98/188/EC: Commission Decision of 2 March 1998 amending Council Decision 97/602/EC 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
Date: 1998-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export monitoring, hides and furskins industry, hunting regulations, protected species, protection of animal life, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 March 1998

amending Council Decision 97/602/EC 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

(98/188/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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 stan-
dards (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 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 referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91;

Whereas the list established by Council Decision 97/
602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
3524/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation No 35/97 (3),
can be only of a transitional nature; whereas the list
should be amended immediately as the situation evolves,
in particular in circumstances covered by Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 in order not to hinder the
trade in furs and fur-related products;

Whereas an agreement with the United States of America
on international humane trapping standards has been
initialled and 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
therefore includes this country which has initialled the
agreement; whereas such inclusion must take effect from

the moment the European Community and the United
States of America reached an agreement;

Whereas with effect from 1 June 1997, Council Regula-
tion (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protec-
tion of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade
therein (4)
repealed and replaced Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3626/82 (5); whereas therefore the committee
provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/
85 has been replaced by the committee provided for in
Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
acordance with the opinion of the committee referred to
in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/602/EC shall be replaced by
the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 1997.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 March 1998.

For the Commission

Ritt BJERREGAARD

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 8, 11. 1. 1997, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 242, 4. 9. 1997, p. 64.

(4) OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 384, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1.

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ANNEX

List of countries/species referred to in Article 1(1)(a)

Country

Species

Belize

Bulgaria

Canada

People’s Republic of China

Czech Republic

El Salvador

Greenland

Hungary

Jordan

Republic of Korea

Lebanon

Mexico

Procyon lotor

Canis lupus

Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Castor canadensis
Felis rufus
Lutra canadensis
Lynx canadensis
Martes americana
Martes pennanti
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus

Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus

Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus

Procyon lotor

Canis lupus

Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus

Canis lupus

Martes zibellina
Canis lupus

Canis lupus

Canis lupus
Canis latrans
Castor canadensis
Felis rufus
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus

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Country

Species

Moldova

Nicaragua

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Poland

Romania

Russian Federation

Slovak Republic

Republic of Slovenia

Turkey

United States of America

Canis lupus
Mustela erminea

Procyon lotor

Canis lupus
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus

Canis lupus
Mustela erminea

Procyon lotor

Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus

Canis lupus

Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor

Canis lupus
Martes zibellina
Mustela erminea

Canis lupus
Ondatra zibethicus

Canis lupus

Canis latrans
Canis lupus
Castor canadensis
Felis rufus
Lutra canadensis
Lynx canadensis
Martes americana
Martes pennanti
Mustela erminea
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus