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2007/0102(COD) Stockfarming: prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead ENVI SCHEELE Karin (icon: PSE PSE)
Committee Opinion AGRI FREITAS Duarte (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 152-p4b

Events

2008/11/28
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend current legislation on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists.

CONTENT: having reached agreement with the European Parliament at first reading, the Directive definitively prohibits the administration of oestradiol 17 B to any animal in order to guarantee the highest level of health protection and authorises the use of stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters or of thyrostatic substances for pet animals on animal welfare grounds. Member States shall be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat horses raised for purposes other than meat production, provided they are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17β in food-producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of the Directive.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18/12/2008.

TRANSPOSITION: 01/01/2009.

2008/11/19
   CSL - Draft final act
Documents
2008/11/19
   CSL - Final act signed
2008/11/19
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2008/10/20
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
2008/10/20
   CSL - Council Meeting
2008/07/16
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2008/06/05
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2008/06/05
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted, by 692 votes to 2 with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution making some amendments to the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Karin SCHEELE (PES, AT) on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

The main amendments – adopted under the 1st reading of the codecsion procedure – are as follows:

-the definition of 'therapeutic treatment' has been amended;

-Member States should be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis in horse raised for purposes other than meat production since alternatives are limited;

-the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of this Directive;

-Annex II is amended to clarify that beta-agonist, although prohibited in general, may be used in certain specific cases;

-lastly, transposition of the Directive should be by 1 January 2009 (rather than 1 July 2007).

Documents
2008/03/06
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2008/03/06
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
Documents
2008/02/26
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted a report drafted by Karin SCHEELE (PES, AT), and amended, in the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists.

The main amendments are as follows:

the definition of 'therapeutic treatment' has been amended; Member States should be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis in horse raised for purposes other than meat production since alternatives are limited; the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of this Directive; Member States shall communicate regularly to the Commission which administrative and judicial measures they have taken to ensure compliance with this Directive; the Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of the Directive to the European Parliament and the Council every five years, with the first report being submitted on 1 January 2009. The report shall contain a complete overview on how the Member States implement this Directive on an administrative and judicial level and shall evaluate in particular the result of residue testing in the Member States, the controls undertaken on farm and in the veterinary sector and the steps taken in order to prevent illegal use of hormones authorised for pets. It shall, where appropriate, contain proposals designed to further improve the implementation of the Directive; Annex II is amended to clarify that beta-agonist, although prohibited in general, may be used in certain specific cases; lastly, transposition of the Directive should be by 1 July 2008 (rather than 1 July 2007).

2008/02/01
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2008/01/09
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2007/12/18
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2007/12/17
   CSL - Debate in Council
Details

The Council reached a general approach on a proposal for a Directive amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta agonists.

The agreed text will serve as a basis for informal trilogue discussions with the European Parliament in view of a first reading agreement.

The proposal is aimed at taking pet animals out of the scope of the legislation and prohibiting the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals entirely. In addition, the definition of therapeutic treatment was adjusted, in particular with regard to the use of beta-agonists.

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2007/12/17
   CSL - Council Meeting
2007/09/26
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2007/09/10
   EP - SCHEELE Karin (PSE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2007/07/04
   EP - FREITAS Duarte (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI
2007/06/07
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2007/06/04
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to:

take pet animals out of the scope of the legislation; prohibit the use of oestradiol 17ß in food producing animals entirely.

Article 2 (a) of Council Directive 96/22/EC specifically prohibits the placing on the market of substances listed in Annex II for administering to animals of "all species". The motive behind the prohibition of substances for all species is that misuse would be more difficult if no product authorised for whatever species were on the market.

Several Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry complained to the Commission services that marketing authorisations cannot be granted for products containing substances to treat hyperthyroidism in pet animals due to the restrictions of Directive 96/22/EC. They appealed to the Commission to mitigate the situation.

As regards Oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates, it appears that the use of the alternative substances such as prostaglandins is already common. Veterinarians predict an insignificant impact of future unavailability of oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates on farmers and on animal welfare. It is also observed that the unavailability of oestradiol and its ester like derivates would have minimal economic effect. This is because the incidence of fetal mummification and fetal maceration is low, and although the incidence of pyometra is higher, methods of prevention not involving use of oestradiol do exist and would be preferable.

Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry provided their opinion on thyrostatic substances. The Member States have also confirmed in a Council meeting on 11 October 2005 in July 2006 that if oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates were to be prohibited for food producing animals, the substance should remain available for pet animals.

2007/06/04
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
2007/06/03
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists.

PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: this proposal aims to:

take pet animals out of the scope of the legislation; prohibit the use of oestradiol 17ß in food producing animals entirely.

Article 2 (a) of Council Directive 96/22/EC specifically prohibits the placing on the market of substances listed in Annex II for administering to animals of "all species". The motive behind the prohibition of substances for all species is that misuse would be more difficult if no product authorised for whatever species were on the market.

Several Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry complained to the Commission services that marketing authorisations cannot be granted for products containing substances to treat hyperthyroidism in pet animals due to the restrictions of Directive 96/22/EC. They appealed to the Commission to mitigate the situation.

As regards Oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates, it appears that the use of the alternative substances such as prostaglandins is already common. Veterinarians predict an insignificant impact of future unavailability of oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates on farmers and on animal welfare. It is also observed that the unavailability of oestradiol and its ester like derivates would have minimal economic effect. This is because the incidence of fetal mummification and fetal maceration is low, and although the incidence of pyometra is higher, methods of prevention not involving use of oestradiol do exist and would be preferable.

Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry provided their opinion on thyrostatic substances. The Member States have also confirmed in a Council meeting on 11 October 2005 in July 2006 that if oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates were to be prohibited for food producing animals, the substance should remain available for pet animals.

Documents

Votes

Rapport Scheele A6-0067/2008 - résolution #

2008/06/05 Outcome: +: 629, 0: 11, -: 2
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  • date: 2007-09-26T00:00:00 docs: url: https://dm.eesc.europa.eu/EESCDocumentSearch/Pages/redresults.aspx?k=(documenttype:AC)(documentnumber:1253)(documentyear:2007)(documentlanguage:EN) title: CES1253/2007 type: Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report body: ESC
  • date: 2007-12-18T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE392.346&secondRef=02 title: PE392.346 committee: AGRI type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2008-01-09T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE400.330 title: PE400.330 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2008-02-01T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE400.625 title: PE400.625 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2008-03-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-67&language=EN title: A6-0067/2008 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2008-07-16T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=14756&j=0&l=en title: SP(2008)4439 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • date: 2008-11-19T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=[%n4]%2F08&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 03667/2008/LEX type: Draft final act body: CSL
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  • date: 2007-06-04T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2007/0292/COM_COM(2007)0292_EN.pdf title: COM(2007)0292 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2007&nu_doc=292 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stock farming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists. PROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: this proposal aims to: take pet animals out of the scope of the legislation; prohibit the use of oestradiol 17ß in food producing animals entirely. Article 2 (a) of Council Directive 96/22/EC specifically prohibits the placing on the market of substances listed in Annex II for administering to animals of "all species". The motive behind the prohibition of substances for all species is that misuse would be more difficult if no product authorised for whatever species were on the market. Several Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry complained to the Commission services that marketing authorisations cannot be granted for products containing substances to treat hyperthyroidism in pet animals due to the restrictions of Directive 96/22/EC. They appealed to the Commission to mitigate the situation. As regards Oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates, it appears that the use of the alternative substances such as prostaglandins is already common. Veterinarians predict an insignificant impact of future unavailability of oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates on farmers and on animal welfare. It is also observed that the unavailability of oestradiol and its ester like derivates would have minimal economic effect. This is because the incidence of fetal mummification and fetal maceration is low, and although the incidence of pyometra is higher, methods of prevention not involving use of oestradiol do exist and would be preferable. Member States and the veterinary pharmaceutical industry provided their opinion on thyrostatic substances. The Member States have also confirmed in a Council meeting on 11 October 2005 in July 2006 that if oestradiol 17ß and its ester like derivates were to be prohibited for food producing animals, the substance should remain available for pet animals.
  • date: 2007-06-07T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2007-12-17T00:00:00 type: Debate in Council body: CSL docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2841*&MEET_DATE=17/12/2007 title: 2841 summary: The Council reached a general approach on a proposal for a Directive amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta agonists. The agreed text will serve as a basis for informal trilogue discussions with the European Parliament in view of a first reading agreement. The proposal is aimed at taking pet animals out of the scope of the legislation and prohibiting the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals entirely. In addition, the definition of therapeutic treatment was adjusted, in particular with regard to the use of beta-agonists.
  • date: 2008-02-26T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted a report drafted by Karin SCHEELE (PES, AT), and amended, in the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists. The main amendments are as follows: the definition of 'therapeutic treatment' has been amended; Member States should be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis in horse raised for purposes other than meat production since alternatives are limited; the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of this Directive; Member States shall communicate regularly to the Commission which administrative and judicial measures they have taken to ensure compliance with this Directive; the Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of the Directive to the European Parliament and the Council every five years, with the first report being submitted on 1 January 2009. The report shall contain a complete overview on how the Member States implement this Directive on an administrative and judicial level and shall evaluate in particular the result of residue testing in the Member States, the controls undertaken on farm and in the veterinary sector and the steps taken in order to prevent illegal use of hormones authorised for pets. It shall, where appropriate, contain proposals designed to further improve the implementation of the Directive; Annex II is amended to clarify that beta-agonist, although prohibited in general, may be used in certain specific cases; lastly, transposition of the Directive should be by 1 July 2008 (rather than 1 July 2007).
