They shall see in particular that the species to which hunting laws apply are not hunted during the rearing season or during the various stages of reproduction.

species must not be hunted during periods of breeding or rearing,

It is also possible that climate shifts may also impact breeding success as temperature changes are often the cue for the start of the breeding season in amphibian species.

During the relevant periods, as referred to in points 1 and 2, imported breeding and productive poultry and day-old chicks and breeding and productive poultry other than ratites which have hatched from imported hatching eggs shall be kept in isolation in poultry houses where no other flocks are present.

3. During the relevant period as provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2, imported breeding and productive poultry and day-old chicks and breeding and productive poultry other than ratites hatched from imported hatching eggs shall be kept in isolation in poultry houses where no other flocks are present.

3 (a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (c), seeds and vegetative propagating material not obtained by the organic production method may, during a transitional period expiring on 31 December 2000 and with the approval of the competent authority of the Member State, be used in so far as users of such propagating material can show to the satisfaction of the inspection body or authority of the Member State that they were unable to obtain on the market propagating material for an appropriate variety of the species in question and satisfying the requirements of paragraph 2.