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Edible Eggs (Specifications for the Production, Classification, Marking and Marketing) Law, 2004 (Law No. 276(Ι)/2004).

Country/Territory
Cyprus
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Efimerida tis Dimokratias No. 3940, Part I, Supplement I, 31 December 2004, pp. 5552-5569.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Certification Food quality control/food safety Internal trade Packaging/labelling Poultry products Processing/handling Standards Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Asia, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia
Abstract

This Law provides for the implementation at a national level of EU Regulations regarding the production, classification, marking and marketing of eggs. Aim of the present law is to establish the competent authorities and specify the procedures for implementing the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2295/2003 and Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90. It also establishes sanctions to be applied if trespassing of the provisions of the aforementioned Regulations is verified. Section 4 of the law prescribes that an approval for any request to operate on behalf of a collector or packing eggs centre shall be granted only if the provisions of article 4 of Regulation (EC) No. 2295/2003 are fulfilled. Section 5 designates the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment as the competent authority for the purposes of this law. Section 8 deals with sanctions. With section 10, the Edible Eggs (Specifications for the Production, Classification, Marking and Marketing) Law of 2000 and the Regulation deriving thereof, are hereby repealed.

Full text
Greek
Website
www.mof.gov.cy

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2295/2003 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Poultry products, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs.

Legislation | European Union | 1990

Keyword: Poultry products, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Fraud

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Edible Eggs (Specifications for the Production, Classification, Marking and Marketing) Law 2000 (N. 118(I)/2000).

Legislation | Cyprus | 2000

Keyword: Certification, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Packaging/labelling, Poultry products, Processing/handling, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX