Council Directive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to… Article 1

Article 1

Aim The objectives of this Directive are to protect wild fauna and to conserve biodiversity by providing for the adoption of measures by Member States for the licensing and inspection of zoos in the Community, thereby strengthening the role of zoos in the conservation of biodiversity.

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