Decisions of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
in effect after the 12th meeting

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No. Subject
11.1 Strategic Plan for the Convention
9.26 Text of the Convention
12.1 Acceptance of the Gaborone Amendment
12.2 Resolutions of the Conference of the Parties
12.3 Decisions of the Conference of the Parties
9.24 Consideration of draft resolutions
9.27 & 12.3 Decisions of the Conference of the Parties
12.4 Discussion of draft decisions
12.5 & 12.6 Memorandum of Understanding between CITES and the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
12.7 Establishment of a Memorandum of Understanding between CITES and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
12.8 Meetings of the Standing Committee
12.9 – 12.12 Work programme of the Plants Committee
12.13 Regional meetings of the Plants Committee
12.14 & 12.15 Regional directories
12.16 Materials for Plants Committee members
11.119 Work programme of the Nomenclature Committee
12.17 & 12.18 Establishment of an Export Quota Working Group
12.19 & 12.20 Bushmeat Working Group
12.21 Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group
12.22 Economic incentives and trade policy
12.23 & 12.24 Technical implementation issues
12.25, 11.129 & 12.26 Financing of the conservation of and sustainable international trade in species of wild fauna and flora
12.27 & 12.28 Bears
12.29 – 12.32 Asian big cats
10.2 (Rev. CoP11) Elephants – Conditions for the disposal of ivory stocks and generating resources for conservation in African elephant range States
12.33 – 12.35 Elephants – Monitoring of the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE)
12.36 – 12.39 Elephants – control of internal ivory trade
11.57 Musk deer
12.40 Tibetan antelope
12.41 & 12.42 Tortoises and freshwater turtles
12.43 Pancake tortoise
12.44 – 12.46 Hawksbill turtle
12.47, 11.151, 12.48 & 12.49 Sharks
12.50 – 12.52 Sturgeons
12.53 – 12.56 Seahorses and other members of the family Syngnathidae
12.57 – 12.59 Trade in toothfish
12.60 & 12.61 Sea cucumbers
12.62 Stony corals
9.21, 9.22, 9.34–9.36 & 9.38 (Rev. CoP11) Trade in plants
12.63 – 12.65 Harpagophytum species
12.66 – 12.71 Aquilaria species
11.114 (Rev. CoP12) Guaiacum species
12.72 Management of annual export quotas
12.73, 12.74 & 9.33 Review of significant trade
12.75 Evaluation of the Review of Significant Trade
9.29, 9.30 & 12.76 CITES permits and certificates
9.6 – 9.9 Issuance of permits
9.10 & 9.11 Acceptance of permits
12.77 Use of CITES certificates with ATA or TIR carnets
10.30 & 10.118 Control and checking of shipments of CITES specimens
9.12 – 9.14 Illegal trade
9.31 Reports on alleged infractions and other implementation problems
9.15 Violations of the Convention by diplomats and troops serving under the flag of the United Nations
11.102 (Rev. CoP12) & 12.78 Operations that breed Appendix-I animal species for commercial purposes
12.79 Non-commercial loan, donation or exchange of museum and herbarium specimens
11.20 & 12.80–12.83 National laws for implementation of the Convention
12.84 Compliance with the Convention
12.85 & 12.86 Transport of live animals
12.87 Reporting requirements
11.37 & 11.89 Annual reports
9.32 Competent authorities of non-party States
9.23 Communication
11.124 Sponsorship for attendance at meetings of the Conference of the Parties
11.125 & 11.126 Registration of observers at meetings of the Conference of the Parties
11.14, 11.70, 11.71, 11.73, 11.127 & 11.128 Contributions by observers at meetings of the Conference of the Parties
12.88 & 12.89 Communication of enforcement-related information
12.90 to 12.93 Capacity-building programme for science-based establishment and implementation of voluntary national export quotas for Appendix-II species
11.170 Implementation of the Quito Declaration
12.94 Capacity building in the Oceania region
12.95 Capacity building in Small Island Developing States
12.96 Periodic review of the Appendices
12.97 Review of the criteria for amendment of Appendices I and II
11.120 & 11.167 Nomenclature of amphibian species
9.39 Standard reference of Orchidaceae
11.118 (Rev. CoP12) Annotations for medicinal plants in the Appendices
10.54, 10.76 & 10.86 Trade in alien species
12.98 & 12.99 Rescue of live specimens in special circumstances
12.100 Secret ballots
Annex 1 Strategic vision through 2005
Annex 2 Actions directed to the Plants Committee pursuant to the CITES Action Plan and Resolution Conf. 11.1 (Rev. CoP12) concerning the establishment of Committees
Annex 3 Recommendations made by the Mahogany Working Group
Annex 4 Outline of a strategic plan for the conservation of hawksbill turtles within the wider Caribbean Vision
Annex 5 Decisions related to the National Legislation Project
Annex 6 Quito declaration

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