Considering EU enlargement matters in terms of wildlife trade, the most important aspect is the Single Market. In the case of elephant ivory (as for other species listed in Annex A of Council Regulation 338/97), the EU has in addition adopted measures which are stricter than CITES provisions. Note: * Already in Annex A of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations since 1997. 2.6 CITES is currently implemented in the EU through a set of regulations known as the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (“EUWTR”). Check which annex (A, B, C or D) it’s classified as under EU wildlife trade regulations. This website provides the CITES Appendix and EU Annex that each species is listed on. Reference Guide to the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. Follow the advice on exporting endangered species. The species was later (in 2017) added to Annex A of the Wildlife Trade Regulation 338/97, when it became a CITES Appendix I species. The specimens must have been born and bred in captivity to two generations or Check which annex (A, B, C or D) it’s classified as under EU wildlife trade regulations. to abide by the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. 21 See for example species referred to in Auliya, M. Et al. If Species+ says the animal is banned, you cannot export it. CITES and the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an inter-governmental agreement which aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals • Annex A is mostly equivalent to the species on CITES Appendix I. To check if a species is controlled under CITES and the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations, search for the species name (either scientific or common name) in the UNEP-WCMC species database. ... conditions relating to species listed in Annex A of EU Regulation 338/97 or in Appendix I to the Convention or in Annex C1 to Regulation EC 3626/82 did not apply to them. Enhance the effectiveness of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations, by • compiling non-confidential information on seizures and confiscations of CITES-listed specimens and information on the Annex-A listed species for which Article 10 certificates have been issued; All EU Candidate Countries are Party to CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), with the most recent acceding nations being Lithuania, which joined in December 2001. The EU uses the Wildlife Trade Regulations in order to implement the CITES requirements. The Wildlife Trade Regulations list species on one of four Annexes instead of the three Appendices of CITES6. Questions regarding the requirements for marking specimens should be directed to APHA on 03000 200 301 or wildlife.licencing@apha.gov.uk The Wildlife Trade Regulation requires that permits / certificates are only issued to birds on EU Annex A which are permanently and uniquely marked. concerning ‘pre-Convention’ specimens CITES and the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (WTR) interpret this exception ... products covered by valid FLEGT or Wildlife Trade Regulations (Annex A, B, C specimens) are considered to comply with the permit requirements of this Regulation. However, some If the species is listed you may need Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) permits to export the animal from the UK. (2016): Trade … If Species+ says the animal is banned, you cannot export it. The CITES Convention is implemented in the EU through Council Regulation 338/97 and associated Commission Regulations (EU Wildlife Trade Regulations). 20 The species was added to Annex B of the Wildlife Trade Regulation 338/97. The relevant regulations are: • Principal regulation - Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade … Table 1: Species up-listed to Appendix i/ Annex A.