Legislative Decree No. 267 implementing Directives 1999/74/EC and 2002/4/EC concerning the protection of laying hens and the registration of establishments keeping laying hens.
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Legislation
Abstract
In implementation of Directive 1999/74/EC, this Legislative Decree lays down minimum standards aimed at the protection of laying hens. The owners and holders of laying hens shall fulfill the obligations established in Annex A as well as Annexes B, C and D according to the systems deployed (alternative systems, unenriched cage systems and enriched cages). As from the date of entry into force of this Decree, the construction or operation for the first time of the cages referred to in point 1 of Annex C shall be forbidden. Pursuant to Directive 2002/4/EC, article 4 deals with the registration of establishments engaged in the keeping of laying hens. Article 5 concerns inspection, whilst article 7 lays down administrative sanctions.
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 219, 20 September 2003.
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Decreto Legislativo n. 267: Attuazione delle direttive 1999/74/CE e 2002/4/CE, per la protezione delle galline ovaiole e la registrazione dei relativi stabilimenti di allevamento.
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