Protection of animals, animal welfare, killing of animals, slaughtering of animals, slaughterhouses, cameras

Draft Act amending Act No 166/1999 on veterinary care and amending certain related acts (the VeterinaryAct), as amended, and other related acts.

The notification concerns only PART TWO - Amendment to the Act on the protection of animals againstcruelty of the draft Act amending Act No 166/1999 on veterinary care and amending certain related acts (theVeterinary Act), as amended, and other related acts

The draft amendment to the Animal Protection Act newly regulates the obligation for a camera monitoringsystem to be installed in slaughterhouses to monitor the welfare of animals in slaughterhouses. The draft aimsto further increase the level of protection of animals at the time of slaughter.
The imposition of an obligation to install and use a camera system in slaughterhouses in the Animal WelfareAct constitutes legislation going beyond that laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing. Currently, EU legislation does not requirethe use of camera systems in slaughterhouses.
Keywords: protection of animals, animal welfare, killing of animals, slaughtering of animals, slaughterhouses,cameras
The draft does not contain references to national technical standards, technical documents or businessstandards, nor to European standards, harmonised standards or international standards containing a nationalannex or a national note or, where appropriate, a recommendation.
The proposal contains a reference to the following European legislation:
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying downspecific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, as amended.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time ofkilling.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection ofnatural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, andrepealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
The basic regulation is Act No 246/1992 on the protection of animals against cruelty, as amended.
The Animal Protection Act, as amended, does not contain references to national technical standards, technicaldocuments or company standards, or European standards, harmonised standards or international standardscontaining a national annex or a national note or recommendations.
The Animal Protection Act, as amended, contains references to the following European regulations:
Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes, asamended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 and Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliamentand of the Council.
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of layinghens, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, Council Directive 2013/64/EU and Regulation(EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens keptfor meat production, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Directive 2008/119/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection ofcalves, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection ofpigs, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protectionof animals used for scientific purposes.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for staging points andamending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1040/2003 of 11 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 as regards theuse of staging points.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport andrelated operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Council Regulation (EC) No1255/97.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time ofkilling.
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controlsand other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health andwelfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and(EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC,96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation);
Regulation (EU) 2019/1010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the alignment ofreporting obligations in the field of legislation related to environmental policy and amending Regulations (EC)No 166/2006 and (EU) No 995//2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 2002/49/EC,2004/35/EC, 2007/2/EC, 2009/147/EC and 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council,Council Regulations (EC) No 338/97 and (EC) No 2173/2005 and Council Directive 86/278/EEC.
The current version of Act No 246/1992 was added to the TRIS database, as well as the version effective as of1. 1. 2027.
The basic texts were transmitted in the framework of the previous notification 2022/0174/CZ.