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Parliamentary business 26.7748: Mercosur Agreement: duty-free imports of beef and Swiss animal welfare standards
According to recent research, in the Mercosur states, beef is produced, among other things, in production systems such as feedlots, whose housing and feeding conditions scarcely comply with Swiss animal welfare standards. - How does the Federal Council assess the compatibility of these production systems with Swiss animal welfare standards? - Why was it decided in the Mercosur Agreement not to make duty-free market access for animal products conditional on binding and enforceable animal welfare requirements?