Summary Description
- Bans factory farming
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- AgricultureAnimal welfareClimate & environmental protection
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- Switzerland
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislative Proposal
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- N/A
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- N/A
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Arr�t� f�d�ral relative � l�initiative populaire ��non � l��levage intensif en Suisse (initiative sur l��levage intensif)�� (Switzerland)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Bans factory farming, as defined as any practices that do not comply with the Swiss organic agricultural standards (certification Bio Suisse).
- Bans the import of products of which methods of production do not comply with the Swiss organic agricultural standards (certification Bio Suisse).
- Weaknesses
- Only covers industrial farm animal production practices.