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DOCUMENT BACKGROUND / CURRENT STATUS EFFECT OF DOCUMENT SSN VIEW 64 Continued facilitate frequent cross-border movement of musical instruments being hand-carried by the owner. • Provides revisions to RC 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates to include a definition of “travelling exhibition” to include, but not be limited to, “travelling zoos, circuses, menageries, museum exhibitions, orchestras, plant exhibitions, and other like exhibitions that are temporary and where the CITES specimens will be returned to the State of usual residence”. 41. Use of taxonomic serial numbers Cop16 Doc. 41 • Decisions 15.67-15.69: • encourage Parties to use taxonomic serial numbers; • direct the SC to establish a WG to investigate the feasibility of incorporating taxonomic serial numbers as an element of CITES data sets, and report to CoP16; and • direct Secretariat to compile information provided by Parties on the usefulness of incorporating taxonomic serial numbers in their domestic data and make this available to Parties. • Prepared by the Chair of the WG on the Use of Taxonomic Serial Numbers. • Provides revisions of Decisions 15.67 and 15.69, to: • encourage the Parties to comment to the Secretariat on the usefulness of incorporating taxonomic serial numbers in their domestic data systems, or alternative options they might use or may be using; and • direct Secretariat to compile this information and make available to other Parties. SUPPORT 42. Physical inspection of timber shipments Cop16 Doc. 42 • Decision 14.60 (CoP14) directs Secretariat to establish an electronic WG to compile existing procedures for identification of CITES-listed and look-alike timber species, and procedures for physical inspection of shipments of CITES-listed timber species; and, for Secretariat indicate how those procedures can be accessed by CITES authorities. • Decision 14.61 directs SC to examine the WG outcome and identify best practices and capacitybuilding measures that may be implemented with support from donors. • SC62 agreed that USA, on behalf of WG, would prepare a discussion document for CoP16 along with a draft Decision directed to Secretariat. • Prepared by USA on behalf of SC WG on Physical Inspection of Timber Shipments. • Provides a draft Decision directing Secretariat, by SC65, to: • obtain information from Parties on tools and procedures for identification and measurement of CITES-listed tree species, and inspection of timber shipments; • compile information on CITES website; and • incorporate this information into its capacitybuilding activities. • Unless decided otherwise, this would conclude SC work on inspection of timber shipments. SUPPORT • SSN urges Parties to adopt the draft Decision. • SSN recommends that WG be continued and directed to develop possible amendments to RC 12.3 (Rev. CoP15) on Permits and certificates requiring exporting Parties to declare number of logs, volume, bark attached or not, etc. which would simplify physical inspection of timber shipments by importing Parties. 43. Standard Nomenclature
DOCUMENT BACKGROUND / CURRENT STATUS EFFECT OF DOCUMENT SSN VIEW 43.1 Report of the Animals and Plants Committees Cop16 Doc. 43.1 • Decision 15.63 directed AC and PC to “… identify taxa listed in the Appendices that can be included under the name of a higher taxon without altering the scope of the listing… and, where appropriate, prepare proposals for submission to the CoP”. • Decision 15.68 directed SC to establish a WG, in consultation with AC and PC nomenclature experts and WCMC, to investigate usefulness and feasibility of incorporating taxonomic serial numbers in CITES data sets, report to SC62, and if necessary, prepare a draft resolution for CoP16. • RC 12.11 (Rev. CoP15) on Standard Nomenclature (Annex) lists standard references for CITES taxa. • Decision 15.62 para a) requires AC to review recent proposed changes to taxonomy and nomenclature of CITES-listed mammals, reptiles and amphibians of Madagascar; para b) states that if nomenclature changes are identified affecting Appendix-III listings, then AC nomenclature specialist should advise Secretariat whether these changes also result in changes in distribution affecting the countries issuing certificates of origin. • Decision 15.64 para a) directs AC to identify existing coral reference material that could be adopted as a standard reference for CITES listed corals. • PC20 was asked to consider the status of the name “Aloe capensis”. • Prepared by AC and PC. • AC and PC could not find taxa that could be included under a higher taxon per Decision 15.63, recommend that this Decision be considered concluded, and considered that a higher taxon listing could potentially widen the scope of original proposal where newly described species are true species. • Decision 15.68 now considered completed. • AC recommends: • not to annotate listing of Primates to exclude Homo sapiens (not needed); • adopting updated standard references for Amphibia, fishes (except Hippocampus), Uromastyx, Varanidae; • adopting nomenclatural changes for Madagascar animals pursuant to Decision 15.62 para (a); • incorporating Decision 15.62 para (b) into RC 12.11 (Rev. CoP15) as it refers to an ongoing activity; • adopting a list of coral spp. (Annex 5) used for CITES Species Database and Checklist of CITES Species as standard reference for corals, as no existing reference could be found; subject to external funding, the Secretariat should launch a project to revise this list, first focusing on major taxa in trade. • AC and PC report ongoing work on checklists, etc. for Chameleonidae, Gekkonidae, carnivorous plants, Dalbergia and Diospyros. • PC concluded that “Aloe capensis” is not a valid taxonomic name. • Document proposes budgets of US$36,000 (AC) and US$27,000 (PC) for work between CoPs 16 and 17. SUPPORT IN PART / OPPOSE IN PART • SSN agrees with most of the recommendations. • Re Decision 15.63: SSN disagrees that newly described spp. would necessarily broaden the scope of the original proposal. It would only do so if it applied to spp. known at the time of original listing but not included in the higher taxon that were transferred to that taxon by a revision at a later date (for example see the proposal for Epipedobates machalilla, to be considered at this CoP). Species discovered after the original listing that would, if known, have been included in the higher taxon would not broaden the scope, as such spp. are already listed automatically (e.g. the Khansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis), described after the listing of the genus and automatically included on the Appendices); the intent of the Decision was specifically to allow for inclusion of such new spp. SSN recommends that the Decision be clarified and extended and that the AC be directed to search for further cases on that basis. 43.2 Standard nomenclature for Hippocampus species Cop16 Doc. 43.2 • RC 12.11 (Rev. CoP15) (Annex) lists standard references for Hippocampus spp. (seahorses). • At AC26 Nomenclature WG recommended retaining these references, and adding 5 new spp. (H. paradoxus, pontohi, satomiae, severnsi,and tyro) described since publication. • Reference to 5 new spp. inadvertently omitted from WG report to AC. • Prepared by Switzerland. • Proposes accepting 5 new Hippocampus spp. as valid under CITES, and adopting and adding nomenclature references for these species under “Elasmobranchii and Actinopterygii” in fish section of “Annex - List of standard references adopted by the Conference of the Parties” in RC 12.11 (Rev. CoP15). www.ssn.org SUPPORT • SSN recommends Parties adopt the recommendations as they will correct a typographical error, and ensure that names and standard references are recognized for all Hippocampus spp. Continued 65
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