Pig Keeping Hygienic Requirements Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 29, 11 June 1999, pp. 1252-1260. Long titleOrdinance on hygienic requirements in keeping of pigs. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Swine Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Transport/storage Animal health Pests/diseases Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes This Ordinance enters into force on 12 June 1999. Abstract At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "sty", "isolating sty", "breeding place ", etc. Then the Ordinance deals with issues such as hygienic requirements for pig styies, transportation of pigs, veterinary examination, inspection, etc. The Ordinance consists of 14 articles divided into 3 chapters and 6 Annexes. Full text German