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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9898

9 May 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/agriculture
Avoiding all unnecessary suffering for animals at time of slaughter, with exemption for ritual slaughter

Brussels, 08/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 6 May, the European Parliament brought around one hundred amendments to the draft regulation on animal protection at the time of slaughter, in particular to clarify the rules, avoid unnecessary administrative constraints and ensure that imported products comply with European requirements.

With its adoption of the consultative report by Janusz Wojciechowski, by 367 votes to 97, with 45 abstentions, Parliament adopted, virtually unchanged,...

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