
Article 1 
In part B of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 the following point 8.4.7 is added:
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8.4.7. 
Where poultry are kept indoors, they shall permanently have access to sufficient quantities of roughage and suitable material in order to meet the poultry’s ethological needs.

The Commission shall examine the application of this paragraph, in particular as regards animal welfare requirements, by 15 October 2006.
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 5 May 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission