# Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, Division 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Materials to be used for the construction of accommodation, and in particular for the construction of pens an equipment with which the animals may come into contact, must not be harmful to the animals and must be capable of being throughly cleaned and disinfected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/58/annex/division/5/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-58/annex/division-5/division-8
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