Proposal for a Council Decision - Proposal for a Council Decision on the Community position to be adopted on certain proposals submitted to the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Bangkok, Thailand, 2 - 14 October 2004
Date: 2004-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: international convention, international trade, marketing, protected species, protection of animal life, protection of plant life

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.7.2004 
COM(2004) 529 final 

2004/0182 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

Proposal for a Council Decision on the Community position to be adopted on certain 
proposals submitted to the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES), Bangkok, Thailand, 2 – 14 October 2004 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES will be held in Bangkok, 
Thailand, from 2 – 14 October 2004. 

The  text  of  the  Convention  was  amended  in  1983  to  allow  Regional  Economic 
Integration Organisations such as the EC to become a Party (the so-called Gaborone 
amendment).  However,  an  insufficient  number  of  Parties  have  ratified  this 
amendment in order for it to come into effect.  

In  view  of  the  effects  of  decisions  taken  by  the  Conference  of  the  Parties  on  the 
implementation of the Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on 
the  protection  of  species  of  wild  fauna  and  flora  by  regulating  trade  therein1,  it  is 
necessary to adopt a Community position on proposals submitted to the Conference. 

Draft Resolutions and discussion papers on interpretation and implementation of the 
Convention and proposals to amend the appendices prepared by Member States or by 
the  Commission  were  discussed  by  the  Committee  of  Member  States  constituted 
under Council Regulation 338/97 at a meeting on 20 April 2004. All proposals and 
working  documents  that  were  approved  were  subsequently  submitted  to  the  CITES 
Secretariat  by  the  relevant  Member  State  or  the  Presidency  on  behalf  of  all  the 
Member States. Among the proposals submitted were ones concerning amendments 
to the appendices and a number of resolutions and discussion papers on matters such 
as compliance and personal effects. 

On 8 June, the Commission services held an informal meeting with experts from the 
Member States to discuss the issues to be debated at the Conference of the Parties. 
On  9  June,  the  Commission  services  held  a  consultation  meeting  with  interested 
NGOs  at  which  those  NGOs  were  given  an  opportunity  to  set  out  their  views  on 
these issues. 

Some  documents  for  the  Conference  were  not  available  in  sufficient  time  for  the 
Commission to propose a Community position at the present time. The Commission 
therefore proposes that the position on these issues be established during the meeting 
in accordance with Article 2 of the draft Council Decision. 

The  business  of  the  Conference  falls  into  three  parts:  strategic  and  administrative 
matters, interpretation and implementation of the Convention and proposals to amend 
the appendices. As the Community is not a Party to the Convention the first does not 
generally  impact  on  Council  Regulation  338/97.  The  second  part  represents  the 
evolution of the Convention and is of considerable technical importance. However, it 
is  the  amendments  to  the  appendices  (levels  of  protection  afforded  to  different 
species) that will inevitably attract most public attention. Here the most critical issues 
are:  whales  and  dolphins,  elephants,  the  African  lion,  fish  and  shellfish,  (including 
the humphead wrasse and the European date mussel) and timber (especially ramin). 

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OJ L61 of 03.03.1997, p.1 

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There  are  two  annexes  to  the  proposed  Council  Decision.  Annex  I  outlines  the 
Community position on the critical issues listed above. Annex II contains proposed 
Community  positions  on  Conference  agenda  items  for  which  documents  were 
available by 8 June 2004. 

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2004/0182 (ACC) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

Proposal for a Council Decision on the Community position to be adopted on certain 
proposals submitted to the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
(CITES), Bangkok, Thailand, 2 – 14 October 2004 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 
133 and Article 300, paragraph 2, second indent, thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 
is  implemented  in  the  Community  by  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  338/97  of  9 
December 19963; 

proposals  for  Resolutions  of  the  Conference  of  the  Parties  and  amendments  to  the 
Appendices  of  the  Convention  will,  in  most  cases,  affect  the  Community  legislation 
concerned; 

in  such  circumstances  where  Community  rules  have  been  established  for  the 
attainment  of  the  objectives  of  the  Treaty,  the  Member  States  cannot  outside  the 
framework of the Community institutions assume obligations which might affect those 
rules or alter their scope; 

(4) 

the Community has not yet been able to become a contracting party to the Convention; 

(5) 

in such circumstances the Community position should be represented by the Member 
States acting jointly in the Community interest and within the framework of a common 
position decided by the Council, 

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OJ L61 of 03.03.1997, p.1 

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HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:  

Article 1 

The position of the Community, to be represented by the Member States, acting jointly in the 
Community interest, at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
International  Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, shall be in accordance 
with the positions contained in the Annexes to this Decision. 

