Council Regulation (EC) No 411/98 of 16 February 1998 on additional animal protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours

• Published date: 21 February 1998
• Subject Matter: Veterinary legislation,Transport,Internal market - Principles
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 52, 21 February 1998

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Council Regulation (EC) No 411/98 of 16 February 1998 on additional animal protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours

Official Journal L 052 , 21/02/1998 P. 0008 - 0011

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 411/98 of 16 February 1998 on additional animal protection standards applicable to road vehicles used for the carriage of livestock on journeys exceeding eight hours

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/628/EEC of 19 November 1991 on the protection of animals during transport (1), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas under Article 5(A)(1)(c) of Directive 91/628/EEC it is necessary to lay down the requirements applicable to means of transport that will ensure compliance with Community requirements concerning animal welfare and in particular those to be laid down in accordance with Article 13(1);

Whereas it is necessary, when domestic solipeds and domestic animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species are transported on journeys exceeding eight hours, to lay down standards applicable to the type of transport covered by this Regulation additional to those laid down in Chapter VII(3) of the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC for the means of transport used;

Whereas animals of the species concerned are mostly transported by road; whereas it is therefore appropriate in an initial stage to lay down the additional standards with which road vehicles must comply if they are to be used for carriage of animals of the species concerned on journeys exceeding eight hours;

Whereas, however, these additional standards with which road vehicles must comply are laid down without prejudice to measures likely to be adopted subsequently concerning additional standards applicable to the carriage of livestock by other means of transport, in particular transport by train and by sea; whereas pending the adoption of such future measures, the provisions of Chapter VII(3) of the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC continue to apply to the carriage of livestock by such other means of transport;

Whereas to ensure the welfare of the animals concerned, the additional standards must lay down certain specific obligations with regard notably to access to the vehicle, separation of animals by moveable partition, detailed...