Eighteenth meeting of the Plants Committee
Buenos Aires (Argentina), 17-21 March 2009
Draft agenda and documents
(all documents are provided in PDF format)
Agenda item | Document No. | Posted/ updated on (dd/mm/yyyy) |
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1. | Opening of the meeting | No document | |||
2. | Rules of Procedure | PC18 Doc. 2 |
23/12/2008
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3. | Adoption of the agenda and working programme | ||||
3.1 | Agenda | PC18 Doc. 3.1 (Rev.1) |
13/03/2009
07/05/2009 |
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3.2 | Working programme | PC18 Doc. 3.2 |
13/02/2009
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4. | Admission of observers | PC18 Doc. 4 |
13/03/2009
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5. | Regional reports |
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5.1 | Africa | PC18 Doc. 5.1 |
20/03/2009
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5.2 | Asia | PC18 Doc. 5.2 |
13/03/2009
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5.3 | Central and South America and the Caribbean | PC18 Doc. 5.3 |
09/02/2009
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5.4 | Europe | PC18 Doc. 5.4 |
09/02/2009
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5.5 | North America | PC18 Doc. 5.5 |
09/02/2009
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5.6 | Oceania | PC18 Doc. 5.6 |
13/03/2009
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6. | Strategic planning: Progress report on the work programme of the Plants Committee | PC18 Doc. 6 |
15/01/2009
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7. | Cooperation |
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7.1 | Cooperation with other multilateral instruments* | PC18 Doc. 7.1 |
09/02/2009
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7.2 | Collaboration with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation of the Convention on Biological Diversity | PC18 Doc. 7.2 |
09/02/2009
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8. | Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species | ||||
8.1 | Progress report on the development of the Significant Trade Online Management System* | PC18 Doc. 8.1 |
09/02/2009
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8.2 | Evaluation of the Review of Significant Trade* | PC18 Doc. 8.2 |
09/02/2009
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8.3 | Overview of the species-based Review of Significant Trade |
13/02/2009
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8.4 | Species selected following CoP14 | PC18 Doc. 8.4 |
23/12/2008
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8.5 | Progress report on seven Asian species of medicinal plants | PC18 Doc. 8.5 (Rev.1) |
13/02/2009
20/02/2009 |
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9. | Review of the use of source code 'R' * | PC18 Doc. 9 |
09/02/2009
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10. | Hybrids and cultivars under the Convention | PC18 Doc. 10 |
15/01/2009
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11. | Annotations | ||||
11.1 | Cactaceae and Orchidaceae: merging and amendment of annotations #1 and #4 | PC18 Doc. 11.1 |
09/02/2009
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11.2 | Orchids: annotation for species included in Appendix II | PC18 Doc. 11.2 |
23/12/2008
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11.3 | Review of trade in finished products for certain taxa | PC18 Doc. 11.3 |
09/02/2009
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11.4 | Amendment of the annotation for Appendix-II orchids to exempt seed pods | PC18 Doc. 11.4 |
09/02/2009
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11.5 | Clarification of the exemption for flasked seedlings of Appendix-I orchids | PC18 Doc. 11.5 |
09/02/2009
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11.6 | Tree species: annotations for species included in Appendices II and III | PC18 Doc. 11.6 |
09/02/2009
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12. | Exchange of herbarium specimens | PC18 Doc. 12 |
09/02/2009
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13. | Timber issues |
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13.1 | Bigleaf mahogany |
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13.1.1 | Progress on the implementation of the action plan for bigleaf mahogany – Report of the Secretariat | PC18 Doc. 13.1.1 |
13/02/2009
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13.1.2 | Mahogany Working Group progress report | PC18 Doc. 13.1.2 (Rev.1) |
13/02/2009
24/02/2009 |
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13.2 | Progress report on the joint CITES-ITTO timber project | PC18 Doc. 13.2 |
09/02/2009
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13.3 | Progress on the implementation of the action plan for Cedrela odorata, Dalbergia retusa, D. granadillo and D. stevensonii – Report of the Secretariat | PC18 Doc. 13.3 |
13/02/2009
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13.4 | Inconsistent implementation of Appendix-III timber listings annotated to include only the national populations of the listing countries | PC18 Doc. 13.4 |
09/02/2009
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14. | Non-detriment findings |
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14.1 | International expert workshop on non-detriment findings* | PC18 Doc. 14.1 |
09/02/2009
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14.2 | Report of the plants working groups in the International expert workshop on non-detriment findings | PC18 Doc. 14.2 |
09/02/2009
