rec_179

(179) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to lay down animal health rules for animals, germinal products, products of animal origin, animal by–products and derived products to the extent that they are not covered by specific rules in other Union legislation, and other material that may be involved in the spread of transmissible animal diseases, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather be better achieved at Union level through a common and coordinated legal framework for animal health, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.