Article 16 Derogation from temperature requirementsI1

England and Wales

(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 0°C 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 0°C, 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.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in force at 30.3.2007, see art. 1