Article 2 

Where  the  position  referred  to  in  Article  1  is  likely  to  be  affected  by  new  scientific  or 
technical information presented before or during the meeting of the Conference of the Parties 
or  where  proposals  are  made  in  matters  not  yet  the  subject  of  a  Community  position,  a 
position  shall  be  established  on  the  proposal  concerned  through  on  the  spot  co-ordination 
before the Conference of the Parties is called to vote on it. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

To Council Decision of ……………2004 concerning the Community Position to be 
adopted on key issues to be discussed at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties 
to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
Flora (CITES), Bangkok, Thailand 2 – 14 October 2004 

A. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

B. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 

The Community’s position on proposals for amendment of the appendices should be 
based on the conservation status of the species concerned. It should take account of 
the  contribution  that  CITES  controls  can  make  towards  improvement  of  the 
conservation  status,  while  acknowledging  the  efforts  of  those  countries  that  have 
implemented effective conservation measures. 

The  Community  should  also  ensure  that  the  decisions  taken  at  the  Conference 
maximise the efficiency of CITES by minimising unnecessary administrate burdens 
by  achieving  practical  and  workable  solutions  to  implementation  problems  and  by 
ensuring  that  Parties’  resources  are  directed  towards  issues  of  real  conservation 
concern.  

The  Community  should  seek  to  achieve  greater  synergies  with  other  Multilateral 
Environmental  Agreements  concerning  Biodiversity,  such  as  the  Convention  on 
Biological Diversity. The decisions taken at the Conference should contribute to the 
achievement  of  target  endorsed  by  the  World  Summit  on  Sustainable Development 
and  the  Convention  on  Biological  Diversity  of  halting  global  decline  in  biological 
diversity by 2010. 

SPECIFIC ISSUES 

Concerning  commercial  whaling,  no  decision  should  be  taken  that  undermines  the 
primacy  of  the  International  Whaling  Commission  on  this  matter.  Consequently, 
there  should  be  no  return  to  commercial  whaling  until  the  IWC  deems  that  the 
appropriate management controls are in place and separate decisions have been taken 
by  the  IWC  on  the  resumption  of  commercial  whaling.  Concerning  the  Irrawaddy 
dolphin, the Community will support proportionate measures to better regulate trade 
in live specimens.  

Concerning  elephants,  the  Community  is  unwilling  to  agree  to  resumption  in 
commercial  ivory  trade  until  it  is  satisfied  that  there  are  adequate  mechanisms  in 
place to ensure that there will be no resulting increase in illegal killing of elephants.  

Concerning the African lion, the Community is not fully convinced that Appendix I 
listing  of  this  species  is  the  best  means  to  address  the  problems  concerning  its 
conservation.  The  Community  will  work  to  achieve  an  outcome  on  this  issue  that 
will have the support of all range States. 

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5. 

Concerning  the  management  and  conservation  of  great  white  shark,  humphead 
wrasse  and  European  date  mussel,  the  Community  is  favourably  disposed  towards 
measures for stricter regulation of international trade  

Concerning  ramin,  the  Community  supports  Indonesia’s  proposal  for  Appendix  II 
listing  of  this  group  of  species  in  order  to  help  combat  its  illegal  logging  in  range 
States.  

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ANNEX II 

To Council Decision of ………….2004 on the Community position to be adopted on 
certain proposals submitted to the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).  
Bangkok, Thailand, 2 – 14 October 2004 

+ indicates a position in favour 

Brackets indicate a more tentative position 

- indicates a position against.  

0 indicates an open position  

1. 

WORKING DOCUMENTS 

1.1. 

STRATEGIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 

Item No.  

Proponent 

Comments 

Position 

1.1 

1.2 

10 

11.1 

11.2 

11.3 

12.1.1 

12.1.2 

12.2 

12.3 

12.4 

12.5 

Use of secret ballots 

Rules of Procedure 

Secretariat 

Note document. Speak against use of secret ballots 

Secretariat 

Agreed by the Standing Committee 

Strategic vision 
Recommends  revision  of  the  Strategic  plan  in  a  Standing 
Committee Working Group  
Review of Scientific Committees 
Proposal seeks full review of both main Committees 

Secretariat 

AU 

Improving Regional communication and representation 
Recommends various measures to improve effectiveness 

Standard  nomenclature  and operation  of  the  Nomenclature 
Committee  
Proposal elaborates procedures for this Committee 

Animals  and 
Plants 
Committees 
MX 

Assessment of Committees’ effectiveness is unfair. 
A  less  radical  review  could  be  suggested  in 
response to the reports of the Committee Chairs. 

