# Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens, Article 7

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

Member States shall ensure that the establishments covered by the scope of this Directive are registered by the competent authority and given a distinguishing number which will be the medium for tracing eggs placed on the market for human consumption.
The arrangements for implementing this Article shall be determined before 1 January 2002 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/74/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-74/article-7
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