Rapporteur Eva-Britt SVENSSON (GUE/NGL, SE) was adamant about doing away with the derogation, saying that it “would provide a gaping loophole, which would be ruthlessly exploited by traders of all future consignments of cat and dog fur, thus rendering the entire regulation useless”.
Balsojot par likumprojektu pirmajā lasījumā 19. jūnijā, Eiropas Parlaments atbalstīja ziņojuma autores Eva-Brist SVENSSON (GUE/NGL, SE) ierosinājumu atkāpes svītrot.