# 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, Article 20: Records to be kept by producers

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Producers shall record information on the farming methods, specifying for each farming method used:
(a) the date of placing, age at placing and number of laying hens;
(b) the date of culling and the number of hens culled;
(c) daily egg production;
(d) the number and/or weight of eggs sold per day or delivered daily by other means;
(e) the names and addresses of purchasers.
2. Where the feeding method is indicated in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation, producers shall, without prejudice to the requirements laid down in part A, III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, record the following information, specifying for each feeding method used:
(a) the quantity and type of feed supplied or mixed on-site;
(b) the date of delivery of feed.
3. Where a producer uses different farming methods on a single production site, the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be broken down by hen house.
4. For the purposes of this Article, instead of keeping records of sales and deliveries, producers may keep files of invoices and delivery notes marked as indicated in paragraphs 1 and 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/589/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-589/article-20
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