No. 916 Geneva, 20 June 1996 CONCERNING: Export Quotas for 1996 1. In accordance with paragraph l), under the second `Recommends' of Resolution Conf. 9.3, the Parties named in the table annexed to this Notification have communicated to the Secretariat the export quotas that they have established for the calendar year 1996 for specimens of species included in the CITES appendices, as indicated in the attached list. 2. The list also includes export quotas granted by the Conference of the Parties. 3. It is understood that the levels of the quotas established represent the maximum number of live specimens that will be authorized for export or from which parts and derivatives may be exported during the calendar year in question, and that it is not obligatory for the quota for any species to be exhausted during that year. Parties are therefore requested to avoid granting export permits in any calendar year referring to an export quota from the previous year. 4. The Secretariat wishes to draw the attention of the Parties to paragraphs l) and m) under the second 'Recommends' of Resolution Conf. 9.3. As the Secretariat is obliged to implement decisions of the Conference of the Parties, it will recommend to potential importing countries the rejection of export permits that do not, where appropriate, include the details referred to in these two paragraphs. 5. The Secretariat intends to issue, from January 1997, only one Notification each year with a list of export quotas for that year. Every Party is therefore urged to inform the Secretariat before 15 December each year about the export quotas it has established for the following year. Please inform the Secretariat as soon as possible if this deadline poses a problem. 6. This Notification replaces Notification to the Parties No. 906 of 28 February 1996. 1996 Export Quotas for Specimens of Species Included in the CITES Appendices + means resulting from a recommendation of the Animals Committee * means established by the Conference of the Parties ** means information on export quotas for species not listed in the appendices is available from the Secretariat to requesting CITES Management Authorities or competent authorities of non-Party States Country/Species App. Export Remarks Quota ARGENTINA Amazona aestiva II 600 as an experimental quota only Aratinga acuticaudata II 7 500 Cyanoliseus patagonus II 7 000 Myiopsitta monacha II 30 000 Nandayus nenday II 6 000 Pionus maximiliani II 3 500 Tupinambis spp. II 1 000 000 skins BENIN Chamaeleo gracilis II 2 000 ranched specimens Chamaeleo senegalensis II 9 000 " Kinixys belliana II 2 000 " Kinixys homeana II 2 000 " Pandinus imperator II 20 000 " Pelomedusa subrufa III 2 000 " Pelusios niger III 2 000 " Python regius II 75 000 " Python sebae II 2 000 " Varanus exanthematicus II 10 000 " Varanus niloticus II 8 000 " BOTSWANA Acinonyx jubatus* I 5 live & trophies Loxodonta africana I 80 animals (160 tusks) Panthera pardus* I 130 trophies & skins CAMEROON Loxodonta africana I 80 animals (160 tusks) Psittacus erithacus+ II 12 000 Varanus niloticus+ II 70 000 skins only CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Panthera pardus* I 40 trophies & skins CHAD Varanus niloticus+ II 80 000 skins COLOMBIA Arapaima gigas II 5 000 live; 1995-1996 production Boa constrictor II 30 000 live Caiman crocodilus II 600 000 skins; mainly C. c. fuscus Iguana iguana II 700 000 live Strombus gigas II 203 000 kg meat Tupinambis nigropunctatusII 3 000 live EGYPT ç ç see Notifications Nos. 662 & 707 concernig prohibition on the export of reptiles and certain mammals ETHIOPIA Crocodylus niloticus II 8 600 ranched specimens Panthera pardus* I 500 export will be limited to 100 trophies and skins GHANA Geochelone sulcata II 750 ranched specimens Kinixys belliana+ II 140 Kinixys erosa+ II 120 Kinixys homeana+ II 340 Python regius+ II 7 000 28 500 ranched specimens Python sebae+ II 360 1 000 ranched specimens 50 manufactured products equivalent to 50 full wild- taken skins GUINEA Psittacus erithacus+ II 450 Psittacus erithacus timneh Python sebae+ II 3 100 skins GUYANA Amazona amazonica II 9 000 Amazona farinosa II 1 000 Amazona ochrocephala II 1 000 Ara ararauna II 800 Ara chloropterus II 1 000 Ara nobilis II 1 000 Ara manilata II 1 500 Aratinga leucophthalmus II 300 Aratinga pertinax II 500 Boa constrictor constrictorII 1 400 live specimens 100 skins Brotogeris chrysopterus II 180 Caiman crocodilus crocodilusII 10 000 live specimens 20 000 skins Cebus apella II 300 Clelia clelia II 50 Coendou prehensilis III 20 Corallus caninus II 750 Corallus enydris II 3 000 Crotalus durissus dryhinusIII 150 Cuniculus paca III 20 Dendrobates trivittatus II 500 Deroptyus accipitrinus II 0 Eira barbara III 10 Epicrates cenchria maurusII 500 Epicrates cenchria cenchriaII 450 Eunectes murinus II 1 000 live specimens 100 skins Forpus passerinus II 600 Geochelone carbonaria II 500 Geochelone denticulata II 500 Iguana iguana II 8 400 Nasua nasua III 74 Paleosuchus palpebrosus II 240 Paleosuchus trigonatus II 360 Pionites melanocephala II 600 Pionus fuscus II 0 Pionus menstruus II 900 Podocnemis erythrocephalaII 50 Podocnemis unifilis II 100 Potos flavus III 100 Pteroglossus aracari II 300 Pteroglossus viridus II 50 Pyrrhura egregia egregiaII 120 Pyrrhura picta picta II 300 Ramphastos toco II 200 Ramphastos tucanus II 170 Ramphastos vitellinus II 120 Saguinus midas II 0 Saimiri sciureus II 1 500 Tupinambis nigropunctatusII 7 200 INDONESIA Alisterus chloropterus II 200 Alisterus c. mozskowski Alisterus chloropterus II 200 Alisterus c. callopterus Cacatua alba II 1 000 Candoia aspera II 1 300 Candoia carinata II 2 350 Chalcopsitta duivenbodeiII 200 Chalcopsitta sintillata II 400 Charmosyna papou II 400 Charmosyna placentis II 400 Charmosyna pulchella II 750 Cyathea contaminans II 100 000 tree-fern roots Geoffroyus geoffroyi II 400 Gracula religiosa II 400 Indotestudo forstenii II 2 000 Loriculus galgulus II 1 000 Loriculus pusillus II 200 Loriculus stigmatus II 1 000 Manouria emys II 700 Morelia albertisii II 1 300 syn. Liasis albertisii Morelia amethystina II 300 Morelia boeleni II 550 Morelia mackloti II 1 100 syn. Liasis fuscus Morelia papuana II 800 syn. Liasis papuanus Morelia spilota II 1 400 Morelia spilota variegata Naja sputatrix II 145 000 Ophiophagus hannah II 400 Opopsitta diophthalma II 300 Opopsitta gulielmitertiiII 150 Prioniturus platurus II 500 Pseudeos fuscata II 700 Psittacula alexandri II 1 000 Psittacula longicauda II 700 Pteropus hypomelanus II 450 Pteropus vampyrus II 1 400 Python curtus II 48 000 Python reticulatus II 180 000 Trichoglossus haematodusII 2 000 Varanus beccarii II 1 500 Varanus bogerti II 1 250 syn. Varanus kordensis Varanus dumerilii II 1 600 Varanus indicus II 2 000 includes Varanus kalabeck Varanus jobiensis II 1 000 syn. Varanus karlschmidti Varanus panoptes II 950 Varanus rudicollis II 2 350 Varanus salvadorii II 650 Varanus salvator II 480 000 Varanus similis II 1 000 KENYA Panthera pardus* I 80 hunting banned MADAGASCAR Agapornis canus+ II 3 500 Crocodylus niloticus* II 4 500 ranched specimens 200 wild-taken nuisance specimens Pachypodium brevicaule II 0 for mature plants MALAWI Crocodylus niloticus II 200 wild-taken 3 000 ranched specimens Hippopotamus amphibius II 6 000 kg skins; 1.4.95 to 31.3.96 2 000 kg teeth; includes trophies Panthera pardus* I 50 trophies & skins MALAYSIA (Peninsular only) Indotestudo elongata II 1 000 Loriculus galgulus II 4 300 Manouria emys II 300 Psittacula longicauda II 1 600 Psittinus cyanurus II 2 300 MALI Varanus niloticus+ II 150 000 skins MOZAMBIQUE** Amandava subflava III 9 000 syn. Sporeaginthus subflava Anaplectes rupriceps III 3 500 Chamaeleo dilepis II 5 000 Chamaeleo marshalli II 1 000 syn. Rampholeon marshalli Chamaeleo melleri II 1 000 Civettictis civetta III 60 Chlorocebus aethiops II 30 syn. Cercopithecus aethiops Columba guinea III 100 Cordylus rhodesianus II 1 500 Cordylus tropidosternum II 1 000 Cordylus warreni II 1 500 Cordylus vittifer II 1 000 Crocodylus niloticus II 100 hunting trophies/problem animals Estrilda astrild III 10 000 Euplectes afer II 9 000 Euplectes ardens III 1 800 Euplectes hordeaceus III 2 300 Euplectes orix III 3 650 Eupodotis melanogaster II 100 Eupodotis ruficrista II 100 Felis silvestris II 600 syn. Felis lybica Galago moholi II 300 Galago zanzibaricus II 300 syn. Galagoides zanzibaricus Geochelone pardalis II 10 000 wild & ranched Kinixys belliana II 9 000 " Lagonosticta rubricata III 3 500 Lagonosticta senegala III 10 000 Leptailurus serval II 30 syn. Felis serval Lonchura bicolor III 6 000 syn. Spermestes bicolor Lonchura cucullata III 10 000 syn. Spermestes cuculattus Lonchura fringilloides III 7 000 syn. Spermestes fringiloides Mandingoa nitidula III 3 000 syn. Hypargos nitidula Musophaga porphyreolophaII 150 syn. Tauraco porphyreolophus Oena capensis III 200 Ortygospiza atricollis III 3 000 Otolemur crassicaudatus II 300 Panthera pardus* I 60 trophies & skins Pelomedusa subrufa III 1 000 Pelusios gabonensis III 1 000 syn. Pelusios subniger Ploceus cucullatus III 3 450 Ploceus vitellinus III 3 650 syn. Ploceus velatus vitellinus Python sebae II 10 Quelea erythrops III 3 200 Serinus mozambicus III 20 000 Streptopelia decipiens III 60 Streptopelia semitorquataIII 100 Streptopelia senegalensisIII 200 Tauraco corythaix II 50 Treron calva III 60 Turtur afer III 20 Turtur tympanistria III 200 Varanus exanthematicus II 3 000 Varanus niloticus II 3 000 Vidua chalybeata III 3 350 Vidua macroura III 2 750 Vidua orientalis III 2 650 syn. Vidua paradisaea NAMIBIA Acinonyx jubatus* I 150 live & skins Loxodonta africana I 75 animals (150 tusks) Panthera pardus* I 100 trophies & skins NICARAGUA** quotas for captive-bred specimens are not included in this list Amazona albifrons II 1 500 Amazona auropalliata II 800 Amazona autumnalis II 2 475 Amazona farinosa II 800 Aratinga canicularis II 1 500 Aratinga finschi II 300 Aratinga holochlora II 500 Aratinga nana astec II 500 Boa constrictor II 0 for wild-taken specimens Brotogeris jugularis II 749 Caiman crocodilus chiapasiusII 10 000 Dendrobates auratus II 1 100 Dendrobates pumilio II 1 100 Pionopsitta haematotis II 20 Pionus senilis II 500 Ramphastos sulfuratus II 600 Swietenia macrophylla III 16 000 cubic meters NIGERIA ç ç no export of wildlife for commercial purposes PARAGUAY Tupinambis spp. II 343 490 skins; 1995-1996 harvest PERU Aratinga mitrata II 3 000 Aratinga wagleri II 13 000 Bolborhynchus aurifrons II 2 000 Bolborhynchus orbygnesiusII 1 000 Forpus coelestis II 3 000 Iguana iguana II 12 000 live specimens Mazama americana II 10 000 tanned skins Tayassu pecari II 20 000 tanned skins Tayassu tajacu II 30 000 tanned skins PHILIPPINES ç ç no export is permitted of wild-taken terrestrial specimens, or of hard corals or Tridacnidae spp. RUSSIAN FEDERATION Felis lynx+ II 2 500 skins Moschus moschiferus+ II 40 kg musk Testudo horsfieldii II 20 000 re-export; origin Kazakstan 15 000 re-export; origin Uzbekistan SENEGAL** Amadina fasciata III 10 000 Amandava subflava III 10 000 Estrilda bengala III 50 000 syn. Uraeginthus bengala Estrilda caerulescens III 15 000 Estrilda melpoda III 100 000 Estrilda troglodytes III 100 000 Euplectes afer III 25 000 Euplectes hordeaceus III 5 000 Euplectes macrourus III 10 000 Euplectes orix III 25 000 Lagonosticta senegala III 20 000 Lonchura cantans III 40 000 syn. Lonchura malabarica Lonchura cucullata III 16 000 Oena capensis III 10 000 Poicephalus senegalus+ II 16 000 Psittacula krameri III 25 000 Pytilia phoenicoptera III 3 000 Serinus leucopygius III 30 000 Serinus mozambicus III 150 000 Streptopelia senegalensisIII 10 000 Turtur abyssinicus III 8 000 Turtur afer III 8 000 Vidua chalybeata III 20 000 Vidua orientalis III 10 000 Vidua macroura III 8 000 SOUTH AFRICA Loxodonta africana I 43 animals (86 tusks) Panthera pardus* I 75 trophies & skins SUDAN Varanus niloticus+ II 100 000 skins SURINAME** Agouti paca III 200 exports from August to March Amazona amazonica II 4 800 exports from July to December Amazona dufresniana II 70 " Amazona farinosa II 450 " Amazona ochrocephala II 580 " Ara ararauna II 650 " Ara chloropterus II 250 " Ara macao I 100 " (NB: Parties may not authorize import for commercial purposes) Ara manilata II 470 " Ara nobilis II 150 " Ara severa II 250 no time restriction Aratinga aurea II 100 exports from July to December Aratinga leucophthalmus II 792 " Aratinga pertinax II 2 710 " Boa constrictor II 1 010 no time restriction Brotogeris chrysopterus II 1 194 " Caiman crocodilus II 925 " Caiman c. crocodilus Cebus apella apella II 100 exports from August to March Corallus caninus II 900 " Corallus enydris II 1 900 no time restriction Dasyprocta cristata III 200 exports from August to March Dendrobates tinctorius II 1 886 no time restriction Dendrobates trivittatus II 1 452 " Deroptyus accipitrinus II 300 exports from July to December Eira barbara III 100 no time restriction Epicrates cenchria II 160 " Eunectes murinus II 330 " Forpus passerinus II 4 632 " Geochelone carbonaria II 630 " Geochelone denticulata II 692 " Iguana iguana II 42 800 " Pionites melanocephala II 1 378 " Pionus fuscus II 800 exports from July to December Pionus menstruus II 1 500 " Podocnemis unifilis II 630 no time restriction Pteroglossus aracari II 300 exports from July to December Pteroglossus viridus II 300 " Pyrrhura picta II 854 " Ramphastos tucanus II 250 " Ramphastos vitellinus II 350 " Saguinus midas midas II 300 exports from August to March Saimiri sciureus sciureusII 900 " Tupinambis nigropunctatusII 2 400 no time restriction TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF** Alopochen aegyptiacus III 200 Amadina fasciata III 4 000 Amandava subflava III 1 500 Bostrychia hagedash III 200 Bradypodion fischeri II 3 000 Bradypodion