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Opinion | AGRI | PROVAN James L.C. (PPE) | |
Opinion | ENVI | EISMA Doeke (ELDR) | |
Lead | TRAN | VAN DIJK Nel B.M. (V) |
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1997/10/02
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T4-0478/1997
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In adopting the report by Mrs Nel B.M. van DIJK (V, NL) on the transport of horses and other live animals, Parliament noted that the 1995 Directive (95/29/EC) regulating the conditions of transport for live animals had not had the desired effects because it had been poorly implemented and five Member States had yet to transpose it into their national legislation. According to Parliament, the main principles of European policy in this field should be the following: - animals should be slaughtered as close as possible to their place of origin, - the transport of animals should comply with minimum requirements to guarantee the welfare of the animals, - the transport of animals intended for consumption should not exceed a journey of eight hours. Parliament asked in particular that the European Commission: (1) begin infringement procedures against Member States who had not transposed the directive; (2) put an end to the grants for the export to third countries of live cattle intended for consumption: these grants represented ECU 300-400 million every year and encouraged needless transport, the money could be put to better use; (3) submit forthwith the proposal for a directive laying down standards for lorries transporting live animals: Parliament defined in its resolution the standards with which transport of animals should comply; (4) encourage the slaughtering of animals as close as possible to their place of origin, through, for example, the promotion of mobile abattoirs with high standards of hygiene to reduce the risk of infection; (5) improve the quality of controls at external frontiers and within the Union: Parliament recalled that ECU 2.5 million had been earmarked in the 1997 budget to monitor the degree of compliance with the directive on the transport of animals. Parliament thought it advisable to hand over partial control to reputable NGOs active in the field of animal welfare and considered that efforts should also be made on the part of third countries sending animals to the European Union; (6) set up a system of granting or renewal of export licences which would be conditional on transporters' respecting strictly the rules for the protection of live animals; (7) convince the competent authorities in third countries to export meat to the Union, rather than live animals (given, in particular, the availability of high-quality refrigerated lorries): only those transporters who respected European regulations would be allowed to transport animals; (8) encourage new modes of transport for animals, especially via rail; (9) put forward a directive on the staging points during transport: these staging points should be equipped in such a way so as to ensure that contact with diseased animals was avoided. Finally, Parliament asked the Commission to present an interim report on the measures taken in these different fields and on the implementation of the Directive in the Member States. �
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- 1997/07/03 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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1996/11/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- 1994/10/07 Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: B4-0183/1994
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0266/1997
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0478/1997
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