No  objection  in  principle.  Consider  in  context  of 
Nomenclature Committee report  

Achieving  greater 
implementation  
Outcome of April 2004 workshop 

synergy 

in  CITES 

and  CBD 

IE(EU), KE 

Take CBD proposals together 

NA 

Take CBD proposals together 

Synergy  between  CITES  and  CBD:  Sustainable  use 
principles and guidelines 
Proposal tries to incorporate CBD considerations into non-
detriment findings 

CITES and IWC  
Proposal urges IWC to speed its efforts to reach a decision 
on commercial whaling 

Co-operation with FAO  
Proposal seeks adoption of US-JP MoU text 

JP 

JP 

Revision  of  Res.  Conf.  12.4  on  co-operation  between 
CITES and CCAMLR regarding toothfish 

AU 

Statements from representatives of other conventions and 
agreements 

The  substance  of  the  proposal  is  not  inadmissible 
but  the  language  is  provocative.  The  Community 
should  defend  the  present  Appendix  I  whale 
listings. 
The Standing Committee is  mandated to deal with 
this. Referral back to the CoP is less likely to result 
in a timely conclusion of the MoU.  
Most changes are linguistic 

this  occasion 

to  draw  attention 

Use 
the 
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for 
Food  and  Agriculture,  which  has  recently  entered 
into force. 

to 

0 

+ 

+ 

(-) 

(+) 

+ 

(+) 

0 

0 

(+) 

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1.2 

INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION 

1.2.1.  Review of Resolutions and Decisions 

Item No.  
16 

Review of Resolutions 
Reviews  Resolutions  on  CoP  documents,  pre-Convention 
specimens,  Appendix  I  quotas,  personal  and  household 
effects, captive breeding and annotations  

1.2.2.  Regular and special reports 

Proponent 
Secretariat 

Comments 
Most  amendments  are 
personal effects Resolution to working group 

technical.  Refer  draft 

Position 
(+) 

Item No.  
18 

Reporting requirements 

Proponent 
Secretariat 

Comments 

Position 
+ 

19.1 

19.2 

19.3 

19.4 

Leopard – Amendment to the export quota of Namibia 
Increase from 100 to 250 sought 

Leopard – Amendment to the export quota of South Africa 
Increase from 75 to 150 is sought 

Black rhino – export quota for Namibia 
Quota of 5 is sought 

Black rhino – export quota for South Africa 
Quota of 10 is sought 

NA 

ZA 

NA 

ZA 

Quota should specify “5 adult males” 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

1.2.3.  General compliance issues 

Item No.  
24 

Revision  of  Res.  Conf.  11.3  on  compliance  and 
enforcement 
Amends  Resolution  to  cover  Appendix  I  species  and 
reinstate infraction reports 

Proponent 
KE 

Comments 
A  separate  Resolution  on  Appendix  I  species 
would be more appropriate 

Position 
(-) 

25 

Guidelines on compliance 

IE(EU) 

+ 

1.2.4. 

Species trade and conservation issues 

Item No.  
26 

Conservation of and trade in great apes 

Proponent 
IE(EU) 

Comments 

Position 
+ 

29.2 

29.3 

30 

Illegal ivory trade and control of markets 
Proposal seeks a 20-year moratorium on ivory exports 

Conditions for the export of registered stocks of ivory 
Proposal  seeks  to  reopen  and  tighten  decisions  agreed  at 
SC49 

KE 

KE 

Conservation of and trade in rhinoceroses 
Recommends  deletion  of  Res.  Conf.  9.14  or  easing  of 
reporting requirements 

Secretariat 

Proposal  is  contrary  to  regime  agreed  at  CoP  12. 
and  is  factually  unsound.  However,  there  are 
elements that could be supported. 
Community  should  not  support  re-opening  of 
Standing  Committee  decisions  on 
issue. 
However,  there  are  elements  in  the  proposal  that 
could be supported. 
Favour  consolidation  of  enforcement  resolutions 
and rationalisation of reporting requirements 

this 

32 

Conservation of Saiga tatarica 

37.2 

40 

Completion of Decision 12.60 – sea cucumbers  
Proposal seeks a mandate to continue work after CoP 13 

