Najpozneje do 1. januarja 2005 Komisija predloži Svetu poročilo, sestavljeno na podlagi mnenja Znanstvenega veterinarskega odbora, o različnih sistemih reje kokoši nesnic, zlasti o tistih, ki jih predvideva ta direktiva, ob upoštevanju patoloških in tudi zootehničnih, psiholoških in etoloških vidikov raznih sistemov ter njihovega vpliva na zdravje in okolje.
Not later than 1 January 2005 the Commission shall submit to the Council a report, drawn up on the basis of an opinion from the Scientific Veterinary Committee, on the various systems of rearing laying hens, and in particular on those covered by this Directive, taking account both of pathological, zootechnical, physiological, and ethological aspects of the various systems and of their health and environmental impact.