Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex XIII: List referred to in Article 24 of the Act of Accession: Slovenia - 5. Agriculture - B. Veterinary and phytosanitary legislation - I. Veterinary legislation
Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0909 - 0909
I. VETERINARY LEGISLATION 31999 L 0074: Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53). Until 31 December 2009, establishments in Slovenia listed in Appendix B to this Annex may maintain in service cages not meeting the minimum requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(4) and 5(1)(5) of Directive 1999/74/EC, provided that they are at least 37 cm high over at least 65 % of the cage area, not less than 31 cm high at any point and that the floor slope does not exceed 16 %. Laying hens in lay at the date of accession may be kept in cages which are not in conformity with the structural requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(1), provided that they have a floor space of at least 450 cm2 per hen. Slovenia shall ensure that the minimum floor area fully complies with Article 5(1)(1) at the start of the new cycle of production and no later than 1 December 2004. --------------------------------------------------