Question 2263 — breeding

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Ms. Cyrielle Chatelain draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry to the situation of caged laying hens on French farms. Following the adoption of the so-called EGalim law in 2018, it is now prohibited to install new caged laying hen farms or to increase the capacity of existing farms. This ban, specified by decree no. 2021-1647 of December 14 2021, applies both to the creation of new buildings and to the transformation of existing buildings for cage farming, as well as to any redevelopment aimed at increasing the number of hens raised in cages in facilities already in place. This regulation should logically lead to a gradual reduction in the share of eggs from cage farms, except in the event of an overall decline in national production. However, according to the figures from the National Committee for the Promotion of Eggs (CNPO), while total egg production increased by 4% in 2023, the proportion of eggs produced in cages has paradoxically increased, going from 23% to 27% between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023. Faced with this unexpected development, she questions him about any findings of violations of the regulations that have been noted since the implementation of the decree and about the measurements taken to remedy this. It also wishes to know the control systems implemented to guarantee compliance with these legal obligations.

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