18.226 (Rev. CoP19), 19.107 & 19.108 Trade in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

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Decision directed to
18.226 (Rev. CoP19)
Decision directed to:
Parties involved in the trade in Asian elephants and their parties and derivatives

All Parties involved in the trade in Asian elephants and their parts and derivatives are encouraged to:

a) undertake, as necessary, investigations into the illegal trade in Asian elephants and their parts and derivatives, and endeavour to enforce, and where necessary improve, national laws concerning international trade in specimens of Asian elephants with the explicit intention of preventing illegal trade;

b) develop strategies to manage captive Asian elephant populations;

c) ensure that trade in, and cross-border movements of, live Asian elephants are conducted in compliance with CITES, including the provisions in Article III, paragraph 3, for Asian elephants of wild origin;

d) collaborate in the development and application of a regional system for registering, marking and tracing live Asian elephants, requesting as necessary assistance from experts, specialized agencies or the Secretariat; and

e) at the request of the Secretariat, provide information on the implementation of this Decision for reporting by the Secretariat to the Standing Committee.

19.107
Decision directed to:
Secretariat

The Secretariat shall:

a) request a report from Parties on the implementation of paragraphs a) through d) of Decision 18.226 (Rev. CoP19);

b) subject to the availability of external funding, in collaboration with range States and other relevant stakeholders, develop requirements for a registering, marking and tracing system for live Asian elephants, to be presented to Asian elephant range States with the aim of establishing a global system, or alternatively standardized national systems, for registering, marking and tracing live Asian elephants; and

c) report any information provided in response to Decision 19.107 paragraph a) and on the implementation of Decision 19.107 paragraph b), as well as findings and recommendations concerning trade in Asian elephants and their parts and derivatives as appropriate, to the Standing Committee.

19.108
Decision directed to:
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee shall consider at its 78th meeting the information, findings and recommendations, as per Decision 19.107, paragraph c), and make recommendations to the Secretariat and to Parties, and report to the Conference of the Parties at its 20th meeting, as appropriate.