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Trade in seal products
SUMMARY OF:
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
SUMMARY
WHAT DOES THIS REGULATION DO?
It sets out harmonised rules for placing seal products on the EU market.
KEY POINTS
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It applies since 20 November 2009.
BACKGROUND
Seals are hunted inside and outside the EU for a variety of purposes. They are used to obtain meat, oil, blubber, organs and fur skins, and for articles as diverse as Omega-3 capsules and clothing.
KEY TERM
* Inuit: indigenous members of the Inuit homeland, namely those arctic and subarctic areas where, presently or traditionally, Inuit have aboriginal rights and interests, recognised by Inuit as being members of their people. The term includes Inupiat, Yupik (Alaska), Inuit, Inuvialuit (Canada), Kalaallit (Greenland) and Yupik (Russia).
ACT
Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on trade in seal products (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, pp. 36–39)
Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 have been incorporated into the basic text. This consolidated version is for reference purposes only.
RELATED ACTS
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1850 of 13 October 2015 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on trade in seal products (OJ L 271, 16.10.2015, pp. 1–11)
last update 31.03.2016