NoC 153/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 90 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
On 19 June 1989 the Commission presented the above 
proposal to the Council. Following the opinion of the 
European Parliament delivered at its sitting of 5 April 
1990, the original proposal is amended as follows: 
1. Article 4 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 4 
The provisions of the Annexes and Article 3 (1) (a) 
and (b) may be amended in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 10 in order to take 
account of scientific developments.' 
2. The following Article is inserted: 
Article 7a 
In accordance with this Regulation, the Member 
States shall make provision for appropriate sanctions 
in the event of infringements against this Regulation.' 
3. Article 8 is replaced by the following: 
Article 8 
Commission veterinary experts may, to the extent 
necessary for uniform application of this Article, carry 
out on-the-spot inspections. In doing so the inspectors 
shall carry out special safety measures in the matter of 
hygiene so as to exclude the risk of transmitting a 
disease. The Commission shall inform the Member 
States of the outcome of such inspections. The 
Commission shall provide details for the appropriate 
number of staff required to perform these checks so 
that budgetary allowance can be made for them in 
1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
The Member States on whose territory the inspections 
are carried out shall provide the experts with all the 
assistance required for the accomplishment of their 
task. 
General rules for the application of this Article, 
having regard in particular to appropriate safety 
measures to prevent the spread of disease, shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 10.' 
4. Annex B, Part I, points 1 and 2 are replaced by the 
following: 
'1. Boar pens shall be sited and constructed so as to 
allow the boar to turn around and to have sound, 
smell and sight of other pigs, and to provide for 
separate resting and dunging areas. 
2. The lying area shall be provided with dry, 
comfortable bedding such as straw. The minimum 
pen size for an aduit boar shall be 8 m2.' 
5. Annex B, Part IV, point 3 is replaced by the 
following: 
'3. Piglets shall be given a source of iron supplement 
soon after birth and, where necessary, other 
supplements, electrolytes or milk replacer shall be 
available.' 
6. Annex B, Part IV, point 5 is replaced by the 
following: 
'5. Male pigs intended to be slaughtered at a live-
weight of less than 90 kg shall not be castrated. 
Castration of male pigs over four weeks of age 
may only be carried out under anaesthesia by a 
veterinarian or person qualified in accordance 
with national legislation.' Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) concerning minimum standards for 
the protection of pigs kept in intensive farming systems 
COM(90) 239 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 (3) of the EEC Treaty on 6 June 1990) 
(90/C 153/08)