CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
Twenty-ninth meeting of the Animals Committee
Geneva (Switzerland), 18-22 July 2017
AGENDA (provisional)
(all documents will be provided in PDF format)
| Opening of the Meeting | Documents |
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| Opening remarks of the Chair | No document | |||||
| Opening remarks of the Secretary-General | No document | |||||
| Administrative and financial matters | ||||||
| 1. | Agenda | AC29 Doc. 1 | 07/06/2017 | |||
| 2 | Working programme | AC29 Doc. 2 | 07/06/2017 | |||
| 3. | Rules of Procedure | |||||
| 3.1 | Adoption of the Rules of Procedure | AC29 Doc. 3.1 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 3.2 | Review of the Rules of Procedure [Decisions 17.3, 17.4 and 17.5] | No document | ||||
| 4. | Admission of observers | AC29 Doc. 4 (Rev. 1) | 04/07/2017 10/07/2017 |
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| Strategic matters | ||||||
| 5. | Animals Committee strategic planning for 2017-2019 (CoP17-CoP18) | |||||
| 5.1 | Resolutions and Decisions directed to the Animals Committee | AC29 Doc. 5.1 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 5.2 | Animals Committee workplan | AC29 Doc. 5.2 (Rev. 1) | 22/05/2017 08/06/2017 |
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| 6. | Review of Terms of Reference of the Animals and Plants Committees contained in Resolution Conf 11.1 (Rev. CoP17)* [Decision 17.9] | AC29 Doc. 6 / PC23 Doc. 7 |
22/05/2017 | |||
| 7. | CITES Strategic Vision* [Decision 17.18] | No document | ||||
| 8. | Appendix-I listed species* [Decision 17.24] | AC29 Doc. 8 / PC23 Doc. 9 |
22/05/2017 | |||
| 9. | Capacity building and identification materials* [Decisions 17.32 and 17.33] | AC29 Doc. 9 / PC23 Doc. 10 |
22/05/2017 | |||
| 10. | Non-detriment findings* [Resolution Conf. 16.7 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC29 Doc. 10 / PC23 Doc. 11.1 |
31.05.2017 | |||
| Cooperation with organizations and Multilateral Environmental Agreements | ||||||
| 11. | Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)* [Decision 16.15 (Rev. CoP17)] | No document | ||||
| 12. | Strengthening conservation and sustainable production of selected Appendix II species in North America - synergies with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation* | AC29 Doc. 12 / PC23 Doc. 13 |
23/05/2017 | |||
| Interpretation and implementation matters | ||||||
| General compliance and enforcement | ||||||
| 13. | Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species [Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP17)] | |||||
| 13.1 | Overview of the Review of Significant Trade | AC29 Doc. 13.1 | 31.05.2017 | |||
| 13.2 | Species selected following CoP16 | AC29 Doc. 13.2 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| Annex 1 - Report on species/country combinations selected for review by the Animals Committee following CoP16 | AC29 Doc. 13.2 A1 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 2 - Species/country combinations selected for review by the Animals Committee following CoP16: Range State responses (English only) | AC29 Doc. 13.2 A2 | 23/05/2017 |
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| 13.3 | Species selected following CoP17 | AC29 Doc. 13.3 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| Annex 1 - Summary of the recorded level of direct exports for Appendix-II species from 2011 to 2015 (Revision:amended trade volumes for Appendix I taxa with reservations on pages 15, 16, 41, 50 and 71) |
AC29 Doc. 13.3 A1 (Rev. 1) | 23/05/2017 30/06/2017 |
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| Annex 2 - Selection of species for inclusion in the Review of Significant Trade following CoP17 (Revision:amended trade volumes for Appendix I taxa with reservations on pages 11, 12, 16 and 26) |
AC29 Doc. 13.3 A2 (Rev. 1) | 23/05/2017 30/06/2017 |
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| 13.4 | Country-wide significant trade reviews* [Decision 17.111] | AC29 Doc. 13.4/ PC23 Doc. 15.4 |
24.05.2017 | |||
| 14. | Captive-bred and ranched specimens [Resolution Conf. 17.7] | |||||
| 14.1 | Review of trade in animal specimens reported as produced in captivity [Resolution Conf. 17.7 and Decision 17.105] | AC29 Doc. 14.1 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 14.2 | Non-detriment findings for specimens with source codes W, R and F [Decision 17.104] | AC29 Doc. 14.2 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 15. | Specimens produced from synthetic or cultured DNA* [Decision 17.90] | AC29 Doc. 15 / PC23 Doc. 16 |
