Amendments to Appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its 18th meeting (Geneva, 17-28 August 2019)
Sources: https://cites.org/sites/iea2.uoregon.edu/files/notif/E-Notif-2019-052-.pdf (Notification No. 2019/052 Geneva, 3 October 2019); Adopted 28 August 2019 EIF on 26 November 2019
1. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, at its 18th meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 17 to 28 August 2019, considered the amendments to Appendices I and II proposed by the Parties. These proposed amendments were communicated to the contracting States of the Convention by Notification to the Parties No. 2019/004 of 14 January 2019.
2. At its 18th meeting, the Conference of the Parties took the following decisions (the abbreviation 'spp.' is used to denote all species of a higher taxon):
a) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix I to Appendix II of the Convention:
F A U N A
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
ARTIODACTYLA
Camelidae Vicugna vicugna [population of the Province of Salta (Argentina) with annotation 1]
RODENTIA
Muridae Leporillus conditor
Pseudomys fieldi [Previously listed as Pseudomys fieldi praecornis in Appendix I.]
Xeromys myoides
Zyzomys pedunculatus
AVES
PASSERIFORMES
Muscicapidae Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis
Dasyornis longirostris
REPTILIA
CROCODYLIA
Crocodylidae Crocodylus acutus (population of Mexico with a zero export quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes)
b) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention:
F A U N A
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
CARNIVORA
Mustelidae Aonyx cinerea
Lutrogale perspicillata
AVES
GRUIFORMES
Gruidae Balearica pavonina
REPTILIA
TESTUDINES
Geoemydidae Cuora bourreti
Cuora picturata
Mauremys annamensis
Testudinidae Geochelone elegans
Malacochersus tornieri
c) The following taxa are included in Appendix I of the Convention:
F A U N A
CHORDATA
REPTILIA
SAURIA
Agamidae Ceratophora erdeleni
Ceratophora karu
Ceratophora tennentii
Cophotis ceylanica
Cophotis dumbara
Gekkonidae Gonatodes daudini
ARTHROPODA
INSECTA
LEPIDOPTERA
Papilionidae Achillides chikae hermeli
Parides burchellanus
d) The following taxa are included in Appendix II of the Convention:
F A U N A
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
ARTIODACTYLA
Giraffidae Giraffa camelopardalis
AVES
GALLIFORMES
Phasianidae Syrmaticus reevesii
REPTILIA
SAURIA
Agamidae Ceratophora aspera (zero quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes)
Ceratophora stoddartii (zero quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes)
Lyriocephalus scutatus (zero quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes)
Eublepharidae Goniurosaurus spp. (except the species native to Japan)
Gekkonidae Gekko gecko
Paroedura androyensis
Iguanidae Ctenosaura spp.
SERPENTES
Viperidae Pseudocerastes urarachnoides
AMPHIBIA
CAUDATA
Salamandridae Echinotriton chinhaiensis
Echinotriton maxiquadratus
Paramesotriton spp.
Tylototriton spp.
ELASMOBRANCHII
LAMNIFORMES
Lamnidae Isurus oxyrinchus
Isurus paucus
RHINOPRISTIFORMES
Glaucostegidae Glaucostegus spp.
Rhinidae Rhinidae spp.
ECHINODERMATA
HOLOTHUROIDEA
ASPIDOCHIROTIDA
Holothuriidae Holothuria fuscogilva (entry into effect delayed by 12 months, i.e. until 28 August 2020)
Holothuria nobilis (entry into effect delayed by 12 months, i.e. until 28 August 2020)
Holothuria whitmaei (entry into effect delayed by 12 months, i.e. until 28 August 2020)
ARTHROPODA
ARACHNIDA
ARANEAE
Theraphosidae Poecilotheria spp.
F L O R A
Cupressaceae Widdringtonia whytei
Leguminosae Pterocarpus tinctorius with annotation #6
Meliaceae Cedrela spp. with annotation #6 (populations of the Neotropics) (entry into effect delayed by 12 months, i.e. until 28 August 2020)
e) The following decisions were taken with regard to annotations:
F A U N A
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
ARTIODACTYLA
Bovidae Saiga borealis and Saiga tatarica
The following annotation (a zero export quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes) was included.
Camelidae Vicugna vicugna
The name of the population of Chile was amended from “population of the Primera Región” to “populations of the region of Tarapacá and of the region of Arica and Parinacota”
F L O R A
Leguminosae Dalbergia spp.
Guibourtia demeusei
Guibourtia pellegriniana
Guibourtia tessmannii
Annotation #15 for the taxa above was amended as follows:
All parts and derivatives, except:
a) Leaves, flowers, pollen, fruits, and seeds;
b) Finished products to a maximum weight of wood of the listed species of up to 10 kg per shipment;
c) Finished musical instruments, finished musical instrument parts and finished musical instrument accessories;
d) Parts and derivatives of Dalbergia cochinchinensis, which are covered by Annotation # 4; and
e) Parts and derivatives of Dalbergia spp. originating and exported from Mexico, which are covered by Annotation # 6.
Pericopsis elata
Annotation #17 (to replace annotation #5) was added to the species as follows:
Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and transformed wood.
Liliaceae Aloe ferox
Annotation #4 for the species was amended as follows:
All parts and derivatives, except:
a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix madagascariensis and Dypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar;
b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers;
c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
d) fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae;
e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and
f) finished products of Aloe ferox and Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade.
Malvaceae Adansonia grandidieri
Annotation #16 for the species was amended as follows:
Seeds, fruits and oils.
f) The following decisions were taken with regard to the interpretation section:
Paragraph 7 was amended as follows:
When a species is included in one of the Appendices, the whole, live or dead, animal or plant is included. In addition, for animal species listed in Appendix III and plant species listed in Appendix II or III, all parts and derivatives of the species are also included in the same Appendix unless the species is annotated to indicate that only specific parts and derivatives are included. The symbol # followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon included in Appendix II or III refers to a footnote that indicates the parts or derivatives of animals or plants that are designated as 'specimens' subject to the provisions of the Convention in accordance with Article I, paragraph (b), subparagraph (ii) or (iii).
Paragraph 8 was amended to include the following definitions:
Finished musical instruments
A musical instrument (as referenced by the Harmonized System of the World Customs Organization, Chapter 92; musical instruments, parts and accessories of such articles) that is ready to play or needs only the installation of parts to make it playable. This term includes antique instruments (as defined by the Harmonized System codes 97.05 and 97.06; Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques).
Finished musical instrument accessories
A musical instrument accessory (as referenced by the Harmonized System of the World Customs Organization, Chapter 92; musical instruments, parts and accessories of such articles) that is separate from the musical instrument, and is specifically designed or shaped to be used explicitly in association with an instrument, and that requires no further modification to be used.
Finished musical instrument parts
A part (as referenced by the Harmonized System of the World Customs Organization, Chapter 92; musical instruments, parts and accessories of such articles) of a musical instrument that is ready to install and is specifically designed and shaped to be used explicitly in association with the instrument to make it playable.
Shipment
Cargo transported under the terms of a single bill of lading or air waybill, irrespective of the quantity or number of containers or packages; or pieces worn, carried or included in personal baggage.
Ten (10) kg per shipment
For the term "10 kg per shipment", the 10 kg limit should be interpreted as referring to the weight of the individual portions of each item in the shipment made of wood of the species concerned. In other words, the 10 kg limit is to be assessed against the weight of the individual portions of wood of Dalbergia/Guibourtia species contained in each item of the shipment, rather than against the total weight of the shipment.
Transformed wood
Defined by Harmonized System code 44.09: Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed.
3. As a consequence of the adoption by the Conference of the Parties of a revised Annex to Resolution Conf. 12.11 (Rev. CoP17) on Standard nomenclature, containing taxonomic and nomenclature references for species included in the Appendices, some orthographic and name changes have been introduced in the revised version of Appendices I, II and III, in addition to those mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Notification.
4. In accordance with past practice, the Secretariat has updated the references to the Resolutions mentioned in annotation 2 relating to the populations of Loxodonta africana in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
5. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph (c), of the Convention, the amendments adopted at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall enter into force 90 days after that meeting, i.e. on 26 November 2019, for all Parties except those which make reservations in accordance with paragraph 3 of that Article.
6. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV, paragraph 3, of the Convention, and during the period of 90 days provided for by subparagraph (c) of paragraph 1 of that Article (i.e. by 26 November 2019), any Party may by notification in writing to the Depositary Government (the Government of the Swiss Confederation) make a reservation with respect to one or more amendments to the Appendices adopted at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Until such reservation is withdrawn, the Party shall be treated as a State not party to the Convention with respect to trade in the species concerned. The other Parties shall then apply the provisions of Article X of the Convention to such trade with the Party having made the reservation.
7. In accordance with the provisions of Article XII, paragraph 2, subparagraph (f), of the Convention, the Secretariat will publish an updated version of Appendices I, II and III to take into account the amendments adopted at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the changes necessitated by the adoption of standard references mentioned under paragraph 3 very shortly after the present Notification.
