Fifty-eighth meeting of the Standing Committee
Geneva (Switzerland), 6-10 July 2009
Agenda and documents
(all documents are provided in PDF format)
| Agenda item | Document | Posted/ updated on (dd/mm/yyyy) |
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| 1. | Opening remarks by the Chairman | no document | ||
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Administrative matters
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| 2. | Agenda | SC58 Doc. 2 (Rev. 1) | 03/07/2009 | |
| 3. | Working programme | SC58 Doc. 3 | 19/05/2009 | |
| 4. | Rules of Procedure | SC58 Doc. 4 | 26/05/2009 | |
| 5. | Credentials | no document | ||
| 6. | Admission of observers | SC58 Doc. 6 | 17/06/2009 | |
| 7. | Arrangements for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties | |||
| 7.1 | Preparation for CoP15 | no document | ||
| 7.2 | Agenda | SC58 Doc. 7.2 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 7.3 | Working programme | SC58 Doc. 7.3 | 28/05/2009 | |
| 7.4 | Rules of Procedure | SC58 Doc. 7.4 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 7.5 | Selection of nominees for chairmanship of the committees | SC58 Doc. 7.5 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 7.6 | Sponsored Delegates Project | SC58 Doc. 7.6 | 14/05/2009 | |
| 8. | Relationship with the United Nations Environment Programme | SC58 Doc. 8 | 17/06/2009 | |
| 9. | Financial matters | |||
| 9.1 | Report for 2008 | SC58 Doc. 9.1 | 18/05/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Actual expenditures for 2008 | SC58 Doc. 9.1A1 | 18/05/2009 | ||
| Annex 2: Status of contributions as of 31 December 2008 | SC58 Doc. 9.1A2 | 18/05/2009 | ||
| Annex 3: Contributions received in 2008 for each month (cumulative) | SC58 Doc. 9.1A3 | 18/05/2009 | ||
| Annex 4: Annual distribution of the unpaid contributions as of 31 December 2008 | SC58 Doc. 9.1A4 | 18/05/2009 | ||
| Annex 5: Flow and use of resources for 2008 | SC58 Doc. 9.1A5 | 18/05/2009 | ||
| 9.2 | Costed programme of work for 2009 | SC58 Doc. 9.2 | 15/05/2009 | |
| Annex (Corrections in column "Amount received") |
SC58 Doc. 9.2A (Rev. 1) |
15/05/2009 18/06/2009 |
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Strategic matters
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| 10. | Strategic Vision 2008-2013: Development of indicators | no document | ||
| 11. | Review of the scientific committees | SC58 Doc. 11 | 13/05/2009 | |
| 12. | Cooperation with the World Trade Organization | SC58 Doc. 12 | 13/05/2009 | |
| 13. | Cooperation between Parties and promotion of multilateral measures | SC58 Doc. 13 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 14. | CITES and livelihoods | SC58 Doc. 14 | 18/05/2009 | |
| 15. | National wildlife trade policy reviews | SC58 Doc. 15 | 12/05/2009 | |
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Interpretation and implementation of the Convention
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| Review of Resolutions and Decisions | ||||
| 16. | Review of Resolutions following Decision 14.19 | SC58 Doc. 16 | 19/05/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Recommended amendments to the English version of the Resolutions in effect (English only) | SC58 Doc. 16A1 (Rev. 1) |
19/05/2009 08/07/2009 |
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| Annex 2: Enmiendas recomendadas en la versión española de las resoluciones en vigor (Spanish only) | SC58 Doc. 16A2 (Rev. 1) |
19/05/2009 08/07/2009 |
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| Annex 3: Amendements recommandés pour la version en français des résolutions en vigueur (French only) | SC58 Doc. 16A3 (Rev. 1) |
19/05/2009 08/07/2009 |
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| 17. | Substantive revision of Resolutions | SC58 Doc. 17 | 19/05/2009 | |
| Compliance and enforcement | ||||
| 18. | National laws for implementation of the Convention | SC58 Doc. 18 | 28/05/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Status of legislative progress for implementing CITES | SC58 Doc. 18A1 | 02/07/2009 | ||
| Annex 2: AC24 Doc. 15.2 | SC58 Doc. 18A2 | 28/05/2009 | ||
| 19. | National reports | SC58 Doc. 19 | 19/05/2009 | |
| 20. | Ranching operations | SC58 Doc. 20 | 10/06/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Etat d’avancement plan de travail (2007-2010) (French only) | SC58 Doc. 20A1 | 10/06/2009 | ||
| Annex 2: Décision portant création et organisation du Comité National CROCODILE (French only) | SC58 Doc. 20A2 | 10/06/2009 | ||
| Annex 3: Export quotas and reported trade in specimens of Crocodylus niloticus from Madagsacar (English only) | SC58 Doc. 20A3 | 10/06/2009 | ||
| 21. | Review of Significant Trade | |||
| 21.1 | Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees | SC58 Doc. 21.1 | 28/05/2009 | |
| Annexes 2 & 3, English only (3,564 KB) | SC58 Doc. 21.1A | 28/05/2009 | ||
| 21.2 | Distribution and status of the beluga populations in the Russian Federation (Russian Federation) | SC58 Doc. 21.2 | 14/05/2009 | |
| 21.3 | Review of recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago | SC58 Doc. 21.3 (Rev. 1) |
13/05/2009 28/05/2009 |
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| 22. | E-commerce of specimens of CITES-listed species | SC58 Doc. 22 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 23. | Enforcement matters | SC58 Doc. 23 | 12/05/2009 | |
| Report of the CITES Enforcement Expert Group | SC58 Doc. 23 Addendum |
17/06/2009 | ||
| Trade control and marking | ||||
| 24. | Introduction from the sea | SC58 Doc. 24 | 15/05/2009 | |
| 25. | Purpose codes on CITES permits and certificates | SC58 Doc. 25 | 20/05/2009 | |
| 26. | Electronic permitting | no document | ||
| 27. | Trade in crocodilian specimens | SC58 Doc. 27 | 20/05/2009 | |
| 28. | Physical inspection of timber shipments | SC58 Doc. 28 | 13/05/2009 | |
| 29. | Inconsistent implementation of Appendix-III timber listings annotated to include only the national populations of the listing countries (United States of America) | SC58 Doc. 29 | 20/05/2009 | |
| 30. | Identification manual | SC58 Doc. 30 | 12/05/2009 | |
| Exemptions and special trade provisions | ||||
| 31. | Personal and household effects | SC58 Doc. 31 | 12/05/2009 | |
| Species trade and conservation | ||||
| 32. | Great apes | SC58 Doc. 32 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 33. | Asian big cats | SC58 Doc. 33 | 12/05/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Response from China (English only) | SC58 Doc. 33A1 | 12/05/2009 | ||
| 34. | Bushmeat | no document | ||
| 35. | Tibetan antelope | SC58 Doc. 35 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 36. | Elephants | |||
| 36.1 | Reviews of the status of the elephant, trade in its specimens and the impact of the legal trade | SC58 Doc. 36.1 | 19/05/2009 | |
| Annex 1: Conservation status of and trade in elephants (May 2009) | SC58 Doc. 36.1A1 | 19/05/2009 | ||
| Annex 2: Conservation status of and trade in elephants (June 2009) | SC58 Doc. 36.1A2 | 24/06/2009 | ||
| 36.2 | Control of trade in elephant ivory | SC58 Doc. 36.2 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 36.3 | Report on the one-off ivory sale in southern African countries (Correction to the table in paragraph 5) |
SC58 Doc. 36.3 (Rev. 1) |
19/05/2009 03/06/2009 |
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| 36.4 | African elephant action plan and African Elephant Fund | SC58 Doc. 36.4 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 36.5 | Decision-making mechanism for authorizing ivory trade | SC58 Doc. 36.5 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 36.6 | MIKE-ETIS subgroup | SC58 Doc. 36.6 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 37. | Rhinoceroses | SC58 Doc. 37 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 38. | Sturgeons | |||
| 38.1 | Caviar trade database | SC58 Doc. 38.1 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 38.2 | Recommendations of the Animals Committee | no document | ||
| 39. | Bigleaf mahogany | SC58 Doc. 39 | 20/05/2009 | |
| Annex, Spanish only (4,846 KB) | SC58 Doc. 39A | 20/05/2009 | ||
