
Article 1 
The last subparagraph of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 is hereby replaced by the following:
'However, eggs sold by the producer on a local public market shall carry the code defined in Article 7(1)(a). Member States may exempt producers of eggs whose holding does not exceed 50 laying hens from this requirement, provided that those eggs are sold on a local public market in the region of production of the Member State concerned and that the name and address of the holding are indicated at the place of sale.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 21 June 2005.
For the Council
The President
F. BODEN