velvet plant [ purple velvet plant | Royal velvet plant | purple-leaved velvet plant ]

velvet-covered display case [ velvet-covered presentation case | velvet-covered case ]

velvet shank (1) | velvet stemmed agaric (2) | winter fungus (3) | enokitake (4)

panné velvet [ panne velvet | panne ]

velvet-leaf blueberry | velvetleaf blueberry | velvet leaved blueberry | sourtop blueberry | sour-top blueberry

common scoter

The Court found that by allowing the hunting of certain bird species, including velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), eider duck (Somateria mollissima) and golden-eye duck (Bucephala clangula) in spring, i.e. prior to their breeding season.

Finnish rules do not respect these requirements. In particular, the Commission considers that the prohibition period in Finland for the hunting of certain common birds, which was recently extended to cover the period from 10 April to 31 July, is still not extensive enough to fully cover the entire spring migration and breeding season of these species. In addition, the Commission considers that Finland is not justified in relying on derogations to allow the hunting of certain waterfowl species during spring in certain municipalities on the southern coast of Finland and on the Aland Islands (for example, Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca and ...[+++]Woodcock Scolopax rusticola). This is mainly because there are alternative solutions to spring hunting and because the hunting is not restricted to small amounts.

According to the Commission's analysis, the Finnish rules on hunting allow for the hunting of certain species during the prenuptial migration and during the breeding period (e.g. Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca, Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula).