Fur

Cat and Dog Fur

• Regulation (EC) No 1523/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 banning the placing on the market and the import to, or export from, the Community of cat and dog fur, and products containing such fur

 

Seal products 

• Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on trade in seal products

 

Labelling of textiles

Since 8th May 2012 –> Regulation 1007/2011 on textile fibre names and related labeling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products

• ART 12 “1. The presence of non-textile parts of animal origin in textile products shall be indicated by using the phrase ‘Contains non-textile parts of animal origin’ on the labelling or marking of products containing such parts whenever they are made available on the market. 
  2. The labelling or marking shall not be misleading and shall be carried out in such a way that the consumer can easily understand”.

 

Council of Europe:

Recommendation concerning fur animals adopted by the Standing Committee on 22 June 1999