Brussels, 25/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 April, the European Commission decided to refer Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning “un-enriched cages” (battery cages).
The political decision for the ban on un-enriched cages was taken in 1999. Greece and Italy had twelve years to ensure a smooth transition to the new system and to implement the directive.
On the 26 January 2012, the...