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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ontheresultsofthenegotiations ontheconclusion
oftheConvention ontheconservation of.
migratoryspeciesofwildanimals
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
ontheconclusion oftheConvention onthe
conservation ofmigratoryspeciesofwildanimals
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Results ofthenegotiations fortheconclusion oftheConvention
ontheconservation ofmigratory species ofwild animals
1. Inaccordance with the Council Decision of15June 1979 the
Commission took part inthenegotiations fortheconclusion ofthe
Convention onthe conservation ofmigratory species ofwild animals .
2. These negotiations took place from 11to23June last year ina
diplomatic conference organized bytheGovernment ofthe Federal
Republic ofGermany .TheMember States were regularly consulted and
kept informed ofdevelopments .
3. Negotiations were successfully concluded atthis diplomatic
conference ,inwhich over sixty countries ,andtheCommunity took part ,
and the Convention wasopened for signature .
More than twenty-two States have already signed theConvention
including sixMember States oftheCommunity .
4. Appropriate measures must betaken toconserve threatened
migratory species ofwild animals within the whole ofthese species'
ranges .The Convention onthe conservation ofmigratory species of
wild animats which wasdrawn upunder theauspice ofUNEP meets this
requirement . .
Theunderlying principle oftheConvention isthat States within
whose borders there arethreatened populations ofmigratory species
should take concerted action toensure appropriate conservation and
.management ofsuch species .This action covers species with anextremely
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unfavourable conservation status needing -immediate and .stringent protection
andspecies tobecovered by -future agreements onthe conservation and
management thereo-f . --. :
TheConvention provides formeasures tocontrol thetaking of
these species /protection andmanagement plon$ ,themaintenance of -
networks ofsuitable habitats andtheprevention ,reduction orcontrol
ofdischarges ofsubstances harmful tomigratory species .

5. TheCommunity "sactivities andpowers inxhis treaars laid down »
inthe Directive onthe conservation ofbirds adopted bythe Council
on2April last year which covers allmigratory species ofbirds .
occurring mtheluropean fepHtery efthe Merfi&er
The Commission has drawn upproposals oncertain threatened
migratory species ofmarine animals .
6. Thereason for theCommission' sparticipation inthenegotiations
which ledtotheadoption andopening forsignature ofthis Convention
wastoensure that Community legislation inthis field wascompatible
with theobligations incumbent upon theMember States' asaresult of
their andtheCommunity 'saccession totheConvention .
7. Article XVoftheConvention which allows theEuropean Economic
Community tosign theConvention states ;
"This Convention shall beopen forsignature atBonn for allStates
andanyregional economic integration organization until the
twenty-second dayofJune 1980 ".
8. Under Article XVII oftheConvention ,theConvention will be
open foraccession byallnon-signatory States oranyregional economic
integration organization until 22June 1980 .
Thewording ofthese Article wasnegotiated with theprecise aim
ofenabling theCommunity toaccede totheConvention ssaseparate
Contracting Party .Since there areCommunity rules onthematters
covered bytheConvention ,theMember States arenolonger free to
enter into conventions onsuch matters .Agreement wasobtained toths
insertion ofthese Article -intheConvention ,without which theMember
States could notaccede thereto ,despite opposition from theUSSR
delegation ,thanks tothestaunch support ofthedelegations from
Western Europe ,Africa andtheUnited States .
9. Toenable theCommunity tosign theConvention theCouncil
must authorize thePresident oftheCounci Iinsufficient time to
appoint thepersons whowill beempowered tosign theconvent 5op .on
behalf ofthe Community .

10. Inconclusion the Commission recommends the Council :
a)firstly ,todecide tosign theConvention ontheconservation of
Migrator ?speeies ofwlkGlanimals aridtoauthorize thePresident
ofthe Council toappoint thepersons empowered tosign the
Convention onbehalf ofthe Community ;
b)secondly ,tocomplete theprocedures necessary for theconclusion
oftheConvention ontheconservation ofmigratory species ofwild
animals bytheCommunity byadopting theattached proposal for a
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UBEREINKOMMEN ZUR ERHALTUNG DER WANDERNDEN
WILDLEBENDEN TIERARTEN
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERV ATION OF MIGRATORY
SPECIES OF V7ILD ANIMALS .
CONVENTION SUR LA CONSERV ATION DES ESPECES
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MIGRATRICES APPARTENANT ALA FAUNE SAUV AGE

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T)ILI CONTRACTING PARTIES ,
RECOGNIZING that wild animals intheir innumerable forms are anirreplace­
able part oftheearth 'snatural ayste ^which must beconserved forthe
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AWARE that each generation ofman holds theresources oftheearth for
future generations andhasanobligation toensure that this legacy iseon-served e.nri ,where utilized ,isused wisely ; • ■,
CONSCIOUS oftheever -growing value ofwild animals from environmental ,
ceo ! !:CM.t.elic .scientific ,'aesthetic';' recreational ,cultural ,educational ,
soc'c'l and'economic points ofview ; ■
'CONCERNED particularly v/ith those -species ofwild animals that migrate
across oroutside national jurisdictional boundaries ;
RECOGNIZING that the States are and must bethe protectors ofthe migra­
tory species ofv/iUI -animals that live within orpass through their national
jurisdictional boundaries ; '
CONVINCED that conservation and effective management of-migratory species
ofwild animais require the -concerted action ofall "States within thenational
jurisdictional ,boundaries ofwhich such species spend any part oftheir life
cycle ;
RECALLING Hocommendation 32ofthe Action' Plan adopted bythe United
Nations Conference ■onthe fluman Environrrent 'Stockholm ,1972 )and noted
with s.-ftis faction bytheTwenty-seventh Sossion ofthe General Assembly of
the United Nations ; ; .
HA VE AGREED asfollows :
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ARTICLE I
Interpretation
For the purpose ofthis Convention :
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a) "Migratory species "means theentire population orany geographi­
cally separate part ofthe population ofany species orlower taxon
ofwild animals ,asignificant proportion ofwhose members cycli­
cally and predictably cross one or more national jurisdictional
boundaries ;
b) "Conservation status ofamigratory species "means the sum of
the influences acting onthe migratory species that may affect its
long-term distribution and abundance ;
c) "Conservation status "will betaken as "favourable "v/hen ;
(1)Population dynamics data indicate that the migratory species
ismaintaining itself onalong-term basis as.aviable compo­
nent ofitsecosystems ;
(2)therange ofthemigratory species isneither currently being
reduced ,nor islikely tobereduced ,onalong-term basis ;
(3)there is,and will beinthe foreseeable future ,sufficient
habitat tomaintain the population ofthe migratory species
onalong-term basis ;and
(4)»the distribution and abundance ofthemigratory species ap­
proach historic coverage and levels totheextent that poten­
tially suitable ecosystems exist and totheextent consistent
with wise wildlife management ;
d) "Conservation status "will ,.betaken as "unfavourable "ifany of
the conditions setout insub-paragraph (c)ofthis paragraph is
not met ; .
e) "Endangered "inrelation toaparticular migratory species means -that the migratory species isindanger ofextinction throughout
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f) "Range "means allthe areas ofland orwater that amigratory
species inhabits ,stays intemporarily ,crosses or.overflies atany
time onitsnormal migration r^ute ;
g) "Habitat "means any aroa in,'the range of-amigratory species
which contains suitable living conditions forthat species ;
h) "Range State "inrelation toaparticular migratory species means
any State (and where appropriate any other Party referred to
under sub-paragraph (k)ofthis paragraph ])that exercises juris­
diction over any part ofthe range ofthat migratory species ,or
aSlate ,flag vessels ofwhich are engaged outside national juris­
dictional limits intaking that migratory species ;
i) "Taking "means taking ,hunting ,fishing ,capturing ,harassing ,
deliberate killing ,or.attempting toengage inany such conduct ;
j) "AGREEMENT "means aninternational agreement relating tothe
conservation ofone ormore migratory species asprovided for in
Articles IVand Vofthis Convention ;and .
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k) "Party "means -aState orany regional economic integration organ­
ization constituted bysovereign States which has competence in
*respect ofthe negotiation ,conclusion and application ofinterna -
,...tional agreements inmatters covered bythis Convention for which
this Convention isinforce .
Inmatters witHin their competence ,the regional economic integration
organizations which are'Parties tothis Convention shall intheir own
name exercise therights and fulfil the responsibilities which this Con­
vention attributes totheir member States .Insuch cases the member
States ofthese organizations shall not .beentitled toexercise such
rights individually .
Where this Convention provides fora"decision tobetaken byeither a
two-thirds majority or aunanimous decision of "the Parties present
and voting "this shall mean "the Parties present and casting anaffirm-'
ative ornegative vote ".Those abstaining from voting shall not be
counted amongst "the Parties present and voting "in-determining the
majority .
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ARTICLE II
Fundamental Principles
The Parties acknowleage the importance ofmigratory species being
conserved and ofRange States agreeing totake action tothis end
whenever possible and appropriate ,paying special attention tomigra­
tory species the conservation status ofwhich isunfavourable ,and
taking individually orinco-operation appropriate and necessary steps
toconserve such species and their habitat .
The Parties acknowledge theneed totake action toavoid any migratory
species becoming endangered . .-
Inparticuîar ,the Parties ;
a)should promote ,co-operate inour support research relating to
migratory species ;
b)shall endeavour toprovide immediate #protection for migratory
species included inAppendix I;and
c) shall endeavour toconclude AGREEMENTS covering the conserva­
tion and management ofmigratory species included inAppendix II.
ARTICLE III
Endangered Migratory Species :Appendix I
Appendix Ishall list migratory species which are' endangered .
Amigratory species may belisted inAppendix Iprovided that reliable
evidence ,including the best scientific evidence available ,indicates
that the species isendangered . •
Amigratory species may beremoved from Appendix Iwhen the Confer
ence ofthe Parties determines -that :
a)reliable evidence ,including thebest scientific evidence available ,
indicates that thespecies isnolonger endangered ,and

b)the .species isnotlikely tobecome endangered again because of .
loss ofprotection due toitsyamoval from Appendix I.
Parties' that are Range State ^of migratory species listed inAppen­
dix Iuhall endeavour ;
a) toconserve' and ,where feasible and appropriate ,restore those
habitats ofthe species which are ofimportance inremoving the .
species from danger ofextinction ;
b) l.oprevent ,remove' ,compensate -fororminimize ,asappropriate ,
.theadverse effects ofactivities orobstacles that seriously impede
orprevent the migration of.the species ;and
c) ■tothe extent feasible and appropriate ,toprevent ,reduce or
control factors that are endangering orare likely tofurther eia~
danger the species ,including ..strictly -controlling the introduction
of,orcontrolling oreliminating already introduced ,exotic species .
,Parties that are Range States ofamigratory species listed inAppen­
dix Ishall prohibit the taking ofanimals belonging tosuch species .
Exceptions may bemade tothis prohibition only if;
a) thetaking isforscientific purposes ;
b)the taking isfor the purpose ofenhancing the propagation or
survival' ofthe affected species ;
c) the taking istoaccommodate the'needs oftraditional subsistence
users ofsuch species ;pr
d)extraordinary eircumstances sorequire :
provided that such exceptions are precise astocontent and limited in
space and time ...Such taking should note operate tothe disadvantage
ofthe species . ' - '
The Conference ofthe Parties may recommend tothe Parties that are
Range States ofamigratory species listed inAppendix Ithat they
take further measures considered appropriate tobenefit the species .

The Parties shall assoon aspossible inform the Secretariat ofany
exceptions made pursuant toparagraph 5ofthis Article ,
ARTICLE IV
Migratory Species tobethe Subject ofAGREEMENTS ;
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Appendix -IIshall list migratroy species which have anunfavourable
conservation status and which require international agreements for
their conservation and management ,aswell asthose which have acon­
servation status which would significantly benefit from the international
co-operation that could beachieved byari^international agreement .
Ifthe circumstances sowarrant ,amigratroy species may belisted
both inAppendix Iand Appendix 11=
*Parties that are Range States ofmigratory species listed inAppendix II
shall endeavour toconclude AGREEMENTS where these would benefit
the species and should give priority ta~those species inanunfavourable
conservation status .
Parties are encouraged totake action with aview toconcluding agree­
ments for any population orany geographically separate part ofthe
population ofany species orlower taxon ofwild animals ,members of
which periodically cross one ormore national jursidictional boundaries .
The Secretariat shall beprovided witK acopy ofeach AGREEMENT
concluded pursuant tothe provision ofthis Article „
ARTICLE V
■Guidelines for AGREEMENTS
-The object of«ach .AGREEMENT shall betorestore the migratory spe­
cies concerned to afavourable conservation status ortomaintain itin
such astatus .Each AGREEMENT should deal with those aspects ofthe
conservation and management ofthemigratory species concerned which
serve toachieve that object .
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Each AGREEMENT should cover tfrje whole oftherange ofthemigratory -
species concerned and should boopen toaccession byallRange States
ofthat species ,whether ornot tney are Parties tothis Convention .
An AGREEMENT should ,wh^rev^r possible ,deal' with more than one
migratory species .
Each AGREEMENT should :
a)identify themigratory species covered ;
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b)describe .the range and migration route ofthe migratory species ;
c)provide for each Party todesignate itsnational authority con­
cerned with the implementation ofthe AGREEMENT ;
d)establish ,ifnecessary ,appropriate machinery toassist incarrying
out the airris ofthe AGREEMENT ,tomonitor its effectiveness ,
and toprepare reports forthe Conference ofthe Parties ;
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e)provide for procedures for the settlement ofdisputes between
Parties tothe AGREEMENT ;and •
f) ataminimum ,prohibit ,inrelation toamigratory species ofthe
Order Cetacea ,any taking that isnot permitted forthat migratory
species under any other multilateral agreement and provide for
accession tothe AGREEMENT byStates that are not Range States -
ofthat migratory -species .
Where appropriate and feasible ,each AGREEMENT should provide for,
but not belimited to;
a)periodic review oftheconservation status ofthemigratory species
concerned .and theidentification ofthefactors which may beharm­
ful tothat status ;
b)co-ordinated conservation and management plans ; r.

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c)research into theecology ,and population dynamics ofthemigratory
species concerned ,with special regard tomigration ;
d)the exchange ofinformation onthe migratory species concerned ,
special regard being paid tothe exchange ofthe results ofre­
search and ofrelevant statistics ;
e)conservation and ,where required and feasible ,restoration ofthe
habitats ofimportance inmaintaining afavourable conservation
status ,and protection ofsuch habitats from disturbances ,in­
cluding strict control oftheintroduction of,orcontrol ofalreadyintroduced ,exotic species detrimental tothe migratory species ;
f)maintenance ofanetwork ofsuitable habitats appropriately dis­
posed inrelation tothe migration routes ;
g)where itappears desirable ,the provision ofnew habitats favour­
able tothe migratory species orreintroduction ofthe migratory
species into favourable habitats ;
h)elimination of,tothe maximum extent possible ,orcompensation
for activities and obstacles which hinder orimpede migration ;
i) prevention ,reduction orcontrol ofthe release into the habitat .
ofthe migratory species ofsubstances harmful tothat migratory
species ;
j) measures based onsound ecological principles tocontrol and man­
.age the taking ofthe migratory species ;
k)procedures for co-ordin'ating action tosuppress illegal taking ;
I) exchange >ofinformation onsubstantial threats tothe migratory
species ;
m)emergency procedures whereby conservation action would becon­
siderably and rapidly strengthened when the conservation status
ofthemigratory species isseriously affected ;andi)
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n)making the general public avw^re ofthecontents and aims ofthe
AGREEMENT .
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ARTICLE VI '•
Range JJtates ..
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1. Alist ofthe Range States ofmigratory species listed inAppendices I
and IIshall bekept uptodate bythe Secretariat using information it
has received from the Parties . ^
2.The 'Parties shall keep the Secretariat informed astowhich ofthe mi­
gratory species listed inAppendices Iand IIthey consider they are ^
Range States ;Including provision ofinformation ontheir flag vessels
engaged outside national jurisdictional limits in.taking the migratory
species concerned and where possible future 'plans inrespect ofsuch ^
taking .
3.The Parties which are Range States formigratory species listed in ®
Appendix IorAppendix IIshould inform theConference oftheParties
through the Secretariat ,atleast six months prior toeach ordinary
meeting ofthe Conference ,onmeasures that they are taking toimple - ®
ment theprovisions ofthis Convention forthese species .-'
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The Conference ofthe Parties
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1. The Conference ofthe.-Parties shall bethe decision-making organ of ®
this Convention .
2.The Secretariat shall call ameeting ofthe Conference ofthe Parties
not later than two years after theentry into force ofthis Convention .
3.-Thereafter the Secretariat shall convene ordinary meetings ofthe Con- «
ference ofthe Parties atintervals ofnot more than three years ,unless
the Conference decides otherwise ,and extraordinary meetings atany
time onthe written request ofatleast one-third ofthe Parties . •©
4.The Conference ofthe Parties shall establish and keep under review
the financial regulations ofthis Convention .The Conference ofthe ®
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Parties shall ,ateach ofitsoj-dinary meetings ,adopt the budget forthe next iinancial period .r,senPariTy shall contribuie tothis 'budgetaccording toascale to.beagreed upon bythe Conferance ,Financial
regulations ,including the provisions onthe budget and the scale of
contributions aswell astheir modifications ,shall beadopted byunani­
mous vote ofthe Parties present and voting .
Ateach oritsmeetings the Conference ofthe Parties shall review the
implementation ofthis Convention and may inparticular :
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a) ,review and assess theconservation status ofmigratory species ;
b)review theprogress made toward theconservation ofmigratory
.:species ,especially those' listed inAppendices Iand II;
.c) ,make such provision andprovide such guidance asmay benecess­
arytoenable theScientific Council and theSecretariat tocarryout their duties ;
d)receive and consider any reports presented bythe Scientific
Council ,theSecretariat ,any Party orany standing body estab­lished pursuant toanAGREEMENT ;
e)make recommendations totheParties forimproving theconserva­
tion status ofmigratory species and review theprogress being
made under AGP.,2E"7!ENTS ;
f)in ^those cases where anAGREEMENT hasnotbeen concluded ,ma^e recommendations fortheconvening ofmeetings ofthePartiesthai ,areRange States ofamigratory species 01*group ofmigra­
tory species todiscuss measures toimprove the conservation
.status ofthe SDecies ;
g)make recommendations totheParties forimproving theeffective­
ness ofthis Convention ;and
h)decide onanyadditional measure that should betaken toimplement
theobjects ofthis Convention .

tach meeting oftheConference of,theParties should determine the'time and venue ofthenext meeting . '
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Anymeeting oftneConference oftheParties shall determine andadoot
°f;P/?Fe'~^re.for meeting .Decisions atameeting oftheCon-Rceox_-ihe Parties !shall require atwo-thirds majority ofthePartiespresent and voting ,except where otherwise provided forbythis Con-ivention . • . • ' ;
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±he United Nations ,itsSpecialized Agencies ,theInternational Atomic'energy Agency ,aswell asany State not aparty tothis Convention
and ,for each AGREEMENT ;the ..body (designated bytheparties to
Saajti&Ea represented byobservers atmeetings ofth^
Any &'wencv orbody technically .aualified in,protection ,conservation ,fiua rniviag'.v.rej )coximgratory s.p :=cicfs ,•jnthe following categories ,wmchhas mxormea the Secretariat 92its :aspire toberenn;esentea atmeeti,n•:/.5oftha Confarence 61'the Parties bvobservers ,shall beadmitted unioSswi ViiU li.vl V A Vi<tv XUi b*W« WJVMÜWA VV .*0|
.atleast one-thirq ofthe Parties present object :
a) .international agencies orbodies ,either governmental ornon-gov -
ernmental ,and national governmental agencies ,and bodies ;and
b)national non-governmental agencies "or -bodies ,which have been
approved forthis purpose bythe State inwhich they arelocated .
Once admitted ,these observers shall have theright toparticipate but
not tovpte . -
ARTICLE VIII
The Scientific Council
Atitsfirst meeting ,the Conference ofthe Parties shall establish a
Scientific Council toprovide advice onscientific matters .
-Any Party^may appoint 'aqualified expert asamember ofthe Scientific
Council .Inaddition ,the Scientific Council shall include asmembers
qualified experts selected 'and appointed bythe Conference ofthe

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Parties ;the number ofthese experts ,the criteria for their selection
and the terms oftheir •appointments shall beasdetermined bythe
Conference ofthe Parties .
The Scientific Council shall meet atthe -request ofthe Secretariat as
required bythe Conference oftheParties . "
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Subject totheapproval ofthe Conference oftheParties ,the Scientific
Council shall establish itsdton rules ofprocedure .
The Conference ofthe Parties shall determine the functions ofthe
Scientific Council ,which may include :•
a)providing scientific advice tothe Conference ofthe Parties ,to
the Secretariat ,and ,ifapproved by ±he Conference ofthe
Parties ,toany body setupunder this Convention oranAGREE­
MENT ortoany Party ;
b)recommending research and the co-ordination ofresearch onmigra­
tory species ,evaluating the results ofsuch research inorder to
ascertain the conservation status ofmigratory species and re­
porting tothe Conference ofthe "Parties -on .such status and
measures foritsimprovement ;
c) making recommendations tothe Conference of-the Parties asto
the migratory species tobeincluded inAppendices IorII,to­
gether with anindication oftherange ofsuch migratory species ;
d)making recommendations tothe Conference ofthe Parties asto
specific conservation and management measures tobeincluded in
AGREEMENTS onmigratory species ;and -
e)recommending itothe Conference oftheParties solutions toprob­
lems relating tothe scientific aspects ofthe implementation of
this Convention ,inparticular with regard tothe habitats ofmi­
gratory species# - . •
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ARTICLE IX
The Secretariat -
For thepurposes ofthis Cpnvention aSecretariat shall heestablished .
Upon entry into force ofthis Convention ,the Secretariat isprovided
bythe Executive Director ofthe United "Nations Environment Pro-'
gramme .Tothe extent and iqthe manner heconsiders appropriate ,
hemay beassisted bysuitable inter,~governmental ornon-governir.ental ,
international ornational agencies and bodies technically qualified in
protection ,conservation and management ofwild animals .
Ifthe United Nations Environment Programme isnolonger able topro­
vide the Secretariat ,the Conference ofthe Parties shall make alterna­
tive arrangements forthe Secretariat .
The /unctions ofthy Secretariat' shall be:
à) toarrange forand service meetings :
i) otthe Conference ofthe Parties ,and
.iii)the Scientific Council ;
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b) tomaintain liaison witn and .promote liaison between the Parties ,
thestanding bodies setupunder AGREEMENTS and other inter -.
•national organizations concerned with migratory species ;
c) toobtain from any appropriate source reports and other informa­
tion which will further 'the objects and implementation ofthis Con­
vention and toarrange for the appropriate dissemination ofsuch
#information :
d) toinvite the attention ofthe Conference ofthe Parties toany
matter pertaining totheobjectives ofthis Convention ;' /. .
e.) toprepare for ..the Conference oftheParties reports onthe work
ofthe Secretariat and onthe implementation ofthis Convention ;
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f-tomaintain and publish alist ofRange States ofallmigratoryspecies included inAppendices Iand II;
g)topromote ,under the direction ofthe Conference oftheParties ,
the conclusion ofAGREEMENTS ;
h) tomaintain and make available tothe .Parties alist ofAGREE­
MENTS and ,ifsorequired bythe Conference ofthe Parties ,to
provide any information onsuch AGREEMENTS ;
i) tomaintain and publish alist ofthe recommendations made bythe Conference ofthe Parties pursuant tosub-paragraphs (e)P
(f)and (g)ofparagraph 5ofArticle VII orofdecisions made
pursuant tosub-paragraph (h)ofthat paragraph ;
j) toprovide fcr the general public information concerning this
Convention and itsobjectives ;and ~*
k)toperform any other function entrusted toitunder this Conven­
tion orbythe Conference ofthe Parties .
ARTICLE X
Arneridment ofthe Convention
This Convention may be amended atany ordinary orextraordinary
meeting ofthe Conference ofthe Parties .
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Proposals Toramendment may bemade byany Party .
The text ofany proposed amendment and the reasons for itshall be
communicated tothe Secretariat atleast one hundred and fifty days
before the meeting atwhich itistobeconsidered and shall promptly be
communicated bythe Secretariat toallParties .Any comments onthe
text bythe Parties shall becommunicated tothe Secretariat not less
than sixty days before the meeting begins .The Secretariat shall ,im­
mediately after the last day for submission ofcomments ,communicate
totheParties allcomments submitted bythat day.

Amendments shall beadopted byatwo-third majority ofParties pres­
ent and voting .
Anamendment adopted shall entur ifito force forallParties which have
accepted itonthefirst day ofthethird month following thedate onwhicn two-thirds ofthe Parties h^ve deposited aninstrument ofac­
cordance with the Depositary .For et|ch Party which deposits aninstru­
ment ofacceptance after the date onwhich two-thirds ofthe Parties
have deposited aninstrument onacceptance ,theamendment shall enter
into force for that Party onthefirst day ofthethird month following
thedeposit ofitsin-strument ofacceptance .
ARTICLE XI
Amendment ofthe Appendices
Appendices Iand IImay beamended atany ordinary orextraordinary
meeting ofthe Conference oftheParties . r
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Proposals foramendment may bemade byany Party .
The text ofany proposed amendment and thereasons forit,based on
the best scientific evidence available ,.shall be communicated tothe
Secretariat atleast one 'hundred and fifty days before the meeting and
shall promptly becommunicated bythe Secretariat toallParties .Any
comments onthetext bythe Parties shall becorfimunicated tothe Sec­
retariat not less than sixty days before the meeting begins .The Sec­
retariat shall -,immediately after the last day for submission ofcom­
ments ,communicate totheParties allcomments submitted bythat day .
Amendments shall beadopted byatwo-thirds majority ofParties pres­
ent and voting .
Anamendment tothe Appendices shall enter into force for allParties
ninety daysafter the meeting ofthe Conference ofthe Parties atwhich
it «va3 adopted ,except for those Parties which make areservation in
accordance with paragraph 6ofthis Article .. -
During the period ofninety days provided for inparagraph 5ofthis
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make areservation with respect tothe amendment .Areservation toan
amendment may bewithdrawn bywritten notification tothe Depositary
and thereupon the amendment shall enter into force forthat Party
ninety days after the reservation iswithdrawn .
ARTICLE XII ' .-
Effect onInternational Conventions and
Other Legislation
1.Nothing inthis Convention shall prejudice the codification and develop­
ment ofthe law ofthe sea bythe United Nations Conference onthe
Law ofthe Sea convened pursuant toResolution 2750 C(XXV )ofthe
General Assembly ofthe United Nations nor the present orfuture
claims and legal views ofany State concerning the law ofthe sea and
thenature andextent ofcoastal and flag State Jurisdiction .
2.The provisions ofthis Convention shall -innoway affect therights or
obligations ofany Party deriving from any existing treaty ,convention
oragreement .
3.The provisions ofthis Convention shall innoway affect theright of
Parties toadopt stricter domestic measures concerning theconservation
ofmigratory species listed inAppendices Iand II-ortoadopt domestic
measures concerning the conservation ofspecies not listed inAppen­
dices Iand II.
ARTICLE XIII
Settlement ofDisputes
1. Any dispute which may arise between two ormore Parties with respect
totheinterpretation orapplication oftheprovisions ofthis Convention
shall besubject tonegotiation between the Parties involved inthe dis­
pute . -
2.Ifthe dispute cannot beresolved inaccordance with paragraph 1of
this Article ,the Parties may ,bymutual consent ,.,submit the dispute
toarbitration ,inparticular that ofthe Permanent Court ofArbitration
atThe 'Hague ,and the Parties submitting the dispute shall bebound
bythe arbitral decision ..

ARTICLE XIV
Réservations
1.The provisions ofthis Convention shall not besubject togeneral re­
servations .Specific reservations mj»,y beentered inaccordance with
theprovisions ofthis Article and Article XI.
2.Any State orany regional economic integration organization may .on
depositing itsinstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval orac­
cession ,enter aspecific reservation with regard tothe presence on
either Appendix IorAppendix IIorboth ,ofany migratory speciesand shall then not beregarded asaParty inregard tothesubject of
that reservation until ninety days after the Depositary has transmitted
tothe Parties notification that .such Reservation has been withdrawn .
ARTICLE XV
^ Signature
This Convention shall beopen ,lorsignature atBonn for allStates and any
regional economic integration organization until the 'twenty-second day of
June ,1980 .
ARTICLE XVI
Ratification ,Acceptance ,Approval
This Convention shall besubject toratification ,acceptance orapproval .Instruments ofratification ,accpetance orapproval shall bedeposited with
the Government ofthe Federal Republic ofGermany ,-which shall bethe
Depositary .
..ARTICLE XVII
Accession
After the twenty-second day ofJune 1980 this Convention shall beopen for
accession byallnon-signatory States and any regional economic integration
organization .Instruments ofaccession shall be^deposited with the Deposi­
tary .- -... ' •

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ARTICLE XVIII
Entry into Force
1.This Convention shall enter into force onthe first day ofthe third
month following the date ofdeposit ofthe fifteenth instrument ofratifi­
cation ,acceptance ,approval oraccession with the Depositary .
2. For each State oreach regional economic integration organization which
ratifies ,accepts orapproves this Convention oraccedes thereto after
the deposit ofthe fifteenth instrument ofratification ,acceptance ,ap­
proval oraccession ,this Convention shall enter into force onthefirst
day ofthe third month following the deposit bysuch State orsuch
organization ofitsinstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval or
accession .
ARTICLE XIX .•
Denunciation
Any Party may denounce this Convention bywritten notification tothe De­
positary atany time .The denuncation shall take effect twelve months after
the Depositary has received thenotification .
ARTICLE XX^
Depositary
1.The original ofthis Convention ,inthe English ,French ,German ,
Russian and Spanish languages ,each version being equally authentic ,
shall bedeposited with the Depositary .The Depositary shall transmit
certified copies ofeach ofthese versions toallStates and allregional
economic integration organizations that h&ve signed the Convention or
deposited instruments ofaccession toit.
2.The Depositary shall ,after consultation with the Governments con­
cerned ,prepare official versions ofthetext ofthis Convention inthe
Arabic and Chinese languages .
3.The Depositary shall' inform allsignatory and acceding States and all
signatory and acceding regional' economic integration organizations and
the Secretariat ofsignatures ,deposit ofinstruments ofratification ,
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acceptance ,approval oraccession ,entry into force ofthis Convention ,
amendments thereto ,specific reservations and notifications ofdenunca -
tion . • ,
4. Assoon asthis Convention enters into force ,acertified copy thereof
shall betransmitted bythe Depositary totheSecretariat ofthe United
Nations forregistration and publication inaccordance with Article 102
oftheCharter ofthe United Nsjtionq .
INWITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned ,being duly authorized tothat ef­
fect ,have ,signed this Convention .
DONE atBonn on 23June 1979 ■ v
« «.
Tat.he name of: .

APPENDIX I
Interpretation
Migratory species included inthis Appendix are referred to:
a) bythe name ofthe species orsubspecies ;or
b)asbeing allofthe migratory species included inahigher taxon
ordesignated part thereof .
Other references totaxa higher than species are for the purposes of
information orclassification only .
The abbreviation "(s.l.)" isused todenote that the scientific name is
used initsextended meaning .
The symbol (-) followed by anumber placed against the name ofa
taxon indicates the exclusion from that taxon ofdesignated geographi­
cally separate populations asfollows :
-101 Peruvian populations .
The symbol (+) followed by anumber placed against the name ofa
species denotes that only designated geographically separate popula­
tions ofthat species are included inthis Appendix ,asfollows :
+201 Northwest African populations
+202 African populations
+203 Upper Amazon populations .
Anasterisk (*) placed against the name ofaspecies indicates that the
species oraseparate population ofthat species orahigher taxon which
includes that species ,isincluded inAppendix II.
M'îk

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f-:■ i .. κ·
» .•«<
./ ,»t_»
•." * '*•■ .C6?;
;'MÀMMAlll À '<(Y -i'Vb; --"/;-
Chiroptera
Molossldaa
Primates
Pongfdae -
Cetacea
Balaenopterîdae
Balaenldae *■
* ' -
Pinnlpodia ,'■, '....
Phocidâo
Perissodactyla
Equidae ■/t•;
Artiodactyla
Camehdae '•;
Cervidae •
Bovidae.» • *
•» !
Procellariiformes
Diomedaidae
Proceliarjidae
CIconiiformes
Ardeidae . .
Ciconiidae
Threskiornithrdae
Anserlformes
Anatidae
Falconiformes
Accipitridae
Gruiformes
Gruidaaι·Γ\Λ
•.•-•y
x.•V. ■
'*r"v;',•»V
AVESTâdarida brasiliensis
*Gorilla gorilla beringe ?
••  
Balaenoptera muscuíus
Megaptera novaGanqiiae
i.Balacna mvsticetus
'Eubalaena qlaciaüs (s.l.)
Monachus monachus *
Equus arevyî
Vicuqna vicugna *-101
Cervus elaohus barbarus
Bos sauveli
.Àddax nasomaculatus
Gazeila cUvieri -
Gazella darna
Gazeila dorcas +201
Diomedea albatrus
Pterodrorna cahow
Pterodroma phaeopygia
■Egretta eulophotes
Cicon iaboyciana
Geronticus eremita
Chloephaga rubidiceps *
Haliaeetus pelagicus *.
Grus japonensis *
Grus leucogeranus *:Grus higricollfs *
■* t. *
ν

Olididae i Chlamydotls undulata*+201
Charadriiformes
Scoiopacidae •' .Numeniusboreatls*
Numeniusbenuirostris *
Laridas ••;Larusaudcuinii
Lsrusreiictus
Larussaundersi
Aicidae Svnthliboramphus antiquuswumizusume
Passcrlformss
Parulidae . Dendroicakîrtlandii
Fringillldae Serinussyriacus
» •»
.•V..REPTILJA
Testudincs ," .
Chsioniidae 1••'•...' .Lepîdochelys kempiî*
Dermocheiidae ;•\* ■...Dermochsiys coriacea*
Peiomedusidaa . 'v Podocnemis expansa*+203
Crocodyha '
Gavialidae - ,'• 1Gaviaiisqanqeticus
* ' .•
''PISCES
Siluriformes 1■ •' '
Schilbeidae •'PanaasîânodorY gîoas
• *·«·· * *
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\
. APPENDIX It
Interpretation
1.Migratory species Included inthis Appendix are referred to:
a)bythe name ofthe species orsubspecies ;or
b)asbeing allofthe migratory species Included inahigher taxon
or .designated part "thereof . , . •
Unless otherwise Indicated ,where reference ismade toataxon higher
that species ,itisunderstood that allthe migratory species within
that taxon could significantly benefit from the conclusion ofAGREE -
vMENTS .
2.The abbreviation "spp."following the name ofaFamily orGenus is
used todenote allmigratory species within that Family orGenus .
3.Other references totaxa higher than species areforpurposes ofinfor­
mation orclassification only .
4.The abbreviation "(s.l.)" Isused toclencte that the .scientific name Is
used initsextended meaning . .'
5.The symbol (+) followed by anumber placed against the name ofa
species orhigher taxon denotes that only designated geographically
separate populations ofthat taxon are included inthis Appendix as
follows :
+201 Asian populations . " . '
6. Asasterisk (*) placed against the name ofaspecies orhigher taxon
indicates that the species oraseparate population ofthat species or
one ormore species Included inthat higher taxon ,are included in
Appendix I.

MAMMALIA
Cétacés
Monodontidae
Proboocidac
Elephsntidae
Sîrenia
Dugongidas
Pinnipociia
Pnocidaa
ArtiodscT'cyla
CameJidaa
Bovldaa
Peleeaniformas
Polecanidae
Ciconiitorroes
Ciconndaa
Threskicrnithidae
phoenicopteridae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Falconiforrnes
Cathartidas
Pandionidae
Accipitridae '
Falcónidas
Gaüíformes
Phasianidae
Gruiformes
Gruidae
Otididae
Charadriiforrnes
Charadnidae
Scolopaciaae
Recurvirostridae
PhaSaropodidaeA VES!'Delphinapterus leucas
Loxodonta afrlcana .
Dugong duqon
Monachus 'rrion3chus *
Vîcugna vicugna *
Qryx damma n
-Gazstia çi3~3il5 +201 ■.
*' *'
Pelecanus crispus
Ciconia ciconia
Ciconia.nicra
Piata !saieucorodia
spp .
Spp.*
Spp .
Pandion haliaetus
spp.*
SPP-
Coturnix coturnix coturnix
Grus spp.*
Ar.thropoides virco
Chiarnydotis unduiata *+201
spp .
spp.*
spp .
spp .

Passe ,--«formes
;Muscicaplcteo '(s.l .aar>^ré^fo.4
Testudînes
CheionUcfaa
Oerrnochsly.'dao
Pclomedusidae
Crocodyiia
CrocodyUdaa
Acipcnseriformes :
Aclpensorida®
Lepîdoptera ' ''
Dûnaidao •spp,*
spp.*
fodocnemis exoêmsa *
crocodslus Dcrosus
PISCES
INSECTAAcspsnser fuivescens
Danaus pfex ?