Reporting on trade in artificially propagated plants

*Directed to the Secretariat*
14.39	The Secretariat shall, in consultation with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre:
	a)	conduct a survey of reporting practices of Parties relating to trade in artificially propagated plants of taxa included in Appendix II, e.g. regarding the degree of completeness and detail;
	b)	identify cases where the compilation of trade data pertaining to artificially propagated plants of taxa included in Appendix II has contributed to a significant extent to the detection of illegal trade or to any other analysis related to the conservation of wild flora;
	c)	taking into consideration the results of paragraphs a) and b) above, analyse the Convention text and Resolutions in order to identify binding and non-binding elements of reporting, with special emphasis on artificially propagated plants of taxa included in Appendix II. The Secretariat shall list options for streamlining such reporting; and
	d)	report on its findings to the Plants Committee prior to its 18th meeting.
*Directed to the Plants Committee*
14.40	The Plants Committee shall consider the report of the Secretariat and assess the usefulness to its programme of work of reporting on trade in artificially propagated plants of taxa included in Appendix II. It shall report its findings to the Standing Committee at its 58th meeting.
*Directed to the Standing Committee*
14.41	The Standing Committee shall:
	a)	taking into consideration the results of the Plants Committee’s assessment, analyse in what manner, for which groups of plants, etc., such reporting could be streamlined, where appropriate; and
	b)	report on its findings at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and submit draft wording to amend Resolutions concerned, where appropriate.