Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 43)

1. Introductory Text

2. Article 1. Subject matter and scope

3. Article 2. Definitions

4. Article 3. Requirements for the keeping of chickens

5. Article 4. Training and guidance for persons dealing with chickens

6. Article 5. Labelling of poultrymeat

7. Article 6. Report by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council

8. Article 7. Inspections

9. Article 8. Guides to good management practice

10. Article 9. Penalties

11. Article 10. Implementing powers

12. Article 11. Committee procedure

13. Article 12. Transposition

14. Article 13. Entry into force

15. Article 14. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

16. 1. ANNEX I

       REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO HOLDINGS

       1. In addition to the relevant provisions of other relevant Community...

       2. Drinkers

          1. 1. Drinkers shall be positioned and maintained in such a way...

       3. Feeding

          1. 2. Feed shall be either continuously available or be meal fed...

       4. Litter

          1. 3. All chickens shall have permanent access to litter which is...

       5. Ventilation and heating

          1. 4. Ventilation shall be sufficient to avoid overheating and, where necessary,...

       6. Noise

          1. 5. The sound level shall be minimised. Ventilation fans, feeding machinery...

       7. Light

          1. 6. All buildings shall have lighting with an intensity of at...

          2. 7. Within seven days from the time when the chickens are...

       8. Inspection

          1. 8. All chickens kept on the holding must be inspected at...

          2. 9. Chickens that are seriously injured or show evident signs of...

       9. Cleaning

          1. 10. Those parts of buildings, equipment or utensils which are in...

       10. Record keeping

           1. 11. The owner or keeper shall maintain a record for each...

       11. Surgical interventions

           1. 12. All surgical interventions carried out for reasons other than therapeutic...

    2. ANNEX II

       REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF HIGHER STOCKING DENSITIES

       1. Notification and documentation

       2. Requirements for the holdings — control of environment parameters

          1. 3. The owner or keeper shall ensure that each house of...

    3. ANNEX III

       MONITORING AND FOLLOW-UP AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE

       1. 1. Mortality

          1. 1.1. In the case of stocking densities higher than 33 kg/m2, the...

          2. 1.2. Under the supervision of the official veterinarian these data as...

       2. 2. Post-mortem inspection

       3. 3. Communication of results

    4. ANNEX IV

       TRAINING

       1. The training courses referred to in Article 4(2) shall at...

       2. Annexes I and II; physiology, in particular drinking and feeding...

    5. ANNEX V

       CRITERIA FOR THE USE OF INCREASED STOCKING DENSITY

       1. 1. Criteria

       2. 2. Exceptional circumstances