Twentieth meeting of the Conference of the Parties - Provisional list of proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II

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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 ProposalText of the proposed amendment (as received)

Date of receipt of the supporting statement by the Secretariat
(dd/mm/yyyy)

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 johnstoniInclude in Appendix I

11/06/2025

Cercocebus chrysogasterTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I

14/06/2025

Caribicus warreniInclude in Appendix I

16/06/2025

Hyaena hyaenaTransfer from Appendix III to Appendix I

16/06/2025

Podocarpus parlatoreiTransfer from Appendix I to Appendix II

16/06/2025

Saiga tataricaAmend 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 acuminatumInclude 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 chilensisInclude in Appendix I23/06/2025
Pterocarpus soyauxiiDelete the populations of Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon from Appendix II23/06/2025
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 II24/06/2025
Carcharhinus longimanusTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I24/06/2025
Rhinidae spp.Add the following annotation "A zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes"24/06/2025
Kinixys homeanaTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I 25/06/2025
Ceratogymna spp. and Bycanistes spp.Include in Appendix II25/06/2025
Gazella dorcasInclude in Appendix II 25/06/2025
Gyps africanus and Gyps rueppelli Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I25/06/2025
Rhincodon typusTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I26/06/2025
Avonia quinariaTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I26/06/2025
Damaliscus pygargus pygargusDelete from Appendix II26/06/2025
Euphorbia bupleurifoliaTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I26/06/2025
Giraffa camelopardalisDelete the populations of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe from Appendix II26/06/2025
Haliotis midaeInclude the population of South Africa with the annotation "dried specimens only"26/06/2025
Beaucarnea hookeri and Beaucarnea glassianaInclude 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 welwitschia26/06/2025
Centrophoridae spp.Include in Appendix II26/06/2025
Annotation #4

Amend the annotation as follows:

f)    finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of Aloe ferox and Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade.

26/06/2025
Falco peregrinusTransfer from Appendix I to Appendix II27/06/2025
Phyllurus amnicolaInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Phyllurus caudiannulatusInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Bitis harenna and Bitis parviocula Include in Appendix I27/06/2025
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 lessoniInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Actinopyga echinites, A. lecanora, A. mauritiana, A. miliaris, A. palauensis and A. variansInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Commiphora wightiiInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Paubrasilia echinataTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I27/06/2025
Choloepus hoffmanni and Choloepus didactylusInclude in Appendix II27/06/2025
Sporophila spp.Include Sporophila maximiliani in Appendix I and include Sporophila angolensis, Sporophila atrirostris, Sporophila crassirostris, Sporophila funerea and Sporophila nuttingi in Appendix II27/06/2025
Galeorhinus galeus and Mustelus spp.Include in Appendix II27/06/2025
Loxodonta africanaTo 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 bicornisTransfer 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 simumAmendment 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 strikethrough and text inserted underlined)

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, as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.20 (Rev. CoP18), for Botswana and Zimbabwe and for in situ conservation programmes for Namibia and South Africa;

c) trade in hides;

d) trade in hair;

e) trade in leather goods for commercial or non-commercial purposes for Botswana, Naimbia and South Africa and for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe;

f) trade for non-commercial purposes in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carving for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe;

g) trade in registered raw ivory (for Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following:

i) only registered government-owned stocks, originating in the State (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin);

ii) 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 to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP18) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade;

iii) not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries and the registered government-owned stocks;

iv)  raw ivory pursuant to the conditional sale of registered government-owned ivory stocks agreed at CoP12, which are 20,000 kg (Botswana), 10,000 kg (Namibia) and 30,000 kg (South Africa);

v) in addition to the quantities agreed at CoP12, government-owned ivory from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe registered by 31 January 2007 and verified by the Secretariat may be traded and despatched, with the ivory in paragraph g) iv) above, in a single sale per destination under strict supervision of the Secretariat;

vi) the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range; and

vii) the additional quantities specified in paragraph g) v) above shall be traded only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met; and

h) no further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from populations already in Appendix II shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending nine years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 16.55 and 14.78 (Rev. CoP16).

On a proposal from the Secretariat, tThe Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations.

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 townsendiTransfer from Appendix I to Appendix II27/06/2025
Monachus tropicalisDelete from Appendix I27/06/2025
Crotalus spp. and Sistrurus spp.Include in Appendix II27/06/2025
Panax quinquefoliusAmend annotation #3 to exempt finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of thin-sliced roots derived from artificially propagated of Panax quinquefolius27/06/2025