Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/6 of 6 January 2025 prohibiting the introduction into the Union of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770
Date: 2025-01-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission
Subjects: animal life, import (EU), import restriction, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, third country








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2025/6


7.1.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/6
of 6 January 2025
         
prohibiting the introduction into the Union of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (1), and in particular Article 4(6), points (a) and (b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the Commission may establish restrictions to the introduction of specimens of certain species of fauna and flora into the Union.












(2)


The current list of species for which the introduction into the Union is prohibited was established in December 2023 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770 (2).












(3)


Taking into account the recommendations made by the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at its 77th meeting, the Scientific Review Group concluded that the prohibition of the introduction into the Union is no longer required for the specimens of the following species: Trioceros montium and Trioceros quadricornis from Cameroon; and Trioceros feae from Equatorial Guinea.












(4)


The Scientific Review Group has also concluded that, based on the most recent information, the prohibition of the introduction into the Union is no longer required for the specimens of the following species: Mantella cowanii, Mantella crocea, Mantella viridis and Scaphiophryne gottlebei from Madagascar; and Varanus dumerilii, Varanus jobiensis and Varanus salvadorii from Indonesia.












(5)


The measures in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora established under Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The introduction into the Union of specimens of the species of wild fauna and flora set out in the Annex from the countries of origin indicated therein, is prohibited.


Article 2
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770 is repealed.
References to the repealed Implementing Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 January 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1997/338/2023-05-20.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2770 of 12 December 2023 prohibiting the introduction into the Union of specimens of certain species of wild fauna and flora (OJ L, 2023/2770, 13.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2770/oj).




ANNEX






(1)


Specimens of species included in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of which the introduction into the Union is prohibited









Species


Source(s) covered


Specimen(s) covered


Countries of origin


Basis in Article 4(6), Point:





FAUNA







CHORDATA








MAMMALIA







ARTIODACTYLA






Bovidae






Capra falconeri



Wild


Hunting trophies


Uzbekistan


(a)





CARNIVORA






Canidae






Canis lupus



Wild


Hunting trophies


Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Türkiye


(a)





Ursidae






Ursus arctos



Wild


Hunting trophies


Kazakhstan


(a)





Ursus thibetanus



Wild


Hunting trophies


Russia


(a)





PROBOSCIDEA






Elephantidae






Loxodonta africana



Wild


Hunting trophies


Cameroon


(a)














(2)


Specimens of species included in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of which the introduction into the Union is prohibited









Species


Source(s) covered


Specimen(s) covered


Countries of origin


Basis in Article 4(6), Point:





FAUNA







CHORDATA








MAMMALIA







ARTIODACTYLA






Bovidae






Ovis bochariensis



Wild


All


Uzbekistan


(b)





Cervidae






Cervus elaphus bactrianus



Wild


All


Uzbekistan


(b)





Moschidae






Moschus moschiferus



Wild


All


Russia


(b)





CARNIVORA






Eupleridae






Cryptoprocta ferox



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Felidae






Panthera leo



Wild


All


Ethiopia


(b)





Odobenidae






Odobenus rosmarus



Wild


All


Greenland


(b)





PRIMATES






Cercopithecidae






Cercopithecus dryas



Wild


All


Democratic Republic of the Congo


(b)





Piliocolobus badius (synonym Colobus badius)


Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Piliocolobus temminckii



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Pitheciidae






Chiropotes chiropotes



Wild


All


Guyana


(b)






AVES







CICONIIFORMES






Balaenicipitidae






Balaeniceps rex



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





FALCONIFORMES






Accipitridae






Accipiter erythropus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Accipiter melanoleucus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Accipiter ovampensis



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Aquila rapax



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Aviceda cuculoides



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Gyps africanus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Gyps bengalensis



Wild


All


Afghanistan, India


(b)





Gyps indicus



Wild


All


Afghanistan, India


(b)





Gyps rueppellii



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Gyps tenuirostris



Wild


All


India


(b)





Hieraaetus ayresii



Wild


All


Cameroon, Guinea, Togo


(b)





Hieraaetus spilogaster



Wild


All


Guinea, Togo


(b)





Lophaetus occipitalis



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Macheiramphus alcinus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Polemaetus bellicosus



Wild


All


Cameroon, Guinea, Tanzania, Togo


(b)





Spizaetus africanus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Stephanoaetus coronatus



Wild


All


Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Tanzania, Togo


(b)





Terathopius ecaudatus



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





Torgos tracheliotus



Wild


All


Cameroon, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania


(b)





Trigonoceps occipitalis



Wild


All


Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea


(b)





Urotriorchis macrourus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Falconidae






Falco chicquera



Wild


All


Guinea, Togo


(b)





Sagittariidae






Sagittarius serpentarius



Wild


All


Cameroon, Guinea, Tanzania, Togo


(b)





GRUIFORMES






Gruidae






Balearica regulorum



Wild


All


Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe


(b)





Bugeranus carunculatus



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





PSITTACIFORMES






Psittacidae






Agapornis pullarius



Wild


All


Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Togo


(b)





Coracopsis vasa



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Deroptyus accipitrinus



Wild


All


Suriname


(b)





Poicephalus fuscicollis



Wild


All


Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Togo


(b)





Poicephalus gulielmi



Wild


All


Cameroon, Congo, Guinea


(b)





Pyrrhura caeruleiceps



Wild


All


Colombia


(b)





Pyrrhura pfrimeri



Wild


All


Brazil


(b)





Pyrrhura subandina



Wild


All


Colombia


(b)





STRIGIFORMES






Strigidae






Asio capensis



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Bubo lacteus



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Bubo poensis



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Glaucidium capense



Wild


All


Rwanda


(b)





Glaucidium perlatum



Wild


All


Cameroon, Guinea


(b)





Ptilopsis leucotis



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)





Scotopelia bouvieri



Wild


All


Cameroon


(b)





Scotopelia peli



Wild


All


Guinea


(b)






REPTILIA







SAURIA






Agamidae






Uromastyx dispar



Wild


All


Mali, Sudan


(b)





Uromastyx geyri



Wild


All


Mali, Niger


(b)





Chamaeleonidae






Chamaeleo africanus



Wild


All


Niger


(b)





Chamaeleo gracilis



Wild


All


Benin, Ghana


(b)




Ranched


All


Benin


(b)





Chamaeleo senegalensis



Wild


All


Benin, Ghana, Togo


(b)




Ranched


Snout to vent length greater than 6 cm


Benin, Togo


(b)





Furcifer labordi



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Trioceros deremensis



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





Trioceros fuelleborni



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





Trioceros perreti



Wild


All


Cameroon


(b)





Trioceros serratus



Wild


All


Cameroon


(b)





Trioceros werneri



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





Trioceros wiedersheimi



Wild


All


Cameroon


(b)





Cordylidae






Cordylus rhodesianus



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Cordylus tropidosternum



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Cordylus vittifer



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Smaug mossambicus



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Gekkonidae






Phelsuma borai



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Phelsuma gouldi



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Phelsuma hoeschi



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Phelsuma ravenala



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Scincidae






Corucia zebrata



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)





Varanidae






Varanus albigularis



Wild


All


Tanzania


(b)





Varanus beccarii



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)




 


 


 


 


 





Varanus exanthematicus



Wild


All


Benin


(b)




Ranched


Greater than 20 cm snout-vent length


Benin


(b)




 


 


 


 


 





Varanus niloticus



Wild


All


Benin, Togo


(b)




Ranched


Greater than 25 cm snout-vent length


Benin


(b)




Ranched


All


Togo


(b)




 


 


 


 


 





Varanus spinulosus



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)





SERPENTES






Boidae






Candoia carinata



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Pythonidae






Liasis fuscus



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Morelia boeleni



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Python bivittatus



Wild


All


China


(b)





Python molurus



Wild


All


China


(b)





Python regius



Wild


All


Benin, Guinea


(b)





TESTUDINES






Emydidae






Chrysemys picta



All


Live


All


(d)





Geoemydidae






Cuora amboinensis



Wild


All


Indonesia, Malaysia


(b)





Heosemys spinosa



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Leucocephalon yuwonoi



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Malayemys subtrijuga



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Notochelys platynota



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Siebenrockiella crassicollis



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Podocnemididae






Erymnochelys madagascariensis



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Peltocephalus dumerilianus



Wild


All


Guyana


(b)





Podocnemis unifilis



Wild


All


Suriname


(b)





Testudinidae






Centrochelys sulcata



Ranched


All


Benin, Togo


(b)





Indotestudo forstenii



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Kinixys erosa



Wild


All


Democratic Republic of the Congo, Togo


(b)





Kinixys homeana



Wild


All


Benin, Ghana, Togo


(b)




Ranched


All


Benin


(b)




Ranched


Greater than 8 cm straight carapace length


Togo


(b)





Kinixys nogueyi



Wild


All


Benin, Ghana


(b)




Ranched


Greater than 5 cm straight carapace length


Benin


(b)





Kinixys spekii



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Kinixys zombensis



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Manouria emys



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Manouria impressa



Wild


All


Viet Nam


(b)





Stigmochelys pardalis



Wild


All


Uganda


(b)





Testudo horsfieldii



Wild


All


Kazakhstan


(b)





