THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) and in particular Articles 121(d) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
According to Article 24(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 Member States shall ensure that the eggs are checked at all stages of marketing, which could be read as checking of compliance with each requirement under the Regulation at every stage in the marketing chain.
(2)
However, certain requirements under the Regulation apply at a specific stage in the marketing chain and must therefore be checked at that stage. For example some requirements must be checked at the production site or at the packing station, whilst other requirements must be checked at the retailer stage, as appropriate.
(3)
In view of the above, it is necessary to ensure a degree of flexibility regarding the checks to be carried out at different stages in the marketing chain.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,
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