No. 872 Geneva, 31 August 1995 CONCERNING: Resolutions in Effect 1.At the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties a large number of consolidated Resolutions were adopted and many existing Resolutions were amended. In addition, the Conference agreed, by the adoption of document Com. 9.14, that a number of resolutions were no longer in effect. To ensure that there is no confusion about which Resolutions are now valid, the Secretariat has prepared a list of Resolutions in effect. This list is attached. Conf. 1.3 Deletion of Species from Appendix II or III in Certain Circumstances Conf. 1.4 Museum and Herbarium Inventories Conf. 1.5 (Rev.) Interpretation and Implementation of Certain Provisions of the Convention Conf. 1.6 (Rev.) (regarding rare island fauna and flora and the collecting of wild animals for the pet trade) Conf. 2.6 (Rev.) Trade in Appendix-II and -III Species Conf. 2.7 (Rev.) Relationship with the International Whaling Commission Conf. 2.8 Introduction from the Sea Conf. 2.9 Trade in Certain Species and Stocks of Whales Protected by the International Whaling Commission from Commercial Whaling Conf. 2.10 (Rev.) Interpretation of Article VII Conf. 2.11 (Rev.) Trade in Hunting Trophies of Species Listed in Appendix I Conf. 2.12 (Rev.) Specimens Bred in Captivity or Artificially Propagated Conf. 2.13 Problem of Hybrids Conf. 2.14 Guidelines for Non-commercial Loan, Donation or Exchange of Museum and Herbarium Specimens Conf. 3.4 Technical Co-operation Conf. 3.9 (Rev.) International Compliance Control Conf. 3.13 Trade in Whale Products Conf. 3.15 Ranching Conf. 4.6 Submission of Draft Resolutions and Other Documents for Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 4.12 (Rev.) Control of Tourist Souvenir Specimens Conf. 4.22 Proof of Foreign Law Conf. 4.25 Effects of Reservations Conf. 4.27 Interpretation of Article XVII, Paragraph 3, of the Convention Conf. 5.10 Definition of "Primarily Commercial Purposes" Conf. 5.11 Definition of the Term "Pre-Convention Specimen" Conf. 5.16 Trade in Ranched Specimens Conf. 5.20 Guidelines for the Secretariat when Making Recommendations in Accordance with Article XV Conf. 6.3 The Implementation of CITES Conf. 6.4 (Rev.) Implementation of the Convention Conf. 6.5 (Rev.) Implementation of CITES in the European Economic Community Conf. 6.7 Interpretation of Article XIV, Paragraph 1, of the Convention Conf. 6.17 Implementation of the Export Quotas for Nile and Saltwater Crocodile Skins Conf. 6.22 (Rev.) Monitoring and Reporting Procedures for Ranching Operations Conf. 7.5 Enforcement Conf. 7.9 Terms of Reference for the Panel of Experts on the African Elephant and Criteria for the Transfer of Certain African Elephant Populations from Appendix I to Appendix II Conf. 7.12 (Rev.) Marking Requirements for Trade in Specimens of Taxa with Populations in Both Appendix I and Appendix II Conf. 8.2 (Rev.) Implementation of the Convention in the European Economic Community (EEC) Conf. 8.3 Recognition of the Benefits of Trade in Wildlife Conf. 8.4 National Laws for Implementation of the Convention Conf. 8.6 (Rev.) Role of the Scientific Authority Conf. 8.9 The Trade in Wild-caught Animal Specimens Conf. 8.10 (Rev.) Quotas for Leopard Hunting Trophies and Skins for Personal Use Conf. 8.11 Stocks of Hair and Cloth of Vicuna Conf. 8.13 Use of Coded-microchip Implants for Marking Live Animals in Trade Conf. 8.15 Guidelines for a Procedure to Register and Monitor Operations Breeding Appendix-I Animal Species for Commercial Purposes Conf. 8.16 Travelling Live-animal Exhibitions Conf. 8.21 Consultation with Range States on Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II Conf. 8.22 Additional Criteria for the Establishment of Captive- breeding Operations and for the Assessment of Ranching Proposals for Crocodilians Conf. 9.1 Establishment of Committees Conf. 9.2 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 9.3 Permits and Certificates Conf. 9.4 Annual Reports and Monitoring of Trade Conf. 9.5 Trade with States not Party to the Convention Conf. 9.6 Trade in Readily Recognizable Parts and Derivatives Conf. 9.7 Transit and Transhipment Conf. 9.8 Enforcement Conf. 9.9 Confiscation of Specimens Exported or Re- exported in Violation of the Convention Conf. 9.10 Disposal of Illegally Traded, Confiscated and Accumulated Specimens Conf. 9.11 Disposal of Confiscated Live Animals of Species Included in the Appendices Conf. 9.12 Illegal Trade in Whale Meat Conf. 9.13 Conservation of and Trade in Tigers Conf. 9.14 Conservation of Rhinoceros in Asia and Africa Conf. 9.15 Conservation of Edible-nest Swiftlets of the Genus Collocalia Conf. 9.16 Trade in African Elephant Ivory Conf. 9.17 Status of International Trade in Shark Species Conf. 9.18 Regulation of Trade in Plants Conf. 9.19 Guidelines for the Registration of Nurseries Exporting Artificially Propagated Specimens of Appendix-I Species Conf. 9.20 Guidelines for Evaluating Marine Turtle Ranching Proposals Submitted Pursuant to Resolution Conf. 3.15 Conf. 9.21 The Interpretation and Application of Quotas for Species Included in Appendix I Conf. 9.22 Universal Tagging System for the Identification of Crocodilian Skins Conf. 9.23 Transport of Live Specimens Conf. 9.24 Criteria for Amendment of Appendices I and II Conf. 9.25 Inclusion of Species in Appendix III Conf. 9.26 Standard Nomenclature NOTE The above list of Resolutions remaining in effect excludes the Resolutions listed below, dealing with financial and budgetary matters. This is because each one has been superseded by the next one on the same subject. Formally, these Resolutions have not been repealed and it should therefore be noted that they remain in effect as an indication of the scale of contributions agreed by the Conference of the Parties for past years, and that unpaid contributions have still to be paid at the rates indicated. Conf. 2.1 Financing of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 3.2 Financing of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 4.3 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 5.1 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties (NB: the paragraph beginning "AMENDS", amending Resolution Conf. 4.2 was repealed by Resolution Conf. 6.1) Conf. 6.2 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 7.2 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties Conf. 8.1 Financing and Budgeting of the Secretariat and of Meetings of the Conference of the Parties