Thirtieth meeting of the Animals Committee
Geneva (Switzerland), 16-21 July 2018
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AGENDA (provisional)
OPENING OF THE MEETING | Documents |
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Opening remarks of the Chair | No document | |||||
Opening remarks of the Secretariat | No document | |||||
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS | ||||||
1. | Agenda | AC30 Doc. 1 (Rev. 1) | 19/07/2018 | |||
2 | Working programme (changes to agenda item 10.2) | AC30 Doc. 2 (Rev. 1) | 04/07/2018 05/07/2018 |
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3. | Rules of Procedure [Decisions 17.3, 17.4 and 17.5] | AC30 Doc. 3 | 24/05/2018 | |||
4. | Admission of observers | AC30 Doc. 4 (Rev. 2) | 03/07/2018 12/07/2018 |
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STRATEGIC MATTERS | ||||||
5. | Animals Committee strategic planning for 2017-2019 (CoP17-CoP18) | |||||
5.1 | Implementation of the work plan for 2017-2019 | No document | ||||
5.2 |
Preparation of the report of the Chair of the Animals Committee for the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties
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No document | ||||
6. | Review of Terms of Reference of the Animals and Plants Committees contained in Resolution Conf 11.1 (Rev. CoP17)* [Decision 17.9] | AC30 Doc. 6 / PC24 Doc. 6 |
01/06/2018 | |||
7. | CITES Strategic Vision* [Decision 17.18] | No document | ||||
8. | Appendix-I listed species* [Decision 17.24] | AC30 Doc. 8 / PC24 Doc. 8 |
07/06/2018 | |||
9. | Capacity building and identification materials | |||||
9.1 | Report of the Secretariat [Decisions 17.32 and 17.33] | AC30 Doc. 9.1 / PC24 Doc. 9.1 |
25/05/2018 | |||
9.2 | Update of the identification guide for CITES-listed alligator lizards (Abronia spp.) | AC30 Doc. 9.2 | 25/05/2018 | |||
10. | Non-detriment findings | |||||
10.1 | Report of the Secretariat* [Resolution Conf. 16.7 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC30 Doc. 10.1/ PC24 Doc. 10.1 |
28/05/2018 | |||
10.2 | Results of the 'International expert workshop on non-detriment findings for hunting trophies of certain African species included in CITES Appendices I and II' (Seville, April 26-29, 2018) (inclusion of the final report of the workshop) | AC30 Doc. 10.2 (Rev. 1) | 25/05/2018 03/07/2018 |
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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 | ||||
INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS | ||||||
General compliance and enforcement | ||||||
12. | Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species [Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP17)] | |||||
12.1 | Overview of the Review of Significant Trade | AC30 Doc. 12.1 | 28/05/2018 | |||
12.2 | Species selected following CoP17 | AC30 Doc. 12.2 | 22/05/2018 | |||
Annex 1: Range States responses (in the original language) | AC30 Doc. 12.2 A1 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 2: Report on species/country combinations selected for review by the Animals Committee following CoP17 (Revision: missing text amended for A. ararauna threats, on page 28) |
AC30 Doc. 12.2 A2 (Rev. 1) | 22/05/2018 05/06/2018 |
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12.3 | Country-wide significant trade reviews* [Decision 17.111] | AC30 Doc. 12.3/ PC24 Doc. 13.3 |
28/05/2018 | |||
13. | Captive-bred and ranched specimens | |||||
13.1 | Review of trade in animal specimens reported as produced in captivity [Resolution Conf. 17.7 and Decision 17.105] | AC30 Doc. 13.1 | 22/05/2018 | |||
Annex 2: Responses received from Parties in relation to general or specific questions drafted by AC29 (in the original language) (missing page added and change to page 25) |
AC30 Doc. 13.1 A2 (Rev. 3) | 14/06/2018 12/07/2018 |
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Addendum to Annex 2B: Macaca fascicularis - Cambodia (in the original language) | AC30 Doc. 13.1 A2 (Rev. 3) Add. | 12/07/2018 | ||||
Annex 3: Short reviews of known information relating to breeding biology and captive husbandry and any impacts, if relevant, of removal of founder stock from the wild for species selected by AC29 | AC30 Doc. 13.1 A3 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
