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The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
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Regulation 9
SCHEDULE 2E+W+SGENERAL [F1EU] PROVISIONS RELATING TO EGGS IN SHELL FOR CONSUMPTION CONTRAVENTION OF WHICH IS AN OFFENCE
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Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 2 heading substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6
[F2PART 1E+W+S[F3PROVISIONS OF THE SINGLE CMO REGULATION OR REGULATION (EU) 2013]
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 5(8)(a)
F3Sch. 2 Pt. 1 heading substituted (23.11.2019) by The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1442), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Relevant provision of Regulation (EU) 2013 [F4, or where stipulated, the Single CMO Regulation] | Provisions to be read with the provisions F5... mentioned in column 1 | Subject matter |
| [F6Article 116 of the Single CMO Regulation] insofar as it relates to the marketing of eggs | Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 2013 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 | Prohibition on the marketing of eggs except in accordance with the marketing standards laid down in Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008. |
| Point II(1) of Part VI of Annex VII | Article 2(1) and (4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 | Quality grading of eggs as Class A (or fresh) or Class B eggs. |
| Point II(2) of Part VI of Annex VII | Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 | Weight grading of Class A eggs. |
| Point II(3) of Part VI of Annex VII | Prohibition on the delivery of Class B eggs except to the food and non-food industry. | |
| Point III(1) of Part VI of Annex VII, first sub-paragraph | Articles 9(1) and 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 | Marking of Class A eggs. |
| Point III(1) of Part VI of Annex VII, second sub-paragraph | Articles 9, 10 and 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008, paragraphs (a) and (b) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 and regulation 11(1) | Marking of Class B eggs. |
| Point III(2) of Part VI of Annex VII | Point III(1) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013 | Place at which eggs are marked. |
| Point III(3) of Part VI of Annex VII, first sub-paragraph | Point III(1) of Part VI of Annex VII and the second sub-paragraph of point III(3) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013 and regulation 11(2) | Marking of eggs sold by a producer to the final consumer at a local public market. |
| F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . . |
| F7. . . | F7. . . | F7. . .] |
Textual Amendments
F4Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 inserted (23.11.2019) by The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1442), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i)
F5Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 omitted (23.11.2019) by virtue of The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1442), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii)
F6Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 substituted (23.11.2019) by The Eggs and Poultrymeat (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1442), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(iii)
F7Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 Table omitted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1150), regs. 1(2), 14
PART 2E+W+SPROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO 589/2008
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relevant provision of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Provisions to be read with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 mentioned in column 1 | Subject matter | |
| Article 2(1) | The first indent of [F8point II(1) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013], paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and regulation 16 as read with the Schedule 3 entry relating to paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 | Quality characteristics of Class A eggs and cases in which eggs meeting those quality characteristics must be categorised as Class B eggs. | |
| Article 2(2) | F9. . . | Prohibition on the washing and cleaning of Class A eggs before or after grading. | |
| Article 2(3) | Prohibition on the treatment of Class A eggs for preservation, and the chilling of eggs, in premises or plants where the temperature is artificially maintained at less than 5°C. | ||
| Article 2(4) | The second indent of [F8point II(1) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013], paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 and regulation 16 as read with the Schedule 3 entry relating to paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 | Quality characteristics of Class B eggs and cases in which eggs meeting the quality characteristics for Class A eggs must be categorised as Class B eggs. | |
| Article 4(1) | [F10 Point II(2) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013] and Article 4(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Grading of Class A eggs by weight. | |
| Article 4(2) | Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 and [F11Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011] | Weight grading indications. | |
| Article 4(3) | Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Minimum net weight in grams and the indication “eggs of different sizes” or equivalent terms to be given on the outer surface of a pack of Class A eggs of different sizes. | |
| Article 5(1), first sub-paragraph | Grading and packing of eggs and the labelling of packs by packing centres. | ||
| Article 5(3) | Packing centres to have the technical equipment necessary to ensure that eggs are handled properly. | ||
| Article 6(1) | Eggs to be graded, marked and packed within 10 days of laying. | ||
| Article 6(2) | Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Class A eggs marketed as “extra” or “extra fresh” eggs to be graded, marked and packed within four days of laying. | |
| Article 6(3) | Articles 12(1)(d) and 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 and [F12point 1(a) of Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011] | Packs to be marked with date of minimum durability at the time of packing. | |
| Article 7(1), first sub-paragraph | The second sub-paragraph of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Producers to identify each transport packaging containing eggs with certain information. | |
| Article 7(2), first sub-paragraph, first sentence | Article 7(1) and second sub-paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Application of the information specified in Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to each transport packaging containing eggs and the inclusion of that information in accompanying documents. | |
| Article 7(2), first sub-paragraph, second sentence | The first sentence of the first sub-paragraph and the second sub-paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Intervening operators to keep a copy of the documents specified in the first sentence of the first sub-paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008. | |
| Article 7(2), first sub-paragraph, third sentence | The first sentence of the first sub-paragraph and second sub-paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Original documents referred to in the first sentence of the first sub-paragraph of Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to be kept by the packing centre that grades the eggs to which the documents relate. | |
| Article 7(3) | Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Prohibition on the modification or removal of the information referred to in Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 on the transport packaging of eggs until the removal of the eggs for immediate grading, marking, packing or further processing. | |
| F13. . . | F13. . . | F13. . . | |
| F13. . . | F13. . . | ||
| F13. . . | F13. . . | F13. . . | |
| Article 9(1) | [F14regulation 3 of the Registration of Establishments (Laying Hens) (England) Regulations 2003] | Producer code. | |
| Article 10 | The second sub-paragraph of [F15point III(2) of Part VI of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) 2013] | Indications on Class B eggs. | |
| Article 12(1) | Marking of packs of Class A eggs. | ||
| Article 12(2), first and second sub-paragraphs | Article 12(1) of, and Part A of Annex I, and Annex II, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008, [F16Article 23(1) of Regulation (EU) 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products], and regulations 12, 13 and 14 | Farming method to be shown on the outer surface of packs containing Class A eggs. | |
| Article 12(2), third sub-paragraph | Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Producer code to be explained on or inside packs. | |
| Article 12(2), fourth sub-paragraph | Part B of Annex I to Commission Regulation and [F17Schedule 4 to the English welfare regulations] | Use of an indication listed in Part B of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 (enriched cages). | |
| Article 12(4) | Marking of packs of Class B eggs. | ||
| Article 13 | [F18Article 9(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011] | Date of minimum durability. | |
| Article 14(1) | Use of the words “extra” and “extra fresh” as an additional quality indication on packs containing Class A eggs. | ||
| Article 14(2) | Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Laying date and the nine-day time limit specified in Article 14(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to be shown where the words “extra” or “extra fresh” are used as an additional quality indication on packs containing Class A eggs. | |
| Article 15 | Reference to a cereal as a feed ingredient where an indication is given of how laying hens are fed. | ||
| Article 16 | Information to be given for loose egg sales. | ||
| Article 17 | Quality of packs. | ||
| Article 18 | Packaging containers in which industrial eggs are marketed. | ||
| Article 19 | Repacking of Class A eggs. | ||
| Article 20(1) | Article 20(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Producer records on farming methods. | |
| Article 20(2) | Articles 15 and 20(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Producer records on feeding method. | |
| Article 20(3) | Article 20(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Information recorded by producers under Article 20(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to be broken down by hen house where a producer uses different farming methods on a single production site. | |
| Article 21(1) | Article 21(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Collector records on eggs collected and delivered by them. | |
| Article 22(1), first sub-paragraph | Article 22(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Packing centre records. | |
| Article 22(1), second sub-paragraph | Updating of packing centres physical stock records each week. | ||
| Article 22(2) | Articles 15 and 22(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Packing centres to keep separate records where Class A eggs and their packs bear an indication of how laying hens are fed. | |
| Article 23 | Articles 7(2), 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Records and files referred to in Articles 7(2), 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to be kept for at least 12 months from their date of creation. | |
| Article 24(5) | Articles 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 | Records referred to in Articles 20, 21 and 22 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 to be made available to the inspection services on first request. | |
| Article 30(2) | Eggs imported from third countries to have been clearly and legibly marked in the country of origin in accordance with the ISO 3166 country code. | ||
| Article 30(3) | F19... to the Single CMO Regulation | Marking of packs containing eggs imported from a third country where sufficient guarantees of equivalence of the rules relating to those eggs with [F20EU] legislation have not been provided. | |
Textual Amendments
F8Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 5(8)(b)(i)
F9Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 16(7)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 5(8)(b)(ii)
F11Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), reg. 1(5), Sch. 7 para. 57(a)
F12Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), reg. 1(5), Sch. 7 para. 57(b)
F13Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 16(7)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 16(7)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 5(8)(b)(iii)
F16Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (1.6.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/575), regs. 1(2), 22(3)(b)
F17Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products and Common Agricultural Policy (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1422), regs. 1, 16(7)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), reg. 1(5), Sch. 7 para. 57(c)
F19Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table omitted (1.1.2014) by virtue of The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 5(8)(b)(iv)
F20Word in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 table substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6
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