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►B 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 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 23.10.1998
Amended by:
►A1 Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak
Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion is foundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
▼B
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 Communityand the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufacturedgoods of certain wild animal species originating in countries whichcatch 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 coveredby 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 distri-bution 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 torefrain from acts which would defeat the object and the purpose of theAgreement; whereas the list includes therefore the countries whichhave 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 theaforementioned list should be amended immediately according to thenew situations, in order not to hinder the trade in furs and fur-relatedproducts;
Whereas the Committee referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
No 3254/91 and consulted by written procedure on 20 December 1996has not delivered a favourable opinion on the draft Commission deci-sion 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 thespecies concerned.1997D0602 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 2.
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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.1997D0602 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
Country Species
Belize Procyon lotor
Bulgaria Canis lupus
Canada Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Castor canadensisFelis rufus
Lutra canadensis
Lynx canadensisMartes americanaMartes pennanti
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicusProcyon lotor
Taxidea taxus
People's Republic of China Canis lupus
Martes zibellinaMustela ermineaOndatra zibethicus
Republic of Croatia Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
El Salvador Procyon lotor
Greenland Canis lupus
Jordan Canis lupus
Republic of Korea Martes zibellina
Canis lupus
Lebanon Canis lupus
Mexico Canis lupus
Castor latransCastor canadensis
Feslis rufus
Ondatra zibethicusProcyon lotorTaxidea taxus1997D0602 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 4
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Country Species
Moldova Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Nicaragua Procyon lotor
Norway Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Pakistan Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Panama Procyon lotor
Romania Canis lupus
Russian Federation Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicusProcyon lotor
Republic of Slovenia Canis lupus
Ondatra zibethicus
Turkey Canis lupus
United States of America Canis latrans
Canis lupusCastor canadensis
Felis rufus
Lutra canadensisLynx canadensis
Martes americana
Martes pennantiMustela ermineaOndatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus1997D0602 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 003.001 — 5
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