Commission Regulation (EC) No 598/2008Show full title

Commission Regulation (EC) No 598/2008 of 24 June 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards of eggs

Article 1U.K.

Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 is replaced by the following:

Article 11Marking of eggs delivered directly to the food industry

1.Save as otherwise provided for by the sanitary legislation, Member States may exempt operators at their request from the marking obligations provided for in Annex XIV.A.III(1) and in Annex XIV.A.IV(3) to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 where eggs are delivered directly from the production site to the food industry.

2.In the cases referred to in the first paragraph:

(a)Member States where the production site is established shall appropriately inform the competent authorities of the Member States concerned about the granting of the marking derogation before any deliveries take place;

(b)when the derogation concerns a supplier situated in a third country, the eggs shall be delivered to industry only provided that their final destination with a view to processing is checked by the competent authorities of the Member State granting the exception;

(c)the delivery shall be under the full responsibility of the food industry operator, which accordingly undertakes to use the eggs only for processing.