The impact assessment (IA) defines the problems, their drivers, the objectives and the options of the initiative in a robust intervention logic. It is based on several sources, including the 'fitness check' of current EU animal welfare legislation, an external supporting study and stakeholder feedback. The IA presents a range of policy options; however, for some options, it does not provide alternatives. The assessment of the options' impacts (economic, social, environmental, animal welfare) is qualitative and quantitative with a multi-criteria decision analysis and a supply chain analysis assessing the cumulative impacts of the packages of options. The outcome of the supply chain analysis fed into modelling impacts on production levels, consumer prices, exports and imports. Territorial impacts could have been explored in more depth, given the uneven implementation of the current legislation and potential different starting positions in Member States. Data limitations and uncertainties are addressed transparently throughout the IA. The IA is transparent about diverging stakeholder views, for instance on exports of live animals and maximum journey times.
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