49As regards that purpose, it should be observed that, although the referring court refers to Article 16 and to Article 17(1) of the Charter, it is also important to take account of Articles 35, 37 and 38 of the Charter, which seek to ensure a high level of human health, environmental and consumer protection, respectively. Moreover, it is clear both from the case-law of the Court and from Article 13 TFEU that the protection of animal welfare is an objective of general interest recognised by the European Union (judgment of 17 December 2020, Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België and Others, C‑336/19, EU:C:2020:1031, paragraph 63).
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