
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes ... rules concerning the placing on the market of seal products.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1.. ‘seal’ means specimens of all species of pinnipeds (Phocidae, Otariidae and Odobenidae);
2.. ‘seal product’ means all products, either processed or unprocessed, deriving or obtained from seals, including meat, oil, blubber, organs, raw fur skins and fur skins, tanned or dressed, including fur skins assembled in plates, crosses and similar forms, and articles made from fur skins;
3.. ‘placing on the market’ means introducing onto the  United Kingdom  market, thereby making available to third parties, in exchange for payment;
4.. ‘Inuit’ means indigenous members of the Inuit homeland, namely those arctic and subarctic areas where, presently or traditionally, Inuit have aboriginal rights and interests, recognised by Inuit as being members of their people and includes Inupiat, Yupik (Alaska), Inuit, Inuvialuit (Canada), Kalaallit (Greenland) and Yupik (Russia);
4a.. ‘other indigenous communities’ means communities in independent countries who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, or a geographical region to which the country belongs, at the time of conquest or colonisation or the establishment of present State boundaries and who, irrespective of their legal status, retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions;
5.. ‘import’ means any entry of goods into the customs territory of the  United Kingdom.
Article 3 

1. The placing on the market of seal products shall be allowed only where the seal products result from hunts conducted by Inuit or other indigenous communities, provided that all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) the hunt has traditionally been conducted by the community;
(b) the hunt is conducted for and contributes to the subsistence of the community, including in order to provide food and income to support life and sustainable livelihood, and is not conducted primarily for commercial reasons;
(c) the hunt is conducted in a manner which has due regard to animal welfare, taking into consideration the way of life of the community and the subsistence purpose of the hunt.The conditions set out in the first subparagraph shall apply at the time or point of import for imported seal products.
1a. At the time of its being placed on the market, a seal product shall be accompanied by a document attesting compliance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 (‘attesting document’).An attesting document shall, upon request, be issued by a body recognised for that purpose by the  Secretary of State.Such recognised bodies shall be independent, competent to carry out their functions and subject to an external audit.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the import of seal products shall also be allowed where it is of an occasional nature and consists exclusively of goods for the personal use of travellers or their families. The nature and quantity of those goods shall not be such as to indicate that they are being imported for commercial reasons.
3. The application of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not undermine the achievement of the objective of this Regulation.
4. The  Secretary of State may make regulations  to further specify the administrative arrangements for the recognition of bodies that may attest to the compliance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and for the issuance and control of attesting documents, as well as the administrative provisions necessary for ensuring compliance with paragraph 2 of this Article. ...
5. The Secretary of State may, by regulations:
(a) prohibit the placing on the market of seal products derived from seals killed as a result of a seal hunt conducted primarily for commercial reasons; or
(b) limit the quantity of such products that may be placed on the market.
6. The  Secretary of State may  issue technical guidance notes setting out an indicative list of the codes of the Combined Nomenclature which may cover seal products subject to this Article. ...
Article 4 
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Article 4a 

1. Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Regulation are to be made by statutory instrument.
2. Such regulations may:
(a) contain consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision, including provision amending, repealing or revoking enactments (which has the meaning given by section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018);
(b) make different provision for different purposes.
3. A statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Regulation is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
4. Before making any regulations under this Regulation, the Secretary of State must consult:
(a) such bodies or persons as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;
(b) such other bodies or persons as the Secretary of State may consider appropriate.
Article 5 
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Article 5a 
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Article 6 
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Article 7 
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Article 8 
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.