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Decree-Law No. 104/2012 implementing Council Directive 1999/22/EC on keeping wild animals in zoos.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 95 — 16 May 2012, pp. 2555-2571.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Keeping of live animals Biodiversity Data collection/reporting Registration Stock enhancement/repopulation Wild fauna
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 6 Chapters and 1 Annex, makes provisions for the implementation of the Council Directive 1999/22/EC regulating the keeping wild animals in zoos. Annex provides for National regulation in order to protect local wild fauna and to preserve biodiversity. The Decree-Law is divided as follows: Animal protection (Chap. I); Animal facilities and transport (Chap. II); Collection management (Chap. III); Teaching activities (Chap. IV); Animal registers requirements (Chap. V).

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 1999/22/EC relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos.

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Keeping of live animals, Biodiversity, Data collection/reporting, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX