Lao People's Democratic Republic

Overview

Recommendation to suspend trade
Yes
Article XIII
Yes
National legislation status
Category 3
Review of Significant Trade
Yes
Annual reports
Up-to-date
National Ivory Action Plans
Category C
Review of Trade in animal specimens reported as produced in captivity
No

Recommendation to suspend trade

Scope	Compliance matter	Link to notification	Valid from
Dendrobium nobile	Significant trade	Implementation of Resolution Conf. 12.8 (Rev. CoP18) on Review of Significant Trade in specimens of Appendix-II species: Recommendations of the Standing Committee	03 Feb 2009
Specific species	Compliance and enforcement - Article XIII	APPLICATION OF ARTICLE XIII IN THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC – Recommendation to suspend commercial trade in rosewood (Dalbergia spp.) and other recommendations	01 Nov 2018

Article XIII

Meeting document
SC70 Doc. 27.3.1
SC71 Doc. 10.1
SC69 Doc. 29.2.1
SC67 Doc. 12.1

National legislation status

Category	Progress summary	Next steps	Last update
3	Identified as priority Party by SC69. Comments on draft decree provided by the Secretariat. Draft decree finalized and issued. Revision of the wildlife law still underway.	Translation and formal submission to the Secretariat of CITES implementing legislation. Finalization of wildlife law revision.	CoP19

Review of Significant Trade

Species	Status	Stage	Meeting	Further details
Dendrobium nobile	Trade Suspension	Stage 4	PC14	View case 155

Annual reports

2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Trade suspension
✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

National Ivory Action Plans For more on this topic, click here

Category C

As identified by ETIS Analysis prepared for CoP18

Document type	Document
NIAP	English
Progress report	Progress report submitted for SC71
Progress report	Progress report submitted for SC70
Progress report	Progress report submitted for SC69
Progress report	Progress report submitted for SC67
Progress report	Progress report submitted for SC66

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