Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 24 November - 5 December 2025
Provisional list of proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II AS RECEIVED
Note: The submitted proposals will be formatted and presented in taxonomic order during the week of 30 June.
The final list of proponents will also be included at that time.
LAST UPDATE MADE ON MONDAY 30 JUNE AFTER THE SECRETARIAT HAS CHECKED ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY 27 JUNE MIDNIGHT
Species covered by the Proposal | Text of the proposed amendment (as received) | Date of receipt of the supporting statement by the Secretariat |
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Amblyrhynchus spp. | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 22/04/2025 |
Conolophus spp. | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 22/04/2025 |
Okapia johnstoni | Include in Appendix I | 11/06/2025 |
Cercocebus chrysogaster | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 14/06/2025 |
Caribicus warreni | Include in Appendix I | 16/06/2025 |
Hyaena hyaena | Transfer from Appendix III to Appendix I | 16/06/2025 |
Podocarpus parlatorei | Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II | 16/06/2025 |
Saiga tatarica | Amend the annotation by adding the wording "except for specimens from the population of Saiga tatarica of Kazakhstan" | 16/06/025 |
Grammostola rosea, Acanthoscurria chacoana, Acanthoscurria insubtilis, Acanthoscurria musculosa, Acanthoscurria theraphosoides, Avicularia hirschii, Avicularia rufa, Avicularia avicularia, Catumiri argentinense, Cyriocosmus berate, Cyriocosmus perezmilesi, Hapalotremus albipes, Holothele longipes, Pamphobeteus antinous, Umbyquyra acuminatum | Include in Appendix II | 18/06/2025 |
Glaucostegus spp. | Add the following annotation "A zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes" | 19/06/2025 |
Mobulidae spp. | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 19/06/2025 |
Jubaea chilensis | Include in Appendix I | 23/06/2025 |
Pterocarpus soyauxii | Delete the populations of Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from Appendix II | 23/06/2025 |
Pelophylax epeiroticus, P. lessonae, P. ridibundus and P. shqipericus | Include in Appendix II (Entry into effect of the inclusion in Appendix II would be delayed by 18 months, i.e until 5 June 2027.) | 24/06/2025 |
Afzelia bipindensis | Delete the populations of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from Appendix II | 24/06/2025 |
Carcharhinus longimanus | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 24/06/2025 |
Rhinidae spp. | Add the following annotation "A zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes" | 24/06/2025 |
Kinixys homeana | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 25/06/2025 |
Ceratogymna spp. and Bycanistes spp. | Include in Appendix II | 25/06/2025 |
Gazella dorcas | Include in Appendix II | 25/06/2025 |
Gyps africanus and Gyps rueppelli | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 25/06/2025 |
Rhincodon typus | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 26/06/2025 |
Avonia quinaria | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 26/06/2025 |
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus | Delete from Appendix II | 26/06/2025 |
Euphorbia bupleurifolia | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 26/06/2025 |
Giraffa camelopardalis | Delete the populations of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe from Appendix II | 26/06/2025 |
Haliotis midae | Include the population of South Africa with the annotation "dried specimens only" | 26/06/2025 |
Beaucarnea hookeri and Beaucarnea glassiana | Include in Appendix II as part of the listing of the genus Beaucarnea spp. | 26/06/2025 |
Chortolirion spp. | Amend the listing of Aloe spp. in Appendix II to also include the four species previously treated in the non-listed genus Chortolirion, but now included in Aloe section Chortolirion, namely Aloe bergeriana, Aloe jeppeae, Aloe subspicata, and Aloe welwitschia | 26/06/2025 |
Centrophoridae spp. | Include in Appendix II | 26/06/2025 |
Annotation #4 | Amend the annotation as follows: f) finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of Aloe ferox and Euphorbia antisyphilitica | 26/06/2025 |
Falco peregrinus | Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Phyllurus amnicola | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Phyllurus caudiannulatus | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Bitis harenna and Bitis parviocula | Include in Appendix I | 27/06/2025 |
Anguilla spp. | Include in Appendix II (Entry into effect would be delayed by 18 months, i.e. until 5 June 2027.) | 27/06/2025 |
Holothuria lessoni | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Actinopyga echinites, A. lecanora, A. mauritiana, A. miliaris, A. palauensis and A. varians | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Commiphora wightii | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Paubrasilia echinata | Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I | 27/06/2025 |
Choloepus hoffmanni and Choloepus didactylus | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Sporophila spp. | Include Sporophila maximiliani in Appendix I and include Sporophila angolensis, Sporophila atrirostris, Sporophila crassirostris, Sporophila funerea and Sporophila nuttingi in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Galeorhinus galeus and Mustelus spp. | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Loxodonta africana | To allow Namibia to trade in registered stocks of raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) of Namibian origin, owned by the Government of the Republic of Namibia, for commercial purposes with trading partners that have been verified by the CITES Secretariat as having sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls. This ensures that ivory imported from Namibia will not be re-exported and will be managed following all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 concerning domestic manufacturing and trade. Furthermore, to enable Namibia to achieve full Appendix II status for its elephants, as provided for in Article IV of the Convention, thereby permitting the regulated and legal trade in Namibian elephant products, including ivory. | 27/06/2025 |
Diceros bicornis bicornis | Transfer of the population of Diceros bicornis bicornis of Namibia from Appendix I to Appendix II with the following annotation: For the exclusive purpose of allowing trade in registered rhinoceros horn, whole or pieces subject to the following: i) only registered Government-owned stock, originating in the State (excluding seized rhinoceros horn and rhinoceros horns of unknown origin); ii) only horns with RHODIS certificates; iii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls; iv) not before the Secretariat has verified prospective importing countries and the registered stocks; and v) the proceeds of this trade are used exclusively for rhinoceros conservation and community development programmes within or adjacent to the rhinoceros range. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly. | 27/06/2025 |
Ceratotherium simum simum | Amendment of the Annotation of the Population of Ceratotherium simum simum of Namibia Listed in Appendix II For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in: a) live animals for in-situ conservation only; b) hunting trophies; and c) trade in rhino horn stocks owned by the Government and the Private Landowners originating in the State (excluding seized rhinoceros horn and rhinoceros horns of unknown origin); subject to the following: i) only stocks registered with the Government; ii) only horns with RHODIS certificates; iii) only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing; Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestics trade controls; and iv) not before the Secretariat has verified prospective importing countries and the registered stocks. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I, and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly. | 27/06/2025 |
Loxodonta africana | Amend the annotation A10 pertaining to the elephant populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to harmonize the conditions of trade in live African elephants (deleted text reflected as For the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations c) trade in hides; d) trade in hair; e) trade in leather goods f) trade for non-commercial purposes in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery
All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly. | |
Arctocephalus townsendi | Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Monachus tropicalis | Delete from Appendix I | 27/06/2025 |
Crotalus spp. and Sistrurus spp. | Include in Appendix II | 27/06/2025 |
Panax quinquefolius | Amend annotation #3 to exempt finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of thin-sliced roots derived from artificially propagated of Panax quinquefolius | 27/06/2025 |