Translation of "atelier de modèle vivant " (French → English) :

10. Believes that animals should as a principle be slaughtered as close to their place of rearing as possible; notes in this connection that consumers are in favour of shorter transport times for animals destined for slaughter, but at the same time prefer to buy fresh meat; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explain what consequences are to be drawn from this; acknowledges that owing to lack of enforcement the Regulation has not fulfilled the aim of limiting the transport of live animals for slaughter, but that it has made a contribution to improving animal welfare during transport; calls on the Member States to properly implement the existing legislation on animal transport, and calls on the Commission to promote, where possible, l ...[+++]ocal processing; believes that EU policy should aim at helping create short and transparent supply chains, while safeguarding market supply in all Member States and in the outermost regions; stresses that EU hygiene legislation, while ensuring the highest level of protection for consumers, should not unnecessarily hamper the development of mobile or small-scale regional slaughter and processing facilities;

10. Believes that animals should as a principle be slaughtered as close to their place of rearing as possible; notes in this connection that consumers are in favour of shorter transport times for animals destined for slaughter, but at the same time prefer to buy fresh meat; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explain what consequences are to be drawn from this; acknowledges that owing to lack of enforcement the Regulation has not fulfilled the aim of limiting the transport of live animals for slaughter, but that it has made a contribution to improving animal welfare during transport; calls on the Member States to properly implement the existing legislation on animal transport, and calls on the Commission to promote, where possible, l ...[+++]ocal processing; believes that EU policy should aim at helping create short and transparent supply chains, while safeguarding market supply in all Member States and in the outermost regions; stresses that EU hygiene legislation, while ensuring the highest level of protection for consumers, should not unnecessarily hamper the development of mobile or small-scale regional slaughter and processing facilities;

11. Fears that the complete liberalisation of the clothing and textile market could force many companies to close their plants in Europe and transfer their activities outside the European Union, with serious social and economic consequences in some traditional textile areas;

1. Understands that biotechnology has different meanings for different people; it encompasses a collection of scientific techniques that are used to create or modify plants, animals and organisms, which can range from brewing to modern day transgenic plants; for the purpose of this resolution, the term biotechnology is used to mean the application of scientific technology to living organisms as well as parts, products and models thereof, in order to alter living or non-livin ...[+++]g materials to obtain knowledge, goods and services; it is a body of methods and techniques that employ as tools the living cells of organisms or part or products of those cells (such as genes and enzymes); biotechnology includes modern biotechnology techniques such as genetic engineering technology, but does not exclusively relate to transgenic technology, which is used to create GMOs;

[1] According to the latest OECD definition, biotechnology is defined as "the application of science and technology to living organisms as well as parts, products and models thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for the production of knowledge, goods and services". [http ...]

4. A certificate conforming to the specimen in Chapter X, Part A, is to accompany live animals inspected at the holding. A certificate conforming to the specimen in Chapter X, Part B, is to accompany animals inspected and slaughtered at the holding.