# Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Exceptional circumstances

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

By the way of derogation from 1(c), the competent authority may decide to increase the stocking density when the owner or keeper has provided sufficient explanation for the exceptional nature of a higher daily cumulative mortality rate or has shown that the causes lie beyond his sphere of control.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2007/43/annex/V/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-43/annex-V/division-2
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