05/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - The new regulation permitting Member States to exempt egg-producers with fewer than 50 laying hens from the obligation to mark the eggs (with a unique number for the producer and farming method) is published in the Official Journal L 172 of 5 July 2005 (EUROPE 8971). This exemption is granted on the condition that the eggs are sold in a local public market situated in the region of production in the Member State concerned and that the name and address of the farm...