Council Directive 2008/119/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves (Codified version).

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Animal production Cattle Animal welfare

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

This Directive lays down the minimum standards for the protection of calves confined for rearing and fattening. Annex I specifies the conditions to be fulfilled by materials used for the construction of calf accommodation and in particular of boxes and equipment with which calves may come into contact.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Legislative Decree No. 126 implementing Directive 2008/119/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of calves.

Legislation | Italy | 2011

Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Cattle, Animal health, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 156 of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 32 of 1999 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Regional Development on animal protection rules to be respected during animal husbandry.

Legislation | Hungary | 1999 (2013)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. XXVIII of 1998 on animal protection.

Legislation | Hungary | 1998 (2015)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Dangerous animal/harmful animal, Transport/storage, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree amending the Decree on minimum standards of the protection of livestock.

Legislation | Czechia | 2009

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal production, Cattle, Swine, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 32 of 2009).

Legislation | Ireland | 2009

Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Cattle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 388 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Animal welfare, Cattle, Animal production, Poultry, Swine, Rodents, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 311 of 2010).

Legislation | Ireland | 2010

Keyword: Aquaculture, Mariculture, Animal production, Animal welfare, Swine, Cattle, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Slaughtering, Poultry, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the protection of livestock.

Legislation | Slovenia | 2010 (2023)

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Ranching/captive breeding, Poultry, Cattle, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Protection Act.

Legislation | Poland | 1997 (2022)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Wild fauna, Keeping of live animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on minimum conditions of keeping individual species of livestock.

Legislation | Poland | 2010

Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Swine, Cattle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 79 on the keeping of dairy cattle and their offsprings.

Legislation | Denmark | 2017

Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Animal health, Animal reproduction, Animal welfare, Cattle, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Farm Animals (Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022. (L.N. 187 of 2022).

Legislation | Malta | 2022

Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Inspection, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Welfare Act (693/2023).

Legislation | Finland | 2023

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Data collection/reporting, Slaughtering, Registration, Poultry, Marking/identification, Swine, Inspection, Equine-animals, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Birds, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Governance, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products.

Legislation | European Union | 2017 (2021)

Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, International trade, Ecological production/organic production, Certification, Agricultural commodities, Residues, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Animal health, Plant protection, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX