# Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (Text with EEA relevance), Article 13: Development and dissemination of guides to good practice

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Appropriate Minister shall encourage the development and dissemination from time to time of guides to good practice to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation.
2. When such guides to good practice are drawn up, they shall be developed and disseminated by organisations of business operators:
(a) in consultation with representatives of non governmental organisations... and other interested parties;
(b) having regard to scientific opinions as referred to in Article 20(1)(c).
3. The relevant competent authority shall assess guides to good practice in order to ensure that they have been developed in accordance with paragraph 2 and that they are consistent with existing ... guidelines.
4. Where organisations of business operators fail to submit guides to good practice, the relevant competent authority may develop and publish its own guides to good practice.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1099/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1099/article-13
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