Uniform minimum frequency of inspections in certain approved establishments
Article 3
The competent authorities of Member States ( 11 ) shall perform at least once every calendar year, official controls on, in particular inspections of, animals and hatching eggs and the conditions under which those animals and hatching eggs are kept or produced in the following types of establishments on its territory that have obtained approval from the competent authority: (a) hatcheries and establishments keeping poultry; (b) establishments for assembly operations for ungulates and poultry; (c) assembly centres of dogs, cats and ferrets; (d) animal shelters for dogs, cats and ferrets; (e) control posts; (f) environmentally isolated production establishments for bumble bees; (g) approved quarantine establishments; (h) confined establishments.