  • date: 2008-03-06T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-67&language=EN title: A6-0067/2008
  • date: 2008-06-05T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=14756&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2008-06-05T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-251 title: T6-0251/2008 summary: The European Parliament adopted, by 692 votes to 2 with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution making some amendments to the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Karin SCHEELE (PES, AT) on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. The main amendments – adopted under the 1st reading of the codecsion procedure – are as follows: -the definition of 'therapeutic treatment' has been amended; -Member States should be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat respiratory problems, navicular disease and laminitis in horse raised for purposes other than meat production since alternatives are limited; -the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17 ß in food producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of this Directive; -Annex II is amended to clarify that beta-agonist, although prohibited in general, may be used in certain specific cases; -lastly, transposition of the Directive should be by 1 January 2009 (rather than 1 July 2007).
  • date: 2008-10-20T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2008-11-19T00:00:00 type: Final act signed body: CSL
  • date: 2008-11-19T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2008-11-28T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to amend current legislation on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Directive 2008/97/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists. CONTENT: having reached agreement with the European Parliament at first reading, the Directive definitively prohibits the administration of oestradiol 17 B to any animal in order to guarantee the highest level of health protection and authorises the use of stilbenes, stilbene derivatives, their salts and esters or of thyrostatic substances for pet animals on animal welfare grounds. Member States shall be allowed to authorise the use of beta-agonists to treat horses raised for purposes other than meat production, provided they are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, shall set up an information and awareness campaign on the complete ban on the use of oestradiol 17β in food-producing animals, aimed at farmers and veterinary organisations in the EU as well as the relevant organisations outside the EU which are directly or indirectly involved in the export to the EU of food of animal origin falling within the scope of the Directive. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18/12/2008. TRANSPOSITION: 01/01/2009. docs: title: Directive 2008/97 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32008L0097 title: OJ L 318 28.11.2008, p. 0009 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2008:318:TOC
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  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm title: Health and Consumers commissioner: VASSILIOU Androulla
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  • date: 2007-06-04T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2007/0292/COM_COM(2007)0292_EN.pdf celexid: CELEX:52007PC0292:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2007)0292 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/index_en.htm title: Health and Consumers Commissioner: VASSILIOU Androulla
  • date: 2007-06-07T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee: AGRI date: 2007-07-04T00:00:00 committee_full: Agriculture and Rural Development rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: FREITAS Duarte body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2007-09-10T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: PSE name: SCHEELE Karin
  • body: CSL meeting_id: 2841 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=SMPL&ROWSPP=25&RESULTSET=1&NRROWS=500&DOC_LANCD=EN&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC&CONTENTS=2841*&MEET_DATE=17/12/2007 type: Debate in Council title: 2841 council: Agriculture and Fisheries date: 2007-12-17T00:00:00 type: Council Meeting
  • date: 2008-02-26T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee: AGRI date: 2007-07-04T00:00:00 committee_full: Agriculture and Rural Development rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: FREITAS Duarte body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2007-09-10T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: PSE name: SCHEELE Karin type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-03-06T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-67&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A6-0067/2008 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee: AGRI date: 2007-07-04T00:00:00 committee_full: Agriculture and Rural Development rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: FREITAS Duarte body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2007-09-10T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: PSE name: SCHEELE Karin type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-06-05T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=14756&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-251 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0251/2008 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2008-10-20T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Environment meeting_id: 2898
  • date: 2008-10-20T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
  • date: 2008-11-19T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Final act signed
  • date: 2008-11-19T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2008-11-28T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32008L0097 title: Directive 2008/97 url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:318:SOM:EN:HTML title: OJ L 318 28.11.2008, p. 0009
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  • body: EP responsible: True committee: ENVI date: 2007-09-10T00:00:00 committee_full: Environment, Public Health and Food Safety rapporteur: group: PSE name: SCHEELE Karin
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Stockfarming: prohibition of certain substances having a hormonal or thyreostatic action and of beta-agonists
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