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<p>There are already furs that cannot be imported onto the UK, including cat and dog
fur and products, and seal skins and products from commercial hunts.</p><p>The Treaty
on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) places restrictions on the introduction of measures
that impair the free movement of goods within the EU market.</p><p>Where there are
EU harmonising measures relevant to the movement of fur – including the Animal By-Products
Regulation in respect of untreated fur and the Seal Products Regulation – any derogation
from those in the form of a national restriction would need to meet the requirements
of Article 114 TFEU or any specific safeguard measure included in the harmonising
legislation. This would involve notifying the measures to the European Commission
who would need to be satisfied that the issue is “specific to that Member State”,
that it would not amount to a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction
on trade, or an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market.</p><p>Introducing
a ban in the absence of such consent where it is needed would breach Article 114 TFEU.</p><p>
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