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

Subject

Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Basic legislation Animal welfare Slaughtering

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Abstract

This Regulation sets out rules governing the killing of animals bred or kept for the production of food, wool, skin, fur or other products as well as the killing of animals for the purpose of depopulation and for related operations. As a general principle, animals shall be spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering during their killing and related operations. The Regulation also lays down specific requirements applicable to slaughterhouses.

Full text

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Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Repeals

Council Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing.

Legislation | European Union | 1993

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 407 of 2011).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Birds, Poultry, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 902 on training for animal slaughtering activities.

Legislation | Denmark | 2012

Keyword: Slaughtering, Standards, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1302 on slaughtering and killing of animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2012

Keyword: Slaughtering, Registration, Animal production, Animal welfare, Equine-animals, Poultry, Swine, Internal trade, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Sheep/goats

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

Infectious Animal Disease Control Act (1999)

Legislation | Estonia | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Drugs, Liability/compensation, Public health, Quarantine, Research, Risk assessment/management, Fish disease, Animal health, Enforcement/compliance, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases, Ranching/captive breeding

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014 (W.S.I. No. 951 (W. 92) of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Protection Slaughtering Ordinance.

Legislation | Germany | 2012

Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish products, Molluscs, Freshwater fishes, Offences/penalties, Slaughtering, Animal welfare, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (2013:419) of the EU regulations complemented by the Animal Welfare Act (1988:534).

Legislation | Sweden | 2012 (2013)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Consumer protection, Slaughtering, Enforcement/compliance, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Animal welfare, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance no. 432/2012 establishing requirements for the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on the protection of animals during slaughter.

Legislation | Czechia | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Cattle, Sheep/goats, Swine, Equine-animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Union (Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 292 of 2013).

Legislation | Ireland | 2013

Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Legislative Decree No. 131 on penalties to be applied in case on infringement of Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | Italy | 2013

Keyword: Offences/penalties, Animal welfare, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Real Decreto Nº 37/2014 - Regula aspectos relativos a la protección de los animales en el momento de la matanza.

Legislation | Spain | 2014

Keyword: Slaughtering, Animal welfare, Animal health, Certification, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Residues, Traceability/product tracing, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 60 on slaughtering of livestock.

Legislation | Norway | 2013 (2019)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Animal health, Slaughtering, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Act implementing directly applicable Union legislation on the protection of animals.

Legislation | Austria | 2013 (2013)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Règlement grand-ducal fixant les modalités d’application du règlement (CE) no 1099/2009 du Conseil du 24 septembre 2009 sur la protection des animaux au moment de leur mise à mort.

Legislation | Luxembourg | 2013

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Institution, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 365 amending Order on the training of persons involved in slaughtering of animals and related activities.

Legislation | Denmark | 2013

Keyword: Certification, Slaughtering, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 140 of 2012 (XII. 22.) VM of the Ministry of Rural Development concerning animal welfare rules during killing and slaughtering of animals.

Legislation | Hungary | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 135 on slaughtering and killing of animals.

Legislation | Denmark | 2014

Keyword: Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Animal production, Animal welfare, Sheep/goats, Equine-animals, Poultry, Swine, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 321 of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Protection Act.

Legislation | Slovenia | 1999 (2021)

Keyword: Animal production, Animal welfare, Animal reproduction, International trade, Slaughtering, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Keeping of live animals, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | Slovenia | 2013

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ordinance supplementing Ordinance establishing requirements for the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | Slovakia | 2014

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 107 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Animal welfare, Poultry, Slaughtering, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I No. 1782 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Birds, Poultry

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Protection Slaughtering Ordinance.

Legislation | Austria | 2015

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1424 on training for animal slaughtering operators as well as related activities at slaughterhouses.

Legislation | Denmark | 2015

Keyword: Slaughtering, Standards, Certification, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Welfare Regulation (2019:66).

Legislation | Sweden | 2019

Keyword: Aquaculture, Animal health, Animal production, Animal welfare, Research, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Ranching/captive breeding, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Notification (2019: 67) of the EU Regulations supplementing the Animal Welfare Act (2018: 1192).

Legislation | Sweden | 2019

Keyword: Animal health, Animal welfare, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Authorization/permit, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation No. 911 on the protection of animals at the time of killing.

Legislation | Iceland | 2012

Keyword: Slaughtering, Animal welfare, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

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

Decree-Law No. 113/2019 implementing as a national legislation the Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the killing of animals reared or kept for the production of food, wool, fur or other products and the killing of animals for depopulation or related operations.

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering, Animal health, Drugs, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Wildlife products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 406 on veterinary control of imports of food of animal-origin and penalties for the violation of related EU legislation.

Legislation | Denmark | 2019

Keyword: Authorization/permit, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Swine, Fish products, Consumer protection, Apiculture/sericulture, Game, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/723 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing as regards the approval of low atmospheric pressure stunning.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Animal welfare, Slaughtering

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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