25.9. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities - No L 24071 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2617/93 of 21 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards on eggs THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (*), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 (3 lays down certain marketing standards for eggs; Whereas the provisions regarding direct deliveries from producers to packing stations, certain markets and food industry undertakings should also apply for such delive- ries to the non-food industry; Whereas the delivery of down-graded eggs should be restricted to food industry undertakings approved in accordance with Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products (}) in order to assure proper handling of such eggs; Whereas it should be made clear that optional indications serving publicity purposes on egg packs may comprise symbols and refer to eggs and to other items; Whereas experience has shown that provisions for the indication of dates on grade A eggs and egg packs con- (") OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1574/93 (O] L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1). (» OJ L 173, 6. 7. 1990, p. §. () OJ L 212, 22.7. 1989, p. 87. Directive as last amended by Di- rective 91/684/EEC (OJ L 376, 31. 12. 1991, p. 38). taining them should be modified to require mandatory indication of the date of minimum durability as for other foodstuffs in conformity with Council Directive 79/112/EEC of 18 December 1978 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs () ; whereas for imported grade A eggs with a view to facilitate control, packs should also bear the indication of the packing date, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 is hereby amended as follows : 1. In Article 2 (2) points (a) and (b), the following phrase shall be added: ‘and to the non-food industry’. 2. Article 4 (1) point (a) shall be replaced by the follo- wing : ‘(a) eggs to anyone but collectors, packing centres, markets within the meaning of Article 2 (2) (a), food industry undertakings approved in accordance with Directive 89/437/EEC and the non-food industry’ ; 3. In Articles 6 (1) and 8 (3), the term ‘food industry’ shall be replaced by ‘food industry undertakings approved in accordance with Directive 89/437/EEC.. () OJ L 33, 8. 2. 1979, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Direc- tive 91/72/EEC (O] L 42, 15. 2. 1991, p. 27).