Animal health law
At a Glance
01-03-2016
The proposal for a regulation on animal health, presented by the European Commission in May 2013 as part of a wider package of initiatives on the agri-food chain, aims at integrating and simplifying EU legislation related to the control of transmissible animal diseases. Following trilogue negotiations in view of an early second reading agreement, a compromise has been reached and a vote in plenary is scheduled for the March session.
At a Glance
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- agricultural activity
- agricultural policy
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- animal disease
- disease prevention
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- health
- interinstitutional cooperation (EU)
- LAW
- ordinary legislative procedure
- proposal (EU)
- regulation (EU)
- simplification of legislation
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- sources and branches of the law
- veterinary legislation