| 40. | Ramin | no document | ||
| 41. | International expert workshop on non-detriment findings (Mexico) | SC58 Doc. 41 | 18/05/2009 | |
| Amendment of the Appendices | ||||
| 42. | Revision and publication of the CITES Appendices | SC58 Doc. 42 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 43. | Criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II | SC58 Doc. 43 | 12/05/2009 | |
| 44. | Periodic Review of the Appendices | no document | ||
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Regional matters
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| 45. | Reports of regional representatives |
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| 45.1 | Africa | SC58 Doc. 45.1 |
09/07/2009
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| 45.2 | Asia | SC58 Doc. 45.2 |
29/06/2009
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| 45.3 | Central and South America and the Caribbean (Addition of the reports from El Salvador and Panama) |
SC58 Doc. 45.3 (Rev. 1) |
19/06/2009 24/06/2009 |
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| 45.4 | Europe (Addition of information about Iceland, Romania and Serbia) |
SC58 Doc. 45.4 (Rev. 1) |
26/06/2009
02/07/2009 |
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| 45.5 | North America (Revision of Annex 2) |
SC58 Doc. 45.5 (Rev. 1) |
15/06/2009
23/06/2009 |
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| 45.6 | Oceania | SC58 Doc. 45.6 |
29/05/2009
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| 46. | Improving the participation of Parties in the African region in CITES and strengthening the implementation of CITES throughout Africa (Kenya & Tunisia) | SC58 Doc. 46 |
15/05/2009
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Concluding items
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| 47. | Any other business | no document | ||
| 48. | Determination of the time and venue of the 59th meeting | no document | ||
| 49. | Closing remarks | no document | ||
Information documents
| Title | Document | Agenda item |
Language | Posted/ updated on (dd/mm/yyyy) |
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| 1. | Manifesto from an International Wildlife Crime-related Workshop held in Pattaya, Thailand (provided by the CITES Secretariat) | SC58 Inf. 1 | 23 | English | 12/05/2009 |
| 2. | Illegal Trade in Crocodylus niloticus from Madagascar (3,543 KB) (submitted by the Secretariat on behalf of IUCN) | SC58 Inf. 2 | 20 | English & French | 25/05/2009 |
| 3. | Global Tiger Initiative (prepared by the World Bank) | SC58 Inf. 3 | 33 | English | 03/06/2009 |
| 4. | Additional information from Madagascar concerning Crocodylus niloticus (submitted by Madagascar) | SC58 Inf. 4 | 20 | French | 12/06/2009 |
| 5. | Preconditions for harmonization of reporting to biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (submitted by the Secretariat on behalf of UNEP-WCMC) | SC58 Inf. 5 | 19 | English | 17/06/2009 |
| 6. | FAO response to document SC58 Doc. 43 (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of FAO) | SC58 Inf. 6 | 43 | English | 18/06/2009 |
| 7. | Master’s degree in management, access and conservation of species in trade: The international framework (submitted by Spain) | SC58 Inf. 7 | English | 25/06/2009 | |
| 8. | Frankfurt declaration on gorilla conservation (provided at the request of Germany) | SC58 Inf. 8 | 32 | English | 01/07/2009 |
| 9. | Deciding the Tiger’s Future (prepared by TRAFFIC and WWF) | SC58 Inf. 9 | 33 | English | 07/07/2009 |
| 10. | Status, conservation and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses (prepared by IUCN, TRAFFIC and WWF) | SC58 Inf. 10 | 37 | English | 07/07/2009 |
| 11. | Assessment and monitoring methodologies used for shared stocks of Acipenseriformes species (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of the Chair of the Animals Committee) | SC58 Inf. 11 | 38.2 | English | 09/07/2009 |
| 12. | Criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of FAO) | SC58 Inf. 12 | 43 | English | 09/07/2009 |