Directed to the Parties

11.15

In paragraph 18 of document Doc. 11.21.1, the Secretariat brought to the attention of the Conference of the Parties that four Parties whose legislation was analysed during Phase 3 of the National Legislation Project, namely Fiji, Turkey, Viet Nam and Yemen, have high volumes of international trade in specimens of CITES-listed species and their national legislation is believed generally not to meet the requirements for implementation of CITES (Category 3). These Parties:

a) before 31 October 2001 should adopt adequate legislation to implement the Convention;

b) may request technical assistance from the Secretariat in order to prepare such legislation. The Parties that require assistance shall receive the guidelines for the preparation of legislation, training for the CITES authorities and others responsible for the formulation of measures requiring legislation, as well as any technical support specified in their requests relevant to the development of national legislation; and

c) should report to the Secretariat any progress made in this regard no later than 30 April 2001.

11.16

All Parties should, from 31 October 2001, if so advised by the Standing Committee, refuse any import of specimens of CITES-listed species from, and any export or re-export of such specimens to, the Parties listed in Decision 11.15, if, in spite of the assistance, the Parties concerned do not adopt the legislation required under the text of the Convention.

11.17

The remaining Category 3 Parties whose legislation was analysed in Phase 3:

a) should take steps to enact legislation for implementation of the Convention;

b) may request technical assistance from the Secretariat in order to prepare such legislation; and

c) should report to the Secretariat any progress made in this regard no later than six months prior to the 46th meeting of the Standing Committee.

11.18

The following action should be taken in relation to the Parties identified in Decisions 10.19 to 10.23 that have not complied with those Decisions, and that have been identified as Parties having high volumes of international trade in specimens of CITES-listed species:

a) such Parties should take all necessary measures to enact national legislation for the implementation of CITES and to ensure that this legislation will be in effect no later than 30 days before the 45th meeting of the Standing Committee;

b) Parties referred to in this Decision should report to the Secretariat any progress made in this regard no later than six months before the 45th meeting of the Standing Committee;

c) with respect to Parties referred to in this Decision that have not complied with paragraph a), the Standing Committee, at its 45th meeting, shall consider appropriate measures, which may include restrictions on the commercial trade in specimens of CITES-listed species to or from such Parties; and

d) Parties that are preparing national legislation to fulfil the requirements established by the text of the Convention may request technical assistance from the Secretariat.

11.19

The following action should be taken in relation to the Parties identified in Decisions 10.19 to 10.23 that have not yet complied with those Decisions, and that have been identified as Parties not having high volumes of international trade in specimens of CITES-listed species:

a) such Parties should take all necessary measures to enact national legislation for implementation of CITES and to ensure that this legislation will be in effect no later than 30 days before the 46th meeting of the Standing Committee;

b) Parties referred to in this Decision should report to the Secretariat any progress made in this regard no later than six months before the 46th meeting of the Standing Committee;

c) with respect to Parties referred to in this Decision that have not complied with paragraph a), the Standing Committee, at its 46th meeting, shall consider appropriate measures, which may include restrictions on the commercial trade in specimens of CITES-listed species to or from such Parties; and

d) Parties that are preparing national legislation to fulfil the requirements established by the text of the Convention may request technical assistance from the Secretariat.

11.20

All Parties referred to in Decisions 11.15 to 11.19 should provide to the Secretariat copies of all relevant new legislation and, where applicable, a translation of this legislation into one of the three working languages of the Convention.

11.21

If any of the Parties whose legislation was analysed in Phase 3 believes that the Secretariat's analysis of legislation is not accurate, it should, by 1 August 2000, provide to the Secretariat:

a) copies of all relevant legislation not referred to in the analysis and, where applicable, a translation of this legislation into one of the three working languages of the Convention; and

b) its comments as to how such legislation applies to the implementation of CITES.