1.Packs containing Class A eggs shall bear on the outer surface in easily visible and clearly legible type:
the codes of the packing centres where eggs have been packed and, where appropriate, repacked;
the quality grading; packs shall be identified either by the words ‘Class A’ or the letter ‘A’, whether alone or in combination with the words ‘fresh’ or ‘fresh eggs’;
the weight grading in accordance with Article 5;
the date of minimum durability in accordance with Article 9(1), point (f), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;
the wording ‘washed eggs’ for eggs washed in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation;
as a special storage condition in accordance with Article 9(1), point (g), of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 an indication advising consumers to keep eggs chilled after purchase.
2.In addition to the requirements laid down in paragraph 1, packs containing Class A eggs shall bear on the outer surface in easily visible and clearly legible type of the farming method.
For the identification of the farming method only the following terms shall be used:
for conventional farming, the terms set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
for organic production, the terms set out in Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2.
The meaning of the producer code shall be explained on or inside the pack.
3.Paragraph 2 shall apply without prejudice to national technical measures going beyond the minimum requirements for systems of production for the various egg farming methods laid down in Annex II, which may apply only to producers of the Member State concerned and provided that they are compatible with Union law.
4.Packs containing Class B eggs shall bear on the outer surface in easily visible and clearly legible type:
the packing centre code;
the quality grading; packs shall be identified either by the words ‘Class B’ or the letter ‘B’;
the packing date.
5.The Member States may require, for packs of eggs produced on their territory, that the labels be affixed in such a way so as to be broken when opening the packs.