Procedure
Protection of animals during transport
Subjects: Animal protection · Animal health requirements, veterinary legislation and pharmacy · Transport regulations, road safety, roadworthiness tests, driving licence
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): WOJCIECHOWSKI Janusz (ECR)
Summary
An own-initiative report on the protection of animals during transport. The amendments respond to the Commission's report on the implementing regulation, citing persistent welfare problems and uneven enforcement; they call for reduced transport volumes and journey times, an 8-hour limit for animals going to slaughter, transport of carcasses rather than live animals, EFSA-based provisions for horses and poultry, regional production and slaughter, and stronger inspections and sanctions.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled29 Mar 2012 – 5 Jun 2012
- Procedure completed
368
Amendments
distinct, in window
72
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committees
29 Mar 2012 – 5 Jun 2012
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
72 Members · by amendment count1
Pilar AYUSO
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
33
2Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
33
3Esther DE LANGE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
29(29 solo)
4Brian SIMPSON
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
27
5María Auxiliadora CORREA ZAMORA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
27
6Åsa WESTLUND
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇪 Sweden
25
7Julie GIRLING
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
25(19 solo)
8Dan JØRGENSEN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇰 Denmark
20
9Jörg LEICHTFRIED
Socialists & Democrats · 🇦🇹 Austria
20(6 solo)
10Karin KADENBACH
Socialists & Democrats · 🇦🇹 Austria
16(1 solo)
11Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS
ALDE · 🇪🇸 Spain
15(15 solo)
12Michel DANTIN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
15(15 solo)
13Diane DODDS
Non-attached · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
13(13 solo)
14Georges BACH
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
12(3 solo)
15Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
12
16Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
12
17Pavel POC
Socialists & Democrats · 🇨🇿 Czechia
11
18Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇵🇹 Portugal
11(10 solo)
19Liam AYLWARD
ALDE · 🇮🇪 Ireland
10
20Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
10(10 solo)
21Kartika Tamara LIOTARD
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
9(9 solo)
22Keith TAYLOR
Greens / EFA · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
9
23George LYON
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
9
24Mairead McGUINNESS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
9(9 solo)
25Judith A. MERKIES
Socialists & Democrats · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
8
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