Key Benefits:
Chapter 1 Application and definitions
Chapter 2 Marketing
Chapter 3 Foder
Chapter 4 Welfare.
Chapter 5 Operative intervention, disease prevention and veterinary care
Chapter 6 Crow
Chapter 7 Penalty and effective provisions
Publication on the production and marketing of organic living poultry
In accordance with section 7 (2), 3, section 14, section 15, section 17, section 18 (4). 1, and section 24 (4), Two and three, in the law. 463 of 17. June 2008, the Ecological Act, and the following authorization shall be :
Application and definitions
§ 1. For the purpose of living chicken, the notice shall be the chickens until 18. life-forms to be included in laying production.
§ 2. Organic life-produced or marketed in the other Member States of the European Union or countries of the EEA in the other Member States of the European Union shall not be subject to this notice.
§ 3. Levechickens produced here in the country, or shall be provided with indications referring to the organic production method, must be produced in accordance with the provisions of this notice, in the announcement of the ecological production method ; land-use production, etc., in the " Council Regulation (EC) No, 834/2007 of 28. June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 2 ; Regulation (EC) No 2092/91 (Council Regulation) and the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2, 889/2008 of 5. September 2008 on the implementation of the rules of application of Council Regulation (EC) No 146 834/2007 of 28. June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products in the case of organic production, labelling and control ` (Commission Regulation).
Marketing
§ 4. Levechickens can only be marketed as organic if the birds are inserted into an organic production system before they are three days old.
Paragraph 2. Levechickens, which are inserted in an organic production system, must not be impertitive.
Foder
§ 5. Grovfodder, fresh or dried fodder or silage must be included in the daily feed ration.
§ 6. Any fattening methods shall be capable of rearing at any stage in the farmed game. Forced feeding is forbidden.
Photo from transformation
§ 7. Feed from conversion shall mean no more than 30% of the average. the feed plan.
Paragraph 2. When feeding from the conversion comes from one of the holding's own devices, this proportion may be increased to 60%.
§ 8. 20% at most. the total average feed consumption must come from grazing on or harvesting permanent pastures or parcels with multiannual feed plants that are in the first year of conversion to organic production, provided that such areas are part of : the holding and not in the preceding five years has been part of an organic production unit on this holding.
Paragraph 2. Where feed is used from conversion as well as feed from parcels that are in the first conversion year, the total proportion of such feed must not exceed the maximum percentages laid down in section 7 (2). One and two.
§ 9. The parts of conversion fodder, which are mixed, must be expressed as a percentage of the dry matter content in feedingstuffs of agricultural origin. The percentage of the dry extract shall be calculated per animals per Day.
Feedingstuffs and feedingstuffs
§ 10. Non-organic feed materials of plant and animal origin may be used in organic production, subject to the restrictions provided for in Article 43 of the Commission Regulation, and only if they are listed in Annex V of the Commission Regulation, and satisfying the provisions of Article 43 of the Commission ; the conditions laid down therein.
Paragraph 2. Organic feed of animal origin and feed materials of mineral origin can only be used in organic production if they are listed in Annex V of the Commission Regulation, and the conditions laid down therein are met.
Paragraph 3. Products and by-products of the fishery may be used only in organic production if they are listed in Annex V of the Commission Regulation and the conditions laid down therein are met.
Paragraph 4. Feed additives, certain products used in animal nutrition and technical aids can only be used in organic production if they are listed in Annex VI of the Commission Regulation and the conditions laid down therein are met.
Welfare.
§ 11. The conditions of Levekyllinger must be taken care of in accordance with their health, biological and behavioural needs, and the natural movement and behaviour patterns of the animals must be safekeeping.
§ 12. The animals must have easy access to feed and fresh drinking water.
§ 13. Dead animals must be removed immediately and the number shall be recorded in a logbook indicating the presumed cause of death.
§ 14. Levechickens must not be kept in cages.
§ 15. In poultry houses the stocking density shall not exceed 15 animals per year ; m 2 or 21 kg live weight per year. m 2 .
§ 16. Each poultry house must not exceed 4,800 livelihoods.
§ 17. The animals must have unhindered access to a sufficiently large and uncharteable area.
§ 18. The isolation, heating and ventilation of poultry houses shall ensure that the air circulation, the level of dust, temperature, the relative humidity and gas concentration are kept within limits which do not cause the nuisance of the animals.
Paragraph 2. There must be abundant natural ventilation in poultry houses.
Paragraph 3. In poultry houses the ammonia concentration must not exceed 25 ppm.
§ 19. In poultry houses, there must be so much natural light that it is possible to read an ordinary text for at least half the number of the stable.
Paragraph 2. Daylight in poultry houses may be supplemented by artificial light, so that light is a daily basis for 16 hours with a continuous rest period without artificial light at least eight hours.
Paragraph 3. The Directorate-General may in individual cases for a limited period of time be dispensers from the rule set out in paragraph 1. 1 if the producer finds specific problems with the animal welfare of the crew, such as :
1) the animals are in favour of early planning,
2) removal of removal and
3) cannibalism.
Paragraph 4. The application must be accompanied by a plan for the recovery of welfare problems.
20. In poultry houses at least one third of the floor area must be solid, that is, to be covered with sand, soil, peat or the like, so that it can be used as dust-bathing area.
Paragraph 2. In poultry houses, a large proportion of the area where the hens have access to, must be calculated for collection of their excrement.
Paragraph 3. Poultry houses must be equipped with seating for all animals. The seatings must be at least 18 cm per square inch. Animals.
§ 21. Poultry houses shall have entry and exit wounds of a size suitable for the birds, and these holes must be at least 4 m per 100 m 2 by the cave area, which shall at all times be available to the birds.
