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The Principle of the Animal Welfare in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to show how the Common Agricultural Policy implements the principle of animal welfare. It has been expressed in article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in the part of the Treaty devoted to general rules, which means that it occupies a special position in the hierarchy of values of the European legislator. This rule has a significant impact on the formulation and implementation of policies of the European Union, including the Common Agricultural Policy. The concept of animal welfare is not defined in any legal act, which can be problematic from the point of view of the enactment of this rule. It is fulfilled primarily through the establishment of standards of animals treatment, on the basis of European directives and regulations. This legal norms are often criticized, because they are inadequate from the point of view of the animal welfare. Commented rule has also a substantial impact on environmental protection and rural development

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