The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy

The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Simplification of administrative burden in environmental legislation, specifically with regard to reporting obligations under Regulation 2024/1244 on environmental data from industrial installations, establishing an Industrial Emissions Portal (IEP Regulation). The proposed amendment to Article 6 of the IEP Regulation introduces additional exemptions for the industrial farm animal production and aquaculture sectors. Under the proposal, industrial farm animal production and aquaculture operations would be exempted from the obligation to report on their use of water, energy, and relevant raw…

EU farm animal welfare legislation; Common Agricultural Policy; Environmental legislation as it relates to animal agriculture (e.g. IED, Nitrates Directive) and wild animals (e.g. Birds Directive, IAS Regulation, Fauna & Flora Regulation, Zoos Directive); agricultural laws (CAP Regulations, EU Marketing Standards Regulations, Quality Schemes Regulation); consumer information (e.g. FIC Regulation); EU economic law as it relates to sustainability reporting requirements (e.g. Extra-reporting requirement Directive); human rights and whistleblower protection (e.g. Whistleblower Directive); food safety and animal health (e.g. Animal Health Law); antimicrobial resistance policies (e.g. Veterinary Products Regulation); EU trade policy; EU internal market policy; EU competition policy (UTPs Directive).