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Art.3 |
Article III |
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Art.3.1 |
1. Appendix I shall list migratory species which are endangered. |
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Art.3.2 |
2. A migratory species may be listed in Appendix I provided that reliable evidence, including the best scientific evidence available, indicates that the species is endangered. |
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Art.3.3 |
3. A migratory species may be removed from Appendix I when the Conference of the Parties determines that: |
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Art.3.3.a |
a) reliable evidence, including the best scientific evidence available, indicates that the species is no longer endangered, and |
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Art.3.3.b |
b) the species is not likely to become endangered again because of loss of protection due to its removal from Appendix I. |
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Art.3.4 |
4. Parties that are Range States of a migratory species listed in Appendix I shall endeavour: |
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Art.3.4.a |
a) to conserve and, where feasible and appropriate, restore those habitats of the species which are of importance in removing the species from danger of extinction; |
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Art.3.4.b |
b) to prevent, remove, compensate for or minimize, as appropriate, the adverse effects of activities or obstacles that seriously impede or prevent the migration of the species; and |
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Art.3.4.c |
c) to the extent feasible and appropriate, to prevent, reduce or control factors that are endangering or are likely to further endanger the species, including strictly controlling the introduction of, or controlling or eliminating, already introduced exotic species. |
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Art.3.5 |
5. Parties that are Range States of a migratory species listed in Appendix I shall prohibit the taking of animals belonging to such species. Exceptions may be made to this prohibition only if: |
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Art.3.5.a |
a) the taking is for scientific purposes; |
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Art.3.5.b |
b) the taking is for the purpose of enhancing the propagation or survival of the affected species; |
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Art.3.5.c |
c) the taking is to accommodate the needs of traditional subsistence users of such species; or |
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Art.3.5.d |
d) extraordinary circumstances so require; provided that such exceptions are precise as to content and limited in space and time. Such taking should not operate to the disadvantage of the species. |
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Art.3.6 |
6. The Conferences of the Parties may recommend to the Parties that are Range States of a migratory species listed in Appendix I that they take further measures considered appropriate to benefit the species. |
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Art.3.7 |
7. The Parties shall as soon as possible inform the Secretariat of any exceptions made pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article. |
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Art.11 |
Article XI |
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Art.11.1 |
1. Appendices I and II may be amended at any ordinary or extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties. |
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Art.11.2 |
2. Proposals for amendment may be made by any Party. |
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Art.11.3 |
3. The text of any proposed amendment and the reasons for it, based on the best scientific evidence available, shall be communicated to the Secretariat at least one hundred and fifty days before the meeting and shall promptly be communicated by the Secretariat to all Parties. Any comments on the text by the Parties shall be communicated to the Secretariat not less than sixty days before the meeting begins. The Secretariat shall, immediately after the last day for submission of comments, communicate to the Parties all comments submitted by that day. |
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Art.11.4 |
4. Amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of Parties present and voting. |
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Art.11.5 |
5. An amendment to the Appendices shall enter into force for all Parties ninety days after the meeting of the Conference of the Parties at which it was adopted, except for those Parties which make a reservation in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article. |
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Art.11.6 |
6. During the period of ninety days provided for in paragraph 5 of this Article, any Party may by notification in writing to the Depositary make a reservation with respect to the amendment. A reservation to an amendment may be withdrawn by written notification to the Depositary and thereupon the amendment shall enter into force for that Party ninety days after the reservation is withdrawn. |
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Art.14 |
Article XIV |
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Art.14.1 |
1. The provisions of this Convention shall not be subject to general reservations. Specific reservations may be entered in accordance with the provisions of this Article and Article XI. |
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Art.14.2 |
2. Any State or regional economic integration organization may, on depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, enter a specific reservation with regard to the presence on either Appendix I or Appendix II or both, of any migratory species and shall then not be regarded as a Party in regard to the subject of that reservation until ninety days after the Depositary has transmitted to the Parties notification that such reservation has been withdrawn. |
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Art.19 |
Article XIX |
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Art.19.1x |
Any Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the Depositary at any time. The denunciation shall take effect twelve months after the Depositary has received the notification. |
