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Notifications to the Parties

No 2000/034 Geneva, 15 June 2000

CONCERNING:

Amendment of Appendices I and II and Appendix III

1. At its 11th meeting (10-20 April 2000, Gigiri) the Conference of the Parties adopted a number of amendments to Appendices I and II of the Convention. A list of these amendments is enclosed and has also been communicated through the diplomatic channel to all contracting and signatory States.

2. Appendices I and II have been revised to take into account these amendments and the new version is enclosed. This is valid from 19 July 2000.

3. Appendix III has been revised to include two additional taxa, at the request of South Africa and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The new version is enclosed and is valid from 13 September 2000.

4. Electronic versions of the appendices are available on request from the Secretariat in Word 97 format. Requests should be sent by e-mail to cites@unep.ch.

AMENDMENTS TO APPENDICES I AND II OF THE CONVENTION

adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its 11th meeting,

in Gigiri, Kenya, from 10 to 20 April 2000

1. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, at its 11th meeting, held in Gigiri, Kenya, from 10 to 20 April 2000, considered the amendments to Appendices I and II proposed by the Parties. These proposed amendments were communicated to the contracting or signatory States of the Convention by Notification dated 22 November 1999.

2. The Conference of the Parties took the following decisions:

a) The following taxa are deleted from Appendix II of the Convention:

F A U N A

CHORDATA

MAMMALIA

CARNIVORA

Hyaenidae

Parahyaena brunnea

AMPHIBIA

ANURA

Bufonidae

Bufo retiformis

F L O R A

ASCLEPIADACEAE

Ceropegia spp.

Frerea indica

BYBLIDACEAE

Byblis spp.

CEPHALOTACEAE

Cephalotus follicularis

CYATHEACEAE

CYATHEACEAE spp. with the exception of Cyathea spp.

(Including Alsophila, Nephelea, Sphaeropteris, Trichipteris)

DICKSONIACEAE

DICKSONIACEAE spp. with the exception of Cibotium barometz and Dicksonia spp. (Populations of the Americas)

ERICACEAE

Kalmia cuneata

PORTULACACEAE

Lewisia cotyledon

SARRACENIACEAE

Darlingtonia californica

b) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix I to Appendix II of the Convention:

F A U N A

CHORDATA

MAMMALIA

PROBOSCIDEA

Elephantidae

Loxodonta africana * [Population of South Africa: for the exclusive purpose of allowing: 1) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; 2) trade in live animals for re-introduction purposes into protected areas formally proclaimed in terms of legislation of the importing country; 3) trade in hides and leather goods. Trade in raw ivory shall be whole tusks of government-owned stock originating from the Kruger National Park, subject to a zero quota. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly]

AVES

RHEIFORMES

Rheidae

Rhea pennata * (Population of Argentina)

F L O R A

CACTACEAE

Disocactus macdougallii

CRASSULACEAE

Dudleya stolonifera

c) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention:

F A U N A

CHORDATA

MAMMALIA

SIRENIA

Dugongidae

Dugong dugon (Population of Australia)

AVES

PSITTACIFORMES

Psittacidae

Eunymphicus cornutus

F L O R A

ARAUCARIACEAE

Araucaria araucana (Population of Argentina)

d) The following taxa are included in Appendix I of the Convention:

F A U N A

CHORDATA

PISCES

COELACANTHIFORMES

Latimeriidae

Latimeria spp.

e) The following taxa are included in Appendix II of the Convention:

F A U N A

CHORDATA

MAMMALIA

ARTIODACTYLA

Bovidae

Ovis vignei *

AVES

PASSERIFORMES

Muscicapidae

Garrulax canorus

REPTILIA

TESTUDINATA

Emydidae

Cuora spp.

AMPHIBIA

ANURA

Ranidae

Mantella spp.

F L O R A

ARALIACEAE

Panax ginseng (Population of the Russian Federation; parts and derivatives to be covered: whole and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas and confectionery)

OROBANCHACEAE

Cistanche deserticola (Parts and derivatives to be covered: whole and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas and confectionery)

RANUNCULACEAE

Adonis vernalis (Parts and derivatives to be covered: all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds and pollen; b) seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and d) chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products

f) The population of the United Republic of Tanzania of Crocodylus niloticus included in Appendix II is maintained in Appendix II subject to an annual export quota of 1600 wild specimens (including hunting trophies), in addition to ranched specimens.

g) The annotation that indicates the conditions under which populations of Loxodonta africana of Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are included in Appendix II is amended by the addition of the words "to ensure that where a) destinations for live animals are to be "appropriate and acceptable" and/or b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that:

in case a), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(b) of the Convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals; and/or

in case b), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(c), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes".

h) The annotation that indicates the conditions under which the population of Vicugna vicugna (MAMMALIA, ARTIODACTYLA, Camelidae) of Bolivia is included in Appendix II is amended to delete the words "with a zero annual export quota".

i) As a consequence of the adoption of standard references to the names of the species listed in the appendices, the names of the taxa Balaenoptera bonaerensis (MAMMALIA, CETACEA, Balaenopteridae), Apalone ater, Asperidetes gangeticus, Asperidetes hurum, Asperidetes nigricans (REPTILIA, TESTUDINATA, Trionychidae), Pythonidae and Bolyeriidae (REPTILIA, SERPENTES), Calumma spp. and Furcifer spp. (REPTILIA, SAURIA, Chamaeleonidae) have been included in the appendices.

j) The annotations placed against Podophyllum hexandrum, Rauvolfia serpentina and Taxus wallichiana to indicate that all parts and derivatives, except specified ones, are subject to the provisions of the Convention, are amended to exclude also, where this is not yet the case, chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products.

3. Following the adoption of the amendments set out in item 2, the following species and other taxa will no longer be listed as they were in Appendix I or II of the Convention, once the amendments enter into force. Some of them may, however, be included in either Appendix I or II under the name of other taxa:

Appendix I

Appendix II

F A U N A

CHORDATA

MAMMALIA

CARNIVORA

Hyaenidae

Parahyaena brunnea

SIRENIA

Dugongidae

Dugong dugon (Population of Australia)

AMPHIBIA

ANURA

Bufonidae

Bufo retiformis

Ranidae

Mantella aurantiaca

PISCES

COELACANTHIFORMES

Latimeriidae

Latimeria chalumnae

F L O R A

ARAUCARIACEAE

Araucaria araucana (Population of Argentina)

ASCLEPIADACEAE

Ceropegia spp.

Frerea indica

BYBLIDACEAE

Byblis spp.

CACTACEAE

Disocactus macdougallii

CEPHALOTACEAE

Cephalotus follicularis

CRASSULACEAE

Dudleya stolonifera

CYATHEACEAE

CYATHEACEAE spp.

DICKSONIACEAE

DICKSONIACEAE spp.

ERICACEAE

Kalmia cuneata

PORTULACACEAE

Lewisia cotyledon

SARRACENIACEAE

Darlingtonia californica

4. Annotations in the above lists (item 2) are to be interpreted as follows:

a) The abbreviation "spp." is used to denote all species of a higher taxon.

b) An asterisk (*) placed against the name of a species indicates that one or more geographically separate populations of that species are included in Appendix I and are excluded from Appendix II.

5. As a consequence of the adoption of standard references to the names of the species listed in the appendices, some purely editorial changes have been introduced in the revised versions of Appendices I and II and, where appropriate, annotations have been included in the "Interpretation of Appendices I and II".

6. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c), of the Convention, the amendments adopted at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties will enter into force 90 days after that meeting, i.e. on 19 July 2000, for all Parties except those which make reservations in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article.

7. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article XV of the Convention, and during the period of 90 days provided for by sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 of that Article (i.e. by 19 July 2000), any Party may by notification in writing to the Depositary Government (the Government of the Swiss Confederation) make a reservation with respect to one or more amendments adopted at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Until such reservation is withdrawn, the Party shall be treated as a State not party to the Convention with respect to trade in the species concerned. The other Parties shall then apply the provisions of Article X of the Convention to such trade with the Party having made the reservation.

8. In accordance with the provisions of Article XII, paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (f), of the Convention, the Secretariat has published an updated version of Appendices I and II to take into account the amendments adopted at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the changes necessitated by the adoption of standard references mentioned under items 2 i) and 5 above. A copy of the updated Appendices I and II as adopted by the Conference of the Parties, valid from 19 July 2000, is attached to the present Notification.

9. The Secretariat would appreciate the contents of this Notification, as well as the attached documents, being communicated to the competent authorities.