Brussels, 29/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - From February, the European Commission may initiate infringement proceedings (letter of formal notice, first stage) against several countries that have still not transposed into their national body of law provisions of the directive aimed at ensuring better protection for gestating sows. The European directive banning individual stalls for sows took effect on 1 January 2013. Seven EU member states, including the main pig meat producer countries such as...