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Legal / Legislation

• Regulation on the Hygiene of Food of Animal Origin, as published on 18 April 2018 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 480 (619)), amended by Article 2 of the Regulation of 11 January 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 47).
• Animal Welfare Act in the version published on 18 May 2006 (Federal Law Gazette I, pp. 1206, 1313), last amended by Article 105 of the Act of 10 August 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3436).
• Animal Welfare and Livestock Husbandry Ordinance, as published on 22 August 2006 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 2043), last amended by Article 1a of the Ordinance of 29 January 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 146).
• Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.
• Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin.
• Regulation on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing and implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 (Animal Welfare at Slaughter Regulation – TierSchlV).