EU APPROVES NEW RULES ON LIVESTOCK BREEDING AND BREEDING ORGANISATIONS
May 1st, 2016
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has adopted streamlined breeding rules for livestock in the EU, while clarifying the rights and duties of EU breeders and the recognition process for breeding programmes, among other issues. Past EU legislation had split up breeding rules with separate laws for particular livestock species. Going forward, under a new regulation, that already has the support of the European Parliament, these rules will cover bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species together. The law “constitutes a more comprehensive ...
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