Access information on Multilateral Environmental Agreements

You are here

Home » Law and Cases » Legislation » Decree-Law No. 294/98 establishing animal protection requirements during transport.

Decree-Law No. 294/98 establishing animal protection requirements during transport.

This content is exclusively provided by FAO / FAOLEX / ECOLEX

This Decree-Law approves EC Council Directive No. 91/628 of 19 November establishing animal protection during transport. It consists of 6 Chapters and 1 Annex regulating the requirements to be satisfied in order to transport bovine, horses, swine, sheep and goats animal species. This Decree-Law applies to the transport of animals performed by producers aiming at animal breed or fatten when transport is carried out on agricultural vehicles or other means of transport, and the geographical circums
Title
Decree-Law No. 294/98 establishing animal protection requirements during transport.
Country
Portugal
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
1998
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
transport
waste storage
livestock farming
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Southern Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/por24268.pdf
Implements
Council Directive 91/628/EEC on the protection of animals during transport and amending Directives 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC.