New transport rules could be on their way
That seems to be the message from EU health commissioner John Dalli following a meeting he had with parliamentary agricultural committee member Alyn Smith.
Scottish MEP Smith said he was heartened "but only a little bit" by the commissioner's responses. He said: "Dalli was clear that the commission is indeed assessing the state of enforcement of the existing animal transport rules, and we can expect this report, according to him, in mid-2011, so we do have a degree of breathing space.
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Hide Ad"He is keeping his options open so there remains a risk that the solution to poor enforcement in some states is a new set of rules for all member states.
"To be fair he did not seem to have much appetite for new rules, but this must remain an issue to watch."