council direct ec octob amend direct eec lai minimum standard protect pig council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region protocol protect welfar anim annex treati requir formul implement commun agricultur polici commun member state pai full regard welfar requir anim respect legisl administr provis custom member state relat religi rite cultur tradit region heritag pursuant articl council direct eec commiss submit report intens pig rear system take account welfar sow rear vari degre confin group made propos adjust rule pig live anim includ list product set annex treati opinion scientif veterinari committe septemb conclud pig benefit environ exercis investigatori behaviour welfar pig appear compromis sever restrict space sow prefer social interact pig provid freedom movement environment complex current practic keep sow continu close confin prohibit produc suffici time make structur product facil balanc aspect consider welfar includ health econom social consider environment impact commiss submit report take account research practic experi order improv welfar pig aspect cover direct eec measur implement direct eec adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss adopt direct articl direct eec amend articl replac quot articl member state ensur hold compli requir unobstruct floor area weaner rear pig group exclud gilt servic sow gt tabl gt total unobstruct floor area gilt servic sow gilt sow group anim group individu unobstruct floor area increas anim group individu unobstruct floor area decreas floor surfac compli requir gilt servic pregnant sow part area requir equal gilt sow continu solid floor maximum reserv drainag open concret slat floor pig group maximum width open mm piglet mm weaner mm rear pig mm gilt servic sow ii minimum slat width mm piglet weaner mm rear pig gilt servic sow construct convers instal sow gilt tether prohibit januari tether sow gilt prohibit sow gilt group period start week servic week expect time farrow pen group side greater length individu group pen group side greater length derog provis sow gilt rais hold fewer sow individu period mention provid turn easili box prejudic requir laid annex sow gilt perman access manipul materi compli relev requir annex sow gilt group fed system ensur individu obtain suffici food competitor food present satisfi hunger chew dry pregnant sow gilt suffici quantiti bulki high fibr food high energi food pig group aggressor attack pig sick injur temporarili individu pen case individu pen anim turn easili contradict specif veterinari advic januari provis laid point sentenc point appli hold newli built rebuilt brought time date januari provis appli hold provis laid point appli hold fewer ten sow quot articl insert quot articl member state ensur person emploi engag person attend pig ensur person attend anim receiv instruct guidanc relev provis articl annex train cours train cours focu welfar aspect quot articl replac quot articl prefer januari event juli commiss submit council report drawn basi opinion scientif committe anim health welfar report drawn take account socio econom consequ sanitari consequ environment effect climat condit account develop techniqu system pig product meat process reduc resort surgic castrat report accompani legisl propos effect space allow floor type applic welfar weaner rear pig council act propos qualifi major januari commiss submit council report drawn basi opinion scientif committe anim health welfar report cover effect stock densiti includ group size method group anim farm system welfar includ health pig impact stall design floor type welfar includ health pig take account climat condit risk factor tail bite recommend reduc tail dock develop group hous system pregnant sow take account patholog zootechn physiolog etholog aspect system health environment impact climat condit determin space requir includ servic area individu hous adult breed boar develop loos hous system sow servic area farrow sow meet sow compromis piglet surviv consum attitud behaviour pigmeat event level improv welfar anim socio econom implic system rear pig effect commun econom partner report accompani legisl propos quot articl replac quot articl commiss assist stand veterinari committe establish decis eec hereinaft refer committe refer made articl articl council decis ec appli period refer articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur quot articl member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct januari latest forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt provis refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state luxembourg octob council presid neyt uyttebroeck oj opinion european parliament june publish 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