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Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
Report A-10-2025-0104-AM-290-293 · COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD)
- Kind
- Amendment list A-10-2025-0104-AM-290-293
- Date
- 16 June 2025
- Dossier
- 2023/0447(COD)
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- COM(2023)0769 – C9-0443/2023 – 2023/0447(COD)
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| 1. Mutilations, including ear cropping, tail docking, partial or complete digit amputation, and resection of vocal cords or folds, shall be prohibited unless they are performed due to a medical indication with the sole purpose of improving the health of dogs and cats. In such case, the procedure shall only be performed by a veterinarian under anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia. | 1. Mutilations, including ear cropping, tail docking, claw removal or other partial or complete digit amputation, and resection of vocal cords or folds, shall be prohibited unless they are performed due to a medical indication established by a veterinarian. In such case, the procedure shall only be performed by a veterinarian under anaesthesia and prolonged analgesia. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 1 a. From ... [5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all dogs kept by natural persons shall be individually identified in accordance with paragraph 1. | |
| From ... [10 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], all cats kept by natural persons shall be individually identified in accordance with paragraph 1. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| From [5 years from the date of entry into force], providers of online platforms shall ensure that their online interface is designed and organised in such a way that allows the suppliers of dogs and cats to comply with their obligations under paragraph 3, in line with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, and shall inform acquirers, in a visible manner, of the possibility to verify the identification and registration of the animal through a weblink to the system referred to in paragraph 6. | From [5 years from the date of entry into force], providers of online platforms shall ensure that their online interface is designed and organised in such a way that allows the suppliers of dogs and cats to comply with their obligations under paragraph 3, in line with Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, and shall inform acquirers, in a visible manner, of the possibility to verify the identification and registration of the animal through a weblink to the system referred to in paragraph 6 and enables automatic verification by the system. |
Automatic verification by the system would block illegal advertisements offering dogs and cats from being published on the internet. The automatic verification is done by an external system, meaning the verification does not put burden on internet platforms. As the online platforms already have to publish a weblink with information on the dog or cat, it is a small step to enable automatic verification, with huge benefits of preventing illegally advertised animals. Compatibility with the Digital Services Act has been confirmed by a legal opinion carried out by Stibbe.
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 2. By [15 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation, including an assessment of a possible maximum age for breeding of dogs and cats, and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. | 2. By ... [5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall: |
| (a) carry out an evaluation and a review of this Regulation, including an assessment of a possible maximum age for breeding of dogs and cats; | |
| (b) carry out an assessment on the situation of stray animals; | |
| (c) establish a list of animal species allowed to be kept and placed on the market; | |
| (d) assess the potential extension of the scope of this Regulation to include other animals by amending this Regulation; | |
| (e) assess the possibility of using alternative means of identification which are less invasive than the implantation of a transponder; | |
| (f) present a report on the main findings arisig from points (a) to (e) to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions; | |
| (g) assess the impact of mandatory identification and registration to all dogs and cats, including those kept by private owners. |
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European Parliament (2025). “A10-0104/290 - Amendement 290 - Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci - au nom du groupe The Left - Rapport A10-0104/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Bien-être des chiens et des chats et leur traçabilité - (COM(2023)0769 - C9-0443/2023 - 2023/0447(COD))”. Text, 16 June 2025. docId A-10-2025-0104-AM-290-293, reference A10-0104/2025. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0104-AM-290-293 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2025-0104-AM-290-293 (CC BY 4.0).
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{A10-0104/290 - Amendement 290 - Anja Hazekamp, Sebastian Everding, Valentina Palmisano, Giuseppe Antoci - au nom du groupe The Left - Rapport A10-0104/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Bien-être des chiens et des chats et leur traçabilité - (COM(2023)0769 - C9-0443/2023 - 2023/0447(COD))}},
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date = {2025-06-16},
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urldate = {2026-09-25},
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