Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(1), 297-305 | European Forum Insight of 6 May 2019 | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Background and facts. - III. Judgment. - IV. Comment. - IV.1. The misleading idea of "organic slaughtering". - IV....

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Main Author: Lena Hehemann
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Language:English
Published: European Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu) 2019-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.europeanpapers.eu/en/europeanforum/the-tjebbes-fail
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spelling doaj-9d0a6d30614f48cd95382afd97a6861e2021-01-03T17:53:12ZengEuropean Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)European Papers2499-82492019-05-012019 4129730510.15166/2499-8249/293Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirsLena Hehemann0University of Fribourg(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(1), 297-305 | European Forum Insight of 6 May 2019 | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Background and facts. - III. Judgment. - IV. Comment. - IV.1. The misleading idea of "organic slaughtering". - IV.2. New conditions for organic farming labels. - IV.3. Art. 13 TFEU and religious rites. - V. Final remarks. | (Abstract) In Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs (judgment of 26 February 2019, case C-497/17 [GC]) the Court of Justice held that the EU organic label cannot be placed on meat products if the animal has been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites, when the animal was not stunned before killing. According to the Court, this is not compatible with the high animal welfare standards of EU legislation.https://www.europeanpapers.eu/en/europeanforum/the-tjebbes-failanimal welfareart. 13 tfeuorganic farming labelreligious riteshalalanimal protection
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Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
European Papers
animal welfare
art. 13 tfeu
organic farming label
religious rites
halal
animal protection
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title Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
title_short Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
title_full Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
title_fullStr Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
title_full_unstemmed Religious Slaughtering and Organic Labels: Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
title_sort religious slaughtering and organic labels: œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs
publisher European Papers (www.europeanpapers.eu)
series European Papers
issn 2499-8249
publishDate 2019-05-01
description (Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2019 4(1), 297-305 | European Forum Insight of 6 May 2019 | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Background and facts. - III. Judgment. - IV. Comment. - IV.1. The misleading idea of "organic slaughtering". - IV.2. New conditions for organic farming labels. - IV.3. Art. 13 TFEU and religious rites. - V. Final remarks. | (Abstract) In Œuvre d'assistance aux bêtes d'abattoirs (judgment of 26 February 2019, case C-497/17 [GC]) the Court of Justice held that the EU organic label cannot be placed on meat products if the animal has been slaughtered in accordance with religious rites, when the animal was not stunned before killing. According to the Court, this is not compatible with the high animal welfare standards of EU legislation.
topic animal welfare
art. 13 tfeu
organic farming label
religious rites
halal
animal protection
url https://www.europeanpapers.eu/en/europeanforum/the-tjebbes-fail
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