CITES CoP16 Digest - Species Survival Network

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a non-Party State • replace requirement that a non-
Party must certify that live specimens be transported
in a manner that will minimize the risk of injury,
damage to health or cruel treatment with a requirement
that the permit or certificate state that it is valid
only if the transport conditions comply with the IATA
Live Animals Regulations or, if it covers plants, with
the IATA Perishable Cargo Regulations.
• RC 9.6 (Rev.) on Trade in readily recognizable parts
and derivatives: exclude urine, feces and white
ambergris (naturally excreted by sperm whales)
from the definition of “parts or derivatives.”
• RC 11.1 (Rev. CoP15) on Establishment of Committees:
authorize AC and PC to establish working
groups, and SC to establish subcommittees and
a permanent Finance and Budget Subcommittee
• clarify which members receive reimbursement of
travel expenses.
• RC 11.18 on Trade in Appendix-II and -III species:
eliminate, inter alia: • procedure for reporting implemen
tation problems pursuant to Article XIII with
respect to Appendix III spp • recommendation to use
stricter domestic measures except with respect to
non-Party States.
• RC 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates:
harmonize issuance of permits for manufactured
products (e.g. handbags) that include parts of
more than one CITES specimen • include definition
of ”States of usual residence” requiring that
an individual has spent majority of his or her time
for at least 6 months in the location.
distinguish ambergris collected from flotsam and jetsam
from ambergris removed from a harvested whale.
• RC 11.1 (Rev. CoP15): support proposed amendments.
• RC 11.18:
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oppose proposed elimination of procedure for
reporting implementation problems with respect
to Appendix III species; while Article XIII does
not refer to Appendix III specimens, it provides
a valuable way for Parties to express concerns
privately to a neutral body about another Party’s
implementation, and for that body inquire into the
matter and for subsequent review by CoP.
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oppose proposed elimination of recommendation
to use stricter domestic measures against a Party
when it has failed to address concerns raised
about implementation of the Convention.
• RC 12.3 (Rev. CoP15):
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support proposed harmonization of issuance of
permits for manufactured products that include
parts of more than one CITES specimen.
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oppose proposed definition, even as a guideline,
for the term “State of usual residence”; this is
a term of art for most governments, defined in
many ways, and Parties are unlikely to change
their definition to suit CITES.
26. Draft Revision of
Resolution Conf. 10.10
(Rev. CoP15) on Trade in
Elephant Specimens
Cop16 Doc. 26
• Decision 15.74 directs SC, in consultation with
African and Asian elephant range States, to evaluate
the need to revise RC10.10 (Rev. Co15) on Trade in
elephant specimens and present a summary of conclusions
and its proposals to CoP16.
• SC61 tasked the SC MIKE-ETIS Subgroup (established
at SC41) to address the MIKE and ETIS sections
of the Resolution, and established a WG to
review the other sections.
• At SC62, a Chair’s text on revision of the Resolution was
developed based on reports of the Subgroup and WG,
and a joint WG was established to review this text.
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• Submitted by SC Chair on behalf of SC.
• Proposes amendments to RC 10.10 (Rev. CoP15)
(Annex 1) that, inter alia:
• insert a reference to the African Elephant Action
Plan and African Elephant Fund in the introductory
paragraphs;
• eliminate the definition of “semi-worked ivory”;
• broaden the section on domestic ivory trade to
cover all trade in elephant specimens, and urge
relevant Parties to ensure that comprehensive
control measures are in place;
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SUPPORT IN PART / OPPOSE IN PART
• Proposed RC 10.10 (Rev. CoP15) revisions in Annex I of
this document are, overall, an improvement on the previous
text.
• SSN urges Parties to consider the following amendments
to the proposed revisions of RC 10.10 (Rev. CoP15):
• Include the following prioritized objectives of the
African Elephant Action Plan: Objective 1 (Reduced
Illegal Killing of Elephants and Illegal Trade in Ivory
Products) and Objective 5 (Strengthened Range
States Knowledge on African Elephant Management).
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