Article 3

Member States shall ensure that: 1. - from 1 January 1994, all holdings newly-built or rebuilt and/or brought into use for the first time after that date shall comply with at least the following requirement: the unobstructed floor area available to each weaner or rearing pig reared in a group must be at least: 0,15 m$ for a pig of an average weight of 10 kg or less, 0,20 m$ for a pig of an average weight of between 10 kg and 20 kg, 0,30 m$ for a pig of an average weight of between 20 kg and 30 kg, 0,40 m$ for a pig of an average weight of between 30 kg and 50 kg, 0,55 m$ for a pig of an average weight of between 50 kg and 85 kg, 0,65 m$ for a pig of an average weight of between 85 kg and 110 kg, 1,00 m$ for a pig of an average weight of more than 110 kg; from 1 January 1998, the minimum standards provided for above shall apply to all holdings; 2. the construction or conversion of installations in which sows and gilts are tethered shall be prohibited after 31 December 1995. However, the use of installations built prior to 1 January 1996 which do not meet the requirements of point 1 may be authorized by the competent authority in the light of the results of the inspections provided for in Article 7 (1), for a period which shall under no circumstances extend beyond 31 December 2005. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to holdings with fewer than six pigs or five sows with their piglets.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.