The written declaration also says that the import of whitecoat harp seal and blueback hooded seal furs and furskin products was banned within the EEC in 1983 (83/129/EEC), whereas sealers now wait a few days until harp seal pups have moulted and whereas the products of these animals are still imported into the European Union.
Nikolaos SIFUNAKIS (PSE, GR) Ziņojums par Eiropas dabas, kultūras un arhitektūras mantojumu lauku reģionos un salās A6–0260/2006 Procedūra: iniciatīva Debates: 07.09.2006.