The fact remains, however, that the international agreement entered into by the EU, Canada and the Russian Federation, the environmental component of which this Directive wishes to transpose into EU legislation, is the first of two which deal specifically with the question of wild animal welfare, despite the fact that its primary purpose is to facilitate fur trading.
Il reste, néanmoins, que l’accord international signé par l’UE, le Canada et la Fédération de Russie - la transposition de son volet environnemental dans la législation européenne constitue l’objectif de cette directive - est le premier de deux accords traitant spécifiquement de la question du bien-être des animaux sauvages, bien qu’il vise principalement à faciliter le commerce de la fourrure.