The government of Spain adopted the new European Union regulations on the marketing of eggs

The Council of Ministers has approved, at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a royal decree regulating the conditions of application of the European Union (EU) regulations on the marketing of eggs, approved in November 2023. Although the European Union regulations on the marketing of eggs are directly applicable, the approved royal decree includes some additional provisions and certain aspects that required regulation and control by the Member States. The new regulations maintain the general principles of the previous regulation, Royal Decree 226/2008 of February 15, which will be repealed by the new one, in terms of classification criteria, mandatory labeling and optional labeling, with the aim of helping to maintain market unity, transparency and loyalty in commercial transactions and transparent information to consumers. Among the main novelties included in the royal decree approved today is the regulation of exceptions to the mandatory marking of ...