CoP13: Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II

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Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Bangkok (Thailand), 2-14 October 2004

Proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II (all in PDF format )

Higher taxa	Species covered by the proposal	Proposal number and proponent	Proposal	Posted/updated on (dd/mm/yy)
Not applicable	Not applicable	CoP13 Prop.1 Ireland (on behalf of the Member States of the European Community)	Inclusion of a new paragraph after paragraph 4 in the Interpretation section of the Appendices, to read as follows (with the following paragraphs being renumbered): 5. The following are not subject to the provisions of the Convention: a) in vitro cultivated DNA* that does not contain any part of the original from which it is derived; b) cells or cell lines** cultivated in vitro that theoretically at a molecular level do not contain any part of the original animal or plant from which they are derived; c) urine and faeces; d) medicines and other pharmaceutical products such as vaccines, including those in development and in process materials +, that theoretically at a molecular level do not contain any part of the original animal or plant from which they are derived; and e) fossils. * That is DNA that is assembled from its constituent materials, not solely extracted directly from plants and animals. ** That is cultures of plant or animal cells, that are maintained and/or propagated in artificial conditions and do not contain any significant part of the original plant or animal from which they are derived. + That is products subject to a research or manufacturing process such as medicines, potential medicines and other pharmaceuticals such as vaccines that are produced under conditions of research, diagnostic laboratory or pharmaceutical production and do not depend for their production in bulk solely on material extracted from plants or animals and do not contain any significant part of the original plant or animal from which they are derived.	13/07/04
Not applicable	Not applicable	CoP13 Prop. 2 Switzerland (as Depositary Government, at the request of the Standing Committee)	Inclusion of a new paragraph after paragraph 4 in the Interpretation section of the Appendices, to read as follows (with the following paragraphs being renumbered): 5. The following are not subject to the provisions of the Convention: a) in vitro cultivated DNA that does not contain any part of the original; b) urine and faeces; c) synthetically produced medicines and other pharmaceutical products such as vaccines that do not contain any part of the original genetic material from which they are derived; and d) fossils.	13/07/04