tavetanum II 3 000 Bubalornis albirostris III 5 000 syn. Bubalornis niger Bubulcus ibis III 300 Cercopithecus mitis II 400 Chamaeleo bitaeniatus II 1 000 Chamaeleo dilepis II 4 000 Chamaeleo fuelleborni II 2 000 Chamaeleo gracilis II 1 000 Chamaeleo melleri II 3 000 Chamaeleo rudis II 1 000 Civettictis civetta III 200 syn. Viverra civetta Chlorocebus aethiops II 5 000 formerly Cercopithecus aethiops Cordylus tropidosternum II 5 000 Crocodylus niloticus* II 1 100 wild-taken; nuisance animals & trophies Dendrocygna viduata III 350 Estrilda astrild III 10 000 Euplectes ardens III 2 000 Euplectes fransiscanus III 4 000 syn. Euplectes orix Euplectes hordeaceus III 4 000 Eryx colubrinus II 0 see Notification No. 872 Hystrix cristata III 160 Lagonosticta rubricata III 2 500 Lagonosticta senegala III 6 000 Leptailurus serval II 120 syn. Felis serval Leptoptilos crumeniferusIII 400 Lonchura cantans III 4 000 syn. Lonchura malabarica Lonchura cucullata III 4 000 Loxodonta africana I 50 animals (100 tusks) Oena capensis III 500 Panthera pardus* I 250 trophies & skins Papio hamadryas anubis II 2 000 Papio hamadryas cynocephalusII 3 500 Phelsuma dubia II 2 000 Phoenicopterus minor II 1 600 Phoenicopterus ruber II 1 600 Plectropterus gambensisIII 200 Ploceus aurantius III 5 000 syn. Ploceus subaureus Ploceus cucullatus III 10 000 Ploceus vitellinus III 4 000 syn. Ploceus velatus Poicephalus cryptoxanthusII 0 see Notification No. 872 Poicephalus gulielmi II 0 Poicephalus meyeri II 0 see Notification No. 872 Poicephalus robustus II 0 Poicephalus rufiventris II 0 see Notification No. 872 Python sebae II 200 Rhampholeon brevicaudatusII 400 Rhampholeon kerstenii II 400 Serinus mozambicus III 1 500 Sporopipes frontalis III 20 000 Streptopelia decipiens III 5 000 Streptopelia semitorquataIII 2 000 Streptopelia senegalensisIII 2 000 Tauraco fischeri II 0 see Notification No. 872 Tauraco hartlaubi II 300 Tauraco livingstonii II 200 Threskiornis aethiopicusIII 400 Treron calva III 1 000 Uraeginthus bengalus III 5 000 syn. Estrilda bengala Varanus albigularis II 1 000 syn. Varanus exanthematicus albigularis Varanus niloticus II 3 000 Vidua macroura III 1 000 Vidua orientalis III 500 syn. Vidua paradisaea TOGO Agapornis pullaria II 1 000 Calabaria reinhardtii II 800 Cercocebus torquatus II 25 Cercopithecus mona II 25 Cercopithecus petauristaII 15 Chamaeleo gracilis II 1 000 Chamaeleo senegalensis+ II 5 000 Chlorocebus aethiops II 35 formerly Cercopithecus aethiops Erythrocebus patas II 50 Galago senegalensis II 25 Galagoides demidoff II 25 Kinixys belliana II 2 900 Kinixys erosa II 0 Kinixys homeana II 1 600 Leptailurus serval II 50 formerly Felis serval Pandinus imperator II 10 000 ranched Pelomedusa subrufa III 1 000 Pelusios niger III 2 000 Perodicticus potto II 25 Poicephalus gulielmi II 50 Poicephalus senegalensisII 300 Python regius+ II 1 500 wild-taken 46 000 ranched Python sebae+ II 150 wild-taken 1 O00 ranched Trionyx triunguis III 30 Varanus exanthematicus II 3 000 wild-taken 4 000 ranched Varanus niloticus II 3 000 wild-taken 4 000 ranched UGANDA Crocodylus niloticus* II 2 500 skins of ranched specimens UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Terrapene spp. II 0 for wild-taken specimens ZAIRE Psittacus erithacus+ II 10 000 ZAMBIA Panthera pardus* I 300 trophies & skins ZIMBABWE Acinonyx jubatus* I 50 live & trophies Loxodonta africana I 300 animals (600 tusks) Panthera pardus* I 500 trophies & skins