Article 1
1. Member States shall take or maintain all necessary measures to ensure that the products listed in the Annex are not commercially imported into their territories. 2. Member States shall forthwith inform the Commission of such measures.
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
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
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Article 2
This Directive shall apply from 1 October 1983 to 1 October 1985, unless the Council decides otherwise, by a decision taken by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, having regard to a report to be presented to the Council by the Commission before 1 September 1983.
Article 3
This Directive shall only apply to products not resulting from traditional hunting by the Inuit people.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 March 1983. For the Council The President J. ERTL (1) OJ No C 334, 20. 12. 1982, p. 132. (2) OJ No C 346, 31. 12. 1982, p. 1. (3) OJ No C 14, 18. 1. 1983, p. 1.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
1.2.3 // // // // No // CCT heading No // Description // // // // 1 // ex 43.01 ex 43.02 A // Raw furskins and furskins, tanned or dressed, including furskins assembled in plates, crosses and similar forms: // // // - of whitecoat pups of harp seals, // // // - of pups of hooded seals (blue-backs) // 2 // ex 43.03 // Articles of the furskins referred to in 1 // // //
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