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Fifty-eighth meeting of the Standing Committee

Geneva (Switzerland), 6-10 July 2009

Agenda and documents

(all documents are provided in PDF format)

Agenda item Document Posted/
updated on
(dd/mm/yyyy)
1. Opening remarks by the Chairman no document  
Administrative matters
2. Agenda SC58 Doc. 2 (Rev. 1) 03/07/2009
3. Working programme SC58 Doc. 3 19/05/2009
4. Rules of Procedure SC58 Doc. 4 26/05/2009
5. Credentials no document  
6. Admission of observers SC58 Doc. 6 17/06/2009
7. Arrangements for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties    
  7.1 Preparation for CoP15 no document  
  7.2 Agenda SC58 Doc. 7.2 12/05/2009
  7.3 Working programme SC58 Doc. 7.3 28/05/2009
  7.4 Rules of Procedure SC58 Doc. 7.4 12/05/2009
  7.5 Selection of nominees for chairmanship of the committees SC58 Doc. 7.5 12/05/2009
  7.6 Sponsored Delegates Project SC58 Doc. 7.6 14/05/2009
8. Relationship with the United Nations Environment Programme SC58 Doc. 8 17/06/2009
9. Financial matters    
  9.1 Report for 2008 SC58 Doc. 9.1 18/05/2009
    Annex 1: Actual expenditures for 2008 SC58 Doc. 9.1A1 18/05/2009
    Annex 2: Status of contributions as of 31 December 2008 SC58 Doc. 9.1A2 18/05/2009
    Annex 3: Contributions received in 2008 for each month (cumulative) SC58 Doc. 9.1A3 18/05/2009
    Annex 4: Annual distribution of the unpaid contributions as of 31 December 2008 SC58 Doc. 9.1A4 18/05/2009
    Annex 5: Flow and use of resources for 2008 SC58 Doc. 9.1A5 18/05/2009
  9.2 Costed programme of work for 2009 SC58 Doc. 9.2 15/05/2009
    Annex
(Corrections in column "Amount received")		 SC58 Doc. 9.2A
(Rev. 1)		 15/05/2009
18/06/2009
Strategic matters
10. Strategic Vision 2008-2013: Development of indicators no document  
11. Review of the scientific committees SC58 Doc. 11 13/05/2009
12. Cooperation with the World Trade Organization SC58 Doc. 12 13/05/2009
13. Cooperation between Parties and promotion of multilateral measures SC58 Doc. 13 12/05/2009
14. CITES and livelihoods SC58 Doc. 14 18/05/2009
15. National wildlife trade policy reviews SC58 Doc. 15 12/05/2009
Interpretation and implementation of the Convention
Review of Resolutions and Decisions    
16. Review of Resolutions following Decision 14.19 SC58 Doc. 16 19/05/2009
  Annex 1: Recommended amendments to the English version of the Resolutions in effect (English only) SC58 Doc. 16A1
(Rev. 1)		 19/05/2009
08/07/2009
  Annex 2: Enmiendas recomendadas en la versión española de las resoluciones en vigor (Spanish only) SC58 Doc. 16A2
(Rev. 1)		 19/05/2009
08/07/2009
  Annex 3: Amendements recommandés pour la version en français des résolutions en vigueur (French only) SC58 Doc. 16A3
(Rev. 1)		 19/05/2009
08/07/2009
17. Substantive revision of Resolutions SC58 Doc. 17 19/05/2009
Compliance and enforcement    
18. National laws for implementation of the Convention SC58 Doc. 18 28/05/2009
  Annex 1: Status of legislative progress for implementing CITES SC58 Doc. 18A1 02/07/2009
  Annex 2: AC24 Doc. 15.2 SC58 Doc. 18A2 28/05/2009
19. National reports SC58 Doc. 19 19/05/2009
20. Ranching operations SC58 Doc. 20 10/06/2009
  Annex 1: Etat d’avancement plan de travail (2007-2010) (French only) SC58 Doc. 20A1 10/06/2009
  Annex 2: Décision portant création et organisation du Comité National CROCODILE (French only) SC58 Doc. 20A2 10/06/2009
  Annex 3: Export quotas and reported trade in specimens of Crocodylus niloticus from Madagsacar (English only) SC58 Doc. 20A3 10/06/2009
21. Review of Significant Trade    
  21.1 Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees SC58 Doc. 21.1 28/05/2009
    Annexes 2 & 3, English only (3,564 KB) SC58 Doc. 21.1A 28/05/2009
  21.2 Distribution and status of the beluga populations in the Russian Federation (Russian Federation) SC58 Doc. 21.2 14/05/2009
  21.3 Review of recommendations to suspend trade made more than two years ago SC58 Doc. 21.3
(Rev. 1)		 13/05/2009
28/05/2009
22. E-commerce of specimens of CITES-listed species SC58 Doc. 22 12/05/2009
23. Enforcement matters SC58 Doc. 23 12/05/2009
  Report of the CITES Enforcement Expert Group SC58 Doc. 23
Addendum		 17/06/2009
Trade control and marking    
24. Introduction from the sea SC58 Doc. 24 15/05/2009
25. Purpose codes on CITES permits and certificates SC58 Doc. 25 20/05/2009
26. Electronic permitting no document  
27. Trade in crocodilian specimens SC58 Doc. 27 20/05/2009
28. Physical inspection of timber shipments SC58 Doc. 28 13/05/2009
29. Inconsistent implementation of Appendix-III timber listings annotated to include only the national populations of the listing countries (United States of America) SC58 Doc. 29 20/05/2009
30. Identification manual SC58 Doc. 30 12/05/2009
Exemptions and special trade provisions    
31. Personal and household effects SC58 Doc. 31 12/05/2009
Species trade and conservation    
32. Great apes SC58 Doc. 32 12/05/2009
33. Asian big cats SC58 Doc. 33 12/05/2009
  Annex 1: Response from China (English only) SC58 Doc. 33A1 12/05/2009
34. Bushmeat no document  
35. Tibetan antelope SC58 Doc. 35 12/05/2009
36. Elephants    
  36.1 Reviews of the status of the elephant, trade in its specimens and the impact of the legal trade SC58 Doc. 36.1 19/05/2009
    Annex 1: Conservation status of and trade in elephants (May 2009) SC58 Doc. 36.1A1 19/05/2009
    Annex 2: Conservation status of and trade in elephants (June 2009) SC58 Doc. 36.1A2 24/06/2009
  36.2 Control of trade in elephant ivory SC58 Doc. 36.2 12/05/2009
  36.3 Report on the one-off ivory sale in southern African countries
(Correction to the table in paragraph 5)		 SC58 Doc. 36.3
(Rev. 1)		 19/05/2009
03/06/2009
  36.4 African elephant action plan and African Elephant Fund SC58 Doc. 36.4 12/05/2009
  36.5 Decision-making mechanism for authorizing ivory trade SC58 Doc. 36.5 12/05/2009
  36.6 MIKE-ETIS subgroup SC58 Doc. 36.6 12/05/2009
37. Rhinoceroses SC58 Doc. 37 12/05/2009
38. Sturgeons    
  38.1 Caviar trade database SC58 Doc. 38.1 12/05/2009
  38.2 Recommendations of the Animals Committee no document  
39. Bigleaf mahogany SC58 Doc. 39 20/05/2009
  Annex, Spanish only (4,846 KB) SC58 Doc. 39A 20/05/2009
40. Ramin no document  
41. International expert workshop on non-detriment findings (Mexico) SC58 Doc. 41 18/05/2009
Amendment of the Appendices    
42. Revision and publication of the CITES Appendices SC58 Doc. 42 12/05/2009
43. Criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II SC58 Doc. 43 12/05/2009
44. Periodic Review of the Appendices no document  
Regional matters
45. Reports of regional representatives  
  45.1 Africa SC58 Doc. 45.1
09/07/2009
  45.2 Asia SC58 Doc. 45.2
29/06/2009
  45.3 Central and South America and the Caribbean
(Addition of the reports from El Salvador and Panama)		 SC58 Doc. 45.3
(Rev. 1)		 19/06/2009
24/06/2009
  45.4 Europe
(Addition of information about Iceland, Romania and Serbia)		 SC58 Doc. 45.4
(Rev. 1)
26/06/2009
02/07/2009
  45.5 North America
(Revision of Annex 2)		 SC58 Doc. 45.5
(Rev. 1)
15/06/2009
23/06/2009
  45.6 Oceania SC58 Doc. 45.6
29/05/2009
46. Improving the participation of Parties in the African region in CITES and strengthening the implementation of CITES throughout Africa (Kenya & Tunisia) SC58 Doc. 46
15/05/2009
Concluding items
47. Any other business no document  
48. Determination of the time and venue of the 59th meeting no document  
49. Closing remarks no document  

Information documents

Title Document Agenda
item		 Language Posted/
updated on
(dd/mm/yyyy)
1. Manifesto from an International Wildlife Crime-related Workshop held in Pattaya, Thailand (provided by the CITES Secretariat) SC58 Inf. 1 23 English 12/05/2009
2. Illegal Trade in Crocodylus niloticus from Madagascar (3,543 KB) (submitted by the Secretariat on behalf of IUCN) SC58 Inf. 2 20 English & French 25/05/2009
3. Global Tiger Initiative (prepared by the World Bank) SC58 Inf. 3 33 English 03/06/2009
4. Additional information from Madagascar concerning Crocodylus niloticus (submitted by Madagascar) SC58 Inf. 4 20 French 12/06/2009
5. Preconditions for harmonization of reporting to biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements (submitted by the Secretariat on behalf of UNEP-WCMC) SC58 Inf. 5 19 English 17/06/2009
6. FAO response to document SC58 Doc. 43 (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of FAO) SC58 Inf. 6 43 English 18/06/2009
7. Master’s degree in management, access and conservation of species in trade: The international framework (submitted by Spain) SC58 Inf. 7   English 25/06/2009
8. Frankfurt declaration on gorilla conservation (provided at the request of Germany) SC58 Inf. 8 32 English 01/07/2009
9. Deciding the Tiger’s Future (prepared by TRAFFIC and WWF) SC58 Inf. 9 33 English 07/07/2009
10. Status, conservation and trade in African and Asian rhinoceroses (prepared by IUCN, TRAFFIC and WWF) SC58 Inf. 10 37 English 07/07/2009
11. Assessment and monitoring methodologies used for shared stocks of Acipenseriformes species (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of the Chair of the Animals Committee) SC58 Inf. 11 38.2 English 09/07/2009
12. Criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II (submitted by the Secretariat at the request of FAO) SC58 Inf. 12 43 English 09/07/2009