24.05.2017 | |||
| 16. | Quotas for leopard hunting trophies [Decision 17.115] | AC29 Doc. 16 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Trade control and traceability | ||||||
| 17. | Transport of live specimens [Resolution Conf. 10.21 (Rev. CoP16)] | AC29 Doc. 17 / PC23 Doc. 17 |
24.05.2017 | |||
| 18. | Definition of the term 'appropriate and acceptable destinations' [Decision 17.179] | AC29 Doc. 18 | 31.05.2017 | |||
| 19. | Progress in the development of an identification guide for the species of the genus Abronia (Alligator lizards) | AC29 Doc. 19 (Rev. 1) |
31.05.2017 |
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| SPECIES SPECIFIC MATTERS | ||||||
| Aquatic species | ||||||
| 20. | Sturgeons and paddlefish (Acipenseriformes spp.) | |||||
| 20.1 | Conservation of and trade in sturgeons and paddlefish [Resolution Conf. 12.7 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC29 Doc. 20.1 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Annex - Responses pursuant to Decision 17.182 related to the table contained in Annex 3 of Resolution 12.7 (Rev. CoP17) on Conservation of and trade in sturgeons and paddlefish (English only) | AC29 Doc. 20.1 A | 30/05/2017 | ||||
| 20.2 | Identification of sturgeons and paddlefish specimens in trade [Decisions 16.137 (Rev. CoP17) and 17.183] | AC29 Doc. 20.2 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 21. | Eels (Anguilla spp.) [Decision 17.188] | AC29 Doc. 21 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 22. | Precious corals (Order Antipatharia and family Coralliidae) [Decision 17.192] | AC29 Doc. 22 | 24/05/2017 | |||
| Annex - Responses to Notification to the Parties No. 2017/025 (in the original language) | AC29 Doc. 22 A | 30/05/2017 | ||||
| 23. | Sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii spp.) [Resolution Conf. 12.6 (Rev. CoP17) and Decision 17.211] | AC29 Doc. 23 | 24/05/2017 | |||
| Annex 1 - Responses to Notification to the Parties No. 2017/031 (in the original language) | AC29 Doc. 23 A1 (Rev. 1) | 31/05/2017 06/07/2017 |
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| Annex 2 - Summary of information in the CITES trade database on trade in CITES-listed sharks and rays since 2000 (English only) | AC29 Doc. 23 A2 | 24/05/2017 | ||||
| 24. | Freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae spp.) [Decision 17.249] | AC29 Doc. 24 | 24/05/2017 | |||
| Annex 2 - Datos presentados por el Museu de Historia Natural (Peru) (Spanish only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A2 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 3 - Reunião nacional para o ordenamento da pesca e comercialização de raias de água doce do Brasil (Portuguese only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A3 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 4 - Decline or stability of obligate freshwater elasmobranhs following high fishing pressure (English only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A4 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 5 - Contributions to the knowledge of freshwater stingrays of the Brazilian Amazon (English only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A5 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 6 - Rayas de agua dulce (Potamotrygonidae) de Suramérica - Parte I (Spanish only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A6 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 7 - Rayas de agua dulce (Potamotrygonidae) de Suramérica - Parte II (Spanish only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A7 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 8 - Estado de conservación y distribución de la biodiversidad de agua dulce en los Andes tropicales (Spanish only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A8 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 9 - Evaluación biológico - pesquera de la rayas de agua dulce Potamotrygon potoro y P. schroederi en tres centros de acopio de peces ornamentales de la Orinoquia colombiana (Spanish only) | AC29 Doc. 24 A9 | 23/05/2017 | ||||
| 25. | Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) | |||||
