# 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 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘cat’ means an animal of the species felis silvestris;
‘dog’ means an animal of the subspecies canis lupus familiaris;
‘placing on the market’ means the holding of cat and dog fur or a product containing such fur for the purpose of sale, which includes offer for sale, sale and distribution;
‘import’, in relation to cat and dog fur, means—
(a)landing or unloading the fur in Great Britain from any means of transport arriving from any other country or territory, or
(b)declaring the fur for any customs procedure on import under section 3 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018,
and importation occurs when the fur is landed or unloaded in Great Britain or the declaration is accepted by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in relation to any such fur, whichever occurs first;
‘export’, in relation to cat and dog fur, means—
(a)the loading of the fur for the purposes of removing it from Great Britain to any other country or territory, or
(b)notification to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs under section 34(3) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 of an intention to remove the fur from Great Britain,
and export occurs when the fur is loaded in Great Britain, or when the notification in relation to any such fur is sent, whichever occurs first.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/1523/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-1523/article-2
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