Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens
Basic information
Dates Date of document:
  • July 19, 1999
Date of publication:
  • August 3, 1999
Date of effect:
  • August 3, 1999
    • Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 14
Date of transposition:
  • January 1, 2002
    • At the latest See Art 13.1
Deadline:
  • August 31, 2020
    • See Art 8.2 And 32017R0625
Modified by
Modified by:
All documents based on this document:
Derogated in:
  • Décision 2004/433/CE de la Commission du29 avril 2004établissant, pour la Lettonie, des mesures transitoires dérogeant à la directive 1999/74/CE du Conseil en ce qui concerne la hauteur des cages destinées aux poules pondeuses
Modifies
Repeal:
Affected by case
Legal basis
  • Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title II: Agriculture Article 37 Article 43 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 43 - EEC Treaty
EuroVoc Vocabulary
  • Eggs and poultry
  • Agricultural holding
  • Animal welfare
  • Animal health and zootechnics
  • Intensive livestock farming
  • Protection of animals
  • Protection of animals
  • Eggs and poultry
  • Laying poultry