| 25.1 | Report of the Secretariat [Decision 17.262] | AC29 Doc. 25.1 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 25.2 | Indonesia's initial progress report [Decision 17.259] | AC29 Doc. 25.2 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 26. | Queen conch (Strombus gigas) [Decisions 17.287 and 17.288] | AC29 Doc. 26 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 27. | Black Sea bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) [Decision 17.300] | AC29 Doc. 27 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Terrestrial species | ||||||
| 28. | African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) [Decision 17.238] | AC29 Doc. 28 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 29. | African lion (Panthera leo) [Decision 17.242] | AC29 Doc. 29 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 30. | African grey parrots from DRC (Psittacus erithacus) [SC67 Summary Record, item 12.2] | AC29 Doc. 30 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 31. | Snakes (Serpentes spp.) | |||||
| 31.1 | Conservation, sustainable use of and trade in snakes [Resolution Conf. 17.12 and Decision 17.279] | AC29 Doc. 31.1 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 31.2 | Information from Benin, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia and Togo [Decision 17.279] | AC29 Doc. 31.2 | 23/05/2017 | |||
| 31.3 | Standards for pythons traceability | AC29 Doc. 31.3 | 30/05/2017 | |||
| 32. | Tortoises and freshwater turtles (Testudines spp.) [Decision 17.293] | AC29 Doc. 32 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Maintenance of the Appendices | ||||||
| 33. | Periodic Review of the Appendices [Resolution Conf. 14.8 (Rev. CoP17)] | |||||
| 33.1 | Overview of species under Periodic Review | AC29 Doc. 33.1 | 24/05/2017 | |||
| 33.2 |
Selection of species for the Periodic Review
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AC29 Doc. 33.2 (Rev. 1) | 24/05/2017 02/06/2017 |
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| Annex - Outputs resulting from the assessment conducted in accordance with the Annex to Resolution Conf. 14.8 (Rev. CoP17) | AC29 Doc. 33.2 (Rev. 1) A | 23/05/2017 02/06/2017 |
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| 34. | Appendix-III listings* [Decision 17.305] | AC29 Doc. 34 / PC23 Doc. 30 |
24.05.2017 | |||
| 35. | Report of the specialist on zoological nomenclature [Resolution Conf. 12.11 (Rev. CoP17) and Decisions 17.308, 17.310, 17.312 and 17.313] | AC29 Doc. 35 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Annex 1 - Supplementary information on the taxonomy of the Eurasian species of the genus Ovis (Sheep and relatives) (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A1 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 2 - Extracts from The Reptile Database (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A2 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 3 - Extracts from the Amphibian Species of the World 6.0 (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A3 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 4 - Extracts from Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A4 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 5 - Extracts from the Integrated Taxonomic Information Service (ITIS) (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A5 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| Annex 6 - Table of possible nomenclatural changes affecting CITES-listed species (English only) | AC29 Doc. 35 A6 | 22/05/2017 | ||||
| 36. | Annotations* [Decision 16.162 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC29 Doc. 36 / PC23 Doc. 33 |
24.05.2017 | |||
| Regional matters | ||||||
| 37. | Regional reports | |||||
| 37.1 | Africa | AC29 Doc. 37.1 | 20/07/2017 | |||
| 37.2 | Asia | AC29 Doc. 37.2 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 37.3 | Central and South America and the Caribbean | AC29 Doc. 37.3 | ||||
| 37.4 | Europe | AC29 Doc. 37.4 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 37.5 | North America | AC29 Doc. 37.5 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| 37.6 | Oceania | AC29 Doc. 37.6 | 22/05/2017 | |||
| Conclusion of the meeting | ||||||
| 38. | Any other business | No document | ||||
| 39. | Time and venue of the 30th meeting of the Animals Committee | No document | ||||
| 40. | Closing remarks | No document | ||||
* This agenda item is addressed to the Animals and Plants Committees.