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Council Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 52, 18 February 2009, pp. 5-13.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal welfare Swine
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive lays down the minimum standards for the protection of pigs confined for rearing and fattening. These standards include detailed provisions on the conditions to be fulfilled by installations where pigs are kept. Furthermore, the Directive sets out specific provisions for various categories of pigs, namely boars, sows and gilts, piglets, weaners and rearing pigs.

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Website
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References - Legislation

Repeals

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

Legislative Decree No. 122 implementing Directive 2008/120/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

Legislation | Italy | 2011

Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine, 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

Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions) (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 387 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Aquaculture, Animal welfare, Slaughtering, 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) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 71 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

Ordinance amending the Ordinance establishing minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, 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

Welfare of Animals (Permitted Procedures by Lay Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. No. 153 of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties

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

Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs Regulations, 2015 (L.N. 388 of 2015).

Legislation | Malta | 2015

Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine, Animal feed/feedstuffs

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

Cabinet Regulation No. 743 of 2009 on Pig Welfare Requirements

Legislation | Latvia | 2009

Keyword: Swine, Animal welfare, Institution, Governance, Enforcement/compliance, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Pests/diseases, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs (Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

Legislation | Malta | 2023

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Inspection, Standards, Swine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX