A ban on battery cages in the EU was eventually adopted in 1999, but, to ensure that producers would have plenty of time to phase out the equipment in which they had invested, its implementation was delayed until January 1, 2012.
Zákaz bateriových klecí v EU byl nakonec schválen v roce 1999, ale aby se producentům poskytl dostatek času k výměně vybavení, do něhož investovali, odložila se platnost zákona na 1. leden 2012.