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Protection of animals during transport and related operations
- Stage
- Committee report adopted, reached 3 Mar 2025
- Procedure
- OLP · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Daniel Buda (EPP), Tilly Metz (Greens/EFA)
- Lead DG
- DG SANTE
- Commissioner
- Olivér Várhelyi
- Council configuration
- Agriculture and Fisheries Council
- Last activity
- 2 Jul 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 114; TFEU_2016 Art. 114(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 43; TFEU_2016 Art. 43(2)
48 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Deliberations in Council working party, 2 Jul 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 35 dates, 24 Aug 2021 to 17 Feb 2026
- 24 Aug 2021
- Inception impact assessment closed: Protection of animals during transport, 983 responses · Commission
- 21 Jan 2022
- Public consultation closed: Protection of animals during transport, 59286 responses · Commission
- 7 Dec 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 26 Feb 2024
- Referred to committee
- 7 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Apr 2024
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Protection of animals during transport, 5482 responses · Commission
- 5 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 20 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 31 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 4 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 10 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Council
- 29 Jan 2025
- Committee opinion tabled
- 3 Mar 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 2 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 3 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 15 Apr 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 16 Apr 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 4 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 5 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 13 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 23 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 24 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 8 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 9 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 11 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 9 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 10 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 4 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 5 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 11 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Council
- 17 Feb 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 18 Feb 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 21 Apr 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 22 Apr 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 10 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 11 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 22 Jun 2026
- Deliberations in Council
- Deliberations in Council · Council
- 1 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
- 2 Jul 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
23 people
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Daniel Buda | EPP | RO | AGRI |
| Co-rapporteur | Tilly Metz | Greens/EFA | LU | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Adrian-George Axinia | ECR | RO | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anja Hazekamp | The Left | NL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Annamária Vicsek | PfE | HU | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Arash Saeidi | The Left | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Asger Christensen | Renew | DK | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Benoit Cassart | Renew | BE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Borja Giménez Larraz | EPP | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Emmanouil Fragkos | ECR | EL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ivan David | ESN | CZ | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Maria Noichl | S&D | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marianne Vind | S&D | DK | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Stanislav Stoyanov | ESN | BG | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Thomas Waitz | Greens/EFA | AT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Valérie Deloge | PfE | FR | |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Isabella Lövin | Greens/EFA | SE | PECH |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Carmen Crespo Díaz | EPP | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Emma Fourreau | The Left | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Emma Wiesner | Renew | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Idoia Mendia | S&D | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Stephen Nikola Bartulica | ECR | HR | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Ton Diepeveen | PfE | NL |
3,081 amendments
Amendments
Tabled between 15 Apr 2025 and 16 Apr 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- CJ483,081
By author
- Flavio Tosi598
- Borja Giménez Larraz558
- Elena Nevado del Campo552
- Carmen Crespo Díaz549
- Daniel Buda484
- Anja Hazekamp377
- Sebastian Everding377
- Emma Fourreau369
- Jens Gieseke369
- Esther Herranz García342
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Dariusz Joński341
- Sérgio Humberto340
- Gabriel Mato334
- Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral310
- Alexander Bernhuber272
- Jessika van Leeuwen261
- Gheorghe Falcă259
- Sander Smit256
- Céline Imart251
- Valérie Deloge236
- Julien Leonardelli223
- Laurent Castillo212
- Gilles Pennelle211
- Benoit Cassart207
- Jan-Christoph Oetjen205
- Hilde Vautmans204
- Thomas Waitz202
- Tilly Metz202
- Valérie Devaux200
- Valérie Hayer200
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 3,046 of the 3,081 amendments.
By article
- Article 17 – paragraph 232
- Article 25 – paragraph 329
- Annex I – Chapter I – point 1 – point h26
- Article 29 – paragraph 224
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2524
- Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b23
- Article 29 – paragraph 123
- Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a22
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 422
- Annex I – Chapter V – point 2 – point 2.2 – point b21
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a20
- Annex I – Chapter III – point 3 – point 3.719
- Annex I – Chapter V – point 2 – point 2.2 – point a19
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point c19
- Article 29 – paragraph 419
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a19
- Article 16 – paragraph 118
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b18
- Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 318
- Article 31 – paragraph 117
- Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b16
- Article 28 – paragraph 116
- Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c16
- Article 59 – paragraph 216
- Article 29 – paragraph 615
- Recital 4215
- Article 19 – paragraph 114
- Article 28 – paragraph 214
- Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point b14
- Recital 3714
Covers 582 of the 3,081 amendments.
10 documents
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Amendments · PE773.029Parliament · 16 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.030Parliament · 16 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.031Parliament · 16 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.032Parliament · 16 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.033Parliament · 16 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.028Parliament · 15 Apr 2025
- Amendments · PE773.035Parliament · 15 Apr 2025
- Report · PE770.070Parliament · 3 Mar 2025
- Amendments · PE773.034Parliament · 3 Mar 2025
- Proposal · COM(2023)0770Commission · 7 Dec 2023
1 consultation
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2024 | 65,751 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation sets strict welfare standards for transporting animals within the EU, covering veterinary inspection protocols and operational requirements for intra-EU and international logistics chains. It affects transport operators, veterinary authorities, and logistics firms involved in animal movement.
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