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Commission Directive 2002/4/EC of 30 January 2002 on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC
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The definitions in Article 2 of Directive 1999/74/EC shall apply where necessary.
For each establishment at least the following data shall be registered:
establishment:
name of the establishment,
address,
natural person responsible for the laying hens (hereafter ‘keeper’):
name,
address,
registration number(s) of other establishment(s) covered by the scope of Directive 1999/74/EC run or owned by the keeper,
owner of the establishment, if different from the keeper:
name,
address,
registration number(s) of other establishment(s) covered by the scope of Directive 1999/74/EC owned or run by the owner,
further information on the establishment:
farming method(s) according to the definitions referred to under point 2.1,
maximum capacity of the establishment in number of birds present at one time; if different farming methods are used additionally the maximum number of birds present at one time per farming method.
The distinguishing number shall be composed of a digit indicating the farming method determined in accordance with point 2.1 followed by the code of the Member State according to point 2.2 and an identification number defined by the Member State in which the establishment is located.
The farming methods as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 as amended used in the establishment shall be indicated by the following code:
1 | Free range |
2 | Barn |
3 | Cages |
The farming method used in establishments producing under the conditions specified in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 shall be indicated by:
0 | Organic production |
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Each Member State shall implement a system to attribute a unique number to each establishment to be registered, which may also be used for purposes other than for this Directive, provided that the identification of the establishment is ensured.
Member States can add further characters to the identification number, as for the identification of single flocks kept in separated buildings of an establishment.
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