Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP18) on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species was designed to identify Appendix-II listed species that may be subject to unsustainable levels of international trade, and identify problems and solutions concerning effective implementation of Article IV paragraph 2 a), 3 and 6 a) of the Convention.
Introducing the CITES Review of Significant Trade Management System
At CoP19, the CITES Secretariat launched the Review of Significant Trade (RST) Management System, developed by the United Nations International Computing Centre and funded by the European Union.
The Review of Significant Trade Management System tracks the progress of country/species combinations selected for review, through the four stages of the Significant Trade Review. Species/country combinations currently subject to review are included, as well as those that have been eliminated from review, following satisfactory reports from the range State.
This new Management System will be an essential online tool for the effective implementation of CITES and give full transparency of the process, which will help all stakeholders to keep track of ongoing cases. It will be particularly important for CITES Parties to engage throughout the RST process.
Explore the Review of Significant Trade Management system here: https://rst.cites.org/public
Provisions of the Convention
Article IV paragraph 2 a), 3 and 6 a) of the Convention
Resolutions and Decisions
- Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP18) Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species
- Decisions 17.108 to 17.110 (Rev. CoP19) Review of Significant Trade
Notifications
- Notification to Parties No. 2020/006 (20 January 2020) Implementation of Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP18) on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species
- Notification to Parties No. 2022/028 Implementation of Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP18) on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species Recommendations of the Standing Committee
- Notification to Parties No. 2022/050 Intersessional decision-making of the Plants Committee - Review of Significant Trade for Pterocarpus erinaceus
Relevant documentation
AC31 Doc.13.1 and its Addendum on Overview of the Review of Significant Trade
AC31 Doc. 13.4 on Species selected following CoP18
PC25 Doc. 15.1 and its Addendum on Overview of the Review of Significant Trade
PC25 Doc. 15.4 on Species selected following CoP18
PC25 Doc. 15.5 and its Addendum on Inclusion of Pterocarpus erinaceus in the Review of Significant Trade
AC31 Doc. 13.5 / PC25 Doc. 15.6 on Country-wide significant trade reviews
SC74 Doc. 30.1 and its Addendum on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species - Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees
SC74 Doc. 30.2 on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species - Review of recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago
SC74 Doc. 31 on Country-wide significant trade reviews
SC75 Doc. 8 on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species
CoP19 Doc. 31 on Country-wide significant trade reviews