Decree No. 139 of 1996 on permitted interventions on animals (Interventions Decree). Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 139, 29 February 1996, pp. 1-18. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Animal health Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 40 of the Act concerning Well-being and Health of Animals prohibits the physical intervention on animals during which a part or parts of the animal's body are removed or damaged. Exceptions to this rule may be established by Ministerial Decree. Article 2 lists all kinds of interventions on animals which are allowed and, in several cases, includes directions on how interventions are to be carried out. Several interventions are declared to be offences by the provisions of the Penal Code. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl References - Legislation Implements Act No. 585 of 1992 on the well-being and health of animals (Animal Health and Welfare Act). Legislation | Netherlands | 1992 (2012) Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Animal production, Animal reproduction, Slaughtering, Animal by-products, Biotechnology, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by 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 Decree No. 337 of 2008 to amend the Interventions Decree in relation with no longer permitted cutting of corner teeth of swine. Legislation | Netherlands | 2008 Keyword: Animal welfare, Swine Source: FAO, FAOLEX