| Directed to the Standing Committee |
| 14.54 |
The Standing Committee shall establish an intersessional
joint working group to review the use of purpose-of-transaction codes by
Parties, with the following terms of reference: |
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a) |
the working group shall be composed of Parties
from as many of the six CITES regions as possible, and appropriate intergovernmental
and non-governmental organizations, with expertise in the issuance of CITES
documents and use of purpose-of-transaction codes for evaluation within
the permit issuance process and trade data analysis; |
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b) |
the working group shall: |
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i) |
determine the extent to which the use of the
current purpose-of-transaction codes gives rise to difficulties of interpretation
by Parties; |
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ii) |
identify the purpose and assess possible benefit
for the use of such codes for all trade involving Appendix-I, -II and -III
specimens; and |
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iii) |
focus on defining and/or clarifying purpose-of-transaction
codes to encourage consistent utilization of the codes, including the possible
elimination of current codes or the inclusion of new codes; |
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c) |
in evaluating the use and definition of purpose-of-transaction
codes, the working group should take into account any difficulties of implementation
by Parties and the potential resource implications of inclusion of any new
codes or deletion of current purpose-of-transaction codes; |
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d) |
the working group should submit a report and
any recommendations for amendments to Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP14)
at the 58th meeting of the Standing Committee, for consideration at the
15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties; and |
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e) |
the working group should carry out the majority
of its work via email to keep costs to a minimum. |
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