Cattle transport regulations in the European Union.
The essential items of the relevant EU legislation are described and their effects are discussed. A brief survey of the four most important legal regulations in the EU relevant for cattle transport is given from the point of view of administration. These regulations are: The Directive 91/628/EEC 1991 (protection of animals during transport), Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (criteria for staging points and route plan), Council Regulation (EC) No 411/98 (additional standards for road vehicles for long distance transport), Commission Regulation (EC) No 615/98 (export refund regulations). Some critical points of the objectives are pointed out.
Grötzschel
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Dezernat für Veterinärangelegenheiten und Verbraucherschutz, Bezirksregierung Braunschweig, Germany. Juergen.Groetzschel@landkreis-helmstedt.de
D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D005062:European Union; D007391:International Cooperation; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D014186:Transportation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards