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Sixty-second meeting of the Standing Committee

Geneva (Switzerland), 23-27 July 2012

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item Document Posted/
updated on
(dd/mm/yyyy)
1. Opening remarks of the Chair No document  
2. Report of the Secretary-General No document  
Administrative matters
3. Agenda SC62 Doc. 3
19/07/2012
4. Working programme SC62 Doc. 4
19/06/2012
5. Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee SC62 Doc. 5
04/06/2012
6. Credentials No document

 
7. Admission of observers SC62 Doc. 7
20/07/2012
8. Relationship with the United Nations Environment Programme    
  8.1 Report of UNEP SC62 Doc. 8.1
17/07/2012
  8.2 Decisions of the UNEP Governing Council SC62 Doc. 8.2
04/06/2012
9. Financial matters    
  9.1 Financial report for 2011 SC62 Doc. 9.1
15/06/2012
    Annex 1: Costed programme of work for the CITES Secretariat for 2011
Some reformatting was required as text in a few cells was cut.		 SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 1
15/06/2012
10/07/2012
    Annex 2: CITES Trust Fund (Status of contributions as of 31 December 2011) SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 2
15/06/2012
    Annex 3: CITES Trust Fund (Contributions received in 2011 for each month) SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 3
15/06/2012
    Annex 4: CITES Trust Fund (Annual distribution of the unpaid contribution as of 31 December 2011) SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 4
15/06/2012
    Annex 5: Unpaid contributions from 2011 and prior years as of 20 April 2012 SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 5
15/06/2012
    Annex 6: Trust Fund for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) SC62 Doc. 9.1,
Annex 6
15/06/2012
  9.2 Costed programme of work for 2012-2013 SC62 Doc. 9.2
06/06/2012
    Annex 1: Costed programme of work for CITES Secretariat for the biennium 2012-2013

SC62 Doc. 9.2,
Annex 1

06/06/2012
  9.3 Future financial reporting SC62 Doc. 9.3
15/06/2012
    Annex 1: Conference of the Parties and its Standing Committee SC62 Doc. 9.3,
Annex 1
15/06/2012
    Annex 2: Sample format of the Costed Programme of Work of the CITES Secretariat for 2014-2016 SC62 Doc. 9.3,
Annex 2
15/06/2012
    Annex 3: Sample format of the Operational Budget under the CITES Trust Fund (CTL) for 2014-2016 SC62 Doc. 9.3,
Annex 3
15/06/2012
    Annex 4: Support to CITES Activities (QTL) for 2014-2016 SC62 Doc. 9.3,
Annex 4
15/06/2012
  9.4 Access to finance, including GEF funding
Paragraphs 9, 10 and 12 modified		 SC62 Doc. 9.4,
(Rev.1)
20/06/2012
29/06/2012
  9.5 African elephant fund SC62 Doc. 9.5
04/06/2012
10. Meetings of the Conference of the Parties    
  10.1 Structure and length of future meetings SC62 Doc. 10.1
04/06/2012
  10.2 Arrangements for the 16th meeting    
    10.2.1 Preparation for CoP16 No document  
    10.2.2 Agenda SC62 Doc. 10.2.2
06/06/2012
    10.2.3 Working programme SC62 Doc. 10.2.3
15/06/2012
    10.2.4 Rules of Procedure SC62 Doc. 10.2.4
04/06/2012
    10.2.5 Selection of nominees for chairmanship of the committees No document  
    10.2.6 Sponsored Delegates Project SC62 Doc. 10.2.6
04/06/2012
  10.3 Improving transparency of voting during meetings of the Conference of the Parties SC62 Doc. 10.3
(Annex 2 revised)
04/06/2012
26/06/2012
11. Provision of support for committee members SC62 Doc. 11
06/06/2012
  Annex 6: Gross national income per capita 2010, Atlas method and PPP SC62 Doc. 11,
Annex 6
06/06/2012
Strategic matters
12. Scientific committee reports    
  12.1 Animals Committee
No document
  12.2 Plants Committee
No document
13. Implementation of the CITES Strategic Vision: 2008-2013 SC62 Doc. 13
11/06/2012
14. Cooperation with other organizations    
  14.1 Overview No document  
  14.2 Convention on Biological Diversity SC62 Doc. 14.2
04/06/2012
  14.3 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals SC62 Doc. 14.3
04/06/2012
  14.4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations SC62 Doc. 14.4
06/06/2012
    Annex 1: Draft memorandum for cooperation between FAO and the CITES Secretariat (clean version) SC62 Doc. 14.4,
Annex 1
06/06/2012
    Annex 2: Draft memorandum for cooperation between FAO and the CITES Secretariat (version with changes marked up)
SC62 Doc. 14.4,
Annex 2
06/06/2012
    Annex 3: Draft memorandum of understanding on forestry issues between the Forestry Department of FAO and the CITES Secretariat (proposed by the United States of America) SC62 Doc. 14.4,
Annex 3
06/06/2012
  14.5 Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services SC62 Doc. 14.5
14/06/2012
  14.6 International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas SC62 Doc. 14.6
06/06/2012
    Annex 1: Guidelines for cooperation between ICCAT and CITES SC62 Doc. 14.6,
Annex 1
06/06/2012
  14.7 International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime SC62 Doc. 14.7
15/06/2012
  14.8 World Trade Organization No document  
15. Cooperation between Parties and promotion of multilateral measures SC62 Doc. 15
04/06/2012
16. CITES and livelihoods SC62 Doc. 16
02/07/2012
17. National wildlife trade policy reviews No document  
18. Climate change SC62 Doc. 18
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
19. Capacity building SC62 Doc. 19
19/06/2012
20. CITES logo SC62 Doc. 20
04/06/2012
Interpretation and implementation of the Convention
Review of Resolutions    
21. Substantive review of Resolutions SC62 Doc. 21
06/06/2012
22. Review of Resolutions following Decision 14.19 SC62 Doc. 22
04/06/2012
Compliance and enforcement
23. National laws for implementation of the Convention SC62 Doc. 23
28/06/2012
24. National reports    
  24.1 Late submission or non-submission of national reports SC62 Doc. 24.1
04/06/2012
  24.2 Special reporting requirements
(including:
Guidelines for the preparation and submission of annual reports; and
Gathering and analysis of data on illegal trade)		 SC62 Doc. 24.2
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 1: Spreadsheet of reporting requirements SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 1
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 2: Revised version of the mapping of the Strategic Vision Indicators to the Biennial Report format SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 2
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 3: Annotated version of the Biennial Report format making links with the Strategic Vision Indicators SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 3
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 4: Suggested amendments to the text of the Guidelines for the preparation and submission of annual reports SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 4
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 5: Revised version of the existing sample annual report format with UNEP-WCMC’s comments, and revised sample report according to the amended format SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 5
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
    Annex 6: Decisions 14.37 (Rev CoP15) and 14.38 (Rev CoP15) SC62 Doc. 24.2,
Annex 6
14/06/2012
(as received)
04/07/2012
(formatted)
  24.3 Reporting on trade in artificially propagated plants SC62 Doc. 24.3
11/06/2012
25. Ranching operations in Madagascar SC62 Doc. 25
12/06/2012
26. Implementation of the Convention relating to captive-bred and ranched specimens SC62 Doc. 26

05/06/2012
(as received)
14/06/2012
(formatted)

27. Review of Significant Trade    
  27.1 Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees
Addition of a section on Mantella spp. in the Annex and correction of a number of minor mistakes		 SC62 Doc. 27.1
(Rev. 1)
20/06/2012
04/07/2012
  27.2 Review of recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago
Subparagraph 8. c) ii) modified		 SC62 Doc. 27.2
(Rev. 1)
20/06/2012
09/07/2012
  27.3 Population status and management plan of the African grey parrot in Cameroon (Cameroon) SC62 Doc. 27.3
21/06/2012
(final version)
28. E-commerce of specimens of CITES-listed species SC62 Doc. 28
04/06/2012
29. Enforcement matters SC62 Doc. 29
19/06/2012
30. Central African wildlife trade law enforcement initiative (Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo) SC62 Doc. 30
12/06/2012
Annex: Plan d’action sous-régional des pays de l’espace COMIFAC pour le renforcement de l’application des législations nationales sur la faune sauvage (PAPECALF) 2012-2017 (2.2 MB, French only) SC62 Doc. 30
Annex
29/06/2012
Trade control and marking      
31. Introduction from the sea SC62 Doc. 31
14/06/2012
(as received)
15/06/12
(formatted)
32. Electronic permitting SC62 Doc. 32

05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)

33. Purpose-of-transaction codes on CITES permits and certificates SC62 Doc. 33
04/06/2012
34. Streamlined process for cross-border movement of musical instruments containing specimens of species included in the Appendices to CITES (United States of America) SC62 Doc. 34

