No less than one (1) year after entry into force of the Decisions adopted at the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, the Secretariat shall issue a Notification to the Parties requesting the following information:
a) whether there have been any implementation issues concerning the annotation #4 exemption for finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of cosmetics containing parts and derivatives of specimens of Bletilla striata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodia elata, Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis lobbii, and if so describe the issues;
b) whether Parties have identified any conservation impacts of the annotation #4 exemption on the status of Bletilla striata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodia elata, Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis lobbii in the wild; and
c) based on the responses received, prepare a report to the Standing Committee on implementation challenges and to the Plants Committee on conservation impacts of the exemption.
19.268 to 19.271 Orchid specimens exempted through annotation #4 g)
19.268
Decision directed to:
Secretariat
19.269
Decision directed to:
Parties
Parties are encouraged to submit pertinent information concerning the annotation #4 exemption for finished products packaged and ready for retail trade of cosmetics containing parts and derivatives of specimens of Bletilla striata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodia elata, Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis lobbii as requested in Decision 19.268.
19.270
Decision directed to:
Plants Committee
The Plants Committee shall:
a) review the information received as requested under Decision 19.268 with a view to assessing whether the exemption provided under annotation #4 has had any impacts on the wild populations of these species; and
b) based on the outcome of this review, formulate recommendations to the Standing Committee concerning the exemption provided under annotation #4 for Bletilla striata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodia elata, Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis lobbii.
19.271
Decision directed to:
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee shall:
a) consider the report of the Secretariat in accordance with Decision 19.268 and any recommendations of the Plants Committee under Decision 19.270; and
b) formulate recommendations to the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties concerning the application and conservation impacts of the exemption provided under annotation #4 to Bletilla striata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodia elata, Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis lobbii, as appropriate.