Procedure

Resolution on protecting the EU’s internal market and consumer rights against the negative implications of the illegal trade in companion animals

2019/2814(RSP)·9th term·ENVI·RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects·CompletedProcedure completed

Subjects: Animal protection · Export/import control, trade defence, trade barriers

Rapporteurs (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): POLČÁK Stanislav (EPP), SPUREK Sylwia (S&D), HOJSÍK Martin (Renew), METZ Tilly (Verts/ALE), WIŚNIEWSKA Jadwiga (ECR), HAZEKAMP Anja (GUE/NGL), EVI Eleonora (NA)

Summary

The resolution concerns protecting the EU's internal market and consumer rights against the illegal trade in companion animals. The amendments cite Article 13 TFEU on animal sentience and the Animal Health Law, and address the illegal trade in cats and dogs across Member States including by organised crime, counterfeit pet passports and the involvement of veterinarians, poor breeding conditions, zoonotic risks such as rabies, online sales, and weak consumer protection.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
14 Nov 2019
Plenary vote — Passed
12 Feb 2020 · On the resolution (the text as a whole)
Procedure completed

107

Amendments

distinct, in window

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

14 Nov 2019

Dates

Plenary votes

2 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

12 Feb 2020Passedoutcome from totals
On amendment 7
Official label: Am 7 · what was voted ↗
602 for3 against29 abstentions69 did not vote
For
Against
Abst.
Click a group to see each Member’s position.
12 Feb 2020Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the resolution (the text as a whole)
Official label: Résolution · what was voted ↗
607 for3 against19 abstentions74 did not vote
For
Against
Abst.
Click a group to see each Member’s position.