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European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders

EFFAB

Supporting the animal breeding and reproduction sector by - Ensuring that European national and supra-national legislation stimulates and supports innovation in the animal breeding and reproduction industry, - Showing transparency to society, e.g. via Code of Good Practice, - Representing member interests to international bodies, associations and in platforms to stimulate funding and implementation of best possible research in Europe on all disciplines relevant to animal breeding and reproduction, - Fostering close relationships between the relevant European research world and EFFAB members, - Informing members of EFFAB on developments and issues relevant to the realm of EFFAB, - Supporting members of EFFAB in making maximum use of the European research base and the stakeholder network developed by EFFAB activities.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

16 Mar 2022

Meeting with Christiane Kirketerp De Viron (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn) and

14 Dec 2021 · Agricultural Promotion Policy

Response to Commission proposal for a revision of the EU legislation on the welfare of animals

24 Aug 2021

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and

31 May 2021 · Exchange on Farm to Fork Strategy with European Livestock Voice

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

11 Dec 2020 · Speech on sustainable agriculture

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for uniform application of issuance, signature and guarantees of reliability of official certificates and establishing model official certificates and model declarations for movements of consignments of certain categories of terrestrial animals and germinal products thereof within the Union and entry into the Union

3 Nov 2020

Response to Fitness Check of the EU legislation on animal welfare of farmed animals

29 Jul 2020

Meeting with Ines Prainsack (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Panayiotis Pourgourides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

10 Jul 2020 · VC meeting on animal welfare, use of antimicrobials, innovative breeding techniques with EFFAB.

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

25 Apr 2019 · New animal breeding techniques

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of germinal product establishments and the traceability and animal health requirements for movements within the Union of germinal products of certain kept terrestrial animals

6 Feb 2019