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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

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ANNEX I

PART A

Terms referred to in point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 12(2)

Code language123
BG‘Яйца от кокошки – свободно отглеждане на открито’‘Яйца от кокошки – подово отглеждане’‘Яйца от кокошки – клетъчно отглеждане’
ES‘Huevos de gallinas camperas’‘Huevos de gallinas criadas en el suelo’‘Huevos de gallinas criadas en jaula’
CS‘Vejce nosnic ve volném výběhu’‘Vejce nosnic v halách’‘Vejce nosnic v klecích’
DA‘Frilandsæg’‘Skrabeæg’‘Buræg’
DE‘Eier aus Freilandhaltung’‘Eier aus Bodenhaltung’‘Eier aus Käfighaltung’
ET‘Vabalt peetavate kanade munad’‘Õrrekanade munad’‘Puuris peetavate kanade munad’
EL‘Αυγά ελεύθερης βοσκής’‘Αυγά αχυρώνα ή αυγά στρωμνής’‘Αυγά κλωβοστοιχίας’
EN‘Free range eggs’‘Barn eggs’‘Eggs from caged hens’
FR‘Œufs de poules élevées en plein air’‘Œufs de poules élevées au sol’‘Œufs de poules élevées en cage’
GA‘Uibheacha saor-raoin’‘Uibheacha sciobóil’‘Uibheacha ó chearca chúbarnaí’
IT‘Uova da allevamento all'aperto’‘Uova da allevamento a terra’‘Uova da allevamento in gabbie’
LV‘Brīvās turēšanas apstākļos dētās olas’‘Kūtī dētas olas’‘Sprostos dētas olas’
LT‘Laisvai laikomų vištų kiaušiniai’‘Ant kraiko laikomų vištų kiaušiniai’‘Narvuose laikomų vištų kiaušiniai’
HU‘Szabad tartásban termelt tojás’‘Alternatív tartásban termelt tojás’‘Ketreces tartásból származó tojás’
MT‘Bajd tat-tiġieg imrobbija barra’‘Bajd tat-tiġieġ imrobbija ma’ l-art’‘Bajd tat-tiġieġ imrobbija fil-ġaġeġ’
NL‘Eieren van hennen met vrije uitloop’‘Scharreleieren’‘Kooieieren’
PL‘Jaja z chowu na wolnym wybiegu’‘Jaja z chowu ściółkowego’‘Jaja z chowu klatkowego’
PT‘Ovos de galinhas criadas ao ar livre’‘Ovos de galinhas criadas no solo’‘Ovos de galinhas criadas em gaiolas’
RO‘Ouă de găini crescute în aer liber’‘Ouă de găini crescute în hale la sol’‘Ouă de găini crescute în baterii’
SK‘Vajcia z chovu na voľnom výbehu’‘Vajcia z podostieľkového chovu’‘Vajcia z klietkového chovu’
SL‘Jajca iz proste reje’‘Jajca iz hlevske reje’‘Jajca iz baterijske reje’
FI‘Ulkokanojen munia’‘Lattiakanojen munia’‘Häkkikanojen munia’
SV‘Ägg från utehöns’‘Ägg från frigående höns inomhus’‘Ägg från burhöns’

PART B

Terms referred to in the fourth subparagraph of Article 12(2)

Language
BG‘Уголемени клетки’
ES‘Jaulas acondicionadas’
CS‘Obohacené klece’
DA‘Stimulusberigede bure’
DE‘ausgestalteter Käfig’
ET‘Täiustatud puurid’
EL‘Αναβαθμισμένοι/Διευθετημένοι κλωβοί’
EN‘Enriched cages’
FR‘Cages aménagées’
GA‘Cásanna Saibhrithe’
IT‘Gabbie attrezzate’
LV‘Uzlaboti būri’
LT‘Pagerinti narveliai’
HU‘Feljavított ketrecek’
MT‘Gaġeg arrikkiti’
NL‘Aangepaste kooi’ of ‘Verrijkte kooi’
PL‘Klatki ulepszone’
PT‘Gaiolas melhoradas’
RO‘Cuști îmbunătățite’
SK‘Obohatené klietky’
SL‘Obogatene kletke’
FI‘Varustellut häkit’
SV‘Inredd bur’

ANNEX IIMinimum 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 Council Directive 1999/74/EC.

