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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)
(OJ No L 242, 4. 9. 1997, p. 64)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Decision of 2 March 1998 (98/188/EC) L 70 28 10. 3. 1998
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ICOUNCIL 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)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the T reaty 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 meetinternational humane trapping standards (
1), and in par-
ticular 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 ap-
pearing 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 T rapping
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 T rapping 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;
(1) OJ L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 2.
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IIWhereas the Committee referred to in Article 5 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3254/91 and consulted by written pro-
cedure on 20 December 1996 has not delivered a favour-
able opinion on the draft Commission decision identifying
the list of authorized countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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1Article 1
The list of countries which meet at least one of the condi-
tions set out in the first subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and referred to in Article 1
(1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 is con-
tained in the Annex to this Decision, together with the
species concerned.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.97/602
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2ANNEX
List of countries/species referred to in Article 1(1)(a)
Country Species
Belize Procyon lotor
Bulgaria Canis lupus
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
Czech Republic Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
El Salvador Procyon lotor
Greenland Canis lupus
Hungary Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Jordan Canis lupus
Republic of Korea Martes zibellina
Canis lupus
Lebanon Canis lupus
Mexico Canis lupus
Canis latrans
Castor canadensis
Felis rufus
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus
Moldova Canis lupus
Mustela erminea98/188
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3Country Species
Nicaragua Procyon lotor
Norway Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Pakistan Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Panama Procyon lotor
Poland Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Romania Canis lupus
Russian Federation Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Slovak Republic Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Republic of Slovenia Canis lupus
Ondatra zibethicus
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 taxus98/188