Egg Marketing Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1977 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 3, 24 January 1995, pp. 46-48. Long titleOrdinance on marketing of eggs. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Poultry products Standards Packaging/labelling Institution Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to regulate the marketing of eggs. It implements the regulation of the EU on marketing regulations of eggs. All transport documents must state quality, class, weight and other details. Every lot of eggs must bear the date within which they can be sold. The competent authority is the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food. Finally, penalties in case of violation are outlined. The Ordinance consists of 8 articles. Full text German