# The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Wales) Order 2007, Article 16: Derogation from temperature requirements

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/1047/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-wales-order-2007/article-16
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