Bill 8300 (\"Santé animale\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 10 February 2026.
\nSittings: Sitting of 10 February 2026
\nGeneral discussion and votes on Projet de loi 8300 on animal health and official controls on transmissible animal diseases and on Projet de loi 8631 adapting the law on the ALVA veterinary and food administration; both bills were passed unanimously.
\nJeff Boonen (CSV), the rapporteur stating what the bill replaces:
\n\n\nEt ass ze betounen, dass d’Gesetz déi aktuell Gesetzgeebung aus dem Joer 1912 ofléist, déi net méi den europäeschen an nationale Realitéite gerecht gëtt.
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It must be stressed that the law replaces the current legislation from 1912, which no longer meets European and national realities.
\nSitting of 10 February 2026, Jeff Boonen, CSV
\nLuc Emering (DP), reporting what the committee was told about the administrative burden on farmers:
\n\n\nWat d’Kontrolle bei de Betriber an och déi administrativ Chargë fir d’Baueren ugeet, krute mer an der Kommissioun gesot, datt d’Bauere sech hei op keng gréisser Verännerunge missen astellen, dat, well e gudden Deel vun de Mesüre souwisou schonn hei am Land zënter Längerem applizéiert gëtt.
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On controls in holdings and the administrative burden for farmers, we were told in committee that farmers need not expect any major changes, because a good part of the measures has long been applied in this country anyway.
\nSitting of 10 February 2026, Luc Emering, DP
\nClaire Delcourt (LSAP), explaining why the century-old legislation needs replacing:
\n\n\nEt muss een hei kuerz ervirhiewen, datt de Projet de loi 8300 eng Gesetzgeebung ersetzt, déi iwwer 100 Joer al ass, eng Gesetzgeebung, déi esou allgemeng formuléiert war, datt se zwar laang konnt iwwerliewen, déi awer net méi de Realitéite vun haut entsprécht, besonnesch, wann et ëm Kontrollen, Kompetenzen a Sanktioune geet.
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It must briefly be highlighted here that bill 8300 replaces legislation more than 100 years old, legislation drafted so generally that it survived a long time, but which no longer matches today's realities, especially on controls, competences, and sanctions.
\nSitting of 10 February 2026, Claire Delcourt, LSAP
\n10 February 2026 — Premier vote constitutionnel.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| ADR | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Piraten | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| déi Lénk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 |
No deputy voted against the majority of their party in this vote.
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