Part 2 PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) NO. 589/2008
Scotland
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| 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) | Point II(1) of F1Part VI of Annex VII, paragraph (a), to the Council Regulation 2013 F2, paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 and regulation 12A as read with the entry in Schedule 2A 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 F3and cases in which eggs meeting those quality characteristics must be categorised as class B eggs. |
| Article 2(2) | F4. . . | 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) | Point II(1) of F5Part VI of Annex VII, paragraph (b), to the Council Regulation 2013 F6, paragraph (a) of the second sub-paragraph of point 2 of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003 and regulation 12A as read with the entry in Schedule 2A 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 F7and cases in which eggs meeting the quality characteristics for class A eggs must be categorised as class B eggs. |
| Article 4(1) | Point II(2) of F8Part VI of Annex VII to the Council Regulation 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 F9Regulation (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 F10point 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 | Article 7(1), second sub paragraph, of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008 | Producers to identify each transport packaging containing eggs with information specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) of Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008. |
| Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence | Article 7(1), and Article 7(2), second sub-paragraph, 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 | Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence, and second sub-paragraph, 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 | Article 7(2), first sub paragraph, first sentence, and second sub-paragraph, 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 and packing. |
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| Article 9(1) | F12regulation 4 of the Registration of Establishments Keeping Laying Hens (Scotland) Regulations 2003 | Producer code. |
| Article 10 | Point III(1) of F13Part VI of Annex VII, second sub-paragraph, to the Council Regulation 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, F14... and Annex II, to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008, F15Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91, and regulations 10, 11 and 12 | 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 | F16Part 4 of schedule 3 of the Scottish welfare regulations | Use of an indication F17“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 to be no later than 28 days after laying. |
| 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 | Chapter X of F19Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs M1 | 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 feed. |
| 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) and (3) 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) | F20... Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 589/2008. | Marking of packs containing eggs imported from a third country where sufficient guarantees of equivalence of the rules relating to those eggs with F21F22assimilated law have not been provided. |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 18(6)(b)(i)
- F2
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 inserted (29.1.2011) by The Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/450), regs. 1, 13
- F3
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 inserted (29.1.2011) by The Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/450), regs. 1, 15
- F4
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 18(6)(b)(ii)
- F6
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 inserted (29.1.2011) by The Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/450), regs. 1, 14
- F7
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 inserted (29.1.2011) by The Eggs and Chicks (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/450), regs. 1, 16
- F8
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 18(6)(b)(iii)
- F9
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/312), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 16(c)(i)
- F10
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/312), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 16(c)(ii)
- F11
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F12
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F13
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (1.1.2014) by The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 18(6)(b)(v)
- F14
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(iv)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F15
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (9.12.2019) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(10)(c)(iv)(bb)
- F16
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(v)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F17
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(v)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F18
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. 2014/312), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5 para. 16(c)(iii)
- F19
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (9.12.2019) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(2)(c), 4(10)(c)(vi)
- F20
Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 2 omitted (1.1.2014) by virtue of The Single Common Market Organisation (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3235), regs. 1, 18(6)(b)(vi)
- F21
Words in sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Agriculture Market Measures (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/347), regs. 1(3), 4(10)(c)(vii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F22
Word in sch. 2 Pt. 2 substituted (14.2.2026) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/407), regs. 1, 3(b)(ii)
Marginal citations
- M1
O.J. L 139, 30.4.2004, p.1.
Notes on Schedule 2
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in sch. 2 heading substituted (14.2.2026) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/407), regs. 1, 3(b)(i)