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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0076/01 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Supplementary measures to restrict the transport of live animals and to improve checks on such transport.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0076/01 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Supplementary measures to restrict the transport of live animals and to improve checks on such transport.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0076/01 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Supplementary measures to restrict the transport of live animals and to improve checks on such transport.
UL C 235E, 21.8.2001, pp. 111–112
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- Date of document:
- 29/01/2001; datum pošiljanja:
- Date of dispatch:
- 29/01/2001
- Date of reply:
- 15/03/2001; Pisni odgovor
- Author:
- Evropski parlament, Not available
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- Pisno vprašanje
- Addressee:
- Evropska komisija
- Parliamentary term:
- Peto zakonodajno obdobje
- Political group:
- Skupina levice v Evropskem parlamentu
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92001E0076
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0076/01 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Supplementary measures to restrict the transport of live animals and to improve checks on such transport.
Official Journal 235 E , 21/08/2001 P. 0111 - 0112
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0076/01 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (29 January 2001) Subject: Supplementary measures to restrict the transport of live animals and to improve checks on such transport 1. Does the Commission draw the conclusion from the Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the experience acquired by Member States since the implementation of Council Directive 95/29/EC(1) amending Directive 91/628/EEC(2) concerning the protection of animals during transport(3) that given the low priority assigned by Member States to transposition of the Directive, the problems with transport from third countries and the fact that it is difficult to monitor application of the existing rules supplementary measures are needed in the short term? 2. How does the Commission intend to bring about changes to the annual transport of 140 000 live horses for slaughter from Eastern Europe to the Member States of the European Union in particular from Poland, the Baltic states, Hungary and Romania to Italy when there is inadequate protection in the exporting countries and the transit countries and when the minimum standards of welfare applicable to long-distance transport are not observed? 3. Is the Commission considering reducing, and if possible completely terminating, the increase in the maximum journey time of eight hours, permitted under Directive 91/628/EEC (provided special vehicles are used, there are resting periods, food and drink), thereby adopting the important principle that slaughtering should take place within a certain distance and/or travelling time from the start of the transport, or immediately on first entering a Member State of the European Union, so that the transport of live animals can be entirely replaced with transport of meat? 4. Pending any further scientific research into the transport of animals, and any review of transport arrangements, and pending accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (ETS 65), is the Commission prepared to take any action in the immediate future towards restricting such transport? 5. Is the Commission also prepared to make immediate improvements to monitoring of compliance with the intention of existing rules, for example through a better exchange of information between the Member States and by making it compulsory for recognised transport companies to be able, at any time, to submit documentary evidence of their qualifications, the origin of their transport and the duration of the journey etc.? (1) OJ L 148, 30.6.1995, p. 52. (2) OJ L 340, 11.12.1991, p. 17. (3) COM(2000) 809 final of 6.12.2000. Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (15 March 2001) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question P-0117/01 by Mrs Paulsen(1). (1) OJ C 187 E, 3.7.2001, p. 189.
