98/596/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 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 (notified under document number C(1998) 3064)
Date: 1998-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: hides and furskins industry, hunting regulations, protected species, protection of animal life, third country

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 October 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

(notified under document number C(1998) 3064)

(98/596/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 animals 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 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 referred to in the second subpara-
graph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91;

Whereas the list established by Council Decision 97/
602/EC (3), as amended by Commission Decision 98/188/
EC (4), can only be of a transitional nature; whereas it
should be amended immediately as the situation evolves,
in particular in circumstances covered by Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91, so as not to hinder trade
in furs and fur-related products;

Whereas information the Commission has received from
the Republic of Croatia indicates that that country prohi-
bits the use of leghold traps;

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 (5)
repealed and replaced Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3626/82 (6); whereas, therefore, the committee
provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/
82 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
accordance 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 Council Decision 97/602/EC is hereby
replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 October 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 70, 10. 3. 1998, p. 28.

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

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ANNEX

Country

Species

Belize

Bulgaria

Canada

People’s Republic of China

Republic of Croatia

Czech Republic

El Salvador

Greenland

Hungary

Jordan

Republic of Korea

Lebanon

Mexico

Moldova

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

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
Castor latrans
Castor canadensis
Feslis rufus
Ondatra zibethicus
Procyon lotor
Taxidea taxus

Canis lupus
Mustela erminea

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Country

Species

Nicaragua

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Poland

Romania

Russian Federation

Slovak Republic

Republic of Slovenia

Turkey

United States of America

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