F A U N A

CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
CETACEA
Delphinidae	Orcaella brevirostris	CoP13 Prop. 3 Thailand	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.	01/07/04
Balaenopteridae	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	CoP13 Prop. 4 Japan	Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II of the Okhotsk Sea – West Pacific stock, the north-east Atlantic stock and the north Atlantic central stock [in accordance with the provisions of Article XV 1. of the Convention and Annex 6 of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12)]	30/06/04
Carnivora
Felidae	Lynx rufus	CoP13 Prop. 5 United States of America	Deletion from Appendix II.	07/07/04
	Panthera leo	CoP13 Prop. 6 Kenya	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 1, paragraphs A. i) and ii) (for the populations of West and Central Africa), and C. i)] NB: subspecies Panthera leo persica is already included in Appendix I.	24/06/04
PROBOSCIDEA
Elephantidae	Loxodonta africana (Appendix II)	CoP13 Prop. 7 Namibia	Amendment of the annotation regarding the population of Namibia to include: – an annual export quota of 2,000 kg of raw ivory (accumulated from natural and management-related mortalities); – trade in worked ivory products for commercial purposes; and – trade in elephant leather and hair goods for commercial purposes.	23/06/04
	Loxodonta africana (Appendix II)	CoP13 Prop. 8 South Africa	Amendment of the annotation regarding the population of South Africa to allow trade in leather goods for commercial purposes.	01/07/04
Perissodactyla
Rhinocerotidae	Ceratotherium simum simum	CoP13 Prop. 9 Swaziland	Transfer of the population of Swaziland from Appendix I to Appendix II with the following annotation: For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in: a) live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations; and b) hunting trophies. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.	01/07/04
AVES
Falconiformes
Accipitridae	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	CoP13 Prop. 10 United States of America	Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 4, paragraph B. 2. b)]	13/07/04
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae	Cacatua sulphurea	CoP13 Prop. 11 Indonesia	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 1, paragraphs A. i) and ii); B. i), iii) and iv); and C.]	01/07/04
	Agapornis roseicollis	CoP13 Prop. 12 Namibia and the United States of America	Deletion from Appendix II.	13/07/04
	Amazona finschi	CoP13 Prop. 13 Mexico	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annexes 1 and 4]	01/07/04
Passeriformes
Emberizidae	Passerina ciris	CoP13 Prop. 14 Mexico and the United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	01/07/04
REPTILIA
TESTUDINATA
Testudinidae	Pyxis arachnoides	CoP13 Prop. 15 Madagascar	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 1, paragraphs B. i), iii) and iv) and C. i)]	30/06/04
Bataguridae	Malayemys spp.	CoP13 Prop. 16 United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	23/06/04
	Malayemys subtrijuga	CoP13 Prop. 17 Indonesia	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	23/06/04
	Notochelys spp.	CoP13 Prop. 18 United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	23/06/04
	Notochelys platynota	CoP13 Prop. 19 Indonesia	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	23/06/04
Trionychidae	Amyda spp.	CoP13 Prop. 20 United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention, and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	01/07/04
Carettochelyidae	Carettochelyidae spp.	CoP13 Prop. 21 United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	01/07/04
	Carettochelys insculpta	CoP13 Prop. 22 Indonesia	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	01/07/04
Chelidae	Chelodina mccordi	CoP13 Prop. 23 Indonesia and the United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	01/07/04
Crocodylia
Crocodylidae	Crocodylus acutus	CoP13 Prop. 24 Cuba	Transfer of the population of Cuba from Appendix I to Appendix II. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 4, paragraph B. 2 e) and Resolution Conf. 11.16]	23/06/04
	Crocodylus niloticus	CoP13 Prop. 25 Namibia	Transfer of the population of Namibia from Appendix I to Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention, and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 4, paragraph B. 2. b)]	07/07/04
	Crocodylus niloticus	CoP13 Prop. 26 Zambia	Maintenance of the population of Zambia in Appendix II, subject to an annual export quota of no more than 548 wild specimens (including hunting trophies and problem-animal control). This quota does not include ranched specimens.	07/07/04
SAURIA
Gekkonidae	Uroplatus spp.	CoP13 Prop. 27 Madagascar	Inclusion in Appendix II.	06/07/04
SERPENTES
Colubridae	Langaha spp.	CoP13 Prop. 28 Madagascar	Inclusion in Appendix II.	30/06/04
	Stenophis citrinus (NB: this species is referred to as Lycodryas citrinus in the proposal)	CoP13 Prop. 29 Madagascar	Inclusion in Appendix II.	24/06/04
Viperidae	Atheris desaixi	CoP13 Prop. 30 Kenya	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a]	01/07/04
	Bitis worthingtoni	CoP13 Prop. 31 CoP13 Prop. Kenya	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a]	06/07/04
ELASMOBRANCHII
LAMNIFORMES
Lamnidae	Carcharodon carcharias	CoP13 Prop. 32 Australia and Madagascar	Inclusion in Appendix II with a zero annual export quota. Australia and Madagascar have amended this proposal. Click here to access the revised version.	24/06/04 17/09/04
ACTINOPTERYGII
PERCIFORMES
Labridae	Cheilinus undulatus	CoP13 Prop. 33 Fiji, Ireland (on behalf of the Member States of the European Community) and the United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B.]	06/07/04
ARTHROPODA
INSECTA
LEPIDOPTERA
Papilionidae	Ornithoptera spp., Trogonoptera spp. and Troides spp. in Appendix II	CoP13 Prop. 34 Switzerland (as Depositary Government, at the request of the Nomenclature Committee)	Deletion of the annotation "sensu D’Abrera".	13/07/04
MOLLUSCA
BIVALVIA
MYTILOIDA
Mytilidae	Lithophaga lithophaga	CoP13 Prop. 35 Italy and Slovenia (on behalf of the Member States of the European Community)	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a)]	15/07/04 07/07/04
cnidaria
ANTHOZOA and HYDROZOA
	Helioporidae spp., Tubiporidae spp., Scleractinia spp., Milleporidae spp. and Stylasteridae spp.	CoP13 Prop. 36 Switzerland (as Depositary Government, at the request of the Animals Committee)	Amendment of the annotation to these taxa to read: Fossils, namely all categories of coral rock, except live rock (meaning pieces of coral rock to which are attached live specimens of invertebrate species and coralline algae not included in the Appendices and which are transported moist, but not in water, in crates) are not subject to the provisions of the Convention.	24/06/04

