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Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Harare (Zimbabwe), 9 to 20 June 1997

Agenda and working documents

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Agenda item
Document No.
Document
I. Opening ceremony by the authorities of Zimbabwe    
II Welcoming addresses    
III Rules of Procedure    
  1. Voting before credentials have been accepted Doc. 10.4 Doc. 10.4
  2. Adoption of the Rules of Procedure Doc. 10.3 Doc. 10.3
IV Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the meeting and of Chairmen of Committees I and II and of the Budget Committee
V Adoption of the Agenda and Working Programmes Doc. 10.1 (Rev. 3);Doc. 10.2 (Rev. 2); Doc. 10.2.1 (Rev. 2); Doc. 10.2.2 (Rev.) Doc. 10.1 (Rev.3) to Doc. 10.2.2 (Rev.)
VI Establishment of the Credentials Committee  
VII Report of the Credentials Committee  
VIII Admission of observers Doc. 10.5 Doc. 10.5
IX Matters related to the Standing Committee  
  1. Report of the Chairman Doc. 10.6 Doc. 10.6
  2. Regional representation Doc. 10.7; Doc. 10.7.1 Doc. 10.7 & Doc.10.7.1
  3. Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
X Reports of the Secretariat  
  1. Annual report of the Secretariat Doc. 10.8 (Rev.) Doc. 10.8 (Rev.)
  2. Strategic plan Doc. 10.9 Doc. 10.9
  3. Organization plan and programme budget for the Secretariat Doc. 10.10 Doc. 10.10
XI Financing and budgeting of the Secretariat and of meetings of the Conference of the Parties
  1. Financial report for 1994, 1995 and 1996 Doc. 10.11 Doc. 10.11 to Doc. 10.14
  2. Estimated expenditures for 1997 Doc. 10.12
  3. Budget for 1998-2000 and Medium-term Plan for 1998-2002 Doc. 10.13 (Rev.); Doc. 10.13.1
  4. External funding Doc. 10.14
XII Committee reports and recommendations  
  1. Animals Committee  
    a)Report of the Chairman Doc. 10.15 (Rev.) Doc. 10.15 (Rev.)
    b)Regional representation Doc. 10.7; Doc. 10.7.1 Doc. 10.7 & Doc.10.7.1
    c)Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
  2. Plants Committee  
    a) Report of the Chairman Doc. 10.16 (Rev. 2) Doc. 10.16 (Rev. 2)
    b) Regional representation Doc. 10.7; Doc. 10.7.1 Doc. 10.7 & Doc.10.7.1
    c) Election of new regional and alternate regional members  
  3. Identification Manual Committee Doc. 10.17 Doc. 10.17
  4. Nomenclature Committee  
    a) Report of the Chairman Doc. 10.18 (Rev.) Doc. 10.18 (Rev.)
    b) Recommendations of the Committee Doc. 10.19 Doc. 10.19
XIII Evolution of the Convention  
  1. How to improve the effectiveness of the Convention  
    a) Comments from the Parties and organizations on the study Doc. 10.20 Doc. 10.20 to Doc. 10.22
    b) Consideration of the recommendations arising from the study Doc. 10.21
    c) Co-operation/synergy with other conservation conventions and agencies Doc. 10.22
  2. Relationship between CITES and UNEP Doc. 10.23; Doc. 10.23.1 Doc. 10.23 and Doc. 10.23.1
XIV Interpretation and implementation of the Convention    
  1. Review of the Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties    
    a) Consolidation of valid Resolutions Doc. 10.24 Doc. 10.24 and Doc. 10.25 (Rev.)
    b) Index of Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties Doc. 10.25 (Rev.)
  2. Report on national reports required under Article VIII, paragraph 7(a), of the Convention Doc. 10.26 Doc. 10.26
  3. Amendment to Resolution Conf. 9.1 on Establishment of Committees Doc. 10.27 (Rev.) Doc. 10.27 (Rev.)
  4. Enforcement    
    a) Review of alleged infractions and other problems of implementation of the Convention Doc. 10.28 (Rev.) Doc. 10.28 (Rev.) to Doc. 10.30
    b) Working group on illegal trade in CITES specimens Doc. 10.29
    c) Inspection of wildlife shipments Doc. 10.30
  5. National laws for implementation of the Convention Doc. 10.31 (Rev.) Doc. 10.31 (Rev.)
  6. Training Doc. 10.32 (Rev.) Doc. 10.32 (Rev.)
  7. Small island developing States Doc. 10.33 Doc. 10.33
  8. Relationship with the International Whaling Commission Doc. 10.34 (Rev.) Doc. 10.34 (Rev.)
  9. Revision of Resolution Conf. 9.3 on Permits and Certificates Doc. 10.35 Doc. 10.35
  10. Interpretation of Article II, paragraph 2(b), and Article IV, paragraph 3 Doc. 10.36 (Rev.) Doc. 10.36 (Rev.)
  11. Interpretation of Article XIV, paragraph 1 Doc. 10.37 Doc. 10.37
  12. Revision of the definition of ‘primarily commercial purposes’ Doc. 10.38 (Rev.); Doc. 10.38.1 (Rev.) Doc. 10.38 (Rev.); Doc. 10.38.1 (Rev.)
