
Article 1 
In the second subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 point (i) is replaced by the following:
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((i)) “batch” means the eggs in packs or loose from one and the same production site or packing centre, situated in one place, with one and the same laying date or date of minimum durability or packing date, the same farming method and, in case of graded eggs, the same quality and weight grading;'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO