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  European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 30 - EU Protocol on Animal Sentience
  
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  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''EU Protocol on Animal Sentience'' and stated:
  
  :âObligations and rights contained within the EU Protocol on animal sentience set out in Article 13 of Title II of the Lisbon Treaty shall be recognised and available in domestic law on and after exit day, and shall be enforced and followed accordingly.â
  
  An explanatory note accompanying the rejected new clause stated:
  
  :This new clause seeks to transfer the EU Protocol on animal sentience set out in Article 13 of Title II of the Lisbon Treaty into UK law, so that animals continue to be recognised as sentient beings under domestic law.
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