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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-342/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/342",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 342/2013 of 16 April 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-342",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 342/2013\nof 16 April 2013\namending Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards marketing standards for eggs\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving 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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAccording 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.\n(2)\nHowever, 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.\n(3)\nIn 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.\n(4)\nRegulation (EC) No 589/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 6."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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