[Limits of infinite animal welfare in the internal market of the European community].
The European Communities are, above all, economically oriented. Thus, as animal protection is concerned, EC legislation is only realized to an amount that ensures a smooth functioning of the internal market. In this sense, animal protection with in EC finds its limits in the Treaty of Rome rather than could be called "borderless". Nevertheless, a deterioration of the now existing level of animal protection in the Federal Republic of Germany should not be feared due to increasing European integration. Every member state still has the prerogative to issue more strict regulations than the minimum requirements of the EC.
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D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000818:Animals; D005062:European Union; D005858:Germany
Grenzen des grenzenlosen Tierschutzes im EG-Binnenmarkt.