Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine “On the Approval of the Requirements for Chicken Eggs”

The draft Order provides for approving the requirements for chicken eggs (hereinafter – the Requirements) in terms of:sorting of eggs by quality and weight;stamping of eggs, labelling of packages (containers) and transport containers for eggs, containers for industrial eggs and providing information to the consumer in the case of individual sales of eggs;packaging and repackaging of eggs, and record-keeping requirements to be maintained by market operators.Chicken eggs imported (sent) to the customs territory of Ukraine have to comply with the provisions of Sections I-IV of the Requirements, or equivalent requirements of the exporting country.The draft Order is developed taking into account the following legal acts of the European Union:Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007;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;Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin;Commission Directive 2002/4/EC of 30 January 2002 on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC;Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens.The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.