Derogation from temperature requirementsE+W+S
16.—(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 0ºC 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 0ºC, 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.