Paragraph 2. The entry and exit barriers must be evenly distributed against the outlet, so that the entire flock has unhindered access to the outside world.
Paragraph 3. Where the poultry house is equipped with a solid structure of fixed construction, with a minimum width of 1 m for which the birds have unhindered access to 24 hours a day, the size of the internal stable and the enactment must be at least 1,5 m. per 100 m 2 by the cave area, which shall at all times be available to the birds. The building must be able to be sealed off against the outlet.
§ 22. The available end-use area must be at least 1 m ; 2 per Animals.
-23. Wage areas shall be covered by vegetation and according to climatic conditions and the species concerned provide adequate protection against the rain, blown, sun, extreme temperatures and predators.
§ 24. Levechickens must, when they are completed at some time, they are to be completed. 6-7 weeks of age, having access to an attractive area where the weather conditions permit, and shall, where possible, have access to at least one third of their lives.
Paragraph 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 1 may be kept for nine weeks in the period between 1. October and 15. April.
§ 25. The area must be fixed so that the nearest entry hole to the stable building is no place greater than 150 metres.
Paragraph 2. The Directorate-General may dispensers from the requirement referred to in paragraph 1. 1 so that the distance can be extended to 350 metres.
Operative intervention, disease prevention and veterinary care
SECTION 26. It is forbidden to cut or sharpen beak on a life of livelihoods (bup trim).
§ 27. The use of chemically advanced allopathic veterinary medicinal products or antibiotics for preventive treatment is prohibited, cf. however, section 28 (3). 3.
Paragraph 2. Use of growth promoters (including antibiotics, coccidiostats and other artificial growth promoters) and the use of hormones or similar substances to control the propagation or other purposes (e.g., summons or "Brownst synchronization" is prohibited.
Paragraph 3. If the living chickens come from non-organic farms, depending on the local conditions, special measures are required, such as inspection and quarantine periods.
Paragraph 4. The stable, folded, equipment and tools must be purified and disinfected so as to avoid cross-contamination and development of pathodi-bearing organisms. Fæces, urine and relic or disperse feed are removed as often as necessary to reduce the smell and to avoid attracts and rodents. For the purposes of Article 14 (1). The provisions of paragraph 1 (f) of the Council Regulation may only be used in the Commission Regulation for cleaning and disinfection of buildings, facilities and equipment for the use of the habitats of the Commission. Rodenticides (may only be used in traps) and the products listed in Annex II of the Commission Regulation may be used for the eradication of insects and other pests in buildings and other installations in which there are viable living chickens.
Paragraph 5. There must be a two-time period between reared of two poultry flocks. During this period, the building and its equipment shall be cleaned and disinfected. In the same way, the farm shall be rested by a flock of poultry, so that the vegetation can grow back, and there can be a two-day period. The length of the idle period shall be laid down in section 22 of the publication of the organically-use production, etc. The operator shall keep documentation for compliance with this period. These requirements shall not apply to livelihoods, which are not kept in flocks which are not kept in the henhouse, and who can move freely all day.
Dyremedicine
§ 28. If an animal is, in the case of disease prevention, measures as laid down in Article 14 (1). Paragraph 1 (e) no. in (i), in the Council Regulation, whether or not it is to be harmful, it shall be dealt with immediately, where necessary by isolation and in appropriate premises.
Paragraph 2. Pter-therapeutic products, homeopathic solutions, track substances and products listed in Annex V, Part 3, and in Annex VI, Part 1.1 of the Commission Regulation, shall be used instead of chemically manufactured allopathic veterinary medicinal products ; antibiotics, provided that they have an effective therapeutic effect on the species concerned and the condition that the treatment is intended for.
Paragraph 3. Where the measures referred to in paragraph 1 are applied 1 and 2 are not effective in the fight against the disease or alleviation of the damage, chemically advanced allopathic veterinary medicinal products or antibiotics may be used in the responsibility of a veterinarian.
Paragraph 4. If an animal or group of animals is subjected to more than one treatment of chemically manufactured allopathic veterinary medicinal products or antibiotics-apart from vaccinations and treatments against parasites and compulsory eradication programmes-they must : the products concerned shall not be sold as organic products, and the animals shall review the conversion periods laid down in Article 38 (1). Paragraph 1 (c) of the Commission Regulation. Records with evidence of the presence of such circumstances shall be retained for use in the Directorate-General.
Paragraph 5. The detention period between the last administration of an allopathic veterinary medicinal product to an animal under normal conditions of use and the production of organic-produced food from such animals shall be twice as long as the legal one ; withdrawal period referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2001 /82/EC, or, where such a period is not fixed, 48 hours.
Crow
§ 29. Complaguing the decisions of the Plant Agency, following this notice, shall be submitted within four weeks of the date of receipt of the decision. The appeal shall be made to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and shall be submitted to the Board of Directors.
Paragraph 2. Whether or not it is complained of a decision, cf. paragraph 1, the Directorate-General may resume the case if the Directorate considers that there is the possibility that new information may lead to a different decision.
Penalty and effective provisions
-$30. Unless higher penalties are inflished on other legislation, penalties shall be penalised by the penalty which :
1) is in violation of section 3, sections 4 to 18, section 19 (4). 1 and 2, section 20, 23, section 24, paragraph 4. Paragraph 25, paragraph 25. 1, SECTION 26-28,
2) violate the provisions of the Commission Regulation ; or
3) the conditions for authorisations or derogations granted in accordance with the notice.
Paragraph 2. Corporates may be imposed on companies. Oh. (legal persons) punishable by the penal code 5. Chapter.
§ 31. The announcement shall enter into force on 1. January, 2009.
