The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on the protection of animals in the animal protection Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2000, no. 2; 2002, 2, 6, no. 16; 2003; 2005, no. 10. No; 2007, nr. 3) the following amendments: 1. Add to article 9 of the sixth subparagraph as follows: "(6) the State revenue service customs authorities according to the competency referred to in this law enforcement supervision and control of this law article 35.1 seal skin and skin the import of the products. "
2. Supplement to chapter VI article 35.1 as follows: "article 35.1. To ensure the Greenland seal Phoca groenlandic the white furry baby and the zilmugur seal Cystophor cristata international protection of juveniles prohibited commercial purposes to import the hides, tanned or dressed (also assembled in various ways), as well as fur pelts. "
3. To supplement the law with the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions resulting from: 1) the European Council of 28 March 1983 Directive 83/129/EEC on the establishment of skins of certain seal pups and products import in the Member States;
2) of the Council of Europe of 8 June 1989 directive 89/370/EEC amending Directive 83/129/EEC on the establishment of skins of certain seal pups and products import in the Member States. " The law adopted by the Parliament in the 2007 20 December. In place of the President of the parliamentary President G. Lot in Riga in 2008 January 4.