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ISSUE PROPOSED ACTIONS SSN RECOMMENDATIONS 24. Purpose codes on CITES permits and certificates SC57 Doc. 24 25. Electronic permitting SC57 Doc. 25 26. Trade in crocodilian specimens SC57 Doc. 26 27. Identification manual SC57 Doc. 27 28. Personal and household effects SC57 Doc. 28 • Decision 14.54 directs the SC to establish an intersessional Working Group to review the use of purpose-of-transaction codes by Parties, provides Terms of Reference for the group, and directs the group to submit any recommendations for amendments to RC 12.3 (Rev. CoP14) on Permits and certificates to SC58. • Invites the SC to establish the Working Group at the present meeting. • Decision 14.55 directs the SC to extend the mandate of the Working Group on Information Technologies and Electronic Systems in order to develop the use of electronic permitting systems among Parties. • An oral report will be provided to SC57. • Decision 14.62 directs the SC to establish a Working Group on Trade in Crocodilian Specimens to review the implementation and effectiveness of the universal tagging system and the trade in small crocodilian leather goods. • Invites the SC to establish the group that includes, inter alia, the representative selected by AC23 (Dietrich Jelden of Germany) and to designate a chair. • Reports that the database of published sheets of the Identification Manual is now on-line. • Proposes to transfer the Identification Manual to a ‘Wiki’ format that on-line allows users to create, edit and link Web pages; a demonstration will be provided at SC57. • Prepared by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Chairman of the Working Group on Personal and Household Effects. • Decision 14.64 directs the SC to extend the operation of its Working Group on Personal and Household Effects and provides Terms of Reference for the group, including, inter alia, to: ■ clarify the relationship between ‘tourist souvenirs’ and ‘personal and household effects’; ■ assess whether there are specific species or types of personal or household effects which would require different treatment under RC 13.7 (Rev. CoP14); ■ assess whether there is a need to amend the Resolution; and ■ report at each regular meeting of the SC until CoP15 and 10 • SSN encourages the SC to invite observer organizations to join the intersessional Working Group. • SSN urges the SC and the Working Group on Information Technologies and Electronic Systems to secure reliable methods of reporting and information sharing for developing countries that may not have Internet access. • SSN supports the recommendation to invite observer organizations to join the intersessional Working Group. • While SSN supports the conversion of the Identification Manual to a ‘Wiki’ format, we urge the SC to secure reliable methods of access for developing countries that may not have Internet access. • No comment.
ISSUE PROPOSED ACTIONS SSN RECOMMENDATIONS at CoP15. • Reports that the Working Group has begun discussing how to fulfill its terms of reference via e-mail and will report to SC58. 29. Review of Significant Trade 29.1 Implementation of recommendations of the Animals and Plants Committees SC57 Doc. 29.1 (Rev. 2) • Provides background information on plant and animals species subject to the Review of Significant Trade since CoP11, recommendations made by the scientific committees for these species, and recommendations for further action by the SC. 11 • Aloe spp.: SSN agrees that Kenya has complied with the recommendations and that the species should be removed from the Review. • Prunus africana (red stinkwood): SSN agrees with the recommended actions for Burundi, Kenya, and Madagascar, namely that if they seek to recommence exports, they must supply information on how the PC recommendations have been implemented. SSN also agrees that the deadline for Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, and Tanzania should be extended to 31 December 2008, considering a P. africanus workshop will be held in September. We encourage the SC to specifically address concerns regarding illegal exports from DRC and to request the PC to report on any trade shifts by exporting countries in response to the Review. • Cibotium barometz: SSN agrees with the recommendation to extend the compliance deadline to 31 March 2009 but also urges the SC to require that Vietnam immediately adopt a cautious export quota for the species until more information is forthcoming. • Cyathea contaminans: SSN agrees with the recommendation to extend the compliance deadline to 31 March 2009 but also urges the SC to require that Indonesia immediately adopt a cautious export quota for the species until more information is forthcoming. • Dendrobium nobile: SSN agrees with the recommendation to suspend trade in the species until Lao has shown compliance with Article IV. Regarding Vietnam, SSN agrees with the recommendation to extend the compliance deadline until 31 March 2009 but also urges the SC to consult with the PC to ensure that the export quota adopted for the species is sufficiently cautious until more information is forthcoming. • Galanthus woronowii (snowdrop): SSN agrees with the recommendation to extend the compliance deadline for Georgia to 18 August 2008 and to maintain the 2006 export quota. SSN is pleased that the Secretariat consulted with the PC on this matter. • Falco cherrug (saker falcon): Considering that Mongolia was
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