Notification to the Parties

CONCERNING:

Implementation of Resolution Conf. 8.9 (Rev.)
Recommendations of the Standing Committee

1. In Notification to the Parties No. 2001/043 of 9 July 2001, the Secretariat informed the Parties of the States that had not implemented recommendations of the Animals Committee made in accordance with Resolution Conf. 8.9 (Rev.) and with respect to which the Standing Committee recommended that all Parties suspend imports of specimens of a particular species.

2. The Standing Committee has recommended that all Parties suspend imports of specimens of the species indicated from each State listed in the Annex until the Committee is satisfied that appropriate action has been taken to dispel the concerns raised by the Animals Committee. The Standing Committee made these recommendations because it considered that the provisions of Article IV, paragraphs 2 (a) and 3, were not being adequately implemented by the countries concerned for the species mentioned.

3. At its 45th meeting, the Standing Committee recommended that, by 20 July 2001, certain Parties should submit additional responses to recommendations by the Animals Committee and that, if no satisfactory response were received, it would recommend that imports of specimens of the species concerned from the State in question be suspended. No additional response has been received from Mozambique and consequently the Annex has been amended accordingly.

4. The Secretariat will notify the Parties when the Standing Committee withdraws its recommendations regarding any of the States and species listed in the Annex.

5. The Annex to this Notification replaces Annex 2 of Notification to the Parties No. 2001/056.

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Annex

Recommendations of the Standing Committee to all Parties to suspend imports
of specimens of the species indicated from each State listed

Party/non-Party	Species	Date of recommendation	Additional conditions and remarks
Antigua and Barbuda	Strombus gigas	SC41, February 1999
Argentina	Lama guanicoe	SC29, March 1993	On the condition that all permits are confirmed by the Secretariat before being accepted by the country of import, the suspension does not apply to: a) specimens that form part of the registered stock in Argentina;
		SC41, February 1999	b) products obtained from the shearing of live animals carried out under the approved management programme, appropriately marked and registered; and
			c) non-commercial exports of limited quantities of wool for industrial testing, up to 500 kg annually.
Barbados	Strombus gigas	SC41, February 1999
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Hippopotamus amphibius	SC45, June 2001
	Poicephalus robustus	SC45, June 2001
	Geochelone pardalis	SC45, June 2001
Dominica	Strombus gigas	SC41, February 1999
Indonesia	Cacatua sulphurea	SC30, September 1993
	Ptyas mucosus	SC30, September 1993
		SC41, February 1999	The suspension does not apply to 102,285 marked skins acquired before the current trade prohibition entered into force on the following conditions: a) the export of the skins should not be permitted unless the Secretariat confirms receipt of a copy of the export permit concerned issued by the Management Authority of Indonesia; and b) import of specimens from this registered stockpile should be permitted only after confirmation of the validity of the Indonesian export permit by the Secretariat.
Kazakhstan	Saiga tatarica	SC45, June 2001
Lithuania	Lynx lynx	SC29, March 1993
Madagascar	Coracopsis vasa	SC32, November 1994
	Chamaeleo spp. (except Chamaeleo lateralis, C. oustaleti, C. pardalis and C. verrucosus)	SC32, November 1994
	Phelsuma spp. (except P. laticauda, P. lineata, P. madagascariensis, P. quadriocellata)	SC32, November 1994
Malawi	Hippopotamus amphibius	SC45, June 2001
Mali	Poicephalus robustus	SC45, June 2001
Mozambique	Geochelone pardalis	SC45, June 2001
	Cordylus tropidosternum	SC45, June 2001
Nicaragua	Dendrobates auratus	SC45, June 2001
	Dendrobates pumilio	SC45, June 2001
Peru	Aratinga erythrogenys	SC29, March 1993
Republic of Moldova	Lynx lynx	SC29, March 1993
Russian Federation	Saiga tatarica	SC45, June 2001
Rwanda	Hippopotamus amphibius	SC45, June 2001
Saint Lucia	Strombus gigas	SC41, February 1999
Solomon Islands	Corucia zebrata	SC45, June 2001
	Ornithoptera urvillianus	SC32, November 1994
	Ornithoptera victoriae	SC32, November 1994
Suriname	Dendrobates tinctorius	SC45, June 2001
Togo	Poicephalus robustus	SC45, June 2001
Trinidad and Tobago	Strombus gigas	SC41, February 1999
Turkey	Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	SC45, June 2001
	Acipenser nudiventris	SC45, June 2001
	Acipenser stellatus	SC45, June 2001
	Huso huso	SC45, June 2001
Ukraine	Lynx lynx	SC29, March 1993
United Republic of Tanzania	Agapornis fischeri	SC29, March 1993
	Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	SC32, November 1994
	Poicephalus meyeri	SC32, November 1994
	Poicephalus rufiventris	SC32, November 1994
	Tauraco fischeri	SC32, November 1994
	Geochelone pardalis	SC32, November 1994	This suspension does not apply to specimens of this species produced from ranching/captive-breeding operations, for which the level of annual export quotas has to be agreed between the Management Authority and the Secretariat.
	Malacochersus tornieri	SC29, March 1993	This suspension does not apply to specimens of this species produced from ranching/captive-breeding operations, for which the level of annual export quotas has to be agreed between the Management Authority and the Secretariat.
	Gongylophis colubrinus	SC32, November 1994	This suspension does not apply to specimens of this species produced from ranching/captive-breeding operations, for which the level of annual export quotas has to be agreed between the Management Authority and the Secretariat.