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Notification to the PartiesNo. 1999/89 Geneva, 22 November 1999
CONCERNING:
Proposals to amend Appendices I and II at
the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties1. Article XV, paragraph 1 (a), of the Convention requires that proposals to amend Appendices I and II be communicated to the Secretariat at least 150 days before the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The deadline for the submission of such proposals for consideration at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties was 12 November 1999.
2. A list of the proposals received by this date is annexed to this Notification.
3. To ensure that the Parties are able to examine these proposals with the minimum of delay, copies of the supporting statements are being sent to Management Authorities with this Notification, in the language in which they were received by the Secretariat.
4. Electronic versions of these proposals can be downloaded from the CITES Web site (http://www.cites.org) from 30 November 1999.
5. Translations into the other working languages will be available on the CITES Web site as soon as they are available.
6. To Parties that are receiving proposals in a language other than the one they usually use in CITES, printed copies of the translated proposals will be sent as soon as they are available.
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
____________________Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Gigiri (Kenya), 10-20 April 2000CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF APPENDICES I AND II
1. In accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph a) of paragraph 1 of Article XV of the Convention, any Party may propose an amendment to Appendix I or II for consideration at the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Any proposal for amendment shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least 150 days before the meeting of the Conference.
2. By 12 November 1999, i.e. 150 days before the opening date of the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, 25 Parties had communicated to the Secretariat their proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II, for consideration at the 11th meeting. These were Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Botswana, Chile, China, Cuba, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United Republic of Tanzania, the United States of America and Zimbabwe. Most of the proposals were accompanied by supporting statements presented in accordance with provisions of Decision 10.15 and in the format recommended by the Conference of the Parties (Annex 6 of Resolution Conf. 9.24, adopted at the ninth meeting, Fort Lauderdale, 1994).
3. The proposals are divided into the following three categories and the supporting statements are in the documents specified in the Annex:
a) proposals resulting from the periodic review by the Plants Committee;
b) proposals concerning export quotas for specimens of species in Appendix I or II; and
c) other proposals.
4. No proposals were received pursuant to the Resolution on Ranching and no proposals resulted from the periodic review of the appendices by the Animals Committee.
5. The list of all these proposals for amendments is in the Annex to this document.
6. The "proposals resulting from the periodic review by the Plants Committee" and the "other proposals" are listed in the same taxonomic and alphabetical order as that followed for the establishment of Appendices I and II of the Convention. The names of the proposing Parties are given between brackets.
7. The supporting statements for all the proposals are numbered Prop. 11.1, Prop. 11.2, etc., following the sequence in the Annex to this document.
Annex
Consideration of Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II
PROPOSALS RESULTING FROM THE PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE PLANTS COMMITTEE
F L O R A
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Prop. 11.1
Ceropegia spp.
Deletion from Appendix II (Switzerland)
Prop. 11.2
Frerea indica
Deletion from Appendix II (Switzerland)
BYBLIDACEAE
Prop. 11.3
Byblis spp.
Deletion from Appendix II (Australia)
CACTACEAE
Prop. 11.4
Disocactus macdougalli
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II (Switzerland)
Prop. 11.5
Sclerocactus mariposensis
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II (Switzerland)
CEPHALOTACEAE
Prop. 11.6
Cephalotus follicularis
Deletion from Appendix II (Australia)
CRASSULACEAE
Prop. 11.7
Dudleya stolonifera
Dudleya traskiaeTransfer from Appendix I to Appendix II (Switzerland)
CYATHEACEAE & DICKSONIACEAE
Prop. 11.8
Cyathea spp.
