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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10299
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

Conventional cages for laying hens to end in 2012

Brussels, 20/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - The deadline for implementing the ban on using unenriched battery cages for laying hens was confirmed on Wednesday 19 January, at a meeting in Brussels of the principal stakeholders (Member States, representatives of the industry, producers, consumers, etc), according to a European Commission press release (EUROPE 10286). It will no longer be permitted to use these cages in the EU as of 1 January 2012. It was also stressed that the circulation of eggs...

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