Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Acknowledged
Seek specific exemptions from dynamic alignment with EU on animal welfare standards
Recommendation
The UK Government should seek specific exemptions from dynamic alignment with the EU on animal welfare standards. (Recommendation, Paragraph 20)
Government response summary AI-generated
The EU has accepted there will need to be areas where the UK will retain its own rules, subject to ongoing negotiation, and that the UK has been clear about the importance of setting high animal welfare standards.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The EU has accepted there will need to be areas where the UK will retain its own rules, as set out in the May 2025 Common Understanding. Details of these are subject to ongoing negotiation, and information of any exceptions will be published once negotiations conclude. The UK has been clear about the importance of being able to set high animal welfare standards, support public health, and support the use of new and innovative technologies.
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