  13. Criteria for granting export permits in accordance with Article V, paragraph 2 Doc. 10.39 Doc. 10.39
  14. Illegal trade in whale meat Doc. 10.40; Doc. 10.40.1 Doc. 10.40; Doc. 10.40.1
  15. Illegal trade in bear specimens Doc. 10.41; Doc. 10.41.1 Doc. 10.41 to Doc. 10.43.2
  16. Exports of leopard hunting trophies and skins Doc. 10.42; Doc. 10.42.1
  17. Trade in tiger specimens Doc. 10.43; Doc. 10.43.1; Doc. 10.43.2
  18. Trade in African elephant specimens    
    a) Revision of Resolution Conf. 9.16 Doc. 10.44; Doc. 10.44.1; Doc. 10.44.2; Doc. 10.44.3 Doc. 10.44 to Doc. 10.46
    b) Revision of Resolution Conf. 7.9 Doc. 10.45 (Rev.)
    c) Stockpiles of ivory Doc. 10.46
  19. Trade in and conservation of rhinoceroses    
    a) Implementation of Resolution Conf. 9.14 Doc. 10.47 (Rev.) Doc. 10.47 (Rev.) & Doc. 10.48
    b) Trade in live rhinoceroses from South Africa Doc. 10.48
  20. Exports of vicuña cloth Doc. 10.49 Doc. 10.49
  21. Conservation of edible-nest swiftlets of the genus Collocalia Doc. 10.50 (Rev.) Doc. 10.50 (Rev.)
  22. Biological and trade status of sharks Doc. 10.51 Doc. 10.51
  23. Trade in plant specimens    
    a) Implementation of the Convention for timber species Doc. 10.52 Doc. 10.52 to Doc. 10.54
    b) Amendment to the definition of ‘artificially propagated’ Doc. 10.53 (Rev. 2)
    c) Disposal of confiscated live plants of species included in the appendices Doc. 10.54
  24. Significant trade in Appendix-II species    
    a) Animals Doc. 10.55 Doc. 10.55 & Doc. 10.56
    b) Plants Doc. 10.56
  25. Sale of tourist items of Appendix-I species at international airports, seaports and border crossings Doc. 10.57 Doc. 10.57 to Doc. 10.60.1
  26. Trade in specimens of species transferred to Appendix II subject to annual export quotas Doc. 10.58
  27. Trade in alien species Doc. 10.59
  28. Establishment of a working group on marine fish species Doc. 10.60; Doc. 10.60.1
  29. Scientific justification for national export quotas Doc. 10.61 Doc. 10.61 - Doc. 10.63
  30. Disposal of stocks of dead specimens of Appendix-I species Doc. 10.62
  31. Revision of the consolidated Resolution on ranching and trade in ranched specimens Doc. 10.63
  32. Universal tagging system for the identification of crocodilian skins Doc. 10.64 (Rev.) Doc. 10.64 - Doc. 10.66
  33. Identification of corals and reporting of coral trade Doc. 10.65
  34. Implementation of Article VII, paragraph 2: pre-Convention Doc. 10.66
  35. Captive breeding    
    a) Implementation of Article VII, paragraphs 4 and 5 Doc. 10.67; Doc. 10.68.1 (Rev.); Doc. 10.68.2 Doc. 10.67 to Doc. 10.68.2
    b) Proposals to register the first commercial captive-breeding operation for an Appendix-I animal species Doc. 10.69 Doc. 10.69
  36. Hybrids    
    a) Amendment of Resolution Conf. 2.13 Doc. 10.70; Doc. 10.70.1 Doc. 10.70 & Doc. 10.70.1
    b) Regulation of trade in animal hybrids Doc. 10.71 Doc. 10.71
  37. Shipments covered by Customs Carnets Doc. 10.72 Doc. 10.72 to Doc. 10.75
  38. Frequent transborder movements of personally owned live animals Doc. 10.73 (Rev. 2)
  39. Live animals in travelling circuses Doc. 10.74 (Rev.)
  40. Transport of live animals Doc. 10.75 (Rev.)
  41. Designation of Scientific Authorities Doc. 10.76 Doc. 10.76 to Doc. 10.78 (Rev.)
  42. Standard nomenclature Doc. 10.77
  43. Information on the population status of and threats to Ovis vignei Doc. 10.78 (Rev.)
  44. Traditional medicine and CITES Doc. 10.79 (Rev.); Doc. 10.79.1; Doc. 10.80 Doc. 10.79 (Rev.) & Doc. 10.80
  45. Financing of the conservation of the biodiversity and development of sustainable use of natural resources Doc. 10.81 (Rev.); Doc. 10.81.1 Doc. 10.81 (Rev.) & Doc. 10.81.1
  46. Development of an Information Management Strategy Doc. 10.82 (Rev.) Doc. 10.82 (Rev.)
  47. Inclusion of higher taxa Doc. 10.83 (Rev.); Doc. 10.83.1; Doc. 10.83.2 Doc. 10.83 (Rev.) to Doc. 10.83.2
  48. Proposals concerning quotas for specimens of Appendix-I species Doc. 10.84 (Rev.) Doc. 10.84 (Rev.)
  49. Conservation of the houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata) Doc. 10.92 (Rev.) Doc. 10.92 (Rev.)
XV Consideration of proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II Doc. 10.85 Doc. 10.85
  1. Proposals submitted pursuant to Resolution on Ranching Doc. 10.86 Doc. 10.86
  2. Proposals resulting from the periodic reviews by the Animals and Plants Committees Doc. 10.87 Doc. 10.87
  3. Proposals concerning export quotas for specimens of species in Appendix I or II Doc. 10.88 Doc. 10.88
  4. Other proposals Doc. 10.89 (Rev.); Doc. 10.91 Doc. 10.89 (Rev.) & Doc. 10.91
XVI Conclusion of the meeting    
  1. Determination of the time and venue of the next regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties Doc. 10.90 (Rev.) Doc. 10.90 (Rev.)
  2. Closing remarks