WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.9/Corr.1  
TN/TE/S/5/Rev.7/Corr.1  
 
16 April 2021  
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Committee on Trade and Environment  
Committee  on Trade  and Environment  in Special  Session  Original: English  
 
 
MATRIX ON TRADE -RELATED MEASURES PURSUANT TO SELECTED  
MULTILATERAL  ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS  
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Corrigendum * 
The English version of the document , circulated on 19 March 2021  with the above -symbol , should 
contain the following corrections:  
 
− On page 8, in the row entitled  "Amendments and Protocols ", under  Article XVI – Appendix  III 
and Amendments thereto , the following revision should be made : 
→, In Resolution Conf. 4.25 (Rev. CoP25  CoP18 ) on Reservations , the [CoP] "recommends …;"  
 
− On page 11, in the row entitled  "Article IX  Management and Scientific Authorities",  the following 
revision should be made:   
→ Resolution Conf. 10.13 10.3 contains  recommendations on the designation and role of CITES 
Scientific Authorities  
 
− On page 21, in the row entitled "Resolution Conf. 17.9 Trade in hunting trophies of species 
listed in Appendix I",  the following revision should be made:    
2.  
… 
b) in reviewing trade in hunting trophies, … as contained in Resolution Conf.  12.3 (Rev. CoP17  CoP18) 
on Permits and Certificates, …:  
 
− In the table on page s 23-24, the following rows should read:  
REGULATION OF TRADE   
18.122 – 18.12 4 Guidance for making legal acquisition findings  
18.12 5 – 18.128  Electronic systems and information technologies  
SPECIES SPECIFIC MATTERS  
18.238 – 18.243  Pangolins (Manis spp.)  
 
− On page 30, "Regarding compliance, control and cooperation " should read " Regarding 
compliance, and control mechanisms ". 
 
− On pages  30-31, the following revisions should be made to the text : 
Regarding application of Article XIII ,  
5. Recommends  that: 
(a) when, in application of Article  XIII of the Convention and Resolution Conf.  14.3 (Rev. CoP18) on 
CITES compliance procedures , the Secretariat requests information on a potential compliance matter, 
Parties reply within one month or, if this is impossible, acknowledge  provide  within the mo nth an 
approximate date  and indicate a date, even an approximate one , by which they consider it will be 
possible to provide the information requested;  
… 
 
* In English only.  
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  WT/CTE/W/160/Rev.9/Corr.1 • TN/TE/S/5/Rev.7/Corr.1  
 
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  (c) if major compliance matters concerning particular Parties are brought to the attention of the 
Secre tariat, the Secretariat, in consultation with the Chair of the Standing Committee and as 
expeditiously as possible , work with the Parties concerned to try to solve the matter and offer advice or 
technical assistance as required;  
… 
 Resolution Conf. 11.17 ( Rev. CoP18) – National reports  
 … 
 13. Decides that:  
(a) failure to submit an annual report … in accordance with Resolution Conf.  11.3 (Rev.  CoP16); and  
Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP18)7 on Compliance and enforcement; and  
(b) the Secretariat may approve a valid request … for the submission of annual or biennial  national  
reports …; 
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 7 Corrected by the Secretariat following the 18th meeting  of the Conference of the Parties.  
 
− On page 34, the following revisions should be made to the text:  
 Resolution Conf. 9.5 (Rev. CoP16) – Trade with States not party to the Convention  
 "... Recommends  that: 
(a) permits and certificates issued by States not party to the Convention not be accepted by Parties 
unless they contain:  
 … 
v) in the case of re -export, the name of the country of origin and:  
A. if the country of origin was a Party, the number of the export permit and the date of issue;  
B. if the country of origin was not a Party, ce rtification to the effect that the competent authority of 
the country of origin has issued an export document that substantially meets the requirements of 
Article VI of the Convention; or  
C. if the case arises, justification of the omission of the aforemen tioned information; and  
vi) in the case of export or re -export of live specimens, a statement that the permit or certificate is 
valid only if the transport conditions comply with the IATA Live Animals Regulations  or, if it covers 
plants, with the IATA Perishable Cargo Regulations ; certification to the effect that the competent 
authority of the country of origin has issued an export document that substantially meets the 
requirements of Article VI of the Convention; and  
vi) in the case of export or re -export of live specimens, certi fication to the effect that they will be 
transported in a manner that will minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment;  
… 
Instructs the Secretariat to seek, every two years, information on, and to include in its the CITES  Directory, 
details of …"; 
 
− On page 53, in the row entitled "Objective", the following words should be deleted:  
 → The three main IPPC Strategic objectives … are: 
… 
(b) Protect the environment from the impacts of plant pests. Plant and;  
 
− On page 54, paragraphs 4-5 should be replaced with the following text:  
 … 
 5. The contracting parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on all matters by consensus. 
 If all efforts to reach consensus have been exhausted and no agreement is reached, the decision shall, as 
 a last resort, be taken by a two -thirds majority of the contracting parties present and voting.  
 6. A member organization of FAO that is a contracting party and the member states of that member 
 organization that are contracting parties shall exercise their membership rights and fulfil their membership 
 obligations in accordance, mutatis mutandis , with the Constitution and General Rules of FAO ...".  
  
− In the table on page 92, the row should be entitled "Article 4 Relationship with other 
international agreements and Instruments ". 
 
− On page 166, the relevant row of the table should read:  
WTO Members  154 Parties to the Stockholm  Convention are also WTO Mem bers (see Annex).  
 
− Footnote 23, on page 17 5, should read: "The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties 
adopted decision MC 1/ 5 on Guidance to the GEF available at …"  
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