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Dirk Dobbelaere

"We can accept this against the conditions that such a ban does not constitute an intra-community barrier to trade and that such a decision was the result of a democratic decision making process in the relevant countries."

Facts: Job creation in Europe

The fur sector creates 60,000 full-time jobs in Europe. Job positions in the European fur industry include farm jobs, veterinarians, consultants, auction house personnel, cargo workers, engineers etc.

The WelFur programme spreads to 10 European countries in 2015

The Fur Europe flagship – the animal welfare assessment programme WelFur – will be tested in 10 European countries in 2015 to calibrate the system in various climates in order to accommodate for farm variation and ensure the assessments are streamlined and standardised.