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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Council Decision of 22 July 1997 concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1 (1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 (97/602/EC).
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 of 4 November 1991 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 of 10 January 1997 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91(2), and in particular Article 1 (1) (a) thereof, is applicable only with respect to the importation of pelts of animals not born and bred in captivity from countries appearing on the list in the Annex to this Decision;
Whereas the said list has been established on the basis of information requested by the Commission from countries within the known distribution area of the species referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91;
Whereas an International Agreement on Humane Trapping Standards has been sent to the Council for approval; whereas it is appropriate to refrain from acts which would defeat the object and the purpose of the Agreement; whereas the list includes therefore the countries which have initialled the Agreement;
Whereas, inter alia, pending accession to the International Agreement on Humane Trapping Standards by additional third countries or any other situation covered by Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91, this Decision can be only of a transitional nature; whereas the aforementioned list should be amended immediately according to the new situations, in order not to hinder the trade in furs and fur-related products;
Whereas the Committee referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and consulted by written procedure on 20 December 1996 has not delivered a favourable opinion on the draft Commission decision identifying the list of authorized countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The Annex to this Decision lists the approved countries referred to in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91, and specifies in respect of each country the species in relation to the pelts of which the country in question is approved.]
Textual Amendments
F1Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/16), regs. 1, 4(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1590, regs. 1(1)(b)(i), 4(4)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F2Art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/16), regs. 1, 4(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F3Art. 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/16), regs. 1, 4(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F4Annex substituted (31.12.2020) by The Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/16), reg. 1, Sch. 1; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Country | Species |
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Belize | Procyon lotor |
Canada | Canis latrans Canis lupus Castor canadensis Felis rufus Lutra canadensis Lynx canadensis Martes americana Martes pennanti Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus Procyon lotor Taxidea taxus |
People's Republic of China | Canis lupus Martes zibellina Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus |
El Salvador | Procyon lotor |
Greenland | Canis lupus |
Jordan | Canis lupus |
Republic of Korea | Canis lupus Martes zibellina |
Lebanon | Canis lupus |
Countries which are Member States of the European Union | Canis latrans Canis lupus Castor canadensis Felis rufus Lutra canadensis Lynx canadensis Martes americana Martes pennanti Martes zibellina Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus Procyon lotor Taxidea taxus |
Mexico | Canis lupus Canis latrans Castor canadensis Felis rufus Ondatra zibethicus Procyon lotor Taxidea taxus |
Moldova | Canis lupus Mustela erminea |
Nicaragua | Procyon lotor |
Norway | Canis lupus Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus |
Pakistan | Canis lupus Mustela erminea |
Panama | Procyon lotor |
Russian Federation | Canis lupus Martes zibellina Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus Procyon lotor |
Turkey | Canis lupus |
United States of America | Canis latrans Canis lupus Castor canadensis Felis rufus Lutra canadensis Lynx canadensis Martes americana Martes pennanti Mustela erminea Ondatra zibethicus Procyon lotor Taxidea taxus] |
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