a) Change the current listings of Cyatheaceae spp. to Cyathea spp. (including Alsophila, Nephelea, Sphaeropteris, Trichipteris)
(Switzerland)
Cibotium barometz
Dicksonia spp.b) Change the current listing of Dicksoniaceae spp. to Dicksonia spp. (originating in the Americas only) and Cibotium barometz
(Switzerland)
DIAPENSIACEAE
Prop. 11.9
Shortia galacifolia
Deletion from Appendix II (Switzerland)
PORTULACACEAE
Prop. 11.10
Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia maguirei
Lewisia serrataDeletion from Appendix II (Switzerland)
SARRACENIACEAE
Prop. 11.11
Darlingtonia californica
Deletion from Appendix II (Switzerland)
PROPOSALS CONCERNING EXPORT QUOTAS FOR SPECIMENS OF SPECIES IN APPENDIX I OR II
F A U N A
CHORDATA
REPTILIA
CROCODYLIA
Crocodylidae
Prop. 11.12
Crocodylus niloticus
Maintenance of the Tanzanian population of in Appendix II, in accordance with paragraph B2c) of Annex 4 of Resolution Conf. 9.24, subject to an annual export quota of no more than 1600 wild specimens (including hunting trophies). This quota does not include ranched specimens. (United Republic of Tanzania)
OTHER PROPOSALS
F A U N A
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
PHOLIDOTA
Manidae
Prop. 11.13
Manis crassicaudata
Manis pentadactyla
Manis javanicaTransfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (India, United States)
CETACEA
Delphinidae
Prop. 11.14
Tursiops truncatus ponticus
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (Georgia, United States of America)
Eschrichtiidae
Prop. 11.15
Eschrichtius robustus
Transfer of the Eastern North Pacific stock from Appendix I to Appendix II (Japan)
Balaenopteridae
Prop. 11.16
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Transfer of the Southern Hemisphere stock from Appendix I to Appendix II (Japan)
Prop. 11.17
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Transfer of the Okhotsk Sea - West Pacific stock from Appendix I to Appendix II (Japan)
Prop. 11.18
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Transfer of the North-east Atlantic stock and the North Atlantic Central stock from Appendix I to Appendix II (Norway)
CARNIVORA
Hyaenidae
Prop. 11.19
Parahyaena
(Hyaena) brunneaDeletion from Appendix II (Namibia, Switzerland)
PROBOSCIDEA
Elephantidae
Prop. 11.20
Loxodonta africana
Transfer the South African population from Appendix I to Appendix II to allow:
a) trade in raw ivory under an experimental quota of a maximum of 30 tonnes of whole tusks of government owned stock originating from the Kruger National Park, subject to the provisions as set out in Resolution Conf. 10.10; Decision 10.1 and document Doc. SC.41.6.4 (Rev. 2)
b) trade in live animals for re-introduction purposes into protected areas formally proclaimed in terms of legislation of the importing country
c) trade in hides and leather goods
d) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes
e) all other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly
(South Africa)
Prop. 11.21
Loxodonta africana
Maintain the population of Botswana in Appendix II;
Amend Annotation °604 regarding the population of Loxodonta africana of Botswana to read:
°604:
For the exclusive purpose of allowing in the case of the population of Botswana:
a) trade in registered stocks of raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) of Botswana origin owned by the Government of Botswana for commercial purposes only to CITES-approved trading partners who will not re-export and subject to an annual quota of 12 tonnes (12,000 kg) ivory;
b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations;
c) international trade in hunting trophies;
d) trade in hides and leather goods
(Botswana)
Prop. 11.22
Loxodonta africana
Maintain the Namibian population in Appendix II;
Amend Annotation o 604 regarding the Namibian population of Loxodonta africana to read:
o 604:
For the exclusive purpose of allowing, in the case of the population of Namibia:
a) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
b) trade in live animals for non-commercial purposes to appropriate and acceptable destinations (as determined by the national legislation of the country of import);
c) trade in hides and leather goods;
d) trade in registered stocks of raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) of Namibian origin owned by the Government of the Republic of Namibia for commercial purposes, to trading partners that have been verified by the CITES Secretariat to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that ivory imported from Namibia will not be re-exported and will be managed according to all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 concerning domestic manufacturing and trade, and subject to a maximum annual quota of 2,000 kg ivory
(Namibia)
Prop. 11.23
Loxodonta africana
Maintain the Zimbabwean population in Appendix II;
Amend Annotation °604 regarding the Zimbabwe population of Loxodonta africana to read:
°604:
For the exclusive purpose of allowing in the case of the population of Zimbabwe:
a) trade in registered stocks of raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) of Zimbabwean origin stored at the central government store for commercial purposes, to trading partners with adequate controls and enforcement measures; that will not re-export, and subject to a maximum annual quota of 10,000 kg ivory;
b) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes;
c) trade in live animals for non-commercial purposes to appropriate and acceptable destinations;
d) trade in hides;
e) trade in leather goods and ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes
(Zimbabwe)
Prop. 11.24
Loxodonta africana
Transfer to Appendix I the populations currently listed in Appendix II (India, Kenya)
Prop. 11.25
Loxodonta africana
Amendment of the annotation ° 604 concerning Appendix II populations of Loxodonta africana.
In the event of proposals being adopted with the provision that trade in live animals is allowed for non commercial purposes, or to "appropriate and acceptable destinations" only, the following paragraph shall be added to the annotation:
To ensure that where a) destinations for live animals are to "be appropriate and acceptable" and/or b) the purpose of the import is to be "non-commercial", export permits and re-export certificates may be issued only after the issuing Management Authority has received, from the Management Authority of the State of import, a certification to the effect that:
in case a), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(b) of the Convention, the holding facility has been reviewed by the competent Scientific Authority, and the proposed recipient has been found to be suitably equipped to house and care for the animals; and/or
in case b), in analogy to Article III, paragraph 3(c), the Management Authority is satisfied that the specimens will not be used for primarily commercial purposes
(Switzerland)
SIRENIA
Dugongidae
Prop. 11.26
Dugong dugon
Transfer the Australian population from Appendix II to Appendix I in accordance with the provisions of Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 3 (Australia)
ARTIODACTYLA
Camelidae
Prop. 11.27
Vicugna vicugna
Transfer all populations that are in Appendix I to Appendix II (Bolivia)
Prop. 11.28
Vicugna vicugna
Delete the zero quota for trade in cloth from populations in Appendix II (Bolivia)
Moschidae
Prop. 11.29
Moschus spp.
Transfer to Appendix I all populations listed in Appendix II (India, United States of America)
Bovidae
Prop. 11.30
Ovis vignei
Include in Appendix I all subspecies not yet listed in the apendices (Germany)
AVES
RHEIFORMES
Rheidae
Prop. 11.31
Rhea pennata (Pterocnemia pennata pennata)
Transfer Argentine populations from Appendix I to Appendix II, in accordance with Annex 4, paragraph B2b) of Resolution Conf. 9.24 (Argentina)
FALCONIFORMES
Falconidae
Prop. 11.32
Falco rusticolus
Transfer the North American population from Appendix I to Appendix II, with a zero quota for export of wild birds (United States of America)
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae
Prop. 11.33
Eunymphicus cornutus cornutus
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (France)
Prop. 11.34
Eunymphicus cornutus uveaensis
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (France)
PASSERIFORMES
Muscicapidae
Prop. 11.35
Garrulax canorus
Inclusion in Appendix II (China)
REPTILIA
TESTUDINATA
Emydidae
Prop. 11.36
Cuora s.l.
Include in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention and criterion B of Resolution Conf. 9.24 Annex 2a.
Cuora amboinensis
Cuora flavomarginata
Cuora galbinifrons
Cuora trifasciata; and
in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention, criterion A of Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2a and/or Article II, paragraph 2(b), of the Convention, criterion B of Resolution Conf. 9.24 the species:
Cuora aurocapitata
Cuora mccordi
Cuora pani
Cuora yunnanensis
Cuora zhoui
(Germany, United States of America)
Prop. 11.37
Clemmys guttata
Inclusion in Appendix II (United States of America)
Testudinidae
Prop. 11.38
Geochelone sulcata
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (France)
Prop. 11.39
Malacochersus tornieri
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (Kenya, United States of America)
Cheloniidae
Prop. 11.40
Eretmochelys imbricata
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II that part of the Caribbean population of Eretmochelys imbricata inhabiting Cuban waters, pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.24, for the exclusive purposes of allowing:
1. the export in one shipment of all existing registered management stocks of shell accumulated from Cuba's management programme between 1993 and March 2000 (up to 6,900 kg) to Japan for total consumption within Japan with no re-export; and
2. the export each year thereafter, to Japan or toother Parties with equivalent controls, which will not re-export, not more than 500 specimens
(Cuba, Dominica)
Prop. 11.41
Eretmochelys imbricata
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II that part of the Caribbean population of Eretmochelys imbricata inhabiting Cuban waters, pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.24, for the exclusive purposes of allowing the export in one shipment of registered management stocks of shell accumulated legally in Cuba from a national management programme between 1993 and March 2000 (up to 6,900 kg) to Japan for total consumption within Japan with no re-exports.
