63It is clear both from the case-law of the Court (see, to that effect, judgments of 17 January 2008, Viamex Agrar Handel and ZVK, C‑37/06 and C‑58/06, EU:C:2008:18, paragraph 22; of 19 June 2008, Nationale Raad van Dierenkwekers en Liefhebbers and Andibel, C‑219/07, EU:C:2008:353, paragraph 27; of 10 September 2009, Commission v Belgium, C‑100/08, not published, EU:C:2009:537, paragraph 91; and of 23 April 2015, Zuchtvieh-Export, C‑424/13, EU:C:2015:259, paragraph 35), and from Article 13 TFEU that the protection of animal welfare is an objective of general interest recognised by the European Union.
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