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Act No. 518 of 2000 to amend the Act on the well-being and health of animals.

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Staatsblad No. 518, 7 December 2000, 3 pp.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Animal health Pests/diseases Animal production Animal reproduction Transport/storage
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

These amendments implement provisions of Council Directive 91/628/EEC relative to the breeding of animals and their transportation. By a an Order in Council certain categories of animals may be subject to regulation of stockbreeding of those animals, registration, identification and certification of those animals, investigation by the breeder of defects of the animals that may possibly harm their health or may affect their offspring. Assistance for the implementation of the Act may be sought from professional branch organizations or sector associations. Some provisions of the present Act concern enforcement measures for the protection of animals in transport, such as feeding of animals, blocking of transport, slaughtering of animals, etc.

Full text
Dutch
Website
www.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 91/628/EEC on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 1991

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Act No. 585 of 1992 on the well-being and health of animals (Animal Health and Welfare Act).

Legislation | Netherlands | 1992 (2012)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Slaughtering, Animal by-products, Biotechnology, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX