Document ID: 31997R2307

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2307/97 of 18 November 1997 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 938/97 (2), and in particular Article 19, paragraph 3, thereof,
Whereas at the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, held in Harare from 9 to 20 June 1997, amendments were made to Appendices I and II to the Convention; whereas amendments were made to Appendix III to the Convention; whereas Annexes A, B, C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should now be amended to incorporate these amendments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora established pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes A, B C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 are hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 1997.

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