1.

Argentina

Bulnesia sarmientoi

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:

“#11 Designa trozas, madera aserrada, láminas de chapa de madera, madera contrachapada, polvos y extractos.”

Bolivia (Plurinational State of))

Dynastes satanas

Inclusion in Appendix II

3.

Brazil

Aniba rosaedora

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:
“#11 Designa trozas, madera aserrada, láminas de chapa de madera, madera contrachapada y aceite esencial.”

4.

Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone (to be confirmed)

Loxodonta africana

i) Delete the following paragraph from the annotation regarding the populations of Loxondonta africana of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe:

“h) no further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from populations already in Appendix II shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending nine years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs g)i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance withDecisions 14.77 and 14.78.”

ii) Include an annotation regarding ALL populations of Loxodonta africana, as follows:

“No further proposals concerning trade in African elephant ivory, including proposals to downlist
elephant populations from Appendix I to Appendix II, shall be submitted to the Conference of the
Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending twenty years from the date of the single sale of ivory
that took place in November 2008. Following this twenty year resting period, any elephant proposals
shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78.”

iii) Delete paragraph (f) in the annotation to the populations of Loxodonta africana of Namibia and Zimbabwe:

f) trade in individually marked and certified ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes for Zimbabwe;

5.

Egypt

Crocodylus niloticus

Transfer of the Egyptian population  from Appendix I to Appendix II

6.

Guatemala

Ctenosaura palearis

Inclusion in Appendix II

7.

8.

Honduras and Mexico

Agalychnis spp.

Inclusion in Appendix II

9.

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Neurergus kaiseri

Inclusion in Appendix I

10.

Israel

Uromastyx ornata

Transfer to Appendix I

11.

Madagascar

Adenia firingalavensis

Inclusion in Appendix II

12.

Madagascar

Adenia olaboensis

Inclusion in Appendix II

13.

Madagascar

Adenia subsessifolia

Inclusion in Appendix II

14.

Madagascar

Beccariophoenix madagascariensis

Inclusion in Appendix II

15.

Madagascar

Cyphostemma elephantopus

Inclusion in Appendix II

16.

Madagascar

Cyphostemma laza

Inclusion in Appendix II

17.

Madagascar

Cyphostemma montagnacii

Inclusion in Appendix II

18.

Madagascar

Dypsis decaryi

Inclusion in Appendix II

19.

Madagascar

Operculicarya decaryi

Inclusion in Appendix II

20.

Madagascar

Operculicarya hyphaenoides

Inclusion in Appendix II

21.

Madagascar

Operculicarya pachypus

Inclusion in Appendix II

22.

Madagascar

Senna meridionalis

Inclusion in Appendix II

23.

Madagascar

Zygosicyos pubescens

Inclusion in Appendix II

24.

Madagascar

Zygosicyos tripartitus

Inclusion in Appendix II

Mexico

Crocodylus moreletti

Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II with zero quota for trade in wild specimens

26.

Mexico and the United States of America

Euphorbia misera

Deletion from Appendix II

Mexico and the United States of America, on behalf of the Plants Committee

Delete annotations #1 and #4 and replace them both with the following new annotation for plant taxa listed in Appendix II:

All parts and derivatives, except:

a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia) except those seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico;
b) seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers;
c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Vanilla (Orchidaceae), Opuntia subgenus Opuntia (Cactaceae), Hylocereus and Selenicereus (Cactaceae);
e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and
f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade.

Amend footnote 6 as follows (delete struck-through text):

Artificially propagated specimens of the following hybrids and/or cultivars are not subject to the provisions of the Convention:
– Hatiora x graeseri
– Schlumbergera x buckleyi
– Schlumbergera russelliana x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera orssichiana x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera opuntioides x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera truncata (cultivars)
– Cactaceae spp. colour mutants lacking chlorophyll, grafted on the following grafting stocks: Harrisia 'Jusbertii', Hylocereus trigonus or Hylocereus undatus
– Opuntia microdasys (cultivars).

28.

