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Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (Text with EEA relevance)
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1.This Regulation shall not prevent [F2the Appropriate Minister] from maintaining any F3... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing in force at the time of entry into force of this Regulation.
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2.[F5The Appropriate Minister] may adopt F6... rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals at the time of killing than those contained in this Regulation in relation to the following fields:
(a)the killing and related operations of animals outside of a slaughterhouse;
(b)the slaughtering and related operations of farmed game as defined in point 1.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, including reindeer;
(c)the slaughtering and related operations of animals in accordance with Article 4(4).
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Textual Amendments
F1Word in Art. 26 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 26(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Word in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 26(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 26(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Word in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 26(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 26(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Art. 26(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(11)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F10Art. 27 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F12... For the purpose of Article 29(1) of this Regulation, the following provisions of Directive 93/119/EEC shall continue to apply:
(a)Annex A:
paragraph 1 of Section I;
paragraph 1 and the second sentence of paragraph 3 and paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and the first sentence of paragraph 9 of Section II;
(b)Annex C, paragraphs 3.A.2, the first subparagraph of 3.B.1, 3.B.2, 3.B.4 and paragraphs 4.2 and 4.3 of Section II.
2.References to the F13... Directive shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
Textual Amendments
F11Words in Art. 28(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(13)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Word in Art. 28(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(13)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Word in Art. 28(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(13)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1.Until 8 December 2019, Article 14(1) shall only apply to new slaughterhouses or to any new layout, construction or equipment covered by the rules set out in Annex II which have not entered into operation before 1 January 2013.
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Textual Amendments
F14Art. 29(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/802), regs. 1, 4(14); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
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