Translation of "Examiner la gestion du bien-être animal " (French → English) :

3. Stresses that all activities relating to the protection and welfare of animals must be based on the principle that animals are sentient creatures, whose specific needs must be considered in the drafting of EU legislation; notes that animal welfare problems persist and recalls that Recital 5 of the aforementioned regulation states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys [...] should be limited as far as possible’; asks the Commission to assess whether reducing the volume of transport of live ...[+++] animals by increasing the transport of carcasses would have a positive impact on the environment, improving the carbon footprint of the transport sector, and on regional development;

16. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to include animal welfare in bilateral trade agreements and cooperation forums, and urges that any such provisions be made binding under the dispute settlement mechanisms of Free Trade Agreements; welcomes also the Commission’s intention to examine how animal welfare can be better integrated in the framework of the European neighbourhood policy;

All beneficiaries receiving aid in the name of improving the environment and the countryside are required, throughout the whole of the holding, to comply with the regulatory obligations on management (in the areas of health, the environment and animal welfare) and the good agricultural and environmental conditions laid down in the Regulation on the single payment (Regulation No 73/2009)

49. Recognises the considerable efforts already made in the livestock sector, currently in difficulty, to upgrade buildings and equipment to hygiene and health standards; without prejudice to the basic principles of food safety and traceability, calls for a critical review of certain hygiene, animal health and animal marking standards with a view to ending the disproportionate burdens imposed on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); calls in particular upon the Commission to review EU hygiene standards, particularly local or direct marketing and the shelf life of products, in order to make them proportionate to the risks and avoid ...[+++] placing a disproportionate burden on small production channels such as direct producer-consumer relations and short food supply chains;

22. Notes that information on the sentience of fish has gradually accumulated over recent years and notes that the common fisheries policy includes a strategy for the sustainable development of European aquaculture, highlighting the need to improve the welfare of farmed fish; welcomes the Council of Europe recommendations on the treatment of farmed fish, and looks forward to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) welfare guidelines for farmed fish; expresses concern over the impact of international trade in ornamental fish, which can lead to over-harvesting of popular species, damage to fragile coral reef environments through t ...[+++]he use of the non-selective technique of sodium cyanide to capture fish and high degrees of mortality of fish associated with insensitive shipping and poor farming practices along the supply chain; considers that, if managed properly, the aquarium industry could support long-term conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs; therefore urges the Commission to consider what steps can be taken to reduce these problems;

All beneficiaries receiving aid in the name of improving the environment and the countryside are required, throughout the whole of the holding, to comply with the regulatory obligations on management (in the areas of health, the environment and animal welfare) and the good agricultural and environmental conditions laid down in the Regulation on the single payment (Regulation No 73/2009)