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"BCOUNCIL 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 L 242, 4.9.1997, p. 64)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision of 2 March 1998 (98/188/EC) L 70 28 10.3.1998
"M2 Commission Decision 98/596/EC of 14 October 1998 L 286 56 23.10.19981997D0602 — EN — 12.11.1998 — 002.001 — 1
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)
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 afore-
mentioned 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:
Article 1
The list of countries which meet at least one of the conditions 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 contained in the Annex to this Decision, together with the
species concerned.!B
(1) OJ L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 2.1997D0602 — EN — 12.11.1998 — 002.001 — 2
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1997D0602 — EN — 12.11.1998 — 002.001 — 3
ANNEX
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
Republic of Croatia 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
Castor latrans
Castor canadensis
Feslis 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!M21997D0602 — EN — 12.11.1998 — 002.001 — 4
Country Species
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 taxus!M21997D0602 — EN — 12.11.1998 — 002.001 — 5