Council Directive 2001/88/EC amending Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 316, 1 December 2001, pp. 1-4. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Swine Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract The present Directive amends and supplements Directive 91/630/EC establishing standards for the protection of pigs. Article 3 shall be replaced by the text laid down in article 1 (1) of this Directive. The new provision sets forth the requirements to be met by holdings and flooring surfaces and lays down further rules regarding the keeping of pigs. Article 5a shall be inserted after article 5. On the basis of this new article, Member States shall ensure that any person who employs or engages persons to attend to pigs ensures that the person attending to the animals has received instructions and guidance on the relevant provisions of article 3 and the Annex to Directive 91/630/EEC. Appropriate training courses shall be made available by Member States. Such courses shall focus particularly on welfare aspects. Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Amends Council Directive 91/630/EEC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs. Legislation | European Union | 1991 Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Protection of Animals Act (No. 344 of 2005). Legislation | Denmark | 1991 Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Institution, Inspection, Poultry, Swine, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 14 of 2008). Legislation | Ireland | 2008 Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Animal production, Animal welfare, Swine, Cattle, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX Government Ordinance establishing minimum standards for the protection of swines. Legislation | Slovakia | 2002 Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Protection Act (2000). Legislation | Estonia | 2000 (2022) Keyword: Animal welfare, Basic legislation, Transport/storage, Internal trade, Liability/compensation, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Slaughtering, Animal health, Keeping of live animals, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 184 of 2003 to amend the Decree to the raising of pigs and related matters (implementation of Directives 2001/88/EC and 2001/93/EC). Legislation | Netherlands | 2003 Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 184 of 2003 to amend the Decree relative to the raising of pigs and the Interventions Decree (implementation of Directives 2001/88/EC and 2001/93/EC). Legislation | Netherlands | 2005 Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Règlement grand-ducal établissant les normes minimales relatives à la protection des porcs. Legislation | Luxembourg | 2003 Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal reproduction, Swine, Standards, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 299 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Arrêté du 16 janvier 2003 établissant les normes minimales relatives à la protection des porcs. Legislation | France | 2003 Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX Protection of Animals Act (No. 473 of 2014). Legislation | Denmark | 2013 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Institution, Inspection, Poultry, Swine, Transport/storage, Standards, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX