La Présidence irlandaise du Conseil présente un texte de compromis sur le bien-être animal pendant le transport

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Authors: Lionel Changeur

Preview: The Irish Presidency of the Council presents a compromise text on animal welfare during transport.
The Irish Presidency of the Council submitted a new compromise text (.pdf) concerning the welfare of farm animals during transport (EUROPE 13772/11).
The maximum transport time to the slaughterhouse, which the European Commission had proposed to limit to nine hours, has been extended from 21 to 31 hours, with an additional 10 hours (for a total of 41 hours) in the event of a one-day stop.

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