(5)Council Directive 1999/74/EC 8 established principles on keeping hens in different farming systems. Since its provisions are linked to eggs marketing standards, and in order to ensure coherence, reference should be made to the extent possible to that Directive.
Recital 5
- 8 Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens ( OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53 ). ↩