1997R0338 — EN — 14.02.2012 — 015.001

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 338/97

of 9 December 1996

on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein







THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130s (1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 1 ), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ( 2 ), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189c of the Treaty ( 3 ), (1) Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 ( 4 ) applies the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the Community with effect from 1 January 1984; whereas the purpose of the Convention is to protect endangered species of fauna and flora through controls on international trade in specimens of those species; (2) Whereas, in order to improve the protection of species of wild fauna and flora which are threatened by trade or likely to be so threatened, Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 must be replaced by a Regulation taking account of the scientific knowledge acquired since its adoption and the current structure of trade; whereas, moreover, the abolition of controls at internal borders resulting from the Single Market necessitates the adoption of stricter trade control measures at the Community's external borders, with documents and goods being checked at the customs office at the border where they are introduced; (3) Whereas the provisions of this Regulation do not prejudice any stricter measures which may be taken or maintained by Member States, in compliance with the Treaty, in particular with regard to the holding of specimens of species covered by this Regulation; (4) Whereas it is necessary to lay down objective criteria for the inclusion of species of wild fauna and flora in the Annexes to this Regulation; (5) Whereas the implementation of this Regulation necessitates the application of common conditions for the issue, use and presentation of documents relating to authorization of the introduction into the Community and the export or re-export from the Community of specimens of the species covered by this Regulation; whereas it is necessary to lay down specific provisions relating to the transit of specimens through the Community; (6) Whereas it is for a management authority of the Member State of destination, assisted by the scientific authority of that Member State and, where appropriate, taking into account any opinion of the Scientific Review Group, to decide on the requests for introduction of specimens into the Community; (7) Whereas it is necessary to supplement the provisions on re-export with a consultation procedure, in order to limit the risk of infringement; (8) Whereas, in order to guarantee effective protection of species of wild fauna and flora, additional restrictions may be imposed on the introduction of specimens into, and the export thereof from, the Community; whereas, with regard to live specimens, these restrictions may be supplemented by restrictions at Community level on the holding or movement of such specimens within the Community; (9) Whereas it is necessary to lay down specific provisions applicable to captive-born and bred, or artificially propagated specimens, to specimens which are personal or household effects, and to non-commercial loans, donations or exchanges between registered scientists and scientific institutions; (10) Whereas there is a need, in order to ensure the broadest possible protection for species covered by this Regulation, to lay down provisions for controlling trade and movement of specimens within the Community, and the conditions for housing specimens; whereas the certificates issued under this Regulation, which contribute to controlling these activities, must be governed by common rules on their issue, validity and use; (11) Whereas measures should be taken to minimize the adverse effects on live specimens of transport to their destination, from or within the Community; (12) Whereas, to ensure effective controls and to facilitate customs procedures, customs offices should be designated, with trained personnel responsible for carrying out the necessary formalities and corresponding checks where specimens are introduced into the Community, in order to assign them a customs-approved treatment or use within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 5 ), or where they are exported or re-exported from the Community; whereas there should also be facilities guaranteeing that live specimens are adequately housed and cared for; (13) Whereas the implementation of this Regulation also calls for the designation of management and scientific authorities by the Member States; (14) Whereas informing the public and making them aware of the provisions of this Regulation, particularly at border crossing points, is likely to encourage compliance with these provisions; (15) Whereas, in order to ensure effective enforcement of this Regulation, Member States should closely monitor compliance with its provisions and, to that end, cooperate closely between themselves and with the Commission; whereas this requires the communication of information relating to the implementation of this Regulation; (16) Whereas the monitoring of levels of trade in the species of wild fauna and flora covered by this Regulation is of crucial importance for assessing the effects of trade on the conservation status of species; whereas detailed annual reports should be drawn up in a common format; (17) Whereas, in order to guarantee compliance with this Regulation, it is important that Member States impose sanctions for infringements in a manner which is both sufficient and appropriate to the nature and gravity of the infringement; (18) Whereas it is essential to lay down a Community procedure enabling the implementing provisions and amendments to the Annexes of this Regulation to be adopted within a suitable period; whereas a Committee must be set up to permit close and effective cooperation between the Member States and the Commission in this field; (19) Whereas the multitude of biological and ecological aspects to be considered in the implementation of this Regulation requires the setting up of a Scientific Review Group, whose opinions will be forwarded by the Commission to the Committee and the management bodies of the Member States, to assist them in making their decisions, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

Object

The object of this Regulation is to protect species of wild fauna and flora and to guarantee their conservation by regulating trade therein in accordance with the following Articles.

This Regulation shall apply in compliance with the objectives, principles and provisions of the Convention defined in Article 2.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a) ‘Committee’ shall mean the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora, established under Article 18;

(b) ‘Convention’ shall mean the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites);

(c) ‘country of origin’ shall mean the country in which a specimen was taken from the wild, captive-bred or artificially propagated;

(d) ‘import notification’ shall mean the notification given by the importer or his agent or representative, at the time of the introduction into the Community of a specimen of a species included in Annexes C or D, on a form prescribed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18;

(e) ‘introduction from the sea’ shall mean the introduction into the Community of any specimen which was taken in, and is being introduced directly from, the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State, including the air-space above the sea and the sea-bed and subsoil beneath the sea;

(f) ‘issuance’ shall mean the completion of all procedures involved in preparing and validating a permit or certificate and its delivery to the applicant;

(g) ‘management authority’ shall mean a national administrative authority designated, in the case of a Member State, in accordance with Article 13(1)(a) or, in the case of a third country party to the Convention, in accordance with Article IX of the Convention;

(h) ‘Member State of destination’ shall mean the Member State of destination mentioned in the document used to export or re-export a specimen; in the event of introduction from the sea, it shall mean the Member State within whose jurisdiction the place of destination of a specimen lies;

(i) ‘offering for sale’ shall mean offering for sale and any action that may reasonably be construed as such, including advertising or causing to be advertised for sale and invitation to treat;

(j) ‘personal or household effects’ shall mean dead specimens, parts and derivatives thereof, that are the belongings of a private individual and that form, or are intended to form, part of his normal goods and chattels;

(k) ‘place of destination’ shall mean the place at which at the time of introduction into the Community, it is intended that specimens will normally be kept; in the case of live specimens, this shall be the first place where specimens are intended to be kept following any period of quarantine or other confinement for the purposes of sanitary checks and controls;

(l) ‘population’ shall mean a biologically or geographically distinct total number of individuals;

(m) ‘primarily commercial purposes’ shall mean all purposes the non-commercial aspects of which do not clearly predominate;

(n) ‘re-export from the Community’ shall mean export from the Community of any specimen that has previously been introduced;

(o) ‘reintroduction into the Community’ shall mean introduction into the Community of any specimen that has previously been exported or re-exported;

(p) ‘sale’ shall mean any form of sale. For the purposes of this Regulation, hire, barter or exchange shall be regarded as sale; cognate expressions shall be similarly construed;

(q) ‘scientific authority’ shall mean a scientific authority designated, in the case of a Member State, in accordance with Article 13(1)(b) or, in the case of a third country party to the Convention, in accordance with Article IX of the Convention;

(r) ‘Scientific Review Group’ shall mean the consultative body established under Article 17;

(s) ‘species’ shall mean a species, subspecies or population thereof;

(t) ‘specimen’ shall mean any animal or plant, whether alive or dead, of the species listed in Annexes A to D, any part or derivative thereof, whether or not contained in other goods, as well as any other goods which appear from an accompanying document, the packaging or a mark or label, or from any other circumstances, to be or to contain parts or derivatives of animals or plants of those species, unless such parts or derivatives are specifically exempted from the provisions of this Regulation or from the provisions relating to the Annex in which the species concerned is listed by means of an indication to that effect in the Annexes concerned. A specimen will be considered to be a specimen of a species listed in Annexes A to D if it is, or is part of or derived from, an animal or plant at least one of whose ‘parents’ is of a species so listed. In cases where the ‘parents’ of such an animal or plant are of species listed in different Annexes, or of species only one of which is listed, the provisions of the more restrictive Annex shall apply. However, in the case of specimens of hybrid plants, if one of the ‘parents’ is of a species listed in Annex A, the provisions of the more restrictive Annex shall apply only if that species is annotated to that effect in the Annex;

(u) ‘trade’ shall mean the introduction into the Community, including introduction from the sea, and the export and re-export therefrom, as well as the use, movement and transfer of possession within the Community, including within a Member State, of specimens subject to the provisions of this Regulation;

(v) ‘transit’ shall mean the transport of specimens between two points outside the Community through the territory of the Community which are shipped to a named consignee and during which any interruption in the movement arises only from the arrangements necessitated by this form of traffic;

(w) ‘worked specimens that were acquired more than 50 years previously’ shall mean specimens that were significantly altered from their natural raw state for jewellery, adornment, art, utility, or musical instruments, more than 50 years before the entry into force of this Regulation and that have been, to the satisfaction of the management authority of the Member State concerned, acquired in such conditions. Such specimens shall be considered as worked only if they are clearly in one of the aforementioned categories and require no further carving, crafting or manufacture to effect their purpose;

(x) ‘checks at the time of introduction, export, re-export and transit’ shall mean documentary checks on the certificates, permits and notifications provided for in this Regulation and — in cases where Community provisions so provide or in other cases by representative sampling of the consignments — examination of the specimens, where appropriate accompanied by the taking of samples with a view to analysis or more detailed checks.

Article 3

Scope

1. Annex A shall contain:

(a) the species listed in Appendix I to the Convention for which the Member States have not entered a reservation;

(b) any species: (i) which is, or may be, in demand for utilization in the Community or for international trade and which is either threatened with extinction or so rare that any level of trade would imperil the survival of the species; or (ii) which is in a genus of which most of the species or which is a species of which most of the subspecies are listed in Annex A in accordance with the criteria in subparagraphs (a) or (b)(i) and whose listing in the Annex is essential for the effective protection of those taxa.

2. Annex B shall contain:

(a) the species listed in Appendix II to the Convention, other than those listed in Annex A, for which the Member States have not entered a reservation;

(b) the species listed in Appendix I to the Convention for which a reservation has been entered;

(c) any other species not listed in Appendices I or II to the Convention: (i) which is subject to levels of international trade that might not be compatible: — with its survival or with the survival of populations in certain countries, or — with the maintenance of the total population at a level consistent with the role of the species in the ecosystems in which it occurs: or (ii) whose listing in the Annex for reasons of similarity in appearance to other species listed in Annex A or Annex B, is essential in order to ensure the effectiveness of controls on trade in specimens of such species;

(d) species in relation to which it has been established that the introduction of live specimens into the natural habitat of the Community would constitute an ecological threat to wild species of fauna and flora indigenous to the Community.

3. Annex C shall contain:

(a) the species listed in Appendix III to the Convention, other than those listed in Annexes A or B, for which the Member States have not entered a reservation;

(b) the species listed in Appendix II to the Convention for which a reservation has been entered.

4. Annex D shall contain:

(a) species not listed in Annexes A to C which are imported into the Community in such numbers as to warrant monitoring;

(b) the species listed in Appendix III to the Convention for which a reservation has been entered.

5. Where the conservation status of species covered by this Regulation warrants their inclusion in one of the Appendices to the Convention, the Member States shall contribute to the necessary amendments.

Article 4

Introduction into the Community

1. The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex A shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the border customs office at the point of introduction, of an import permit issued by a management authority of the Member State of destination.

The import permit may be issued only in accordance with the restrictions established pursuant to paragraph 6 and when the following conditions have been met:

(a) the competent scientific authority, after considering any opinion by the Scientific Review Group, has advised that the introduction into the Community: (i) would not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the relevant population of the species; (ii) is taking place: — for one of the purposes referred to in Article 8(3)(e), (f) and (g), or — for other purposes which are not detrimental to the survival of the species concerned;

(i) the applicant provides documentary evidence that the specimens have been obtained in accordance with the legislation on the protection of the species concerned which, in the case of import from a third country of specimens of a species listed in the Appendices to the Convention, shall be an export permit or re-export certificate, or copy thereof, issued in accordance with the Convention by a competent authority of the country of export or re-export; (ii) however, the issuance of import permits for species listed in Annex A in accordance with Article 3(1)(a) shall not require such documentary evidence, but the original of any such import permit shall be withheld from the applicant pending presentation of the export permit or re-export certificate; (b)

(c) the competent scientific authority is satisfied that the intended accommodation for a live specimen at the place of destination is adequately equipped to conserve and care for it properly;

(d) the management authority is satisfied that the specimen is not to be used for primarily commercial purposes;

(e) the management authority is satisfied, following consultation with the competent scientific authority, that there are no other factors relating to the conservation of the species which militate against issuance of the import permit; and

(f) in the case of introduction from the sea, the management authority is satisfied that any live specimen will be so prepared and shipped as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment.

2. The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex B shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the border customs office at the point of introduction, of an import permit issued by a management authority of the Member State of destination.

The import permit may be issued only in accordance with the restrictions established pursuant to paragraph 6 and when:

(a) the competent scientific authority, after examining available data and considering any opinion from the Scientific Review Group, is of the opinion that the introduction into the Community would not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the relevant population of the species, taking account of the current or anticipated level of trade. This opinion shall be valid for subsequent imports as long as the abovementioned aspects have not changed significantly;

(b) the applicant provides documentary evidence that the intended accommodation for a live specimen at the place of destination is adequately equipped to conserve and care for it properly;

(c) the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b)(i), (e) and (f) have been met.

3. The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex C shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the border customs office at the point of introduction, of an import notification and:

(a) in the case of export from a country mentioned in relation to the species concerned in Annex C, the applicant shall provide documentary evidence, by means of an export permit issued in accordance with the Convention by an authority of that country competent for the purpose, that the specimens have been obtained in accordance with the national legislation on the conservation of the species concerned; or

(b) in the case of export from a country not mentioned in relation to the species concerned in Annex C or re-export from any country, the applicant shall present an export permit, a re-export certificate or a certificate of origin issued in accordance with the Convention by an authority of the exporting or re-exporting country competent for the purpose.

4. The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex D shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation of an import notification at the border customs office at the point of introduction.

5. The conditions for the issuance of an import permit as referred to in paragraph 1(a) and (d) and in paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c) shall not apply to specimens for which the applicant provides documentary evidence:

(a) that they had previously been legally introduced into or acquired in the Community and that they are, modified or not, being reintroduced into the Community; or

(b) that they are worked specimens that were acquired more than 50 years previously.

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6. In consultation with the countries of origin concerned, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2) and taking account of any opinion from the Scientific Review Group, the Commission may establish general restrictions, or restrictions relating to certain countries of origin, on the introduction into the Community:

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(a) on the basis of the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(a)(i) or (e), of specimens of species listed in Annex A;

(b) on the basis of the conditions referred to in paragraph 1(e) or paragraph 2(a), of specimens of species listed in Annex B; and

(c) of live specimens of species listed in Annex B which have a high mortality rate during shipment or for which it has been established that they are unlikely to survive in captivity for a considerable proportion of their potential life span; or

(d) of live specimens of species for which it has been established that their introduction into the natural environment of the Community presents an ecological threat to wild species of fauna and flora indigenous to the Community.

The Commission shall on a quarterly basis publish a list of such restrictions, if any, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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7. Where special cases of transhipment, air transfer or rail transport occur following introduction into the Community, derogations from completion of the checks and presentations of import documents at the border customs office at the point of introduction which are referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be granted by the Commission in order to permit such checks and presentations to be made at another customs office designated in accordance with Article 12(1).

Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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Article 5

Export or re-export from the Community

1. The export or re-export from the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex A shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the customs office at which the export formalities are completed, of an export permit or re-export certificate issued by a management authority of the Member State in which the specimens are located.

2. An export permit for specimens of the species listed in Annex A may be issued only when the following conditions have been met:

(a) the competent scientific authority has advised in writing that the capture or collection of the specimens in the wild or their export will not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the relevant population of the species;

(b) the applicant provides documentary evidence that the specimens have been obtained in accordance with the legislation in force on the protection of the species in question; where the application is made to a Member State other than the Member State of origin, such documentary evidence shall be furnished by means of a certificate stating that the specimen was taken from the wild in accordance with the legislation in force on its territory;

(c) the management authority is satisfied that: (i) any live specimen will be so prepared and shipped as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment; and — the specimens of species not listed in Annex I to the Convention will not be used for primarily commercial purposes, or — in the case of export to a State party to the Convention of specimens of the species referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of this Regulation, an import permit has been issued; (ii) and

(d) the management authority of the Member State is satisfied, following consultation with the competent scientific authority, that there are no other factors relating to the conservation of the species which militate against issuance of the export permit.

3. A re-export certificate may be issued only when the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 (c) and (d) have been met and when the applicant provides documentary evidence that the specimens:

(a) were introduced into the Community in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation;

(b) if introduced into the Community before the entry into force of this Regulation, were introduced in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82; or

(c) if introduced into the Community before 1984, entered international trade in accordance with the provisions of the Convention; or

(d) were legally introduced into the territory of a Member State before the provisions of the Regulations referred to in (a) and (b) or of the Convention became applicable to them, or became applicable in that Member State.

4. The export or re-export from the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annexes B and C shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the customs office at which the export formalities are completed, of an export permit or re-export certificate issued by a management authority of the Member State in whose territory the specimens are located.

An export permit may be issued only when the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 (a), (b), (c) (i) and (d) have been met.

A re-export certificate may be issued only when the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 (c) (i) and (d) and in paragraph 3 (a) to (d) have been met.

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5. Where an application for a re-export certificate concerns specimens introduced into the Community under an import permit issued by another Member State, the management authority must first consult the management authority which issued the permit. The consultation procedures and the cases in which consultation is necessary shall be established by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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6. The conditions for the issuance of an export permit or re-export certificate as referred to in paragraph 2 (a) and (c) (ii) shall not apply to:

(i) worked specimens that were acquired more than 50 years previously; or

(ii) dead specimens and parts and derivatives thereof for which the applicant provides documentary evidence that they were legally acquired before the provisions of this Regulation, or of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 or of the Convention became applicable to them.

(a) The competent scientific authority in each Member State shall monitor the issuance of export permits by that Member State for specimens of species listed in Annex B and actual exports of such specimens. Whenever such scientific authority determines that the export of specimens of any such species should be limited in order to maintain that species throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystem in which it occurs, and well above the level at which that species might become eligible for inclusion in Annex A in accordance with Article 3 (1) (a) or (b) (i), the scientific authority shall advise the competent management authority, in writing, of suitable measures to be taken to limit the issuance of export permits for specimens of that species

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(b) Whenever a management authority is advised of the measures referred to in (a), it shall inform and send comments to the Commission which shall, if appropriate, recommend restrictions on exports of the species concerned in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

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Article 6

Rejection of applications for permits and certificates referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 10

1. When a Member State rejects an application for a permit or certificate in a case of significance in respect of the objectives of this Regulation, it shall immediately inform the Commission of the rejection and of the reasons for rejection.

2. The Commission shall communicate information received in accordance with paragraph 1 to the other Member States in order to ensure uniform application of this Regulation.

3. When an application is made for a permit or certificate relating to specimens for which such an application has previously been rejected, the applicant must inform the competent authority to which the application is submitted of the previous rejection.

(a) Member States shall recognize the rejection of applications by the competent authorities of the other Member States, where such rejection is based on the provisions of this Regulation.

(b) However, this need not apply where the circumstances have significantly changed or where new evidence to support an application has become available. In such cases, if a management authority issues a permit or certificate, it shall inform the Commission thereof, stating the reasons for issuance.

Article 7

Derogations

1. Specimens born and bred in captivity or artificially propagated

(a) Save where Article 8 applies, specimens of species listed in Annex A that have been born and bred in captivity or artificially propagated shall be treated in accordance with the provisions applicable to specimens of species listed in Annex B.

(b) In the case of artificially propagated plants, the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 may be waived under special conditions laid down by the Commission, relating to: (i) the use of phytosanitary certificates; (ii) trade by registered commercial traders and by the scientific institutions referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article; and (iii) trade in hybrids.

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(c) The criteria for determining whether a specimen has been born and bred in captivity or artificially propagated and whether for commercial purposes, as well as the special conditions referred to in (b), shall be specified by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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2. Transit

(a) By way of derogation from Article 4, where a specimen is in transit through the Community, checks and presentation at the border customs office at the point of introduction of the prescribed permits, certificates and notifications shall not be required.

(b) In the case of species listed in the Annexes in accordance with Article 3 (1) and Article 3 (2) (a) and (b), the derogation referred to in (a) shall apply only where a valid export or re-export document provided for by the Convention, relating to the specimens that it accompanies and specifying the destination of the specimens, has been issued by the competent authorities of the exporting or re-exporting third country.

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(c) If the document referred to in (b) has not been issued before export or re-export, the specimen must be seized and may, where applicable, be confiscated unless the document is submitted retrospectively in compliance with the conditions specified by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

3. Personal and household effects

By way of derogation from Articles 4 and 5, the provisions therein shall not apply to dead specimens, parts and derivatives of species listed in Annexes A to D which are personal or household effects being introduced into the Community, or exported or re-exported therefrom, in compliance with provisions that shall be specified by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

4. Scientific institutions

The documents referred to in Articles 4, 5, 8 and 9 shall not be required in the case of non-commercial loans, donations and exchanges between scientists and scientific institutions, registered by the management authorities of the States in which they are located, of herbarium specimens and other preserved, dried or embedded museum specimens, and of live plant material, bearing a label, the model for which has been determined in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2) or a similar label issued or approved by a management authority of a third country.

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Article 8

Provisions relating to the control of commercial activities

1. The purchase, offer to purchase, acquisition for commercial purposes, display to the public for commercial purposes, use for commercial gain and sale, keeping for sale, offering for sale or transporting for sale of specimens of the species listed in Annex A shall be prohibited.

2. Member States may prohibit the holding of specimens, in particular live animals of the species listed in Annex A.

3. In accordance with the requirements of other Community legislation on the conservation of wild fauna and flora, exemption from the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted by issuance of a certificate to that effect by a management authority of the Member State in which the specimens are located, on a case-by-case basis where the specimens:

(a) were acquired in, or were introduced into, the Community before the provisions relating to species listed in Appendix I to the Convention or in Annex C1 to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 or in Annex A became applicable to the specimens; or

(b) are worked specimens that were acquired more than 50 years previously; or

(c) were introduced into the Community in compliance with the provisions of this Regulation and are to be used for purposes which are not detrimental to the survival of the species concerned; or

(d) are captive-born and bred specimens of an animal species or artificially propagated specimens of a plant species or are parts or derivatives of such specimens; or

(e) are required under exceptional circumstances for the advancement of science or for essential biomedical purposes pursuant to Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes ( 6 ) where the species in question proves to be the only one suitable for those purposes and where there are no specimens of the species which have been born and bred in captivity; or

(f) are intended for breeding or propagation purposes from which conservation benefits will accrue to the species concerned; or

(g) are intended for research or education aimed at the preservation or conservation of the species; or

(h) originate in a Member State and were taken from the wild in accordance with the legislation in force in that Member State.

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4. General derogations from the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 based on the conditions referred to in paragraph 3, as well as general derogations with regard to species listed in Annex A in accordance with point (ii) of Article 3(1)(b) may be defined by the Commission. Any such derogations must be in accordance with the requirements of other Community legislation on the conservation of wild fauna and flora. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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5. The prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to specimens of the species listed in Annex B except where it can be proved to the satisfaction of the competent authority of the Member State concerned that such specimens were acquired and, if they originated outside the Community, were introduced into it, in accordance with the legislation in force for the conservation of wild fauna and flora.

6. The competent authorities of the Member States shall have discretion to sell any specimen of the species listed in Annexes B to D they have confiscated under this Regulation, provided that it is not thus returned directly to the person or entity from whom it was confiscated or who was party to the offence. Such specimens may then be treated for all purposes as if they had been legally acquired.

Article 9

Movement of live specimens

1. Any movement within the Community of a live specimen of a species listed in Annex A from the location indicated in the import permit or in any certificate issued in compliance with this Regulation shall require prior authorization from a management authority of the Member State in which the specimen is located. In other cases of movement, the person responsible for moving the specimen must be able, where applicable, to provide proof of the legal origin of the specimen.

2. Such authorization shall:

(a) be granted only when the competent scientific authority of such Member State or, where the movement is to another Member State, the competent scientific authority of the latter, is satisfied that the intended accommodation for a live specimen at the place of destination is adequately equipped to conserve and care for it properly;

(b) be confirmed by issuance of a certificate; and

(c) where applicable, be immediately communicated to a management authority of the Member State in which the specimen is to be located.

3. However, no such authorization shall be required if a live animal must be moved for the purpose of urgent veterinary treatment and is returned directly to its authorized location.

4. Where a live specimen of a species listed in Annex B is moved within the Community, the holder of the specimen may relinquish it only after ensuring that the intended recipient is adequately informed of the accommodation, equipment and practices required to ensure the specimen will be properly cared for.

5. When any live specimens are transported into, from or within the Community or are held during any period of transit or transhipment, they shall be prepared, moved and cared for in a manner such as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment and, in the case of animals, in conformity with Community legislation on the protection of animals during transport.

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6. The Commission may establish restrictions on the holding or movement of live specimens of such species in relation to which restrictions on introduction into the Community have been established in accordance with Article 4(6). Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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Article 10

Certificates to be issued

On receiving an application, together with all the requisite supporting documents, from the person concerned and provided that all the conditions governing their issuance have been fulfilled, a management authority of a Member State may issue a certificate for the purposes referred to in Article 5 (2) (b), 5 (3) and (4), Article 8 (3) and Article 9 (2) (b).

Article 11

Validity of and special conditions for permits and certificates

1. Without prejudice to stricter measures which the Member States may adopt or maintain, permits and certificates issued by the competent authorities of the Member States in accordance with this Regulation shall be valid throughout the Community.

(a) However, any such permit or certificate, as well as any permit or certificate issued on the basis of it, shall be deemed void if a competent authority or the Commission, in consultation with the competent authority which issued the permit or certificate, establishes that it was issued on the false premise that the conditions for its issuance were met.

(b) Specimens situated in the territory of a Member State and covered by such documents shall be seized by the competent authorities of that Member State and may be confiscated.

3. Any permit or certificate issued in accordance with this Regulation may stipulate conditions and requirements imposed by the issuing authority to ensure compliance with the provisions thereof. Where such conditions or requirements need to be incorporated in the design of permits or certificates, Member States shall inform the Commission thereof.

4. Any import permit issued on the basis of a copy of the corresponding export permit or re-export certificate shall be valid for the introduction of specimens into the Community only when accompanied by the original of the valid export permit or re-export certificate.

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5. The Commission shall establish time limits for the issuance of permits and certificates. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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Article 12

Places of introduction and export

1. Member States shall designate customs offices for carrying out the checks and formalities for the introduction into and export from the Community, in order to assign to them a customs-approved treatment or use, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, of specimens of species covered by this Regulation and shall state which offices are specifically intended to deal with live specimens.

2. All offices designated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be provided with sufficient and adequately trained staff. Member States shall ensure that accommodation is provided in accordance with relevant Community legislation as regards the transport and accommodation of live animals and that, where necessary, adequate steps are taken for live plants.

3. All offices designated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be notified to the Commission which shall publish a list of them in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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4. In exceptional cases and in accordance with the criteria defined by the Commission, a management authority may authorise the introduction into the Community or the export or re-export therefrom at a customs office other than one designated in accordance with paragraph 1. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

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5. Member States shall ensure that at border crossing-points the public are informed of the implementing provisions of this Regulation.

Article 13

Management and scientific authorities and other competent authorities

(a) Each Member State shall designate a management authority with primary responsibility for implementation of this Regulation and for communication with the Commission:

(b) Each Member State may also designate additional management authorities and other competent authorities to assist in implementation, in which case the primary management authority shall be responsible for providing the additional authorities with all the information required for correct application of this Regulation.

2. Each Member State shall designate one or more scientific authorities with appropriate qualifications whose duties shall be separate from those of any designated management authority.

(a) Not later than three months before the date of application of this Regulation, Member States shall forward the names and addresses of the designated management authorities, other authorities competent to issue permits or certificates and scientific authorities to the Commission, which shall publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Communities within a month.

(b) Each management authority referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall, if so requested by the Commission, communicate to it within two months the names and specimen signatures of people authorized to sign permits or certificates, and impressions of the stamps, seals or other devices used to authenticate permits or certificates.

(c) Member States shall communicate to the Commission any changes in the information already provided, not later than two months after the implementation of such change.

Article 14

Monitoring of compliance and investigation of infringements

(a) The competent authorities of the Member States shall monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.

(b) If, at any time, the competent authorities have reason to believe that these provisions are being infringed, they shall take the appropriate steps to ensure compliance or to instigate legal action.

(c) Member States shall inform the Commission and, in the case of species listed in the Appendices to the Convention, the Convention Secretariat of any steps taken by the competent authorities in relation to significant infringements of this Regulation, including seizures and confiscations.

2. The Commission shall draw the attention of the competent authorities of the Member States to matters whose investigation it considers necessary under this Regulation. Member States shall inform the Commission and, in the case of species listed in the Appendices to the Convention, the Convention Secretariat of the outcome of any subsequent investigation.

(a) An enforcement group shall be established consisting of the representatives of each Member State's authorities with responsibility for ensuring the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation. The group shall be chaired by the representative of the Commission.

(b) The enforcement group shall examine any technical question relating to the enforcement of this Regulation raised by the chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the members of the group or the committee.

(c) The Commission shall convey the opinions expressed in the enforcement group to the committee.

Article 15

Communication of information

1. The Member States and the Commission shall communicate to one another the information necessary for implementing this Regulation.

The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that the necessary steps are taken to make the public aware and inform it of the provisions regarding implementation of the Convention and of this Regulation and of the latter's implementing measures.

2. The Commission shall communicate with the Convention Secretariat so as to ensure that the Convention is effectively implemented throughout the territory to which this Regulation applies.

3. The Commission shall immediately communicate any advice from the Scientific Review Group to the management authorities of the Member States concerned.

(a) The management authorities of the Member States shall communicate to the Commission before 15 June each year all the information relating to the preceding year required for drawing up the reports referred to in Article VIII.7 (a) of the Convention and equivalent information on international trade in all specimens of species listed in Annexes A, B and C and on introduction into the Community of specimens of species listed in Annex D. ►M14 The information to be communicated and the format for its presentation shall be specified by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2). ◄

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(c) Without prejudice to Article 20, the management authorities of the Member States shall, before 15 June of each second year, and for the first time in 1999, communicate to the Commission all the information relating to the preceding two years required for drawing up the reports referred to in Article VIII.7 (b) of the Convention and equivalent information on the provisions of this Regulation that fall outside the scope of the Convention. ►M14 The information to be communicated and the format for its presentation shall be specified by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2). ◄

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5. With a view to the preparation of amendments to the Annexes, the competent authorities of the Member States shall forward all relevant information to the Commission. The Commission shall specify the information required, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

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►C1 6. Without prejudice to Council Directive 90/313/EEC ◄ of 7 June 1990 on the freedom of access to information on the environment ( 7 ), the Commission shall take appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of information obtained in implementation of this Regulation.

Article 16

Sanctions

1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure the imposition of sanctions for at least the following infringements of this Regulation:

(a) introduction into, or export or re-export from, the Community of specimens without the appropriate permit or certificate or with a false, falsified or invalid permit or certificate or one altered without authorization by the issuing authority;

(b) failure to comply with the stipulations specified on a permit or certificate issued in accordance with this Regulation;

(c) making a false declaration or knowingly providing false information in order to obtain a permit or certificate;

(d) using a false, falsified or invalid permit or certificate or one altered without authorization as a basis for obtaining a Community permit or certificate or for any other official purpose in connection with this Regulation;

(e) making no import notification or a false import notification;

(f) shipment of live specimens not properly prepared so as to minimize the risk of injury, damage to health or cruel treatment;

(g) use of specimens of species listed in Annex A other than in accordance with the authorization given at the time of issuance of the import permit or subsequently;

(h) trade in artificially propagated plants contrary to the provisions laid down in accordance with Article 7(1)(b);

(i) shipment of specimens into or out of or in transit through the territory of the Community without the appropriate permit or certificate issued in accordance with this Regulation and, in the case of export or re-export from a third country party to the Convention, in accordance therewith, or without satisfactory proof of the existence of such permit or certificate;

(j) purchase, offer to purchase, acquisition for commercial purposes, use for commercial gain, display to the public for commercial purposes, sale, keeping for sale, offering for sale or transporting for sale of specimens in contravention of Article 8;

(k) use of a permit or certificate for any specimen other than one for which it was issued;

(l) falsification or alteration of any permit or certificate issued in accordance with this Regualation;

(m) failure to disclose rejection of an application for a Community import, export or re-export permit or certificate, in accordance with Article 6 (3).

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be appropriate to the nature and gravity of the infringement and shall include provisions relating to the seizure and, where appropriate, confiscation of specimens.

3. Where a specimen is confiscated, it shall be entrusted to a competent authority of the Member State of confiscation which:

(a) following consultation with a scientific authority of that Member State, shall place or otherwise dispose of the specimen under conditions which it deems to be appropriate and consistent with the purposes and provisions of the Convention and this Regulation; and

(b) in the case of a live specimen which has been introduced into the Community, may, after consultation with the State of export, return the specimen to that State at the expense of the convicted person.

4. Where a live specimen of a species listed in Annex B or C arrives at a point of introduction into the Community without the appropriate valid permit or certificate, the specimen must be seized and may be confiscated or, if the consignee refuses to acknowledge the specimen, the competent authorities of the Member State responsible for the point of introduction may, if appropriate, refuse to accept the shipment and require the carrier to return the specimen to its place of departure.

Article 17

The Scientific Review Group

1. A Scientific Review Group is hereby established, consisting of the representatives of each Member State's scientific authority or authorities and chaired by the representative of the Commission.

(a) The Scientific Review Group shall examine any scientific question relating to the application of this Regulation — in particular concerning Article 4 (1) (a), (2) (a) and (6) — raised by the chairman, either on his own initiative or at the request of the members of the Group or the Committee.

(b) The Commission shall convey the opinions of the Scientific Review Group to the Committee.

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Article 18

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC ( 8 ) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months. As regards the Committee's tasks referred to in points 1 and 2 of Article 19, if, on the expiry of a period of three months from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission.

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3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

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4. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and (5)(b) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The time limits laid down in Article 5a(3)(c) and (4)(b) and (e) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month, one month and two months respectively.

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Article 19

1. In accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2), the Commission shall adopt the measures referred to in Article 4(6), Article 5(7)(b), Article 7(4), Article 15(4)(a) and (c), Article 15(5) and Article 21(3).

1. The Commission shall determine the design of the documents referred to in Articles 4, 5, 7(4) and 10 in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2).

2. The Commission shall adopt the measures referred to in Article 4(7), Article 5(5), Article 7(1)(c), (2)(c) and (3), Article 8(4), Article 9(6), Article 11(5) and Article 12(4). Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

3. The Commission shall lay down uniform conditions and criteria for:

(a) the issue, validity and use of the documents referred to in Articles 4, 5, 7(4) and 10;

(b) the use of phytosanitary certificates referred to in Article 7(1)(b)(i);

(c) the establishment of procedures, where necessary, for marking specimens in order to facilitate identification and ensure enforcement of the provisions.

3. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

4. The Commission shall adopt, where necessary, additional measures to implement resolutions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, decisions or recommendations of the Standing Committee of the Convention and recommendations of the Convention Secretariat. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3).

5. The Commission shall amend Annexes A to D except in the case of amendments to Annex A which do not result from decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(4).

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Article 20

Final provisions

Each Member State shall notify the Commission and the Convention Secretariat of the provisions which it adopts specifically for the implementation of this Regulation and of all legal instruments used and measures taken for its implementation and enforcement.

The Commission shall communicate this information to the other Member States.

Article 21

1. Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 is hereby repealed.

2. Until the measures provided for in points 1 and 2 of Article 19 have been adopted, Member States may maintain or continue to apply the measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3418/83 of 28 November 1983 laying down provisions for the uniform issue and use of the documents required for the implementation in the Community of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( 9 ).

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3. Two months before this Regulation is implemented the Commission, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 18(2) and in consultation with the Scientific Review Group:

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(a) must check that there is no justification for restrictions on the introduction into the Community of the species listed in Annex C1 to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 which are not included in Annex A to this Regulation;

(b) shall adopt a Regulation amending Annex D into a representative list of species meeting the criteria laid down in Article 3 (4) (a).

Article 22

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 June 1997.

Articles 12, 13, 14 (3), 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21(3) shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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ANNEX

Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D

1. Species included in these Annexes A, B, C and D are referred to: (a) by the name of the species; or (b) as being all of the species included in a higher taxon or designated part thereof.

2. The abbreviation ‘spp.’ is used to denote all species of a higher taxon.

3. Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or classification only.

4. Species printed in bold in Annex A are listed there in consistency with their protection as provided for by Council Directive 2009/147/EC ( 10 ) or Council Directive 92/43/EEC ( 11 ).

5. The following abbreviations are used for plant taxa below the level of species: (a) ‘ssp.’ is used to denote subspecies; (b) ‘var(s).’ is used to denote variety (varieties); and (c) ‘fa.’ is used to denote forma.

6. The symbols ‘(I)’, ‘(II)’ and ‘(III)’ placed against the name of a species or higher taxon refer to the Appendices to the Convention in which the species concerned are listed as indicated in notes 7 to 9. Where none of these annotations appears, the species concerned are not listed in the Appendices to the Convention.

7. (I) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that the species or higher taxon concerned is included in Appendix I to the Convention.

8. (II) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that the species or higher taxon concerned is included in Appendix II to the Convention.

9. (III) against the name of a species or higher taxon indicates that it is included in Appendix III to the Convention. In this case the country with respect to which the species or higher taxon is included in Appendix III is also indicated.

10. ‘Cultivar’ means, following the definition of the 8th edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, an assemblage of plants that (a) has been selected for a particular character or combination of characters, (b) is distinct, uniform, and stable in these characters, and (c) when propagated by appropriate means, retains those characters. No new taxon of a cultivar can be regarded as such until its category name and circumscription has been formally published in the latest edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants.

11. Hybrids may be specifically included in the Appendices but only if they form distinct and stable populations in the wild. Hybrid animals that have in their previous four generations of the lineage one or more specimens of species included in Annexes A or B shall be subject to the provisions of this Regulation just as if they were full species, even if the hybrid concerned is not specifically included in the Annexes.

12. When a species is included in Annex A, B or C, all parts and derivatives of the species are also included in the same Annex unless the species is annotated to indicate that only specific parts and derivatives are included. In accordance with Article 2 (t) of this Regulation, the symbol ‘#’ followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon included in Annex B or C designates parts or derivatives which are specified in relation thereto for the purposes of the Regulation as follows: #1 Designates all parts and derivatives, except: (a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia); (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and (d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla. #2 Designates all parts and derivatives, except: (a) seeds and pollen; and (b) finished products packaged and ready for retail trade. #3 Designates whole and sliced roots and parts of roots. #4 Designates all parts and derivatives, except: (a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix madagascariensis and Neodypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar; (b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; (c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; (d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae; (e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and (f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade. #5 Designates logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets. #6 Designates logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets and plywood. #7 Designates logs, wood-chips, powder and extracts. #8 Designates underground parts (i.e. roots, rhizomes): whole, parts and powdered. #9 Designates all parts and derivatives, except those bearing a label ‘Produced from Hoodia spp. material obtained through controlled harvesting and production in collaboration with the CITES Management Authorities of Botswana/Namibia/South Africa under agreement no. BW/NA/ZA xxxxxx.’ #10 Designates logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, including unfinished wood articles used for the fabrication of bows for stringed musical instruments. #11 Designates logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood, powder and extracts. #12 Designates logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and essential oil, excluding finished products packaged and ready for retail trade. #13 Designates the kernel (also known as ‘endosperm’, ‘pulp’ or ‘copra’) and any derivative thereof.

13. As none of the species or higher taxa of FLORA included in Annex A is annotated to the effect that its hybrids shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.1 of the Regulation, this means that artificially propagated hybrids produced from one or more of these species or taxa may be traded with a certificate of artificial propagation, and that seeds and pollen (including pollinia), cut flowers, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers of these hybrids are not subject to the provisions of the Regulation.

14. Urine, faeces and ambergris which are waste products and gained without the manipulation of the animal concerned are not subject to the provisions of the Regulation.

15. In respect of fauna species listed in Annex D, the provisions shall apply only to live specimens and whole, or substantially whole, dead specimens except for taxa which are annotated as follows to show that other parts and derivatives are also covered: § 1 Any whole, or substantially whole, skins, raw or tanned. § 2 Any feathers or any skin or other part with feathers on it.

16. In respect of flora species listed in Annex D, the provisions shall apply only to live specimens except for taxa which are annotated as follows to show that other parts and derivatives are also covered: § 3 Dried and fresh plants, including, where appropriate; leaves, roots/rootstock, stems, seeds/spores, bark and fruits. § 4 Logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets.







Annex A Annex B Annex C Common name FAUNA CHORDATA (CHORDATES) MAMMALIA Mammals ARTIODACTYLA Antilocapridae Pronghorn Antilocapra americana (I) (Only the population of Mexico; no other population is included in the Annexes to this Regulation) Mexican pronghorn Bovidae Antelopes, cattle, duikers, gazelles, goats, sheep etc. Addax nasomaculatus (I) Addax Ammotragus lervia (II) Barbary sheep Antilope cervicapra (III Nepal) Blackbuck Bison bison athabascae (II) Wood bison Bos gaurus (I) (Excludes the domesticated form referenced as Bos frontalis which is not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) Gaur Bos mutus (I) (Excludes the domesticated form referenced as Bos grunniens which is not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) Wild yak Bos sauveli (I) Kouprey Bubalus arnee (III Nepal) (Excludes the domesticated form referenced as Bubalus bubalis, which is not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) Wild Asiatic buffalo Bubalus depressicornis (I) Lowland anoa Bubalus mindorensis (I) Tamarau Bubalus quarlesi (I) Mountain anoa Budorcas taxicolor (II) Takin Capra falconeri (I) Markhor Capricornis milneedwardsii (I) Chinese serow Capricornis rubidus (I) Red serow Capricornis sumatraensis (I) Sumatran serow Capricornis thar (I) Himalayan serow Cephalophus brookei (II) Brooke’s duiker Cephalophus dorsalis (II) Bay duiker Cephalophus jentinki (I) Jentink’s duiker Cephalophus ogilbyi (II) Ogilby’s duiker Cephalophus silvicultor (II) Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus zebra (II) Zebra duiker Damaliscus pygargus pygargus (II) Bontebok Gazella cuvieri (I) Cuvier’s gazelle Gazella dorcas (III Algeria / Tunisia) Dorcas gazelle Gazella leptoceros (I) Slender-horned gazelle Hippotragus niger variani (I) Giant sable antelope Kobus leche (II) Lechwe Naemorhedus baileyi (I) Red goral Naemorhedus caudatus (I) Long-tailed goral Naemorhedus goral (I) Himalayan goral Naemorhedus griseus (I) Chinese goral Nanger dama (I) Dama gazelle Oryx dammah (I) Scimitar-horned oryx Oryx leucoryx (I) Arabian oryx Ovis ammon (II) (Except for the subspecies included in Annex A) Argali Ovis ammon hodgsonii (I) Tibetan argali Ovis ammon nigrimontana (I) Kara Tau argali Ovis canadensis (II) (Only the population of Mexico; no other population is included in the Annexes to this Regulation) Mexican bighorn sheep Ovis orientalis ophion (I) Cyprus mouflon Ovis vignei (II) (Except for the subspecies included in Annex A) Urial Ovis vignei vignei (I) Ladakh urial Pantholops hodgsonii (I) Chiru Philantomba monticola (II) Blue duiker Pseudoryx nghetinhensis (I) Siola Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata (I) Abruzzo chamois Saiga borealis (II) Mongolian saiga Saiga tatarica (II) Steppe saiga Tetracerus quadricornis (III Nepal) Four-horned antelope Camelidae Camels, guanaco, vicuña Lama guanicoe (II) Guanaco Vicugna vicugna (I) (Except for the populations of: Argentina [the populations of the Provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca and the semi-captive populations of the Provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan]; Bolivia [the whole population]; Chile [population of the Primera Región]; and Peru [the whole population]; which are included in Annex B) Vicugna vicugna (II) (Only the populations of Argentina (1) [the populations of the Provinces of Jujuy and Catamarca and the semi-captive populations of the Provinces of Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, La Rioja and San Juan]; Bolivia (2) [the whole population]; Chile (3) [population of the Primera Región]; Peru (4) [the whole population]; all other populations are included in Annex A) Vicuña Cervidae Deer, huemuls, muntjacs, pudus Axis calamianensis (I) Calamian deer Axis kuhlii (I) Bawean deer Axis porcinus annamiticus (I) Indochina hog deer Blastocerus dichotomus (I) Marsh deer Cervus elaphus bactrianus (II) Bactrian deer Cervus elaphus barbarus (III Algeria / Tunisia) Barbary deer Cervus elaphus hanglu (I) Hangul Dama dama mesopotamica (I) Persian fallow deer Hippocamelus spp. (I) Huemuls Mazama temama cerasina (III Guatemala) Central American red brocket Muntiacus crinifrons (I) Black muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis (I) Giant muntjac Odocoileus virginianus mayensis (III Guatemala) Guatemalan white-tailed deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus (I) Pampas deer Pudu mephistophiles (II) Northern pudu Pudu puda (I) Southern pudu Rucervus duvaucelii (I) Barasingha Rucervus eldii (I) Eld’s deer Hippopotamidae Hippopotamuses Hexaprotodon liberiensis (II) Pygmy hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius (II) Common hippopotamus Moschidae Musk deer Moschus spp. (I) (Only the populations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan; all other populations are included in Annex B) Moschus spp. (II) (Except for the populations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan, which are included in Annex A) Musk deer Suidae Babirusa, hogs, pigs Babyrousa babyrussa (I) Buru babirusa Babyrousa bolabatuensis (I) Bola Batu babirusa Babyrousa celebensis (I) North Sulawesi babirusa Babyrousa togeanensis (I) Malenge babirusa Sus salvanius (I) Pygmy hog Tayassuidae Peccaries Tayassuidae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A and excluding the populations of Pecari tajacu of Mexico and the United States, which are not included in the Annexes to this Regulation) Peccaries Catagonus wagneri (I) Chacoan peccary CARNIVORA Ailuridae Ailurus fulgens (I) Red panda Canidae Dogs, foxes, wolves Canis aureus (III India) Golden jackal Canis lupus (I/II) (All populations except those of Spain north of the Duero and Greece north of the 39th parallel. Populations of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan are listed in Appendix I; all other populations are listed in Appendix II. Excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo) Canis lupus (II) (Populations of Spain north of the Duero and Greece north of the 39th parallel. Excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo) Grey wolf Canis simensis Ethiopian wolf Cerdocyon thous (II) Crab-eating fox Chrysocyon brachyurus (II) Maned wolf Cuon alpinus (II) Dhole Lycalopex culpaeus (II) Culpeo Lycalopex fulvipes (II) Darwin’s fox Lycalopex griseus (II) South American grey fox Lycalopex gymnocercus (II) Pampas fox Speothos venaticus (I) Bush dog Vulpes bengalensis (III India) Bengal fox Vulpes cana (II) Blanford’s fox Vulpes zerda (II) Fennec fox Eupleridae Cryptoprocta ferox (II) Fossa Eupleres goudotii (II) Falanouc Fossa fossana (II) Malagasy civet Felidae Cats, cheetahs, leopards, lions, tigers etc. Felidae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A. Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) Cats Acinonyx jubatus (I) (Annual export quotas for live specimens and hunting trophies are granted as follows: Botswana: 5; Namibia: 150; Zimbabwe: 50. The trade in such specimens is subject to the provisions of Article 4.1 of this Regulation) Cheetah Caracal caracal (I) (Only the population of Asia; all other populations are included in Annex B) Asian Caracal Catopuma temminckii (I) Asian golden cat Felis nigripes (I) Black-footed cat Felis silvestris (II) Wild cat Leopardus geoffroyi (I) Geoffroy’s cat Leopardus jacobitus (I) Andean mountain cat Leopardus pardalis (I) Ocelot Leopardus tigrinus (I) Oncilla Leopardus wiedii (I) Margay Lynx lynx (II) Eurasian lynx Lynx pardinus (I) Iberian lynx Neofelis nebulosa (I) Clouded leopard Panthera leo persica (I) Asiatic lion Panthera onca (I) Jaguar Panthera pardus (I) Leopard Panthera tigris (I) Tiger Pardofelis marmorata (I) Marbled cat Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis (I) (Only the populations of Bangladesh, India and Thailand; all other populations are included in Annex B) Bengal leopard cat Prionailurus iriomotensis (II) Iriomote cat Prionailurus planiceps (I) Flat-headed cat Prionailurus rubiginosus (I) (Only the population of India; all other populations are included in Annex B) Rusty-spotted cat Puma concolor coryi (I) Florida cougar Puma concolor costaricensis (I) Costa Rican cougar Puma concolor couguar (I) Eastern cougar Puma yagouaroundi (I) (Only the populations of Central and North America; all other populations are included in Annex B) Jaguarundi Uncia uncia (I) Snow leopard Herpestidae Mongooses Herpestes fuscus (III India) Indian brown mongoose Herpestes edwardsi (III India) Indian grey mongoose Herpestes javanicus auropunctatus (III India) Small Indian mongoose Herpestes smithii (III India) Ruddy mongoose Herpestes urva (III India) Crab-eating mongoose Herpestes vitticollis (III India) Stripe-necked mongoose Hyaenidae Aardwolf, hyenas Proteles cristata (III Botswana) Aardwolf Mephitidae Skunks Conepatus humboldtii (II) Humboldt’s hog-nosed skunk Mustelidae Badgers, martens, weasels etc. Lutrinae Otters Lutrinae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Otters Aonyx capensis microdon (I) (Only the populations of Cameroon and Nigeria; all other populations are included in Annex B) Cameroon clawless otter Enhydra lutris nereis (I) Southern sea otter Lontra felina (I) Marine otter Lontra longicaudis (I) Neotropical otter Lontra provocax (I) Southern river otter Lutra lutra (I) European otter Lutra nippon (I) Japanese otter Pteronura brasiliensis (I) Giant otter Mustelinae Grisons, martens, tayra, weasels Eira barbara (III Honduras) Tayra Galictis vittata (III Costa Rica) Greater grison Martes flavigula (III India) Yellow-throated marten Martes foina intermedia (III India) Stone marten Martes gwatkinsii (III India) Nilgiri marten Mellivora capensis (III Botswana) Honey badger Mustela nigripes (I) Black-footed ferret Odobenidae Walrus Odobenus rosmarus (III Canada) Walrus Otariidae Fur seals, sealions Arctocephalus spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Fur seals Arctocephalus philippii (II) Juan Fernández fur seal Arctocephalus townsendi (I) Guadalupe fur seal Phocidae Seals Mirounga leonina (II) Southern elephant seal Monachus spp. (I) Monk seals Procyonidae Coatis, olingos Bassaricyon gabbii (III Costa Rica) Olingo Bassariscus sumichrasti (III Costa Rica) Cacomistle Nasua narica (III Honduras) White-nosed coati Nasua nasua solitaria (III Uruguay) South Brazilian coati Potos flavus (III Honduras) Kinkajou Ursidae Bears Ursidae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Bears Ailuropoda melanoleuca (I) Giant panda Helarctos malayanus (I) Sun bear Melursus ursinus (I) Sloth bear Tremarctos ornatus (I) Spectacled bear Ursus arctos (I/II) (Only the populations of Bhutan, China, Mexico and Mongolia and the subspecies Ursus arctos isabellinus are listed in Appendix I; all other populations and subspecies are listed in Appendix II) Brown bear Ursus thibetanus (I) Asian black bear Viverridae Binturong, civets, linsangs, otter-civet, palm civet Arctictis binturong (III India) Binturong Civettictis civetta (III Botswana) African civet Cynogale bennettii (II) Otter civet Hemigalus derbyanus (II) Banded palm civet Paguma larvata (III India) Masked palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (III India) Asian palm civet Paradoxurus jerdoni (III India) Jerdon’s palm civet Prionodon linsang (II) Banded linsang Prionodon pardicolor (I) Spotted linsang Viverra civettina (III India) Malabar large-spotted civet Viverra zibetha (III India) Large Indian civet Viverricula indica (III India) Small Indian civet CETACEA Cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises, whales) CETACEA spp. (I/II) (5) Cetaceans CHIROPTERA Phyllostomidae Broad-nosed bats Platyrrhinus lineatus (III Uruguay) White-lined bat Pteropodidae Fruit bats, flying foxes Acerodon spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Flying foxes Acerodon jubatus (I) Golden-capped fruit bat Pteropus spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Flying foxes Pteropus insularis (I) Ruck flying fox Pteropus livingstonii (II) Comoro flying fox Pteropus loochoensis (I) Japanese flying fox Pteropus mariannus (I) Marianas flying fox Pteropus molossinus (I) Caroline flying fox Pteropus pelewensis (I) Pelew flying fox Pteropus pilosus (I) Large Pelew flying fox Pteropus rodricensis (II) Rodrigues flying fox Pteropus samoensis (I) Samoan flying fox Pteropus tonganus (I) Pacific flying fox Pteropus ualanus (I) Kosrae flying fox Pteropus voeltzkowi (II) Pemba flying fox Pteropus yapensis (I) Yap flying fox CINGULATA Dasypodidae Armadillos Cabassous centralis (III Costa Rica) Northern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay (III Uruguay) Greater naked-tailed armadillo Chaetophractus nationi (II) (A zero annual export quota has been established. All specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly) Andean hairy armadillo Priodontes maximus (I) Giant armadillo DASYUROMORPHIA Dasyuridae Dunnarts, marsupial mice, planigales Sminthopsis longicaudata (I) Long-tailed dunnart Sminthopsis psammophila (I) Sandhill dunnart Thylacinidae Tasmanian wolf, thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus (possibly extinct) (I) Thylacine DIPROTODONTIA Macropodidae Kangaroos, wallabies Dendrolagus inustus (II) Grizzled tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus ursinus (II) Ursine tree-kangaroo Lagorchestes hirsutus (I) Rufous hare-wallaby Lagostrophus fasciatus (I) Banded hare-wallaby Onychogalea fraenata (I) Bridled nail-tail wallaby Onychogalea lunata (I) Crescent nail-tail wallaby Phalangeridae Cuscus Phalanger intercastellanus (II) Eastern common cuscus Phalanger mimicus (II) Southern common cuscus Phalanger orientalis (II) Northern common cuscus Spilocuscus kraemeri (II) Admiralty Island cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus (II) Common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis (II) Waigeou cuscus Potoroidae Rat-kangaroos Bettongia spp. (I) Bettongs Caloprymnus campestris (possibly extinct) (I) Desert rat-kangaroo Vombatidae Wombats Lasiorhinus krefftii (I) Northern hairy-nosed wombat LAGOMORPHA Leporidae Hares, rabbits Caprolagus hispidus (I) Hispid hare Romerolagus diazi (I) Volcano rabbit MONOTREMATA Tachyglossidae Echidnas, spiny anteaters Zaglossus spp. (II) Long-beaked echidnas PERAMELEMORPHIA Chaeropodidae Bandicoots Chaeropus ecaudatus (possibly extinct) (I) Pig-footed bandicoot Peramelidae Perameles bougainville (I) Western barred bandicoot Thylacomyidae Macrotis lagotis (I) Greater bilby Macrotis leucura (I) Lesser bilby PERISSODACTYLA Equidae Horses, wild asses, zebras Equus africanus (I) (Excludes the domesticated form referenced as Equus asinus, which is not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) African ass Equus grevyi (I) Grévy’s zebra Equus hemionus (I/II) (The species is listed in Appendix II but subspecies Equus hemionus hemionus and Equus hemionus khur are listed in Appendix I) Asiatic wild ass Equus kiang (II) Kiang Equus przewalskii (I) Przewalski’s horse Equus zebra hartmannae (II) Hartmann’s mountain zebra Equus zebra zebra (I) Cape mountain zebra Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceroses Rhinocerotidae spp. (I) (Except for the subspecies included in Annex B) Rhinoceroses Ceratotherium simum simum (II) (Only the populations of South Africa and Swaziland; all other populations are included in Annex A. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and trade in hunting trophies. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and trade in them shall be regulated accordingly) Southern white rhinoceros Tapiridae Tapirs Tapiridae spp. (I) (Except for the species included in Annex B) Tapirs Tapirus terrestris (II) South American tapir PHOLIDOTA Manidae Pangolins Manis spp. (II) (A zero annual export quota has been established for Manis crassicaudata, Manis culionensis, Manis javanica and Manis pentadactyla for specimens removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes) Pangolins PILOSA Bradypodidae Three-toed sloths Bradypus variegatus (II) Brown-throated sloth Megalonychidae Two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni (III Costa Rica) Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth Myrmecophagidae American anteaters Myrmecophaga tridactyla (II) Giant anteater Tamandua mexicana (III Guatemala) Northern tamandua PRIMATES Primates (apes and monkeys) PRIMATES spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Primates Atelidae Howlers, spider monkeys Alouatta coibensis (I) Coiba Island howler Alouatta palliata (I) Mantled howler Alouatta pigra (I) Guatemalan black howler Ateles geoffroyi frontatus (I) Black-browed spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi panamensis (I) Red spider monkey Brachyteles arachnoides (I) Southern muriqui Brachyteles hypoxanthus (I) Oreonax flavicauda (I) Yellow-tailed woolly monkey Cebidae Marmosets, tamarins, New-world monkeys Callimico goeldii (I) Goeldi’s marmoset Callithrix aurita (I) Buffy-tufted marmoset Callithrix flaviceps (I) Buffy-headed marmoset Leontopithecus spp. (I) Lion tamarins Saguinus bicolor (I) Pied tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi (I) Geoffroy’s tamarin Saguinus leucopus (I) White-footed tamarin Saguinus martinsi (I) Saguinus oedipus (I) Cottontop tamarin Saimiri oerstedii (I) Central American squirrel monkey Cercopithecidae Old-world monkeys Cercocebus galeritus (I) Tana River mangabey Cercopithecus diana (I) Diana monkey Cercopithecus roloway (I) Roloway monkey Cercopithecus solatus (II) Sun-tailed monkey Colobus satanas (II) Black colobus Macaca silenus (I) Lion-tailed macaque Mandrillus leucophaeus (I) Drill Mandrillus sphinx (I) Mandrill Nasalis larvatus (I) Proboscis monkey Piliocolobus foai (II) Central African red colobus Piliocolobus gordonorum (II) Uzungwa red colobus Piliocolobus kirkii (I) Zanzibar red colobus Piliocolobus pennantii (II) Pennant’s red colobus Piliocolobus preussi (II) Preuss’s red colobus Piliocolobus rufomitratus (I) Tana River red colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles (II) Ugandan red colobus Piliocolobus tholloni (II) Thollon’s red colobus Presbytis potenziani (I) Mentawai langur Pygathrix spp. (I) Douc langurs Rhinopithecus spp. (I) Snub-nosed monkeys Semnopithecus ajax (I) Kashmir grey langur Semnopithecus dussumieri (I) Southern Plains grey langur Semnopithecus entellus (I) Northern Plains grey langur Semnopithecus hector (I) Tarai grey langur Semnopithecus hypoleucos (I) Black-footed grey langur Semnopithecus priam (I) Tufted grey langur Semnopithecus schistaceus (I) Nepal grey langur Simias concolor (I) Simakobou Trachypithecus delacouri (II) Delacour’s langur Trachypithecus francoisi (II) François’s langur Trachypithecus geei (I) Gee’s golden langur Trachypithecus hatinhensis (II) Hatinh langur Trachypithecus johnii (II) Nilgiri langur Trachypithecus laotum (II) Laotian langur Trachypithecus pileatus (I) Capped langur Trachypithecus poliocephalus (II) White-headed langur Trachypithecus shortridgei (I) Shortridge’s langur Cheirogaleidae Dwarf lemurs and mouse-lemurs Cheirogaleidae spp. (I) Dwarf lemurs and mouse lemurs Daubentoniidae Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis (I) Aye-aye Hominidae Chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-utan Gorilla beringei (I) Eastern gorilla Gorilla gorilla (I) Western gorilla Pan spp. (I) Chimpanzee and bonobo Pongo abelii (I) Sumatran orangutan Pongo pygmaeus (I) Bornean orangutan Hylobatidae Gibbons Hylobatidae spp. (I) Gibbons Indriidae Indri, sifakas and woolly lemurs Indriidae spp. (I) Indri, sifakas and woolly lemurs Lemuridae Large lemurs Lemuridae spp. (I) Large lemurs Lepilemuridae Sportive lemurs Lepilemuridae spp. (I) Sportive lemurs Lorisidae Lorises Nycticebus spp. (I) Slow lorises Pitheciidae Uacaris, titis, sakis Cacajao spp. (I) Uacaris Callicebus barbarabrownae (II) Barbara Brown’s Titi Callicebus melanochir (II) Coastal Black-handed Titi Callicebus nigrifrons (II) Black-fronted Titi Callicebus personatus (II) Atlantic titi Chiropotes albinasus (I) White-nosed saki Tarsiidae Tarsiers Tarsius spp. (II) Tarsiers PROBOSCIDEA Elephantidae Elephants Elephas maximus (I) Asian elephant Loxodonta africana (I) (Except for the populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which are included in Annex B) Loxodonta africana (II) (Only the populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe (6); all other populations are included in Annex A) African elephant RODENTIA Chinchillidae Chinchillas Chinchilla spp. (I) (Specimens of the domesticated form are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation) Chinchillas Cuniculidae Pacas Cuniculus paca (III Honduras) Lowland paca Dasyproctidae Agoutis Dasyprocta punctata (III Honduras) Central American agouti Erethizontidae New-world porcupines Sphiggurus mexicanus (III Honduras) Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine Sphiggurus spinosus (III Uruguay) Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine Hystricidae Old-world porcupines Hystrix cristata Crested porcupine Muridae Mice, rats Leporillus conditor (I) Greater stick-nest rat Pseudomys fieldi praeconis (I) Shark Bay mouse Xeromys myoides (I) False water rat Zyzomys pedunculatus (I) Central Australian rock rat Sciuridae Ground squirrels, tree squirrels Cynomys mexicanus (I) Mexican prairie dog Marmota caudata (III India) Long-tailed marmot Marmota himalayana (III India) Himalayan marmot Ratufa spp. (II) Giant squirrels Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas’s Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grey squirrel Sciurus deppei (III Costa Rica) Deppe’s squirrel Sciurus niger Eastern Fox Squirrel SCANDENTIA SCANDENTIA spp. (II) Treeshrews SIRENIA Dugongidae Dugong Dugong dugon (I) Dugong Trichechidae Manatees Trichechidae spp. (I/II) (Trichechus inunguis and Trichechus manatus are listed in Appendix I. Trichechus senegalensis is listed in Appendix II) Manatees AVES Birds ANSERIFORMES Anatidae Ducks, geese, swans etc. Anas aucklandica (I) Auckland Islands teal Anas bernieri (II) Madagascar teal Anas chlorotis (I) Brown teal Anas formosa (II) Baikal teal Anas laysanensis (I) Laysan duck Anas nesiotis (I) Campbell Island teal Anas querquedula Garganey Asarcornis scutulata (I) White-winged duck Aythya innotata Madagascar pochard Aythya nyroca Ferruginous duck Branta canadensis leucopareia (I) Aleutian goose Branta ruficollis (II) Red-breasted goose Branta sandvicensis (I) Nene Cairina moschata (III Honduras) Muscovy duck Coscoroba coscoroba (II) Coscoroba swan Cygnus melancoryphus (II) Black-necked swan Dendrocygna arborea (II) West Indian whistling-duck Dendrocygna autumnalis (III Honduras) Black-bellied whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor (III Honduras) Fulvous whistling-duck Mergus octosetaceus Brazilian merganser Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy duck Oxyura leucocephala (II) White-headed duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea (possibly extinct) (I) Pink-headed duck Sarkidiornis melanotos (II) Comb duck Tadorna cristata Crested shelduck APODIFORMES Trochilidae Hummingbirds Trochilidae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Hummingbirds Glaucis dohrnii (I) Hook-billed hermit CHARADRIIFORMES Burhinidae Thick-knees Burhinus bistriatus (III Guatemala) Double-striped thick-knee Laridae Gulls, terns Larus relictus (I) Relict gull Scolopacidae Curlews, greenshanks Numenius borealis (I) Eskimo curlew Numenius tenuirostris (I) Slender-billed curlew Tringa guttifer (I) Nordmann’s greenshank CICONIIFORMES Ardeidae Egrets, herons Ardea alba Great egret Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret Egretta garzetta Little egret Balaenicipitidae Shoebill, whale-headed stork Balaeniceps rex (II) Shoebill Ciconiidae Storks Ciconia boyciana (I) Oriental stork Ciconia nigra (II) Black stork Ciconia stormi Storm’s stork Jabiru mycteria (I) Jabiru Leptoptilos dubius Greater adjutant stork Mycteria cinerea (I) Milky stork Phoenicopteridae Flamingos Phoenicopteridae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber (II) Greater flamingo Threskiornithidae Ibises, spoonbills Eudocimus ruber (II) Scarlet ibis Geronticus calvus (II) Bald ibis Geronticus eremita (I) Waldrapp Nipponia nippon (I) Crested ibis Platalea leucorodia (II) Eurasian spoonbill Pseudibis gigantea Giant ibis COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae Doves, pigeons Caloenas nicobarica (I) Nicobar pigeon Claravis godefrida Purple-winged ground-dove Columba livia Rock pigeon Ducula mindorensis (I) Mindoro zone-tailed pigeon Gallicolumba luzonica (II) Luzon bleeding-heart Goura spp. (II) Crowned-pigeons Leptotila wellsi Grenada dove Nesoenas mayeri (III Mauritius) Pink pigeon Streptopelia turtur European turtle-dove CORACIIFORMES Bucerotidae Hornbills Aceros spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Hornbills Aceros nipalensis (I) Rufous-necked hornbill Anorrhinus spp. (II) Hornbills Anthracoceros spp. (II) Hornbills Berenicornis spp. (II) Hornbills Buceros spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Hornbills Buceros bicornis (I) Great hornbill Penelopides spp. (II) Hornbills Rhinoplax vigil (I) Helmeted hornbill Rhyticeros spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Hornbills Rhyticeros subruficollis (I) Plain-pouched hornbill CUCULIFORMES Musophagidae Turacos Tauraco spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Turacos Tauraco bannermani (II) Bannerman’s turaco FALCONIFORMES Diurnal birds of prey (eagles, falcons, hawks, vultures) FALCONIFORMES spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A and for one species of the family Cathartidae included in Annex C; the other species of that family are not included in the Annexes to this Regulation) Diurnal birds of prey Accipitridae Hawks, eagles Accipiter brevipes (II) Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter gentilis (II) Northern goshawk Accipiter nisus (II) Eurasian sparrowhawk Aegypius monachus (II) Cinereous vulture Aquila adalberti (I) Adalbert’s eagle Aquila chrysaetos (II) Golden eagle Aquila clanga (II) Greater spotted eagle Aquila heliaca (I) Imperial eagle Aquila pomarina (II) Lesser spotted eagle Buteo buteo (II) Common buzzard Buteo lagopus (II) Rough-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus (II) Long-legged buzzard Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii (I) Cuban hook-billed kite Circaetus gallicus (II) Short-toed snake-eagle Circus aeruginosus (II) Western marsh-harrier Circus cyaneus (II) Northern harrier Circus macrourus (II) Pallid harrier Circus pygargus (II) Montagu’s harrier Elanus caeruleus (II) Black-winged kite Eutriorchis astur (II) Madagascar serpent-eagle Gypaetus barbatus (II) Lammergeier Gyps fulvus (II) Eurasian griffon Haliaeetus spp. (I/II) (Haliaeetus albicilla is listed in Appendix I; the other species are listed in Appendix II) Sea-eagles Harpia harpyja (I) Harpy eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus (II) Bonelli’s eagle Hieraaetus pennatus (II) Booted eagle Leucopternis occidentalis (II) Grey-backed hawk Milvus migrans (II) (Except for Milvus migrans lineatus which is included in Annex B) Black kite Milvus milvus (II) Red kite Neophron percnopterus (II) Egyptian vulture Pernis apivorus (II) European honey-buzzard Pithecophaga jefferyi (I) Great Philippine eagle Cathartidae New world vultures Gymnogyps californianus (I) California condor Sarcoramphus papa (III Honduras) King vulture Vultur gryphus (I) Andean condor Falconidae Falcons Falco araeus (I) Seychelles kestrel Falco biarmicus (II) Lanner falcon Falco cherrug (II) Saker falcon Falco columbarius (II) Merlin Falco eleonorae (II) Eleonora’s falcon Falco jugger (I) Laggar falcon Falco naumanni (II) Lesser kestrel Falco newtoni (I) (Only the population of the Seychelles) Newton’s kestrel Falco pelegrinoides (I) Barbary falcon Falco peregrinus (I) Peregrine falcon Falco punctatus (I) Mauritius kestrel Falco rusticolus (I) Gyrfalcon Falco subbuteo (II) Eurasian hobby Falco tinnunculus (II) Common kestrel Falco vespertinus (II) Red-footed falcon Pandionidae Ospreys Pandion haliaetus (II) Osprey GALLIFORMES Cracidae Crax alberti (III Colombia) Blue-knobbed curassow Crax blumenbachii (I) Red-billed curassow Crax daubentoni (III Colombia) Yellow-knobbed curassow Crax fasciolata Bare-faced Curassow Crax globulosa (III Colombia) Wattled curassow Crax rubra (III Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras) Great currasow Mitu mitu (I) Alagoas curassow Oreophasis derbianus (I) Horned guan Ortalis vetula (III Guatemala/Honduras) Plain chachalaca Pauxi pauxi (III Colombia) Helmeted curassow Penelope albipennis (I) White-winged guan Penelope purpurascens (III Honduras) Crested guan Penelopina nigra (III Guatemala) Highland guan Pipile jacutinga (I) Black-fronted piping guan Pipile pipile (I) Trinidad piping guan Megapodiidae Megapodes, scrubfowl Macrocephalon maleo (I) Maleo Phasianidae Grouse, guineafowl, partridges, pheasants, tragopans Argusianus argus (II) Great argus Catreus wallichii (I) Cheer pheasant Colinus virginianus ridgwayi (I) Masked bobwhite Crossoptilon crossoptilon (I) White eared-pheasant Crossoptilon mantchuricum (I) Brown eared-pheasant Gallus sonneratii (II) Grey junglefowl Ithaginis cruentus (II) Blood pheasant Lophophorus impejanus (I) Himalayan monal Lophophorus lhuysii (I) Chinese monal Lophophorus sclateri (I) Sclater’s monal Lophura edwardsi (I) Edwards’ pheasant Lophura hatinhensis Vietnamese fireback Lophura imperialis (I) Imperial pheasant Lophura swinhoii (I) Swinhoe’s pheasant Meleagris ocellata (III Guatemala) Ocellated turkey Odontophorus strophium Gorgeted wood-quail Ophrysia superciliosa Himalayan quail Pavo muticus (II) Green peafowl Polyplectron bicalcaratum (II) Grey peacock-pheasant Polyplectron germaini (II) Germain’s peacock-pheasant Polyplectron malacense (II) Malayan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis (I) Palawan peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri (II) Bornean peacock-pheasant Rheinardia ocellata (I) Crested argus Syrmaticus ellioti (I) Elliot’s pheasant Syrmaticus humiae (I) Hume’s pheasant Syrmaticus mikado (I) Mikado pheasant Tetraogallus caspius (I) Caspian snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus (I) Tibetan snowcock Tragopan blythii (I) Blyth’s tragopan Tragopan caboti (I) Cabot’s tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus (I) Western tragopan Tragopan satyra (III Nepal) Satyr tragopan Tympanuchus cupido attwateri (I) Attwater’s prairie-chicken GRUIFORMES Gruidae Cranes Gruidae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Cranes Grus americana (I) Whooping crane Grus canadensis (I/II) (The species is listed in Appendix II but subspecies Grus canadensis nesiotes and Grus canadensis pulla are listed in Appendix I) Sandhill crane Grus grus (II) Common crane Grus japonensis (I) Red-crowned crane Grus leucogeranus (I) Siberian crane Grus monacha (I) Hooded crane Grus nigricollis (I) Black-necked crane Grus vipio (I) White-necked crane Otididae Bustards Otididae spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Bustards Ardeotis nigriceps (I) Indian bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii (I) Macqueen’s bustard Chlamydotis undulata (I) Houbara bustard Houbaropsis bengalensis (I) Bengal florican Otis tarda (II) Great bustard Sypheotides indicus (II) Lesser florican Tetrax tetrax (II) Little bustard Rallidae Coots, rails Gallirallus sylvestris (I) Lord Howe rail Rhynochetidae Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus (I) Kagu PASSERIFORMES Atrichornithidae Scrub-birds Atrichornis clamosus (I) Noisy scrub-bird Cotingidae Cotingas Cephalopterus ornatus (III Colombia) Amazonian umbrella bird Cephalopterus penduliger (III Colombia) Long-wattled umbrella bird Cotinga maculata (I) Banded cotinga Rupicola spp. (II) Cocks-of-the-rock Xipholena atropurpurea (I) White-winged cotinga Emberizidae Cardinals, tanagers Gubernatrix cristata (II) Yellow cardinal Paroaria capitata (II) Yellow-billed cardinal Paroaria coronata (II) Red-crested cardinal Tangara fastuosa (II) Seven-coloured tanager Estrildidae Mannikins, waxbills Amandava formosa (II) Green avadavat Lonchura fuscata Timor sparrow Lonchura oryzivora (II) Java sparrow Poephila cincta cincta (II) Southern black-throated finch Fringillidae Finches Carduelis cucullata (I) Red siskin Carduelis yarrellii (II) Yellow-faced siskin Hirundinidae Martins Pseudochelidon sirintarae (I) White-eyed river-martin Icteridae New-world blackbirds Xanthopsar flavus (I) Saffron-cowled blackbird Meliphagidae Honey-eaters Lichenostomus melanops cassidix (I) Helmeted honeyeater Muscicapidae Old-world flycatchers, babblers, etc. Acrocephalus rodericanus (III Mauritius) Rodrigues brush-warbler Cyornis ruckii (II) Rueck’s blue-flycatcher Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis (possibly extinct) (I) Western rufous bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris (I) Western bristlebird Garrulax canorus (II) Chinese Hwamei Garrulax taewanus (II) Taiwan Hwamei Leiothrix argentauris (II) Silver-eared mesia Leiothrix lutea (II) Red-billed leiothrix Liocichla omeiensis (II) Om