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1. Specific themes Certain issues are of particular importance to consumers, especially where they concern their health. The European Union takes action...
2. Veterinary checks, animal health rules, food hygiene At the beginning of the 2000s, the European Union introduced an initiative called 'From the Farm to the Fork'...
3. Animal nutrition The agrifood sector in the European Union produces around 120 million tonnes of animal feedingstuffs annually. Good quality animal...
4. Animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption Document or Iniciative Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 12 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production,...
5. Animal welfare The European Union recognises animals as sentient beings that deserve protection. Community legislation sets minimum requirements in order to...
6. Food Safety The objective of the European Union's food safety policy is to protect consumer health and interests while guaranteeing the...
7. Animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof Document or Iniciative Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products...
8. Swine vesicular disease and other animal diseases Document or Iniciative Council Directive 92/119/EEC of 17 December 1992 introducing general Community measures for the control of certain...
9. European Union Animal Health Strategy Document or Iniciative Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee...
10. Animal by-products Document or Iniciative Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009...
11. Intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals Document or Iniciative Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine...
12. Plant health checks In order to prevent any risk to human food and animal feed and to guarantee healthy and good quality...
13. Intra-Community trade of bovine animals and swine Document or Iniciative Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine...
14. Intra-Community trade in and imports of bovine semen Document or Iniciative Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community...
15. Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health Document or Iniciative Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002...
16. African swine fever Document or Iniciative Council Directive 2002/60/EC of 27 June 2002 laying down specific provisions for the control of African...
17. Animal by-products not intended for human consumption The food crises of the 1990s highlighted the part played by animal by-products not intended for human consumption in...
18. Threats to health European Union action aims to prevent and combat the risks affecting the health of European citizens. It includes protective...
19. Veterinary and phytosanitary inspections In March 1996, the British Government published research results pointing to a possible link between BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy)...
20. The fight against foot-and-mouth disease Document or Iniciative Council Directive 2003/85/EC of 29 September 2003 on Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease...
21. Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Document or Iniciative Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001...
22. Animal welfare during transport Document or Iniciative Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport...
23. Public Health Being in good health is one of the main concerns of European citizens. The European Union (EU) is therefore...
24. Placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products The European Union has created a secure monitoring framework for placing on the market and importing aquaculture animals and...
25. Intra-Community trade in and imports of bovine embryos Document or Iniciative Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and...
26. Contamination and environmental factors The European Union takes care to prevent and limit any contamination of foodstuffs by certain undesirable substances or as...
27. Animal nutrition: specifications on certain proteins The European Union regulates the use of products manufactured by certain technical processes which act as direct or indirect...
28. Health determinants: lifestyle Tobacco Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Proposal) Green Paper on promoting smoke-free areas in the European Union Advertising and...
29. Official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption Document or Iniciative Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004...
30. Action plan on animal welfare 2006-2010 For the period 2006-2010, the EU is planning general measures aimed at ensuring animal welfare and protection. The measures...
31. European health strategy The European strategy on health matters places health issues at the heart of all Community policies in order to...
32. Monitoring substances having a hormonal action and other substances in animals and animal products Document or Iniciative Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof...
33. Food safety: general provisions The current food safety policy is based on a series of principles established or updated at the beginning of...
34. African horse sickness Document or Iniciative Council Directive 92/35/EEC of 29 April 1992 laying down control rules and measures to combat African...
35. Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products The European pharmaceutical industry has an important role to play in ensuring that the people of Europe enjoy a...
36. Placing on the market and administration of bovine somatotrophin Document or Iniciative Council Decision 1999/879/EC of 17 December 1999 concerning the placing on the market and administration of...
37. Control measures: fish diseases Community measures have been adopted to combat certain fish diseases effectively in order to stop them spreading. Document or...
38. Hygiene for food of animal origin Document or Iniciative Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 29 April 2004,...
39. Health, hygiene and safety at work Although one of the goals of the European Union is to create employment through the Lisbon Strategy for Growth...
40. Intra-Community trade and imports of certain animals and their semen, ova and embryos Document or Iniciative Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and...