Evaluation of Review of Significant Trade 
A  study  to  review  the  effectiveness  of  the  process  is 
proposed 

IE(EU) 

EC 

Secretariat 

Agreed by Animals and Plants Committees 

(-) 

(-) 

(-)- 

+ 

+ 

+ 

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1.2.5.  Trade control and marking issues 

Item No.  
41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 

52 

53 

Introduction from the sea 
Proposal  seeks  to  confer  responsibility  for  non-detriment 
finding on flag State of vessel that takes the specimen 

Commercial trade in Appendix I species 
Proposal  greatly  extends  definition  of  “commercial 
purposes” 
Management of annual export quotas 
The  Standing  Committee  working  group  on  this  issue  has 
not completed its work 
Use of ATA Carnets 

Electronic licensing and permit systems 

Issuance of retrospective permits 

Proponent 
US 

IL 

Secretariat 

Secretariat 

IE(EU) 

IE(EU) 

Revision of Res. Conf. 12.3 with regard to the use of source 
code “R” 
Amended definition of source code proposed 

Use of marks and numbers in lieu of bill of lading numbers 
for timber 
Proposal suggests marks and numbers as an alternative to 
bill of lading 

Production systems for specimens of CITES-listed species 
Working group proposed to deal with this issue 

Specimens in international trade under exemption 
Proposal defines “country of origin” for specimens that no 
longer benefit from exemption 

Review of resolutions on plants and plant trade 
Attempt to clarify definition of artificial propagation 

Revision  of  Res.  Conf.  10.13  on  timber  (definition  of 
mahogany plywood) 

Revision  of  Resolution  Conf.  9.10  (rev.)  on  disposal  of 
illegally traded, confiscated and accumulated specimens 
Proposal restricts scope for disposal 

US 

US 

US 

CH 

US 

US 

KE 

Comments 
Worthy  of  discussion  but  possible  conflict  with 
Article  III(5),  Article  IV(6)  and  Article  XIV  of 
Convention. Favour referral to Standing Committee 
after CoP 13 
Not  in  conformity  with  Council  Reg.  338/97. 
Could affect bona fide transactions where money is 
exchanged to cover costs 
Extends  mandate  of  Styanding  Committee 
Working Group to CoP 14 

Favour  consideration  of  this  issue  under  the 
working group proposed in Doc. 49 

Further technical discussions necessary at CoP 

Conforms  to  custom  and  practice  in  most  MS  – 
support in principle 

Position 
0 

- 

+ 

+ 

+ 

0 

+ 

+ 

+ 

(+) 

+ 

(+) 

1.2.6.  Exemptions and special trade provisions 

Item No.  
55.1 

55.2 

55.3 

56.3.2 

Personal and household effects 
Proposal  limits  cases  where  export  permits  would  be 
required 

Proponent 
CN 

Comments 
A working group will be required on this issue 

Position 
0 

Amendments  to  Resolution  Conf.  12.9  on  personal  and 
household effects 

IE(EU) 

A working group will be required on this issue 

Amendments  to  Resolution  Conf.  12.9  on  personal  and 
household effects 
Limited exemption proposed for dried seahorses 

Relationship  between  ex  situ  breeding  and 
conservation of Appendix I species 
Proposal  encourages  ex-situ  breeders  to  share  economic 
benefits 

in  situ 

AU 

MX 

A working group will be required on this issue. The 
10  cm  minimum  size  for  seahorses  must  be 
considered. 

Consider  in  the  light  of  CBD  agenda  documents. 
Outcome  should  be  in  conformity  with  CBD 
decisions on access and benefit sharing. Should be 
presented as recommendations only. 

(+) 

(+) 

(-) 

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1.2.7.  Amendment of the appendices 

Item No.  
57 

Revision of Res. Conf. 9.24 on listing criteria  

Proponent 
Secretariat 

59.1 

59.2 

61 

Standard nomenclature for birds 
Proposal  suggests  new  references  for  certain  taxonomic 
groups  

Conservation of and trade in Chamaeleo excubitor 
Proposal  seeks  recognition  of  this  taxon  as  a  separate 
species 

Inclusion of species in Appendix III 
Proposal seeks to regulate use and application of Appendix 
III listings 

MX 

KE 

CH 

Comments 
 Avail of opportunities to improve current draft but 
do not block consensus on a final text. 
Oppose for procedural reasons. MX could raise this 
issue  in  response  to  Nomenclature  Committee 
report 

Oppose for procedural reasons. KE could raise this 
issue  in  response  to  Nomenclature  Committee 
report 

1.2.8.  Other themes and issues 

Item No.  
62.1 

62.2 

Bushmeat working group 
Draft Resoultion overlaps with Document 62.2 and 26 
Bushmeat 

Comments 

Proponent 
Secretariat 

IE(EU) 

2. 

