Protection of animals: calves (amend. Direct. 91/269/EEC)

The Commission proposal concerning the protection of calves was modified following the opinion delivered by Parliament. The Commission introduced the following amendments: - a reference to Declaration No 24 annexed to the final act of the Treaty on European Union which calls upon the European Institutions and on the Member States, when drafting and implementing Community legislation, to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals; - the addition of a new provision stipulating that any individual pens for calves (except those for the isolation of sick animals) should not have solid walls, but should have perforated sides which allow direct visual and tactile contact between the calves. �