CELEX: 51991PC0086
Language: en
Date: 1991-03-25
Title: AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN FURS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                             C0MC91) 86 final
                                             Brussels, 25 March 1991
                Amendment to the proposal for a
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
              on the Importation of certain furs
   (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3)
                       of the EEC Treaty)
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                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On the 26th April 1989 the Commission presented to the Council a
proposal for a Council Regulation on the importation of certain
furs.
On the 10th September 1990, during the plenary session of the
European Parliament, several amendments were proposed. For the
sake of consistency and in light of recent scientific and
practical information, the Commission believes that some of these
amendments should be inserted into the proposal for a Regulation.
To this end, the Commission has decided, in accordance with the
third paragraph of Article 149 of the Treaty, to amend its
original proposal for a Regulation.
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                    AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR                 A COUNCIL
                REGULATION ON THE IMPORTATION OF                  CERTAIN FURS
  Initial    text                               New text taking account of
                                                a m e n d m e n t s by the European
                                                                  Parliament
                                     Reci ta 1 4
Whereas,    inview of the measures,            Whereas, in view of Lhv ...naMi/or.
taken within the Community, it is              taken within the Community. i', is
appropriate     that, from    1 January        appropriate thai., from 1 January
1996, the importation for commercial           1995> the importation for commercial
purposes of certain goods considting           purposes of certain goods consisting
of or including the fur of the                 of or including the fur cf the
species listed in Annex I should be            species listed in Annex I should be
prohibited when they originate in a            prohibited when they originate in a
country where the leghold trap is              country where the leghold trap is
still used in their territory or               still used in their territory or
where trapping methods do not meet             where trapping methods do not meet
 internationally        agreed    humane       internationally             agreed     humane
trapping standards;                            trapping ;•' -.Hards
                                     Recital 5
 Whereas   this    prohibition   can   be      Whereas this            prohibition can be
 suspended    for a two-year period,           suspended           for a one-year period
 expiring on 31 December 1997, if the          expiring on 31 December 1995, if the
 Commission has determined before 1            Commission has determined before 1
 vluly 1994, as a result of a review           January 1995, as a result of a
 undertaken in cooperation with the             review undertaken            in cooperation
 competent       authorities    of   the       with the competent authorities of
 countries concerned, that sufficient          the        countries       concerned,        that
 progress is being made in developing           sufficient progress is being m.ide in
 humane methods of trapping in their           developing             humane   methods        of
 territory;                                     trapping in their territory;
                                     Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation:
Specified, .goods : means all goods            .S_PJLÇiti?SL ..99od_s : "«ean-, • ill < i o o d s
listed in Annex II which consist of            1 i s ted i n Annex J ] wh i •./or.c. h •;. si o i
or include the fur of any of the               or include the pelt of j!iy of t h e
animals listed in Annex I.                     animals covered by Annex 1.
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The e n t i - y f o r f r e e c i r c u l a t i o n f o r               The entry for free circulation
commercial               purposes           of       the                for commercial purposes of the
 spec•vied               goods        shall            be               specified          goods     shall     b<*
 p r o h i b i t e d from 1 January                1996,                prohibited from 1 J a n u a r y
 unless             the    Commission                has                1995, unies s t h e C o mm i ^ :• i •> i •
 certified           that,    in     the        country                 has certified           that, in tho
 where the goods o r i g i n a t e d :                                  country         where      the     9006:
                                                                        originated:
                                                    Article 3.2
The prohibition of the entry for                                        The prohibition of the entry
free circulation for commercial                                         for       free      circul ;•. t i on    ••'•.- 1
purposes of the specified goods                                         commercial          purposes     of   1 h «•:
shall             be    suspended           by       the                specified           goods     shali     oe
Commission for a two-year period,                                       suspended by the Commission
expiring on 31 December 1997, if                                        for       »     one-year        period,
the         Commission        has        determined                     expiring on 31 December ;99t.
before 1 July 1994, as a result of                                      if       the       Commission         ha:
a review undertaken in cooperation                                      determined before 1 J a n u a r y
with the competent authorities of                                        1995, as a result of a rev,.
the         countries        concerned,             that                undertaken 1n cooperation with
sufficient progress is being made                                       the competent authorities of
in developing humane methods of                                         the countries concerned, that
trapping in their territory.                                            sufficient progress is being
                                                                        made       in developing           humane
                                                                        methods of trapping in their
                                                                        territory.
                                                             Annex I
 List of species:                                                    List of species:
 Beaver: Castor canadensis                                           Beaver: Castor canadensis
 Otter: Lutra canadensis                                             Otter: Lutra canadensis
 Coyote: Canis latrans                                               Coyote: Canis latrans
 Wolf: Canis lupus                                                   Wolf: Canis lupus
 Lynx: Lynx canadensis                                               Lynx: Lynx canadensis
 Bobcat: Fel i s rufus                                               Bobcat: Felis rufus
 Sable: Martes zibellina                                             Sable: Martes zibellina
 Raccoon: Procyon lotor                                              Raccoon: Procyon lotor
                                                                     Musk Rat: Ondatra zibethicus
                                                                     I ! -.h.:-r: M.ii-i..v. i on m ! :
                                                                     Badger: Taxidea taxus
                                                                     Marten: Martes americana
                                                                     Ermine: Mustela erminea
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