Decree No. 49/81 approving the Regulation on egg exploitation and trade. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 1981 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 237/81, I Series, 15 October 1981, pp. 2747-2755. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Poultry products Hygiene/sanitary procedures Internal trade Classification/declassification Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree approves the Regulation on egg exploitation and trade. It consists of 54 articles and 1 annex establishing all the requirements to be satisfied for producing eggs to be placed on the market (including sanitary measures, packaging and labelling, climatic conditions,egg classification, etc.). Sanctions for illegal activity are established in the text. Full text Portuguese