2016
October (15)
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20/10/2016
When issuing legislative decrees in the socio-economic field the authorities enjoy a wide margin of appreciation. In the light of the aims they pursue in order to protect animal welfare, they might reasonably consider that differences exist between the possession of animals for the sole purpose of fur production and the possession of animals for other purposes, and that those differences justify prohibiting the possession of animals solely for their fur.
Animal, protection, fur production / Animal, welfare / Animal, breeding, prohibition / Animal, welfare, protection / Animal, intra-community trade, restriction.
Cause list number: 6251
Sources - Categories - Written rules - Law of the European Union/EU Law.Sources - Categories - Case-law - International case-law - European Court of Human Rights / Court of Justice of the European Union.Fundamental Rights - Equality.Fundamental Rights - Equality - Criteria of distinction - Political opinions or affiliation.Fundamental Rights - Civil and political rights - Right to property.Fundamental Rights - Economic, social and cultural rights - Commercial and industrial freedom.Fundamental Rights - Collective rights - Right to the environment.