Activites

• 2001/12/01 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Directive 2001/88
  • OJ L 316 01.12.2001, p. 0001
• #2377
• 2001/10/23 Council Meeting
• 2001/10/23 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2001/10/23 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2360
• 2001/06/19 Council Meeting
• 2001/06/14 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0338/2001 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Niels BUSK (ELDR, DK). The report calls for new, improved welfare standards for intensively reared pigs with a number of non-binding amendments seeking to strengthen the draft legisation. Parliament endorses the Commission's proposal to ban the use of individual stalls for pregnant sows, outlaw tethering and increase the space in which pigs are reared and tightens up the provisions designed to improve training for those handling pigs. It is also calling for a ban on practices such as tail docking and castration and wants additional rules on the outdoor keeping of pigs and the regulation of body temperature. Mr Busk's report points out that devices such as overhead sprays, as well as access to mud baths and protection against sunburn, are needed because pigs cannot sweat and are caused considerable stress when they overheat. Parliament's amendments seek to increase the size of the flooring areas proposed by the Commission and call for the minimum welfare standards agreed to be applied from 1 Januray 2012, delivery of a Commission report on pig welfare to be brought forward from 2008 to 2004 and a ban on imports of pig-meat from non-EU countries that fail to match the standard laid down in the legislation. Lastly, it also wants production in third countries to be raised at the WTO.�

• 2001/06/13 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2001/06/11 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0210/2001
• 2001/02/12 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #2328
• 2001/01/29 Council Meeting
  • 2328
• 2001/01/16 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2001)0020 summary

    PURPOSE : to lay down the minimum standards for the protection of pigs. CONTENT : the aim of the Commission proposal is to amend current legislation (Directive 91/630/EEC) in order to bring it into line with new scientific evidences and the experience acquired in this field by Member States. The proposal aims to : - ban the use of individual stalls for pregnant sows and gilts and the use of tethers; - increase the living space available for sows and gilts; - allow the sows and gilts to have permanent access to materials for rooting; - introduce a higher level of training and competence on welfare issues for the stockmen and the personnel in charge of the animals; - request new scientific advice in relation to certain issues of pig farming. The present proposals will put in place an EU-wide framework of acceptable welfare standard for pigs. To allow the industry time to adjust to these higher standards, provision is made for the phased introduction of the measures. Labelling requirements to highlight this and to provide consumer information can be considered in due course when the measures are fully in place.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Health and Consumers'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2001)0020
• Debate in Council: 2328
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0210/2001
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0338/2001
• : Directive 2001/88
• : OJ L 316 01.12.2001, p. 0001

History

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