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Document 91998E000522

    WRITTEN QUESTION No. 522/98 by Shaun SPIERS to the Commission. Welfare of animals at slaughter

    Úř. věst. C 304, 2.10.1998, p. 125 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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    91998E0522

    WRITTEN QUESTION No. 522/98 by Shaun SPIERS to the Commission. Welfare of animals at slaughter

    Official Journal C 304 , 02/10/1998 P. 0125


    WRITTEN QUESTION E-0522/98 by Shaun Spiers (PSE) to the Commission (2 March 1998)

    Subject: Welfare of animals at slaughter

    When does the Commission intend to bring forward proposals on improving the welfare of animals at slaughter?

    Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (16 March 1998)

    Article 13 of Directive 93/119/EC on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing ((OJ L 340, 31.12.1993. )) requires the Commission to submit to the Council a report drawn up on the basis of an opinion from the scientific veterinary committee together with appropriate proposals concerning the use, in particular, of free bullet pistols, gases or combinations thereof for stunning or killing and other scientific recognized procedure for stunning or killing. It is the intention of the Commission to present the report together with appropriate proposals to the Council in the near future.

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