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Identification
Reference CNS/1998/0092  
Title Protection of animals: laying hens in systems of rearing (repl. direct. 88/166/EEC). Communication included
Legal Basis EC 037  
Dossier of the committee AGRI/4/09968
Subject(s) 3.10.04.02 animal protection
Stage reached Procedure ended
Stages
Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(1998)0135 C4-0196/1998         11/03/1998 C 123 22.04.1998, p. 0015
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE226.549           22/07/1998  
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES1155/1998           09/09/1998 C 407 28.12.1998, p. 0214
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               07/12/1998  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A4-0481/1998           07/12/1998 C 104 14.04.1999, p. 0004
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T4-0054/1999           28/01/1999 C 128 07.05.1999, p. 0014-0078
Commission: modified legislative proposal Summaries EC COM(1999)0223           12/05/1999 C 184 30.06.1999, p. 0004
Final legislative act Summaries EU 31999L0074           19/07/1999 L 203 03.08.1999, p. 0053
  Follow-up documents
Agents
European Parliament
Committee
Rapporteur / Co-rapporteurs
Political group Appointed
Agriculture and Rural Development (responsible)
Kindermann Heinz

PSE

16/04/1998
European Commission and Council of the Union
Council of the Union
  Previous Councils
  Agriculture meeting: 2199 of: 19/07/1999
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19/07/1999 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to lay down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Directive 1999/74/EC.
CONTENT : the Directive establishes minimum standards for the protection of laying hens. It introduces general requirements applicable to all systems of rearing, including nests, perches, litters. Derogations to these last requirements are provided for cages that must satisfy improved specifications. A transitional period is fixed for the new requirements so as to allow the phasing out over a period of 10 years of the existing systems.
A system of inspection and the presentation of reports by the competent authority are provided for, as well as inspections by the Commission.
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 03/08/1999
TRANSPOSITION IN THE MEMBER STATES: 01/01/2002.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 08/01/2008 Commission/Council: follow-up document
Summaries 19/07/1999 Final legislative act
Summaries 12/05/1999 Commission: modified legislative proposal
Summaries 28/01/1999 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 07/12/1998 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 11/03/1998 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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