Monaco

Thunnus thynnus

Inclusion in Appendix I

29.

Palau and Sweden*

Squalus acanthias

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:

"The entry into effect of the inclusion of Squalus acanthias in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve related technical and administrative issues, such as the development of stock assessments and collaborative management agreements for shared stocks and the possible designation of an additional Scientific or Management Authority."

30.

Palau and Sweden*

Lamna nasus

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:

"The entry into effect of the inclusion of Lamna nasus in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve related technical and administrative issues, such as the possible designation of an additional Management Authority and adoption of Customs codes."

31.

Palau and the United States of America

Sphyrna lewini
Sphyrna mokarran
Sphyrna zygaena
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharhinus obscurus

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:

“The entry into effect of the inclusion of these species in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues. “

32.

Palau and the United States of America

Carcharhinus longimanus

Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation:

“The entry into effect of the inclusion of Carcharhinus longimanus in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.”

33.

South Africa

Orothamnus zeyheri

Deletion from Appendix II

34.

South Africa

Protea odorata

Deletion from Appendix II

35.

Sweden* and the United States of America

Coralliidae (Corallium spp. and Paracorallium spp.)

Inclusion of all species in the family in Appendix-II with the following annotation:

“The entry into effect of the inclusion of species in the family Coralliidae in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.”

36.

Switzerland, as  Depositary
Government, at the request of the Animals Committee

Anas oustaleti

Deletion from Appendix I

Switzerland, as  Depositary
Government, at the request of the Animals Committee

Canis lupus

Inclusion of an annotation to the species Canis lupus listed in Appendix I and II reading:
"Excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo."

United Republic of Tanzania

Loxodonta africana

To transfer the population of the United Republic of Tanzania from Appendix I to Appendix II with the following annotation:

“for the exclusive purpose of the following:

a)  trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b)  trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following

i) a one-off sale of  89,848.74 kg from registered government-owned stocks, originating in Tanzania (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin);

ii)  only to trading partners that have been already designated by the Standing Committee, as having sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP14) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade.  These are Japan designated as a trading partner at the 54th meeting (Geneva, October 2006), and China designated as a trading partner at the 57th meeting (SC57, Geneva, July 2008).

iii) not before the Secretariat has verified the registered government-owned stocks;

iv)  the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation, community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range in Tanzania;

v) Tanzania will not present further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from its population in Appendix II to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP15 and ending six years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs b) i), b) ii), b) iii), b) iv). In addition such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78.

c)  trade in raw hides.
d)  trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations, as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.20;

The Standing Committee can decide to cause the trade in a), b), c) and d) above to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations as may be proposed by the CITES Secretariat.

All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.”

39.

United States of America

Orchidaceae

Amend the annotation to the listing of Orchidaceae included in Appendix I, as follows:

Delete the current annotation, which states:

For all of the following Appendix-I species, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers are not subject to the provisions of the Convention.

Replace with the following new annotation:

For all of the following Appendix-I species, seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, and transported in sterile containers are not subject to the provisions of the Convention only if the specimens meet the definition of ‘artificially propagated’ agreed by the Conference of the Parties.

40.

United States of America

Lynx rufus

Deletion from Appendix II

United States of America

Ursus maritimus

Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I

Zambia

Loxodonta africana

Transfer of the population of Zambia from Appendix I to Appendix II for the exclusive purposes of allowing:

a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;

b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations, as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.20;

c) trade in raw hides;

d) trade in registered raw ivory subject to the following:

i) a one-off sale of  21,692.23 kg as ivory from registered government-owned stocks, originating in Zambia (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin);

ii) only to trading partners that have already been designated by the Standing Committee as having sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP14) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade: these are Japan designated as a trading partner at the 54th meeting (SC54 Geneva, October 2006), and China designated as a trading partner at the 57th meeting (SC57, Geneva, July 2008).

iii) not before the Secretariat has verified the registered government-owned stocks;

iv) the proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programmes within or adjacent to the elephant range in Zambia;

v) On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.