Document type : Regulation/Certification

Equine piroplasmosis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on equine piroplasmosis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Contagious equine metritis

WOAH

Published in 2023

WHOA web page with the updated WHOA Equine Standard on Contagious Equine Metritis

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Equines

Keywords:Risk management, Transport

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Inspection post mortem en abattoir d’animaux de boucherie

Bureau des Etablissements d'Abattage et de Découpe

Published in 2023

Technical instruction from the French Bureau des Etablissements d'Abattage et de Découpe (Slaughtering and Cutting Establishments Office) listing the regulatory provisions relating to post-mortem inspection in abattoirs for slaughter animals, providing a reference list of reasons for official intervention and providing harmonization tools for inspections.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords:Animal-based measurements, Carcass quality, Consciousness, Pain, Societal issues, Stress

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European Parliament: Written answer to question E-000948/23: Malnourished calves in Europe

Question: Sarah Wiener (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the failure by member states to transpose Directive 2008/119/EC with regard to standards for the protection of calves, in particular as regards the monitoring of their hemoglobin blood levels, their feeding and their transport.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines

Keywords: Carcass quality, Transport,Societal issues

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-000940/23: Compliance with Directive 2008/120/EC on the welfare of pigs

Question: Margrete Auken (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the date of publication of the assessment of Member States' national action plans for the prevention of routine tail docking in pigs, the decisions taken by the European Commission to ensure compliance with the regulatory ban on tail docking in this species, and the measures envisaged in the event of breaches of the regulations.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Porcines

Keywords:Adaptation of the animal to the environment, Pain, Societal issues, Mutilation

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-000856/23: Ban on imports of caged poultry

Question: Annika Bruna (ID), Elżbieta Kruk (ECR), Gianantonio Da Re (ID), France Jamet (ID), Eric Minardi (ID). Reply: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question on whether the European Commission will ban imports into the EU of poultry raised in cages and in sub-standard conditions.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Enrichment, Housing, Human-animal relationships, Livestock farming system,Societal issues

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European Parliament: Written answer to Question E-000716/23: Questions concerning a European ban on the use of wild animals in circuses in the light of serious new findings

Question: Anja Hazekamp (The Left). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question about the responsibility of the European Commission regarding the mistreatment of wild animals in circuses and whether it intends to intervene to push for a ban on their use in the last 4 European countries that still allow it, namely Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories:Wildlife

Keywords: Behavioural disorders, Human-animal relationships, Ill treatment,Societal issues

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European Parliament: Written answer to question E-000214/23: Animal welfare controls at EU exit points

Question: Thomas Waitz (Greens/EFA). Answer: Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

Published in 2023

Answer to a question concerning the fact that the Greek border of Kakavia continues to be used as an exit point for live animals from the European Union (EU) even though it is not recognized as such, and asking whether any sanctions have been taken by the EU against Greece.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Bovines, Caprines, Equines, Ovines, Porcines, Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Transport

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Overview report on the protection of the welfare of laying hens at all stages of production

DG SANTE

Published in 2023

Summary of the official inspections carried out in the Member States in 2021 to assess the protection of hen welfare. It proposes avenues for improvement and identifies good practices for dissemination. It shows that the protection of the welfare of laying hens varies from one Member State to another, risking the creation of unfair competition for producers within the EU. It reveals that official inspections of pullet farms and hatcheries are far less frequent and consistent than those of laying hen farms.

Document types: Regulation/Certification

Animal categories: Poultry

Keywords: Societal issues, Livestock farming system

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