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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.