No further annual export from the traditional harvest is sought and all other specimens of E. imbricata, including wild stocks in Cuban waters, will be treated as specimens of species in Appendix I and international trade in them shall be regulated accordingly (Cuba)
CROCODYLIA
Crocodylidae
Prop. 11.42
Crocodylus moreletii
Transfer populations of Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo of Crocodylus moreletii from Appendix I to Appendix II (Mexico)
Varanidae
Prop. 11.43
Varanus melinus
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I, in accordance with criteria Ai), Bi) and iv), Cii) and D of Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 1 (Germany)
SERPENTES
Viperidae
Prop. 11.44
Crotalus horridus
Inclusion in Appendix II (United States of America)
AMPHIBIA
ANURA
Bufonidae
Prop. 11.45
Bufo retiformis
Deletion from Appendix II (United States of America)
Ranidae
Prop. 11 46
Mantella spp.
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a), and Resolution Conf. 9.24.
(Mantella aurantiaca is already included in Appendix II) (Netherlands, United States of America)
PISCES
ORECTOLOBIFORMES
Rhincodontidae
Prop. 11.47
Rhincodon typus
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a) (United States of America)
LAMNIFORMES
Lamnidae
Prop. 11.48
Carcharodon carcharias
Inclusion in Appendix I in accordance with Article II, paragraph 1 (Australia, United States of America)
Cetorhinidae
Prop. 11.49
Cetorhinus maximus
Inclusion in Appendix II (United Kingdom)
COELACANTHIFORMES
Latimeriidae
Prop. 11 50
Latimeria spp.
Inclusion in Appendix I in accordance with Article II, paragraph 1, and criteria Ai) and ii), Bi) and iv), Ci) and ii), Annex 1 of Resolution Conf. 9.24.
(Latimeria chalumnae is already included in Appendix I) (France, Germany)
Prop. 11.51
Latimeria menadoensis
Inclusion in Appendix I (Indonesia)
ARTHROPODA
ARACHNIDA
ARANEAE
Theraphosidae
Prop. 11.52
Poecilotheria spp.
Inclusion in Appendix II (United States of America)
F L O R A
Prop. 11.53
To harmonize exemptions related to medicinal products by combining the current annotation #2 for Podophyllum hexandrum and Rauvolfia serpentina with annotation #8 for Taxus wallichiana in the Interpretation of Appendices I and II (Switzerland)
ARALIACEAE
Prop. 11.54
Panax ginseng
Inclusion in Appendix II of roots in accordance with the provisions of Article II, paragraph 2(a) (Russian Federation)
ARAUCARIACEAE
Prop. 11.55
Araucaria araucana
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I the Argentine population (Argentina)
CACTACEAE
Prop. 11.56
CACTACEAE spp.
Exempt up to three specimens of rainsticks (Cactaceae, Echinopsis and Eulychnia) per person from CITES controls (Chile)
ERICACEAE
Prop. 11.57
Kalmia cuneata
Delete from Appendix II (United States of America)
NYSSACEAE
Prop. 11.58
Camptotheca acuminata
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with the provisions of Article II, paragraph 2(a) (China)
OROBANCHACEAE
Prop. 11.59
Cistanche deserticola
Inclusion in Appendix II (China)
PEDALIACEAE
Prop. 11.60
Harpagophytum procumbens
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a) (Germany)
Harpagophytum zeyheri
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(b) (Germany)
RANUNCULACEAE
Prop. 11.61
Adonis vernalis
Inclusion in Appendix II in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(a). Potted live plants to be excluded (Germany)
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Prop. 11.62
Guaiacum sanctum
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I (United States of America)
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