As previously announced, the Commission presented a delegated act, on 20 September, that seeks to extend from 12 to 16 weeks the length of time hens may be kept inside without their eggs no longer being able to be described as “free-range” (see EUROPE 11853 and 11723).
In so doing, the Commission is, as producers wanted, amending the rules on the marketing standards that apply to eggs.
Current marketing standards mean that “free-range” eggs can no longer be labelled as such when...