ker Direktiva Sveta 79/409/EGS z dne 2. aprila 1979 o ohranjanju prosto živečih ptic fn in Direktiva Sveta 92/43/EGS z dne 21. maja 1992 o ohranjanju naravnih habitatov ter prosto živečih živalskih in rastlinskih vrst fn prepovedujeta ujetje in zadrževanje velikega števila vrst ter trgovanje z njimi, pri čemer predvidevata izjeme za posebne namene, kot so raziskovanje in izobraževanje, doselitev, ponovna naselitev in gojitev,
Whereas Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds fn, and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora fn, prohibit the capture and keeping of and trade in a great number of species, whilst providing for exemptions for specific reasons, such as research and education, repopulation, reintroduction and breeding;