Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (Codified version)
Modified by
- Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 15 March 2017on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)(Text with EEA relevance)Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/ EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)(Official Journal of the European Union L 95 of 7 April 2017), 32017R062532017R0625R(01), April 7, 2017
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/ EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation), 32017R0625R(01), May 24, 2017
1. "calf" means a bovine animal up to six months old; 2. "competent authorities" means competent authorities as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council .Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1 ).
(a) no calf shall be confined in an individual pen after the age of eight weeks, unless a veterinarian certifies that its health or behaviour requires it to be isolated in order to receive treatment. The width of any individual pen for a calf shall be at least equal to the height of the calf at the withers, measured in the standing position, and the length shall be at least equal to the body length of the calf, measured from the tip of the nose to the caudal edge of the tuber ischii (pin bone), multiplied by 1,1.Individual pens for calves (except those for isolating sick animals) must not have solid walls, but perforated walls which allow the calves to have direct visual and tactile contact; (b) for calves kept in groups, the unobstructed space allowance available to each calf shall be at least equal to 1,5 m 2 for each calf of a live weight of less than 150 kilograms, at least equal to 1,7 m2 for each calf of a live weight of 150 kilograms or more but less than 220 kilograms, and at least equal to 1,8 m2 for each calf of a live weight of 220 kilograms or more.
(a) holdings with fewer than six calves; (b) calves kept with their mothers for suckling.
only Annex III, point 25 |
Directives | Time limit for transposition |
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91/629/EEC | |
97/2/EC |
Directive 91/629/EEC | This Directive |
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Articles 1 and 2 | Articles 1 and 2 |
Article 3(1) | — |
Article 3(2) | — |
Article 3(3), first subparagraph | Article 3(1), first subparagraph |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, introductory words | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, introductory words |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, first indent | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, point (a) |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, second indent | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, point (b) |
Article 3(3), third subparagraph | Article 3(2) |
Article 3(4) | — |
Article 4(1) | Article 4 |
Articles 5 to 10 | Articles 5 to 10 |
Article 11(1) | — |
Article 11(2) | Article 11 |
— | Article 12 |
— | Article 13 |
Article 12 | Article 14 |
Annex | Annex I |
— | Annex II |
— | Annex III |
1. "calf" means a bovine animal up to six months old; 2. "competent authorities" means competent authorities as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council .Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1 ).
(a) no calf shall be confined in an individual pen after the age of eight weeks, unless a veterinarian certifies that its health or behaviour requires it to be isolated in order to receive treatment. The width of any individual pen for a calf shall be at least equal to the height of the calf at the withers, measured in the standing position, and the length shall be at least equal to the body length of the calf, measured from the tip of the nose to the caudal edge of the tuber ischii (pin bone), multiplied by 1,1.Individual pens for calves (except those for isolating sick animals) must not have solid walls, but perforated walls which allow the calves to have direct visual and tactile contact; (b) for calves kept in groups, the unobstructed space allowance available to each calf shall be at least equal to 1,5 m 2 for each calf of a live weight of less than 150 kilograms, at least equal to 1,7 m2 for each calf of a live weight of 150 kilograms or more but less than 220 kilograms, and at least equal to 1,8 m2 for each calf of a live weight of 220 kilograms or more.
(a) holdings with fewer than six calves; (b) calves kept with their mothers for suckling.
only Annex III, point 25 |
Directives | Time limit for transposition |
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91/629/EEC | |
97/2/EC |
Directive 91/629/EEC | This Directive |
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Articles 1 and 2 | Articles 1 and 2 |
Article 3(1) | — |
Article 3(2) | — |
Article 3(3), first subparagraph | Article 3(1), first subparagraph |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, introductory words | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, introductory words |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, first indent | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, point (a) |
Article 3(3), second subparagraph, second indent | Article 3(1), second subparagraph, point (b) |
Article 3(3), third subparagraph | Article 3(2) |
Article 3(4) | — |
Article 4(1) | Article 4 |
Articles 5 to 10 | Articles 5 to 10 |
Article 11(1) | — |
Article 11(2) | Article 11 |
— | Article 12 |
— | Article 13 |
Article 12 | Article 14 |
Annex | Annex I |
— | Annex II |
— | Annex III |