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Document 02002L0004-20070101

Consolidated text: 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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02002L0004 — EN — 01.01.2007 — 002.001


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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

(OJ L 030 31.1.2002, p. 44)

Amended by:

 

 

Official Journal

  No

page

date

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COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2006/83/EC of 23 October 2006

  L 362

97

20.12.2006


Amended by:

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ACT  concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded

  L 236

33

23.9.2003




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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



Article 1

1.  

Member States shall:

(a) 

establish a system for registering every production site (hereafter: establishment) covered by the scope of Directive 1999/74/EC, allocating a distinguishing number to it, in conformity with the Annex to this Directive;

(b) 

ensure that for each such establishment at least the information set out in point 1 of the Annex is supplied to the competent authority of the Member State, by a date determined by the Member State; this date shall be such as to allow sufficient time for registration of those establishments in accordance with point (c);

(c) 

ensure that each establishment for which the required information is supplied by the date determined pursuant to point (b) is registered and allocated a distinguishing number by 31 May 2003.

2.  

Member States shall provide that, from 1 June 2003

(a) 

no establishment for which the information required pursuant to paragraph 1(b) has not been supplied by the date determined there may continue to be used; and

(b) 

no new establishment is brought into use prior to completion of registration and receipt of the distinguishing number.

3.  
Member States shall ensure that the register of establishments established pursuant to paragraph 1 is accessible to the competent authority of the Member State for the purpose of tracing eggs put on the market for human consumption.
4.  
Member States shall ensure that changes concerning registered data are notified to the competent authority without delay and that the register is updated immediately when such information is received.

Article 2

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions to comply with this Directive by 31 March 2003. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.




ANNEX

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

1.   DATA REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION

For each establishment at least the following data shall be registered:

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establishment:
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name of the establishment,
— 
address,
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natural person responsible for the laying hens (hereafter ‘keeper’):
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name,
— 
address,
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registration number(s) of other establishment(s) covered by the scope of Directive 1999/74/EC run or owned by the keeper,
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owner of the establishment, if different from the keeper:
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name,
— 
address,
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registration number(s) of other establishment(s) covered by the scope of Directive 1999/74/EC owned or run by the owner,
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further information on the establishment:
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farming method(s) according to the definitions referred to under point 2.1,
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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

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

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

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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.

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2.3.   Identification of the establishment

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.



( 1 )  OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53.

( 2 )  OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5.

( 3 )  OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 1.

( 4 )  OJ L 121, 16.5.1991, p. 11.

( 5 )  OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 5.

( 6 )  OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.

( 7 )  OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 9.

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