Trionychidae






Amyda cartilaginea



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Pelochelys cantorii



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)






AMPHIBIA







ANURA






Conrauidae






Conraua goliath



Wild


All


Cameroon


(b)





Dendrobatidae






Hyloxalus azureiventris



Wild


All


Peru


(b)





Mantellidae






Mantella aurantiaca



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Mantella pulchra



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)






ACTINOPTERI







ANGUILLIFORMES






Anguillidae






Anguilla anguilla



Wild


All


All


(b)




Ranched


All


All


(b)





PERCIFORMES






Labridae






Cheilinus undulatus



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





SYNGNATHIFORMES






Syngnathidae






Hippocampus algiricus



Wild


All


Guinea, Senegal


(b)





Hippocampus barbouri



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Hippocampus comes



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Hippocampus erectus



Wild


All


Brazil


(b)





Hippocampus histrix



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Hippocampus kelloggi



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Hippocampus kuda



Wild


All


China, Indonesia


(b)





Hippocampus spinosissimus



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)






ARTHROPODA








ARACHNIDA







SCORPIONES






Scorpionidae






Pandinus imperator



Wild


All


Benin, Ghana, Togo


(b)




Ranched


All


Benin, Ghana, Togo


(b)






INSECTA







LEPIDOPTERA






Papilionidae






Ornithoptera priamus



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)




Ranched


All


Solomon Islands


(b)





Ornithoptera victoriae



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)




Ranched


All


Solomon Islands


(b)






MOLLUSCA








BIVALVIA







VENEROIDA






Tridacnidae






Hippopus hippopus



Wild


All


Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna crocea



Wild


All


Cambodia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna derasa



Wild


All


Fiji, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna gigas



Wild


All


Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna maxima



Wild


All


Cambodia, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna noae



Wild


All


Fiji, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu


(b)





Tridacna rosewateri



Wild


All


Mozambique


(b)





Tridacna squamosa



Wild


All


Cambodia, Fiji, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Viet Nam


(b)





Tridacna mbalavuana



Wild


All


Tonga


(b)






GASTROPODA







MESOGASTROPODA






Strombidae






Strombus gigas



Wild


All


Grenada, Haiti


(b)






CNIDARIA








ANTHOZOA







HELIOPORACEA






Helioporidae






Heliopora coerulea



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)





SCLERACTINIA





Scleractinia spp.


Wild


All


Ghana


(b)





Agariciidae






Agaricia agaricites



Wild


All


Haiti


(b)





Caryophylliidae






Catalaphyllia jardinei



Wild


All


Solomon Islands


(b)





Euphyllia divisa



Wild


Live corals except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Euphyllia fimbriata



Wild


Live corals except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Euphyllia paraancora



Wild


Live corals except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Euphyllia paradivisa



Wild


Live corals except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Euphyllia yaeyamaensis



Wild


Live corals except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Plerogyra discus



Wild


All except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Plerogyra simplex (Plerogyra taisnei)



Wild


All except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Mussidae






Blastomussa merleti



Wild


All except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Cynarina lacrymalis



Wild


All except maricultured specimens attached to artificial substrates


Indonesia


(b)





Scolymia spp.


Wild


All


Tonga


(b)





Pocilloporidae






Seriatopora stellata



Wild


All


Indonesia


(b)





Trachyphylliidae






Trachyphyllia geoffroyi



Wild


All


Fiji


(b)





FLORA






Euphorbiaceae






Euphorbia ankarensis



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia banae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia berorohae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia bongolavensis



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia bulbispina



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia duranii



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia fianarantsoae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia iharanae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia kondoi



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia labatii



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia lophogona



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia millotii



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia neohumbertii



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia pachypodioides



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia razafindratsirae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia suzannae-marnierae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Euphorbia waringiae



Wild


All


Madagascar


(b)





Leguminosae






Pericopsis elata



Wild


All


Côte d’Ivoire


(b)





Orchidaceae






Cypripedium japonicum



Wild


All


China,
Republic of Korea


(b)





Cypripedium macranthos



Wild


All


Republic of Korea


(b)





Cypripedium micranthum



Wild


All


China


(b)





Cypripedium ventricosum



Wild


All


Republic of Korea


(b)





Dendrobium bellatulum



Wild


All


Viet Nam


(b)





Dendrobium nobile



Wild


All


Laos


(b)





Dendrobium wardianum



Wild


All


Viet Nam


(b)





Myrmecophila tibicinis



Wild


All


Belize


(b)





Phalaenopsis parishii



Wild


All


Viet Nam


(b)





Rosaceae






Prunus africana



Wild


All


Equatorial Guinea


(b)











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