LISTING PROPOSALS 

Position 
(+) 

- 

- 

+ 

Position 
(+) 

+ 

Proposal 

Proponent 
IE (EU) 

CH* 

Comments 
Scope  is  broader  than  CH  proposal  and  wording  is 
preferable 
Proposal does not cover most vaccines 

Position 
+ 

(+) 

Prop No 
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

Taxon/Detail 
Amend  annexes  to  exclude  fossils 
and certain biological samples 
Amend  annexes  to  exclude  fossils 
and certain biological samples  

Orcaella brevirostris 

Balaenoptera acutorostrata  
(3 stocks) 

Lynx rufus 

Panthera leo 

Loxodonta africana (NA population) 
Amend annotation to allow 
annual  export  of  2000  kg  raw  ivory, 
commercial  trade  in  worked  ivory 
goods  and  commercial 
in 
leather/hair goods  

trade 

Loxodonta africana (ZA population) 
allow 
annotation 
Amend 
commercial trade in leather goods  

to 

Ceratotherium  simum  simum  (SZ 
population) 
To facilitate trade in live animals and 
hunting trophies 

Consider Appendix II with zero quota 

Proposal  is  premature  in  the  absence  of  a  decision  from 
IWC on resumption of commercial whaling. In the absence 
of  an  adequate  verification  regime  there  are  compelling 
enforcement objections 
Appendix II listing required for lookalike reasons 

Given  the  types  of  specimens  in  international  trade,  the 
proposal  does  not  demonstrate  that  this  trade  is  the  main 
cause of decline.  
A decision on annual quota is premature but trade in leather 
goods could be considered. 

II – I 

I – II 

II-0 

II-I 

TH 

JP 

US 

KE 

II–II 

NA 

II–II 

ZA 

I-II 

SZ 

Subject  to  establishment  of  an  export  quota  for  hunting 
trophies 

0 

- 

- 

0 

0 

(+) 

(+) 

+ 

0 

10 

Haliaeetus leucocephalus 

11 

Cacatua sulphurea 

I-II 

II–I 

US 

ID 

Annex  A  status  would  remain  for  compatibility  with  Birds 
Directive 

Illegal  trade  is  the  major  problem  and  Appendix  I  listing 
will  not,  of  itself,  address  this.  However,  it  could  allow 
better verification of captive bred specimens 

EN 

11 

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Prop No 
12 

Taxon/Detail 
Agapornis roseicollis 

Proposal 
II-0 

Proponent 
NA/US 

Comments 
Subject  to  lookalike  issues  concerning  juvenile  specimens. 
Population data for some range States is weak. 
Species is not endangered and most trade is already illegal 

US should consider Appendix III listing 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

Subject to taxonomic considerations 

In favour in principle subject to further clarification by CU 
and IUCN 
Subject to views of IUCN  

Subject to views of IUCN 

Proposal  is  weak  and  does  not  demonstrate  that  trade  is 
significant 
Proposal  is  weak  and  does  not  demonstrate  that  trade  is 
significant 
Proposal  is  weak  and  does  not  demonstrate  that  trade  is 
significant 
Proposal  is  weak  and  does  not  demonstrate  that  trade  is 
significant  –  species  already  protected  in  KE  –  consider 
Appendix III 
Proposal  is  weak  and  does  not  demonstrate  that  trade  is 
significant  –  species  already  protected  in  KE  -  consider 
Appendix III 
Support  listing  but  not  zero  quota,  for  which  no  adequate 
case has been made 

MX 

US 

MG 

US 

ID 

US 

ID 

US 

US 

ID 

US/ID 

CU 

NA 

ZM 

MG 

MG 

MG 

KE 

KE 

AU 

FJ/ IE(EU)/ 
US 
CH* 

IT/SI (EU)  Will  entail  Annex  A  listing  in  conformity  with  Habitats 

Directive 

CH* 

BW/  NA/ 
ZA 
TH 

Support in principle, subject to clarification that annotation 
does not undermine the making of non-detriment findings  
Subject to enforcement considerations 

Position 
0 

(-) 

0 

+ 

+ 

(+) 

+ 

(+) 

+ 

+ 

(+) 

+ 

(+) 

(+) 

(+) 

0 

0 

0 

(-) 

(-) 

(+) 

+ 

+ 

+ 

+ 

(+) 

+ 

+ 

II–0 

TH 

Subject to enforcement considerations 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Amazona finschi 

Passerina ciris 

Pyxis arachnoides. 