In particular, the following conditions must be satisfied:

(a)

hens must have continuous daytime access to open-air runs. However, this requirement does not prevent a producer from restricting access for a limited period of time in the morning hours in accordance with usual good farming practice, including good animal husbandry practice.

In case of other restrictions, including veterinary restrictions, adopted under Community law to protect public and animal health, having the effect of restricting access of hens to open-air runs, eggs may continue to be marketed as ‘free-range eggs’ for the duration of the restriction, but under no circumstances for more than 12 weeks;

(b)

open-air runs to which hens have access must be mainly covered with vegetation and not be used for other purposes except for orchards, woodland and livestock grazing if the latter is authorised by the competent authorities;

(c)

the maximum stocking density of open-air runs must not be greater than 2 500 hens per hectare of ground available to the hens or one hen per 4 m2 at all times. However, where at least 10 m2 per hen is available and where rotation is practised and hens are given even access to the whole area over the flock’s life, each paddock used must at any time assure at least 2,5 m2 per hen;

(d)

open-air runs must not extend beyond a radius of 150 m from the nearest pophole of the building. However, an extension of up to 350 m from the nearest pophole of the building is permissible provided that a sufficient number of shelters as referred to in Article 4(1)(3)(b)(ii) of Directive 1999/74/EC are evenly distributed throughout the whole open-air run with at least four shelters per hectare.

2.‘Barn eggs’ must be produced in systems of production which satisfy at least the conditions specified in Article 4 of Directive 1999/74/EC.

3.‘Eggs from caged hens’ must be produced in systems of production which satisfy at least:

(a)

the conditions specified in Article 5 of Directive 1999/74/EC until 31 December 2011; or

(b)

the conditions specified in Article 6 of Directive 1999/74/EC.

4.Member States may authorise derogations from points 1 and 2 of this Annex for establishments with fewer than 350 laying hens or rearing breeding laying hens as regards the obligations referred to in the second sentence of points 1(d), 1(e), 2, 3(a)(i) and 3(b)(i) of Article 4(1) of Directive 1999/74/EC.

ANNEX IIIRegions of Finland referred to in Article 34

The provinces of:

  • Lappi,

  • Oulu,

  • the regions of North Karelia and North Savo of the province of Eastern Finland,

  • Åland.

ANNEX IV

Correlation table referred to in Article 38

Regulation (EC) No 1028/2006Regulation (EC) No 557/2007This Regulation
Article 1, first paragraphArticle 1, first paragraph
Article 1, second paragraph, introductory wordingArticle 1, second paragraph, introductory wording
Article 1, second paragraph, points (a) to (j)Article 1, second paragraph, points (a) to (j)
Article 2(1) to (9)Article 1, second paragraph, points (k) to (s)
Article 2Article 2
Article 3Article 3
Article 4Article 4
Article 5(1)Article 5(1), first subparagraph
Article 5(1)Article 5(1), second subparagraph
Article 5(2)Article 5(2), first subparagraph
Article 5(2)Article 5(2), second subparagraph
Article 5(3)Article 5(3)
Article 5(3)Article 5(4)
Article 6Article 6
Article 7Article 7
Article 8Article 8
Article 9Article 9
Article 10Article 10
Article 11(2)Article 11
Article 12Article 12
Article 13Article 13
Article 14Article 14
Article 15Article 15
Article 16Article 16
Article 17Article 17
Article 18Article 18
Article 19Article 19
Article 20Article 20
Article 21Article 21
Article 22Article 22
Article 23Article 23
Article 7Article 24(1), (2) and (3)
Article 24Article 24(4) and (5)
Article 25Article 25
Article 26Article 26
Article 27Article 27
Article 28Article 28
Article 29Article 29
Article 30Article 30
Article 31Article 31
Article 32Article 32
Article 33Article 33
Article 34Article 34
Article 35Article 35
Article 8Article 36
Article 9Article 37
Article 36Article 38
Article 37Article 39
ANNEX IANNEX I
ANNEX IIANNEX II
ANNEX IIIANNEX III
ANNEX IVANNEX IV
ANNEX V

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