Sixteenth meeting of the Animals Committee

Shepherdstown (United States of America), 11-15 December 2000

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item
Document No.
1. Opening of the meeting No document
2. Adoption of the Rules of Procedure Doc. AC.16.2
3. Adoption of the Agenda and Working Programme No document
  3.1 Agenda Doc. AC.16.3.1
  3.2 Working Programme Doc. AC.16.3.2
4. Admission of observers Doc. AC.16.4
5. Regional Reports  
  5.1 Africa Doc. AC.16.5.1
  5.2 Asia Doc. AC.16.5.2
  5.3 Central and South America and the Caribbean  
  5.4 Europe Doc. AC.16.5.4
  5.5 North America Doc. AC.16.5.5
  5.6 Oceania Doc. AC.16.5.6
6. Strategic planning No document
  6.1 Implementation of the CITES Strategic Vision Doc. AC.16.6.1
  6.2 Decisions directed to the Animals Committee Doc. AC.16.6.2
  6.3 Establishment of Animals Committee priorities Doc. AC.16.6.3
7. Implementation of Resolution Conf. 8.9 (Rev.) (cf. Decision 11.xx) No document (see Inf. AC.16.1, 16.2)
  7.1 Progress on the implementation of Phase IV of the Significant Trade Review Doc. AC.16.7.1
  7.2 Acipenseriformes spp. Doc. AC.16.7.2
Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  7.3 Naja spp. Doc. AC.16.7.3
  7.4 Moschus spp. Doc. AC.16.7.4
8. Periodic review of animal taxa in the Appendices Doc. AC.16.8
  8.1 Evaluation of species selected at AC15 Doc. AC.16.8.1
    8.1.1 Addendum – Review of Probarus jullieni Doc. AC.16.8.1.1
  8.2 Selection of additional species for review  
9. Registration and monitoring of animal species bred in captivity (Resolution Conf.11.14 and Decision 11.xx) No document (see Inf. AC.16.3)
  9.1 Response to Notification No. 2000/044 Doc. AC.16.9.1
  9.2 Relationship between ex-situ breeding operations and in-situ conservation programmes (Decision 11.xx) Doc. AC.16.9.2
10. Implementation of Resolution Conf. 10.21 on transport of live animals
  10.1 Report of the Transport Working Group  Doc. AC.16.10.1
11. Role and function of the Scientific Authorities No document
12. Trade in hard corals
  12.1 Report of the Coral Working Group Doc. AC.16.12.1
  12.2 Mariculture and propagation of coral - application of Resolution Conf.10.16 to corals Doc. AC.16.12.2
13. Implementation of Decision 11.xx on trade in traditional medicines Doc. AC.16.13
14. Trade in alien species
  14.1 Implementation of Decision 11.xx (=10.76) regarding trade in alien species Doc. AC.16.14.1
  14.2 Other initiatives regarding trade in alien species (CBD Decision V/8 and GISP) Doc. AC.16.14.2
15. Control of captive breeding, ranching and wild harvest production systems for Appendix-II species Doc. AC.16.15
16. Universal labelling of caviar (Decision 11.xx) Doc. AC.16.16
17. Trade in Tursiops truncatus ponticus (Decision 11.xx) Doc. AC.16.17
18. Trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises in Southeast Asia (Resolution Conf.11.9; cf. Decision 11.xx) No document (see Inf. AC.16.13)
19. Conservation of seahorses and other members of the family Syngnathidæ (Decision 11.xx) Doc. AC.16.19
20. Implementation of Resolution Conf. 9.17 on the status of international trade in shark species (Decision 11.xx) No document
  20.1 Liaison with other organizations  
21. Trade in time-sensitive research samples (Decision 11.xx) Doc. AC.16.21
22. Any other business No document
23. Closing remarks No document
 

Information documents
 

Document title

Document No.
1. The Significant Trade Review process Inf. AC.16.1
2. A Guide to the Review of Significant Trade Inf. AC.16.2
3. Registration and monitoring of animal species bred in captivity (Resolution Conf. 11.14 and Decision 11.xx) Inf. AC.16.3
4. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Cuba Inf. AC.16.4*
5. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from India Inf. AC.16.5*
6. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Peru Inf. AC.16.6*
7. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from the United Kingdom Inf. AC.16.7*
8. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Switzerland Inf. AC.16.8*
9. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from the United States of America Inf. AC.16.9*
10. IUCN guidelines for the prevention of biodiversity loss due to biological invasion Inf. AC.16.10
11. Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species Inf. AC.16.11
12. Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species Inf. AC.16.12
13. Resolution Conf. 11.9 – Conservation of and trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises in Asia and other regions Inf. AC.16.13
14. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Australia Inf. AC.16.14
15. Summary of the status of wild populations of species listed on CITES Appendix I and the difficulty of keeping or breeding specimens of these species in captivity Inf. AC.16.15
16. Use of Coded-microchip Implants for Marking Live Animals in Trade in Accordance with Resolution Conf. 8.13 (Rev.) Inf. AC.16.16
17. Asian Turtle Trade: Executive summary of workshop proceedings Inf. AC.16.17*
18. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Chile Inf. AC.16.18
(Spanish only)
19. IUCN/ELC briefing and recommendations on transboundary movement of biological samples Inf. AC.16.19
20. Response to Notification No. 2000/044 from Columbia Inf. AC.16.20 *
21. Report on draft Resolution in document Doc. 11.45.1 Inf. AC.16.21*
22. Comments on draft Resolution in document Doc. 11.45.1 Inf. AC.16.22*
23. Comments on the international movement of CITES samples Inf. AC.16.23*

*This document only exists as a hard copy.