While the committee was in favour of the appointment of an animal welfare officer for each slaughterhouse, it stressed that responsibility for ensuring compliance with the rules must lie with the operator or company, not with an individual employee who cannot oversee enforcement of the rules.
Dalībvalstu līderi Lisabonas līgumu parakstīja 2007. gada 13. decembrī, un lai tas stātos spēkā, līgums bija jāratificē dalībvalstīs.