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Table 4. Birdwing trade into the EU: Past and present SRG opinions, import restrictions and notes on previous discussions.
Species Country Source SRG opinion Import restrictions Notes
Orithoptera aesacus ID R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
O. caelestis PG R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
O. chimaera All R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
O. croesus ID W SRG 7 (11/02/98): (-) b (19/09/1999 3 ) SRG 23: UNEP-WCMC noted the globally threatened status of this species
and that specimens of wild origin were still reported in trade from
Indonesia.
O. goliath All R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
O. meridionalis PG R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
ID W SRG 7 (11/02/98): (-) b (19/09/1999 4 )
SRG 23 (15/05/02): No opinion;
import suspension to be removed
O. paradisea All R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
Suspension lifted
on 29/02/2003
SRG 23: UNEP-WCMC reported that there had been no reported trade
from Indonesia since 1990 and noted that the species was considered
Endangered.
O. priamus All R & W SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+) Current positive opinion also in place for O. richmondia, which is a
synonym of O. priamus.
O. rothschildi ID R SRG 7 (11/02/98): (+)
3 Subsequent import restrictions under Article 4.6: 24/09/2000, 02/02/2001, 29/10/2001, 01/03/2003, 30/04/2004, 18/02/2005, and 10/05/2006.
4 Subsequent import restrictions under Article 4.6: 24/09/2000, 02/02/2001, and 29/10/2001
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