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14.3 | Timber species and Prunus africana | PC18 Doc. 14.3 |
09/02/2009
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14.4 | Medicinal plants | PC18 Doc. 14.4 |
28/01/2009
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14.5 | Agarwood-producing species | PC18 Doc. 14.5 |
28/01/2009
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15. | Definition of non-timber forest products | PC18 Doc. 15 |
15/01/2009
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16. | Proposals for possible consideration at CoP15 |
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16.1 | Proposals to amend the Appendices |
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16.1.1 | Periodic review of plant species included in the CITES Appendices | PC18 Doc. 16.1.1 |
09/02/2009
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16.1.2 | Review of succulent Euphorbia spp. in Appendix II | PC18 Doc. 16.1.2 |
09/02/2009
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16.1.3 | Cedrela spp., Dalbergia retusa, D. granadillo and D. stevensonii | PC18 Doc. 16.1.3 |
15/01/2009
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16.1.4 | Proposal to include Bulnesia sarmientoi in Appendix II | PC18 Doc. 16.1.4 |
28/01/2009
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16.2 | Other proposals |
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16.2.1 | Certification and labelling of timber | PC18 Doc. 16.2.1 |
28/01/2009
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17. | Preparation of the Chair's report for CoP15 | No document |
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18. | Nomenclatural matters |
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18.1 | Revision and publication of CITES Appendices* | PC18 Doc. 18.1 |
23/12/2008
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18.2 | Report of the nomenclature specialist of the Plants Committee | PC18 Doc. 18.2 |
09/02/2009
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19. | Progress report on the Identification Manual | ||||
20. | Time and venue of the 19th meeting of the Plants Committee | No document | |||
21. | Any other business | No document | |||
21.1 | Trade in Agavaceae | PC18 Doc. 21.1 |
09/02/2009
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21.2 | Transport working group – Proceedings and plans | PC18 Doc. 21.2 |
28/01/2009
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22. | Closing remarks | No document |
Information documents
Document title | Document | Language | |||
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1. | Final report on the Workshop on Implementation of Review of Significant Trade Recommendations for Prunus africana (prepared by the Secretariat) | PC18 Inf. 1 | English | ||
2. | Workshop on Implementation of Review of Significant Trade (RST) Recommendations for Prunus africana (submitted by the Chair of the Plants Committee) | PC18 Inf. 2 | English | ||
3. | Fourth meeting of the Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group and first Latin American workshop on the joint CITES-ITTO project: ensuring international trade in CITES-listed timber species is consistent with their sustainable management and conservation (submitted by Mexico, as Chair of the Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group of the Plants Committee) | PC18 Inf. 3 | English | ||
4. | Intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (prepared by the Executive Director to the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme and submitted by the Secretariat) | PC18 Inf. 4 | English | ||
5. | Preliminary gap analysis for the purpose of facilitating the discussions on how to strengthen the science-policy interface (prepared by the Executive Director to the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme and submitted by the Secretariat) | PC18 Inf. 5 | English | ||
6. | Trade survey study on succulent Euphorbia species protected by CITES and used as cosmetic, food and medicine, with special focus on Candelilla wax | PC18 Inf. 6 | English | ||
7. | Periodic review of plant species included in the CITES Appendices Look-alikes of Malagasy species in Appendix I (submitted by the Management Authority of Switzerland) | PC18 Inf. 7 | English | ||
8. | Summary review of merbau (genus Intsia) from major range States (prepared by TRAFFIC and submitted by the Scientific Authority of Germany) | PC18 Inf. 8 | English | ||
9. | Amendments to the United States Lacey Act (submitted by the United States of America) | PC18 Inf. 9 | English | ||
10. | EVALUACIÓN DEL ESTATUS DE EUPHORBIA ANTISYPHILITICA EN MÉXICO DENTRO DE LOS APÉNDICES DE LA CITES (submitted by Mexico) | PC18 Inf. 10 | Spanish | ||
11. | Draft proposal for amendment of Appendices I and II: Orothamnus zeyheri (submitted by South Africa) | PC18 Inf. 11 | English | ||
12. | Draft proposal for amendment of Appendices I and II: Protea odorata (submitted by South Africa) | PC18 Inf. 12 | English | ||
13. | INFORME DE AVANCES DEL PERÚ EN LA APLICACIÓN DEL PLAN DE ACCIÓN PARA CEDRELA ODORATA (submitted by Peru) |
PC18 Inf. 13 | Spanish | ||
14. | Significant Trade Review Online Management System (submitted by UNEP-WCMC) | PC18 Inf. 14 | English | ||
15. | This document has been deleted as it had already been posted as document PC18 Inf. 10. | ||||
16. | Reporting of trade in artificially-propagated plants (submitted by UNEP-WCMC) | PC18 Inf. 16 | English | ||
17. | International commerce and annotation for finished products containing candelilla wax derived from Euphorbia antisyphilitica (submitted by the American Herbal Products Association) | PC18 Inf. 17 | English |
*This agenda item will also be discussed during the 24th meeting of the Animals Committee.