(54)The effect on animal welfare should be considered when enforcing the prohibition of placing and making available on the market or exporting products made using forced labour in order to spare the animals concerned avoidable pain, distress or suffering. In addition, this Regulation should be without prejudice to Union law regarding animal welfare, such as Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 19 and (EC) No 1099/2009 20 .
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- 20 Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing ( OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1 ). ↩
- 19 Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 ( OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1 ). ↩