11.165

The Secretariat shall, in consultation with the Animals and Plants Committees:

a) compile an inventory of operations where artificial propagation or captive breeding of CITES species is conducted for medicinal purposes;

b) develop projects aimed at assisting Parties in improving CITES implementation with regard to international trade in medicinal products derived from Appendix-II species;

c) continue developing the list of species of plants and animals and their parts traded for their medicinal properties;

d) where appropriate, incorporate in its programme for assisting Scientific Authorities the implementation of the Convention in relation to animals and plants traded for medicinal purposes; and

e) report at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the progress made with regard to the work outlined above.