F L O R A

Asclepiadaceae	Hoodia spp.	CoP13 Prop. 37 Botswana, Namibia and South Africa	Inclusion in Appendix II, with an annotation to read as follows: Designates all parts and derivatives except those bearing the label "Produced from Hoodia spp. material obtained through controlled harvesting and production in collaboration with the CITES Management Authorities of Botswana/Namibia/South Africa under agreement no. BW/NA/ZA xxxxxx)".	01/07/04
EUPHORBIACEAE	Euphorbiaceae (Appendix II)	CoP13 Prop. 38 (Rev. 1) Thailand	Annotation to read as follows: Artificially propagated specimens of Euphorbia lactea are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when they are: a) grafted on rootstocks of Euphorbia neriifolia L.; b) colour mutants; or c) crested-branch forming or fan-shaped.	07/07/04 27/08/04
	Euphorbiaceae (Appendix II)	CoP13 Prop. 39 (Rev. 1) Thailand	Annotation to read as follows: Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Euphorbia milii are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when they are: a) traded in shipments of 100 or more plants; b) readily recognizable as artificially propagated specimens.	07/07/04 27/08/04
	Orchidaceae in Appendix II	CoP13 Prop. 40 Thailand	Annotation to read as follows: Artificially propagated specimens of Orchidaceae hybrids are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when: a) they are readily recognizable as artificially propagated specimens; b) they do not exhibit characteristics of wild-collected specimens; c) shipments are accompanied by documentation such as an invoice that indicates clearly the vernacular name of the orchid hybrids and is signed by the shipper. Specimens that do not clearly meet the criteria for the exemption must be accompanied by appropriate CITES documents.	07/07/04
ORCHIDACEAE	Orchidaceae in Appendix II	CoP13 Prop. 41 Annex Switzerland	Annotation to exclude artificially propagated hybrids of the following taxa, exclusively under the condition that specimens are flowering, potted and labelled, professionally processed for commercial retail sale and that they allow easy identification: Cymbidium Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids Dendrobium Interspecific hybrids within the genus known in horticulture as "nobile-types" and "phalaenopsis-types", both of which are clearly recognizable by commercial growers and hobbyists Miltonia Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids Odontoglossum Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids Oncidium Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids Phalaenopsis Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids Vanda Interspecific hybrids within the genus and intergeneric hybrids The annotation to specifically read as follows: Artificially propagated specimens of hybrids are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when: a) they are traded in flowering state, i.e. with at least one open flower per specimen, with reflexed petals; b) they are professionally processed for commercial retail sale, e.g. labelled with printed labels and packaged with printed packages; c) they can be readily recognized as artificially propagated specimens by exhibiting a high degree of cleanliness, undamaged inflorescences, intact root systems and general absence of damage or injury that could be attributable to plants originating in the wild; d) plants do not exhibit characteristics of wild origin, such as damage by insects or other animals, fungi or algae adhering to leaves, or mechanical damage to inflorescences, roots, leaves or other parts resulting from collection; and e) labels or packages indicate the trade name of the specimen, the country of artificial propagation or, in case of international trade during the production process, the country where the specimen was labelled and packaged; and labels or packages show a photograph of the flower, or demonstrate by other means the appropriate use of labels and packages in an easily verifiable way. Plants not clearly qualifying for the exemption must be accompanied by appropriate CITES documents.	13/07/04
	Orchidaceae in Appendix II	CoP13 Prop. 42 Switzerland (as Depositary Government, at the request of the Plants Committee)	Amendment of the annotation regarding Phalaenopsis hybrids to read: Artificially propagated specimens of hybrids within the genus Phalaenopsis are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when: a) specimens are traded in shipments consisting of individual containers (i.e. cartons, boxes or crates) containing 20 or more plants each; b) all plants within a container are of the same hybrid, with no mixing of different hybrids within a container; c) plants within a container can be readily recognized as artificially propagated specimens by exhibiting a high degree of uniformity in size and stage of growth, cleanliness, intact root systems and general absence of damage or injury that could be attributable to plants originating in the wild; d) plants do not exhibit characteristics of wild origin, such as damage by insects or other animals, fungi or algae adhering to leaves, or mechanical damage to roots, leaves or other parts resulting from collection; and e) shipments are accompanied by documentation, such as an invoice, which clearly states the number of plants and is signed by the shipper. Plants not clearly qualifying for the exemption must be accompanied by appropriate CITES documents.	01/07/04
	Cattleya trianaei	CoP13 Prop. 43 Colombia	Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II.	01/07/04
	Vanda coerulea	CoP13 Prop. 44 Thailand	Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II.	07/07/04
OROBANCHACEAE	Cistanche deserticola	CoP13 Prop. 45 China	Addition of annotation #1, i.e.: Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia); b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; and c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants.	01/07/04
PALMAE	Chrysalidocarpus decipiens (NB: this species is referred to as Dypsis decipiens in the proposal)	CoP13 Prop. 46 Madagascar	Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I.	01/07/04
TAXACEAE	Taxus wallichiana	CoP13 Prop. 47 China and the United States of America	Amendment of the annotation (currently annotation #2), to read: Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds and pollen; and b) finished pharmaceutical products.	01/07/04
	Taxus chinensis, T. cuspidata, T. fuana, T. sumatrana and all infraspecific taxa of these species	CoP13 Prop. 48 China and the United States of America	Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds and pollen; and b) finished pharmaceutical products. [in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention and Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraph B. i)]	07/07/04
THYMELAEACEAE	Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp.	CoP13 Prop. 49 Indonesia	Inclusion in Appendix II. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraphs A. and B. i), and Annex 2 b] (NB: Aquilaria malaccensis is already included in Appendix II)	07/07/04
	Gonystylus spp.	CoP13 Prop. 50 Indonesia	Inclusion in Appendix II, with annotation #1, i.e.: Designates all parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia); b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; and c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants. [in accordance with Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Rev. CoP12), Annex 2 a, paragraphs A and B i), and Annex 2 b, paragraph B]	01/07/04