displayed for loose egg sales
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Article 17 Quality of packs
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Article 18 Industrial eggs
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Article 19 Repacking
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Article 20 Records to be kept by producers
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Article 21 Records to be kept by collectors
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Article 22 Records to be kept by packing centres
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Article 23 Time limits for keeping records
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Article 24 Inspection of operators
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Article 25 Decisions on non-compliance
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Article 26 Tolerance for quality defects
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Article 27 Tolerance for egg weight
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Article 28 Tolerance for marking eggs
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Article 29 Eggs for export to third countries
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Article 30 Imported eggs
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Article 31 Reporting
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Article 32 Notification of infringements
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Article 33 Exceptions for the French overseas departments
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Article 34 Exceptions for certain regions of Finland
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Article 35 Evaluation of practices regarding certain voluntary labelling
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Article 36 Repeal
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Article 37 Entry into force
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ANNEX I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX II Minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods

1. ‘Free-range eggs’ must be produced in systems of production which satisfy at least the conditions specified in Article 4 of Directive 1999/74/EC.
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3. ‘Eggs from caged hens’ must be produced in systems of production which satisfy at least:
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ANNEX III Regions of Finland referred to in Article 34
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ANNEX IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX V Entries referred to in Article 11(1)(b)
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