19.182 & 19.183 Guidance on the term ‘artificially propagated’

Decision directed to
19.182
Decision directed to:
Secretariat
The Secretariat shall, subject to external funding: a) revise, also considering recommendations made at the 25th meeting of the Plants Committee, the Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants to cover plant specimens derived from artificial propagation (source code ‘A’) or assisted production (source code ‘Y’); b) review the existing guidance materials, specifically A guide to the application of CITES source codes to ensure alignment with a finalized version of the Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants and report its findings to the Plants Committee for consideration; c) submit the draft revised guidance to the Plants Committee; and d) subject to approval by the Plants Committee, make it available to Parties in all working languages of the Convention.
19.183
Decision directed to:
Plants Committee
The Plants Committee shall: a) consider and, if appropriate, approve, the revised Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants submitted by the Secretariat as per Decision 19.182; and b) consider the report from the Secretariat on the revision of the existing guidance materials to ensure alignment with the updated Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants, and if appropriate, approve the update to the Guide to the application of CITES source codes.