Derogation from temperature requirementsS
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14.—(1) For the purposes of point 3.1 of Chapter VI of Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005, the temperature on a means of transport by road may fall below 0°C during a journey–
(a)up to the time when the means of transport by road is first moved at the place of departure; and
(b)during any unloading and loading occurring at intermediate points in the journey.
(2) But where the temperature falls below 0°C, pigs weighing less than 30 kgs and unaccompanied on the journey by their mother must be provided with adequate quantities of a bedding material appropriate to the species to ensure their thermal comfort.