13.2 |
Observations and recommendations on the first iteration of Resolution Conf. 17.7 [Decisions 17.103 and 17.105]
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AC30 Doc. 13.2 | 23/05/2018 | |||
13.3 | Non-detriment findings for specimens with source codes W, R and F [Decision 17.104] | AC30 Doc. 13.3 | 23/05/2018 | |||
13.4 | Publication of a ranching protocol for Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Mexico | AC30 Doc. 13.4 | 28/06/2018 | |||
14. | Specimens produced from synthetic or cultured DNA* [Decision 17.90] | AC30 Doc. 14 / PC24 Doc. 14 (Rev. 1) |
25/05/2018 05/06/2018 |
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Annex 5: Study on wildlife products produced from synthetic or cultured DNA (English only) | AC30 Doc. 14 / PC24 Doc. 14 (Rev. 1) A5 | 05/06/2018 | ||||
15. | Quotas for leopard hunting trophies [Decision 17.115] | AC30 Doc. 15 | 22/05/2018 | |||
Annex 1: Export quota review - Mozambique (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A1 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 2: Export quota review - Namibia (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A2 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 3: Export quota review - South Africa (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A3 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 4: Export quota review - United Republic of Tanzania (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A4 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 5: Export quota review - Zambia (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A5 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 6: Export quota review - Zimbabwe (English only) | AC30 Doc. 15 A6 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Trade control and traceability | ||||||
16. | Definition of the term 'appropriate and acceptable destinations' [Decision 17.179] [correction to the quoted text of Resolution Conf. 11.20 (Rev. CoP17) and inclusion of Global Eye's response] |
AC30 Doc. 16 (Rev. 2) | 13/06/2018 28/06/2018 |
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Annex: Responses to Notification to the Parties No. 2018/033 (in the original language) (Inclusion of Global Eye's response) |
AC30 Doc. 16 (Rev. 2) A | 14/06/2018 29/06/2018 |
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SPECIES SPECIFIC MATTERS | ||||||
Aquatic species | ||||||
17. | Sturgeons and paddlefish (Acipenseriformes spp.) | |||||
17.1 | Conservation of and trade in sturgeons and paddlefish [Resolution Conf. 12.7 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC30 Doc. 17.1 | 22/05/2018 | |||
17.2 | Identification of sturgeons and paddlefish specimens in trade [Decisions 16.137 (Rev. CoP17) and 17.183] | AC30 Doc. 17.2 | 22/05/2018 | |||
18. | Eels (Anguilla spp.) | |||||
18.1 | Report of the Secretariat [Decision 17.186] | AC30 Doc. 18.1 | 01/06/2018 | |||
Annex 1: Implementation of the CITES Appendix II listing of European eel (Anguilla Anguilla) (English only) | AC30 Doc. 18.1 A1 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 2: Status of non-CITES listed anguilid eels (English only) | AC30 Doc. 18.1 A2 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 3: International technical workshop on eels (Anguilla spp.) (English only) | AC30 Doc. 18.1 A3 | 22/05/2018 | ||||
18.2 | Report of the workshop of range States of the American eel | AC30 Doc. 18.2 | 28/05/2018 | |||
18.3 | Report from the 2nd meeting of the range States for the European eel (Anguilla Anguilla) under the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) | AC30 Doc. 18.3 | 28/05/2018 | |||
19. | Precious corals (Order Antipatharia and family Coralliidae) [Decision 17.192] | AC30 Doc. 19 | 22/05/2018 | |||
20. | Sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii spp.) [Resolution Conf. 12.6 (Rev. CoP17) and Decision 17.211] | AC30 Doc. 20 | 01/06/2018 | |||
Annex 1: Responses to Notification to the Parties No. 2018/041 (in the original language) | AC30 Doc. 20 A1 | 25/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 2: Data on trade in CITES-listed sharks and rays since 2000 | AC30 Doc. 20 A2 | 24/05/2018 | ||||
21. | Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) | |||||
21.1 | Report of the Secretariat [Decision 17.262] | AC30 Doc. 21.1 | 22/05/2018 | |||
21.2 | Indonesia's progress report [Decision 17.259] | AC30 Doc. 21.2 | 01/06/2018 | |||
22. | Queen conch (Strombus gigas) [Decisions 17.287 and 17.288] | AC30 Doc. 22 | 01/06/2018 | |||
Annex 1: Responses to Notification to the Parties No. 2018/035 (in the original language and in English) | AC30 Doc. 22 A1 | 24/05/2018 13/06/2018 |
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Annex 2: Comments of the Scientific Authority of Jamaica on document AC29 Doc. 26 (English only) | AC30 Doc. 22 A2 | 24/05/2018 | ||||
23. | Black Sea bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) [Decision 17.300] | AC30 Doc. 23 | 24/05/2018 | |||
Terrestrial species | ||||||
24. | African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) [Decision 17.238] | AC30 Doc. 24 | 25/05/2018 | |||
25. | African lion (Panthera leo) [Decision 17.242] | AC30 Doc. 25 | 01/06/2018 | |||
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Great apes (Hominidae spp.) [Decision 17.232]
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AC30 Doc. 26 | 01/06/2018 | |||
27. | Snakes (Serpentes spp.) | |||||
27.1 | Conservation, sustainable use of and trade in snakes [Resolution Conf. 17.12 and Decision 17.279] | AC30 Doc. 27.1 | 22/05/2018 | |||
27.2 | Information from Benin, Ghana, Honduras, Indonesia and Togo [Decision 17.279] | AC30 Doc. 27.2 | 25/05/2018 | |||
28. | Tortoises and freshwater turtles (Testudines spp.) [Decision 17.293] | AC30 Doc. 28 | 11/06/2018 | |||
Maintenance of the Appendices | ||||||
29. | Periodic Review of the Appendices [Resolution Conf. 14.8 (Rev. CoP17)] | |||||
29.1 | Overview of species under Periodic Review | AC30 Doc. 29.1 | 01/06/2018 | |||
29.2 |
Species review
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29.2.1 | Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.1 | 23/05/2018 | |||
29.2.2 | Dasyornis longirostris– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.2 | 24/05/2018 | |||
29.2.3 | Leporillus conditor– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.3 | 23/05/2018 | |||
29.2.4 | Pseudomys fieldi– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.4 | 23/05/2018 | |||
29.2.5 | Xeromys mioides– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.5 | 23/05/2018 | |||
29.2.6 | Zyzomys pedunculatus– Report of Australia | AC30 Doc. 29.2.6 | 23/05/2018 | |||
30. | Proposals for possible consideration at CoP18 | |||||
30.1 | Draft proposal for the inclusion of the subgenus Holothuria (Microthele) in Appendix II | AC30 Doc. 30.1 | 01/06/2018 | |||
31. | Appendix-III listings* [Decision 17.305] | AC30 Doc. 31 / PC24 Doc. 26 |
01/06/2018 | |||
32. | Report of the specialist on zoological nomenclature [Resolution Conf. 12.11 (Rev. CoP17) and Decisions 17.308, 17.310, 17.312 and 17.313] | AC30 Doc. 32 | 28/05/2018 | |||
Annex 1a: Responses to the Notification to the Parties No. 2018/037 (in the original language) | AC30 Doc. 32 A1a | 24/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 1b: Inconsistencies between the WoRMS database and the SPRAT database | AC30 Doc. 32 A1b | 24/05/2018 | ||||
Annex 2: Animal taxonomy and nomenclature (English only) | AC30 Doc. 32 A2 | 24/05/2018 | ||||
33. | Annotations* [Decision 16.162 (Rev. CoP17)] | AC30 Doc. 33 / PC24 Doc. 29 | 26/06/2018 | |||
REGIONAL MATTERS | ||||||
34. | Regional reports | |||||
34.1 | Africa | AC30 Doc. 34.1 | 03/07/2018 | |||
34.2 | Asia | AC30 Doc. 34.2 (Rev. 1) | 13/07/2018 16/07/2018 |
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34.3 | Central and South America and the Caribbean | AC30 Doc. 34.3 | 11/06/2018 | |||
34.4 | Europe | AC30 Doc. 34.4 | 01/06/2018 | |||
34.5 | North America | AC30 Doc. 34.5 | 01/06/2018 | |||
34.6 | Oceania | AC30 Doc. 34.6 | 01/06/2018 | |||
CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING | ||||||
35. | Any other business | No document | ||||
36. | Time and venue of the 31st meeting of the Animals Committee | No document | ||||
37. | Closing remarks | No document |
* This agenda item is addressed to the Animals and Plants Committees.