ANNEX U.K.

The definitions in Article 2 of Directive 1999/74/EC shall apply where necessary.

1. DATA REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION U.K.

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.

2. DISTINGUISHING NUMBER U.K.

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.

2.1. Code for the farming method U.K.

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

2.2. Code for the Member State of registration U.K.

[F1 AT

Austria

BE

Belgium

BG

Bulgaria

CY

Cyprus

CZ

Czech Republic

DE

Germany

DK

Denmark

EE

Estonia

EL

Greece

ES

Spain

FI

Finland

FR

France

HU

Hungary

IE

Ireland

IT

Italy

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

LV

Latvia

MT

Malta

NL

Netherlands

PL

Poland

PT

Portugal

RO

Romania

SE

Sweden

SI

Slovenia

SK

Slovakia

UK

United Kingdom.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Directive 2006/83/EC of 23 October 2006 adapting Directive 2002/4/EC on the registration of establishments keeping laying hens, covered by Council Directive 1999/74/EC, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania.

2.3. Identification of the establishment U.K.

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.