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Written by Claudia Vinci (1st edition).
In December 2023, the Commission presented a proposal on the protection of animals during transport, with a view to replacing and updating Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.
This proposal, along with another on welfare and traceability of dogs and cats, is part of a legislative package to reform the current EU rules on animal welfare. The reform was announced in 2020 with the launch of the ‘farm to fork’ strategy, which aims to create a fairer, healthier and more environmentally friendly food system.
The proposed text introduces stricter rules regarding travel times, the minimum space between animals, transport conditions for vulnerable animals, transportation in extreme temperatures, safeguarding of animals transported to third countries, the utilisation of technological systems and the protection of cats and dogs in commercial transport.
In the European Parliament, the file has been assigned to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and to the Committee of Transport and Tourism (TRAN), with Daniel Buda (EPP, Romania) and Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Greens/EFA, Germany) as co-rapporteurs.
Complete version
- March 2024: ‘Review of the rules on the protection of animals during transport‘ (1st edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 | ||
| Committee responsible: | Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) Transport and Tourism (TRAN) | COM(2023)770 7/12/2023 |
| Rapporteur: | Daniel Buda (EPP, Romania) Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Greens/EFA, Germany) | 2023/0448(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Benoît Lutgen (EPP, Belgium) Marianne Vind (S&D, Denmark) Elsi Katainen (Renew, Finland) Rosanna Conte (ID, Italy) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Publication of draft report | |
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