Trade in Appendix-II and -III species
RECALLING Resolution Conf. 2.6 (Rev.), paragraph a), adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its second meeting (San José, 1979) and amended at its ninth meeting (Fort Lauderdale, 1994);
RECOGNIZING the concerns expressed by various Parties that trade in plants and animals listed in Appendices II and III of the Convention may be detrimental to the survival of some species;
THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION
RECOMMENDS that if any Party deems that an Appendix-II or -III species is being traded in a manner detrimental to the survival of that species, it:
a) consult directly with the appropriate Management Authorities of the countries involved or, if this procedure is not feasible or successful, make use of the provisions of Article XIII to call upon the assistance of the Secretariat;
b) make use of the options provided by Article XIV to apply stricter domestic measures particularly when re-export or transhipment, or trade with a State not party to the Convention is involved; or
c) make use of the options provided by Article X when trade with a State not party to the Convention is involved; and
REPEALS Resolution Conf. 2.6 (Rev.) (San José, 1979, as amended at Fort Lauderdale, 1994) - Trade in Appendix-II and -III species - paragraph a).