Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties 

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Gigiri (Kenya), 10-20 April 2000

Agenda and working documents

1. Rules of Procedure Doc. 11.1 (Rev. 1, 23/03/00)
2. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the meeting and of Chairmen of Committees I and II and of the Budget Committee no document
3. Adoption of the Agenda Doc. 11.3
4. Adoption of the Working Programmes Doc. 11.4
5. Establishment of the Credentials Committee no document
6. Report of the Credentials Committee no pre-meeting document
7. Admission of observers Doc. 11.7
8. Matters related to the Standing Committee  
  1. Report of the Chairman Doc. 11.8
  2. Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
9. Reports of the Secretariat  
  1. Annual report of the Secretariat Doc. 11.9.1 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
  2. Staffing of the Secretariat Doc. 11.9.2 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
10. Financing and budgeting of the Secretariat and of meetings of the Conference of the Parties  
  1. Financial report for 1997, 1998 and 1999 Doc. 11.10.1 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 1a (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 1b
(Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 2
(Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 3 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 4 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 5 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
  2. Estimated expenditures for 2000 Doc. 11.10.2
Annex
  3. Budget for 2001-2002 and Medium-term Plan for 2001-2005 Doc. 11.10.3 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 1a (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 2 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
Annex 3 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
  4. External funding Doc. 11.10.4
11. Committee reports and recommendations  
  1. Animals Committee  
  a) Report of the Chairman Doc. 11.11.1 (revised 08/03/00)
  b) Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
  2. Plants Committee  
  a) Report of the Chairman Doc. 11.11.2
  b) Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
  3. Identification Manual Committee Doc. 11.11.3
  4. Nomenclature Committee  
  a) Report of the Chairmen Doc. 11.11.4.1
  b) Recommendations of the Committee Doc. 11.11.4.2
12. Evolution of the Convention  
  1. Action plan to improve the effectiveness of the Convention Doc. 11.12.1
  2. Strategic plan for the Convention Doc. 11.12.2
  3. Co-operation and synergy with the Convention on Biological Diversity and other biodiversity-related conventions Doc. 11.12.3
  4. Improvement of the effectiveness of the Convention: financing conservation of species of wild fauna and flora Doc. 11.12.4
13. Terms of reference of permanent committees Doc. 11.13
14. Synergy with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Doc. 11.14
15. International Whaling Commission  
  1. Relationship with the International Whaling Commission Doc. 11.15.1 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
  2. Reaffirmation of the synergy between CITES and the International Whaling Commission Doc. 11.15.2
16. Recognition of the important contribution made by observers to the CITES process at meetings of the Conference of the Parties Doc. 11.16
Interpretation and implementation of the Convention
17. Consolidation of valid Resolutions Doc. 11.17
18. Interpretation and implementation of Article III, paragraph 5, Article IV, paragraphs 6 and 7 and Article XIV, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, relating to introduction from the sea Doc. 11.18
19. Report on national reports required under Article VIII, paragraph 7 (a), of the Convention Doc. 11.19
Table 6
20. Enforcement  
  1. Review of alleged infractions and other problems of implementation of the Convention Doc. 11.20.1
  2. Implementation of Resolutions Doc. 11.20.2
21. National laws for implementation of the Convention  
  1. National legislation project Doc. 11.21.1 (revised 08/03/00)

Annex 4

  2. Measures to be taken with regard to Parties without adequate legislation Doc. 11.21.2
22. Reporting of seizures Doc. 11.22
23. Persistent offenders Doc. 11.23
24. Use of annotations in the appendices Doc. 11.24
25. Procedure for the review of criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II Doc. 11.25
26. Definition of the term "appropriate and acceptable destinations" Doc. 11.26
27. Recognition of risks and benefits of trade in wildlife Doc. 11.27
28. Quotas for species in Appendix I  
  1. Leopard Doc. 11.28.1 (revised 08/03/00)
  2. Markhor Doc. 11.28.2
29. Trade in bear specimens Doc. 11.29
30. Conservation of and trade in tigers Doc. 11.30 (Rev. 1)
31. Conservation of and trade in elephants  
  1. Experimental trade in raw ivory of populations in Appendix II Doc. 11.31.1
  2. Monitoring of illegal trade and illegal killing Doc. 11.31.2
  3. Revision of Resolution Conf. 10.10 Doc. 11.31.3
  4. Non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles Doc. 11.31.4
32. Conservation of and trade in rhinoceroses Doc. 11.32
33. Exports of vicuña wool and cloth Doc. 11.33
34. Conservation of and control of trade in Tibetan antelope Doc. 11.34
35. Trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises to and in Southeast Asia Doc. 11.35
36. Trade in seahorses and other members of the family Syngnathidae Doc. 11.36
37. Identification and reporting requirements for trade in specimens of hard coral Doc. 11.37
38. Timber species  
  1. Report from the Secretariat Doc. 11.38.1
  2. Progress in the conservation of Swietenia macrophylla (bigleaf mahogany) Doc. 11.38.2
39. Standard nomenclature Doc. 11.39
40. Assistance to Scientific Authorities for making non-detriment findings Doc. 11.40
41. Significant trade in Appendix-II species  
  1. Implementation of Resolution Conf. 8.9 Doc. 11.41.1
  2. Revision of Resolution Conf. 8.9 Doc. 11.41.2
42. Trade in specimens of species transferred to Appendix II subject to

annual export quotas

Doc. 11.42
43. Amendment of Resolution Conf. 5.10 on the definition of "primarily commercial purposes" Doc. 11.43
44. Bushmeat as a trade and wildlife management issue Doc. 11.44
45. Amendment of Resolution Conf. 9.6  
  1. Concerning diagnostic samples, samples for identification, research and taxonomic purposes and cell cultures and serum for biomedical research Doc. 11.45.1
  2. Concerning final cosmetic products containing caviar Doc. 11.45.2
46. Cross-border movements of live animals for exhibition Doc. 11.46
47. Revision of resolutions on ranching and trade in ranched specimens Doc. 11.47 (Rev. 1, 04/04/00)
48. Registration of operations breeding specimens of Appendix-I species in captivity for commercial purposes Doc. 11.48
49. Animal hybrids: amendment of Resolution Conf. 10.17 Doc. 11.49
50. Use of microchips for marking live animals in trade Doc. 11.50
51. Universal tagging system for the identification of crocodilian skins Doc. 11.51
52. Movement of sample crocodilian skins Doc. 11.52
53. Universal labelling system for the identification of sturgeon specimens (caviar) Doc. 11.53
54. Transport of live animals Doc. 11.54
55. Definition of the term "prepared" Doc. 11.55
56. Trade in traditional medicines Doc. 11.56
57. The Information Management Strategy Doc. 11.57
58. Potential risk of wildlife trade to the tourism industry Doc. 11.58
Consideration of proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II
59. Proposals to amend Appendices I and II Doc. 11.59
  1. Proposals resulting from the periodic review by the Plants Committee Doc. 11.59.1
  2. Proposals concerning export quotas for specimens of species in Appendix I or II Doc. 11.59.2
  3. Other proposals Doc. 11.59.3
Annex 3
Conclusion of the meeting
60. Determination of the time and venue of the next regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties Doc. 11.60
61. Closing remarks no document