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Animal Welfare Regulation (2019:66).

Country/Territory
Sweden
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Aquaculture Animal health Animal production Animal welfare Research Inspection Offences/penalties Ranching/captive breeding Hunting/capture
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Regulation made by the Ministry of Industry under Animal Welfare Act, provides rules, additional to those of the Act regarding the humane treatment of animals, the keeping of animals (also from a health perspective), the slaughtering of animal, experiments carried out on animals, transport of live animals, etc. The Regulation also provides some rules for the capture of wild animals for animal testing. The Swedish Board of Agriculture may issue further rules for purposes of the Act and this Regulation. The National Food Administration shall, through the official veterinarians and the official assistants at slaughterhouses, carry out the animal welfare checks that an official veterinarian or an official assistant is required to perform in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Rules shall also apply to fish. The Swedish Board of Agriculture shall be the reponsible authority for purposes of EU legislation, notably Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules, Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/9, and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Full text
Swedish
Website
www.riksdagen.se

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 1255/97.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Animal welfare, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | European Union | 2009 (2018)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Regulation (EC) No. 882/2003 establishing a tuna tracking and verification system.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Marine mammals, Bycatch, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Welfare Act (2018:1192).

Legislation | Sweden | 2018

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Animal welfare, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Authorization/permit, Slaughtering, Ranching/captive breeding

Source: FAO, FAOLEX