Malayemys spp. 

Malayemys subtrijuga 

Notochelys spp. 

Notochelys platynota 

Amyda spp. 

Carettochelidae spp. 

Carettochelys insculpta 

Chelodina mccordi 

II–I 

0-II 

II-I 

0-II 

0-II 

0–II 

0–II 

0–II 

0–II 

0–II 

0–II 

Crocodylus acutus (CU population) 

I–II 

Crocodylus 
population) 

niloticus 

(NA 

I–II 

Crocodylus niloticus (ZA population) 

II-II 

Uroplatus spp. 

Langaha spp. 

Stephonis (Lycodryas) citrinus 

Atheris desaixi 

31 

Bitis worthingtoni 

32 

33 

34 

35 

36 

37 

38 

39 

Carcharadon carcharias 

Cheilinus undulatus 

Ornithoptera spp., Trogonoptera spp. 
and Troides spp.. 
Deletion of “sensu d’Abrera” 

Lithophaga lithophaga . 

Helioporidae  spp.,  Tubiporidae  spp., 
Scleractina  spp.,  milleporidae  spp., 
and Stylsteridae spp. 
Amended definition of “fossil” 

Hoodia spp. 

Euphorbiaceae (Appendix II taxa) 
Exempt 
propagated 
artificially 
specimens  of  E.  lactea  under  certain 
conditions 

Euphorbiaceae (Appendix II taxa) 
Exempt 
propagated 
artificially 
specimens  of  E.  millii  under  certain 
conditions 

0-II 

0-II 

0-II 

0–II 

0-II 

0–II 

0–II 

II–II 

0–II 

II-II 

0-II 

II–0 

EN 

12 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prop No 
40 

41 

42 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

49 

Taxon/Detail 
Orchidaceae spp. 
in 
Annotation 
Appendix II  to  exclude  artificially 
propagated  hybrids  under  certain 
conditions 

of  Orchidaceae 

of  Orchidaceae 

Orchidaceae spp. 
Annotation 
in 
Appendix II  to  exclude  artificially 
propagated  hybrids  under  certain 
conditions 

Phalaenopsis spp. 
Amendment  of  annotation  agreed  at 
CoP 12 to benefit shipments of 20 or 
more plants 

Cattleya trianaei 

Vanda coerulea 

Cistanche deserticola 
Addition  of  annotation  to  cover  all 
parts  and  derivatives  except  seeds, 
flasked seedlings and cut flowers 

Proposal 
II–0 

Proponent 
TH 

Comments 
Less restrictive than CH proposal 
Consider all orchid annotation proposals together. Try to get 
a solution that has low conservation risks but is simple and 
workable 

Position 
(+) 

II–0 

CH 

Consider all orchid annotation proposals together. Try to get 
a solution that has low conservation risks but is simple and 
workable 

II-0 

CH* 

Consider all orchid annotation proposals together. Try to get 
a solution that has low conservation risks but is simple and 
workable 

I-II 

I-II 

II–II 

CO 

TH 

CN 

Annotation should exempt finished products 

Chrysalidocarpus (Dypsis) decipiens 

II–I 

MG 

Taxus wallichiana 
Amend 
include 
chemical  derivatives  but  not finished 
pharmaceutical products 

annotation 

to 

II-II 

CN/ US 

Proposal  is  weak  and  unsubstantiated.  Favour  Appendix  II 
listing with an annotation to control seeds 
Consider  both  yew  proposals  together.  Subject  to  detailed 
consideration of annotation 

Taxus  chinensis,  T.  cuspidate,  T. 
fauna,  T 
all 
sumatrana 
intraspecific taxa 

and 

Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp 
to 
Extend  A.  malaccensis 
cover  main  agarwood  producing 
genera.  

listing 

0-II 

CN/ US 

Consider  both  yew  proposals  together.  Subject  to  detailed 
consideration of annotation 

0-II 

ID 

Subject to provision of an appropriate annotation 

(+) 

(+) 

+ 

+ 

(+) 

- 

(+) 

(+) 

(+) 

+ 

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Gonystylus spp. 

III-II 

ID 

*as Depositary Government at the request of the relevant Committee 

EN 

13 

   EN