22 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2008/0180(CNS)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) National law concerning the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing has an impact on competition and accordingly on the operation of the internal market in agricultural products. It is necessary to establish common rules in order to ensure the rational development of the internal market in those products. In individual cases, however, it may be necessary for regional peculiarities to be dealt with in accordance with the subsidiarity principle.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Small, regularly inspected slaughterhouses which mainly sell food directly to the final consumer do not require a complicated permit procedure or standard operating procedures in order to comply with the principles of this Regulation.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Protocol on protection and welfare of animals also underlines the need to respect the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating, in particular, to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage when formulating and implementing the Community’s policies on inter alia agriculture and the internal market. It is therefore appropriate to exclude from the scope of this Regulation cultural events, where compliance with animal welfare requirements would adversely affect the very naturehere to apply only the rules of the evcent concernedral principle.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In addition, cultural traditions refer to an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action or behaviour which includes in fact the concept of something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor. They contribute to foster long-standing social links between generations. Provided that those activities do not affect the market of animal products and are not motivated by production purposes, it is appropriate to exclude killings of animals taking place during those events from the scope of this Regulationhere to confine the rules on killings of animals only to the central principle.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Derogation from stunning in case of religious slaughter taking place in slaughterhouses was granted by Directive 93/119/EC. Since Community provisions applicable to religious slaughter have been transposed differently depending on national contexts and considering that national rules take into account dimensions that go beyond the purpose of this Regulation, it is important that derogation from stunning animals prior slaughter should be maintained, leaving, however, a certain level of subsidiarity to each Member State, for example by making the derogation conditional on a permit. As a consequence the present Regulation respects the freedom of religion and the right to manifest religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance, as enshrined in Article 10 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Slaughterhouses and the equipment used therein are designed for particular categories of animals and capacities. Where those capacities are exceeded or the equipment is used for purposes for which it was not designed, it has a negative impact on the welfare of animals. Information on these aspects should therefore be communicated to the competent authorities and should be part of the approval procedure for slaughterhouses. Small, regularly inspected slaughterhouses with a slaughter capacity of up to 50 livestock units per week or 150 000 units of poultry per annum which mainly sell food directly to the final consumer do not require an expensive permit procedure in order to comply with the principles of this Regulation,
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Science and technical progress are regularly made with regard to the construction, layout and equipment of slaughterhouses. It is therefore important that the Community authorises the Commission for amending the requirements applicable to the construction, layout and equipment of slaughterhouses while keeping a uniform and high level of protection for animals. Efforts to develop better stunning procedures should continue constantly. Research should also be stepped up in the field of alternatives to killing surplus chicks.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
However, as regards the killing of animals during cultural or sporting events and fish, only Article 3(1) shall apply.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. TWithout prejudice to relevant national legal provisions, this Regulation shall not apply:
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – subpoint iii
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) killing of livestock away from slaughterhouses with the exception of fur animals and one-day chicks and killings in connection with depopulation.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Killing of surplus one-day chicks, by whatever means, shall no longer be permitted once appropriate alternatives to the killing of these animals are available.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point 2
However, Member States may decide not to applyto make that derogation. conditional on a permit.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraphs 1-3 shall not apply to the killing of animals at slaughterhouses where not more than 50 livestock units per week are slaughtered.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the handling and caredriving of animals before they are restrained purposes of restraint, stunning or killing;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An animal may be restrained only if the person responsible for stunning or killing it is ready to perform his task.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of this Regulation the competent authority, referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall approve for each slaughterhouse with a slaughter capacity of more than 50 livestock units per week or more than 150 000 units of poultry per annum:
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraphs 1 andto 4 shall not apply to slaughterhouses slaughtering less than 1 00up to 50 livestock units of mammalsper week or 150 000 units of poultry per year, using only the slaughterhouse's own staff.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point 2