06/06/2012
35. Leopard export quotas (United States) SC62 Doc. 35
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
36. Physical inspection of timber shipments SC62 Doc. 36
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
37. Use of taxonomic serial numbers SC62 Doc. 37
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
38. Identification manual SC62 Doc. 38
04/06/2012
39. Criteria for the inclusion of species in Appendices I and II SC62 Doc. 39
04/06/2012
Exemptions and special trade provisions    
40. Personal and household effects SC62 Doc. 40
19/06/2012
  Annex 1: Guidance for Interpretation of Personal and Household Effects [provided by Canada] Clarification of the Interpretation of Article VII, paragraph 3. of the Convention (English only) SC62 Doc. 40,
Annex 1
19/06/2012
  Annex 2: Personal and household effects (English only) SC62 Doc. 40,
Annex 2
19/06/2012
  Annex 3: Personal effects – by country (English only) SC62 Doc. 40,
Annex 3
19/06/2012
  Annex 4: PHE – Information on CITES Parties’ implementation complied by Germany (English only) SC62 Doc. 40,
Annex 4
19/06/2012
41. Registration of operations that breed Appendix-I animal species in captivity for commercial purposes SC62 Doc. 41
12/06/2012
  Annex 1: Registration application for Cacatua moluccensis (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 1
12/06/2012
  Annex 2: Registration application for Cacatua sulphurea abbotti (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 2
12/06/2012
  Annex 3: Registration application for Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 3
12/06/2012
  Annex 4: Registration application for Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 4
12/06/2012
  Annex 5: Objection from Indonesia (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 5
12/06/2012
  Annex 6: Comments made by the Animals Committee on the objection from Indonesia SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 6
12/06/2012
  Annex 7: Additional information from Indonesia following the comments from the Animals Committee (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 7
12/06/2012
  Annex 8: Additional information from the Philippines following the comments from the Animals Committee (English only) SC62 Doc. 41,
Annex 8
12/06/2012
Species trade and conservation    
42. Great apes SC62 Doc. 42
19/06/2012
43. Asian big cats SC62 Doc. 43
15/06/2012
  Annex 1: Heads of Police and Customs Seminar on Tiger Crime Bangkok, Thailand – 13-14 February 2012 – Final Report (English only) SC62 Doc. 43,
Annex 1
19/06/2012
44. Bushmeat
No document
45. Tibetan antelope SC62 Doc. 45
04/06/2012
46. Elephants    
  46.1 Elephant conservation, illegal killing and ivory trade
Corrections made to the recommendation numbers cross-referenced in subparagraph 6. g)		 SC62 Doc. 46.1,
(Rev.1)
21/06/2012
05/07/2012
  46.2 Ivory trade control in Thailand (Thailand) SC62 Doc. 46.2
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
  46.3 MIKE - ETIS Subgroup No document
  46.4 Decision-making mechanism for authorizing ivory trade SC62 Doc. 46.4
11/06/2012
    Annex: Decision-making mechanisms and necessary conditions for a future trade in African elephant ivory SC62 Doc. 46.4,
Annex
11/06/2012
09/07/2012
  46.5 Review of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP15)    
    46.5.1 Report of the working group SC62 Doc. 46.5.1
05/06/2012
(as received)
14/06/2012
(formatted)
    46.5.2 Revision of the MIKE and ETIS sections of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP15) SC62 Doc. 46.5.2
05/06/2012
(as received)
15/06/2012
(formatted)
47. Rhinoceroses    
  47.1 Report of the working group SC62 Doc. 47.1
19/06/2012
  47.2 Report of the Secretariat SC62 Doc. 47.2
19/06/2012
    Annex: Assessment of Rhino Horn as a Traditional Medicine
Rev 1: Corrections made to some geographical denominations
Rev 2: Minor changes to the Executive Summary and Introduction, Tables 1 and 11, and Figure 10.		 SC62 Doc. 47.2,
Annex (Rev. 2)
19/06/2012
18/07/2012
20/07/2012
48. Snake trade and conservation management SC62 Doc. 48
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
49. Tortoises and freshwater turtles SC62 Doc. 49
(Rev. 1)
03/07/2012
(formatted)
26/07/2012
50. Sturgeons    
  50.1 Caviar trade database SC62 Doc. 50.1
04/06/2012
  50.2 Monitoring of progress No document  
51. Humphead wrasse SC62 Doc. 51
04/06/2012
52. Bigleaf mahogany and other neotropical timber species    
  52.1 Progress report of Peru SC62 Doc. 52.1
29/06/2012
  52.2 Recommendations arising from the report of the Working Group on the Bigleaf Mahogany and Other Neotropical Timber Species SC62 Doc. 52.2
20/06/2012
CITES Appendices    
53. Periodic Review of the Appendices    
  53.1 Species selected for review between CoP15 and CoP17 No document  
  53.2 Revision of Resolution Conf. 14.8 SC62 Doc. 53.2
05/06/2012
(as received)
12/06/2012
(formatted)
54. Development and application of annotations    
  54.1 Report of the working group SC62 Doc. 54.1
05/06/2012
(as received)
15/06/2012
(formatted)
  54.2 Report of the Plants Committee SC62 Doc. 54.2
22/06/2012
Regional matters
55. Reports of regional representatives    
  55.1 Africa SC62 Doc. 55.1
30/07/20121
  55.2 Asia SC62 Doc. 55.2
05/06/2012
(as received)
11/06/2012 (formatted)1
  55.3 Central and South America and the Caribbean SC62 Doc. 55.3
19/07/2012
(as received)
20/07/2012
(formatted)1
  55.4 Europe SC62 Doc. 55.4

16/07/2012
  55.5 North America SC62 Doc. 55.5
(Rev. 1)
11/06/2012
12/07/20121
  55.6 Oceania SC62 Doc. 55.6
24/07/20121
Concluding items
56. Any other business No document  
57. Determination of time and venue of the 63rd and 64th meetings No document  
58. Closing remarks No document  
  58.1 Observers    
    - Organizations No document  
    - Non-party States  
    - Parties  
  58.2 Standing Committee No document  
  58.3 Secretary-General No document  
  58.4 Chair No document  

1 This document has not been translated and is provided in the language in which it was submitted.