På mødet i november enedes et flertal i Ministerrådet om et forbud.
– I would inform you that, as of today, 18 December 2003, Written Statement No 17/ 2003submitted by Mr Stevenson, Mr van de Bos, Mrs Maes, Mr Papayannakis and Mr Whitehead on a prohibition of trade in cat and dog furs has been signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members and will therefore, in accordance with Rule 51(4), be forwarded to its addressee and published, together with the names of the signatories, in the Minutes of this sitting.