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Summaries of EU Legislation

    Protection of certain seal species

    Legal status of the document This summary has been archived and will not be updated, because the summarised document is no longer in force or does not reflect the current situation.

    Date of last review:
    01/09/2006
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    Protection of certain seal species

    This Directive lays down measures aiming to protect certain seal species by introducing legislation on a Community level to protect seal pups against non-traditional hunting.

    ACT

    Council Directive 83/129/EEC of 28 March 1983 concerning the importation into Member States of skins of certain seal pups and products derived therefrom [See amending acts].

    SUMMARY

    The importation for commercial purposes of certain products of whitecoat pups or harp seals and of pups of hooded seals, or blue backs, is prohibited throughout the Community.

    The targets are:

    • raw furskins and furskins, tanned or dressed, including furskins assembled in plates, crosses, bags, square and similar forms;
    • articles of these furskins.

    This Directive does not apply to products resulting from traditional hunting by the Inuit people.

    References

    Act

    Entry into force

    Deadline for transposition in the Member States

    Official Journal

    Directive 83/129/EEC

    01.10.1983

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    OJ L 91 of 09.04.1983

    Amending act(s)

    Entry into force

    Deadline for transposition in the Member States

    Official Journal

    Directive 89/370/EEC

    15.06.1989

    -

    OJ L 163 of 14.06.1989

    RELATED ACTS

    Council Regulation EC 338/97 of 9.12.96 on trade in wild fauna and flora (EC) No 61/97 [Official Journal L 61 of 3 March 1997]. To conserve endangered species of wild fauna and flora, this Regulation controls trade in such species by imposing conditions on the importation, exportation or re-exportation thereof and on their movement within the European Union, in accordance with the CITES Convention.

    Last updated: 01.09.2006

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