Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/2004 of 28 April 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein

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The Annex to Regulation (EC) 338/97 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twenty-first day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 April 2004. For the Commission Margot Wallström Member of the Commission (1) OJ L61, 3.3.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2003 (OJ L 215, 27.8.2003, p. 3).

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The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 is amended as follows: 1. In Note No 9 of the "Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D", the following entries are inserted: (a) "AR (Argentina)" and "AU (Australia)" before the entry "BO (Bolivia)"; (b) "ID (Indonesia)" after the entry "IN (India)"; (c) "MX (Mexico)" after the entry "MU (Mauritius)"; (d) "NZ (New Zealand)" and "PE (Peru)" after the entry "NP (Nepal)" 2. the column entitled "Annex A" is amended as follows: the Kingdom: FAUNA Phylum: CHORDATA, Class: REPTILIA, Order: SAURIA is amended as follows: with reference to the family "Varanidae", the entry "Varanus nebulosus" is added following the entry "Varanus komodoensis" 3. the column entitled "Annex B" is amended as follows: (a) in the Kingdom: FAUNA Phylum: CNIDARIA (Corals, Fire Corals, Sea Anemones) the words "(fossils are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation)" are replaced throughout by the following: "The following are not subject to the provisions of this Regulation: Fossils Coral sand, that is to say material consisting entirely or in part of finely crushed fragments of dead coral no larger than 2 mm in diameter and which may also contain, amongst other things, the remains of Foraminifera, mollusc and crustacean shell, and coralline algae. Coral fragments (including gravel and rubble), that is to say unconsolidated fragments of broken finger-like dead coral and other material between 2 and 30 mm in diameter." (b) the Kingdom: FLORA is amended as follows: (i) with reference to the family "LILIACEAE", the text in brackets after the entry "Aloe spp." is replaced by the following: "(Except for the species included in Annex A and except Aloe vera; also referenced as Aloe barbadensis, which is not included in the Annexes to this Regulation) >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>1" (ii) with reference to the family "ZYGOPHYLLACEAE", the entry "Guaiacum spp. >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>1" is replaced by "Guaiacum spp. >REFERENCE TO A GRAPHIC>2". 4. In the column entitled "Annex C", in the Kingdom: FAUNA the following is added preceding the Phylum CNIDARIA: "Phylum: ECHINODERMATA (Starfish, Brittle Stars, Sea Urchins and Sea Cucumbers) Class: HOLOTHUROIDEA (Sea Cucumbers) Order: ASPIDOCHIROTIDA (Beche de mer, Trepang etc.) Family: Stichopodidae (Sea Cucumbers) Isostichopus fuscus (synonym: Stichopus fuscus) (III EC) Sea cucumber" 5. The column entitled "Annex D" is amended as follows: (a) the Kingdom: FAUNA Phylum: CHORDATA, Class: REPTILIA, Order: SAURIA is amended as follows: (i) with reference to the family "Gekkonidae", the entry "Geckolepis maculata" is deleted; (ii) with reference to the family "Agamidae", the entry "Acanthosaura armata" is deleted; (iii) with reference to the family "Cordylidae", the entries "Zonosaurus laticaudatus" and "Zonosaurus madagascariensis" are deleted; (iv) with reference to the family "Scincidae", the entries "Tiliqua gerrardii", " Tiliqua gigas" and " Tiliqua scincoides" are deleted; (b) the Order: SERPENTES is amended as follows: (i) with reference to the family "Xenopeltidae", the entry "Xenopeltis unicolor §1" is deleted; (ii) with reference to the family "Acrochordidae", the entry "Acrochordus granulatus §1" is deleted; (iii) with reference to the family "Colubridae", the following entries are deleted: Ahaetulla prasina §1 Boiga dendrophila §1 Enhydris chinensis §1 Enhydris enhydris §1 Enhydris plumbea §1 Rhabdophis chrysargus §1 Zaocys dhumnades §1 (iv) with reference to the family "Elapidae", the following entries are deleted: Bungarus candidus §1 Laticauda colubrine §1 Laticauda crockery §1 Laticauda laticaudata §1 Laticauda schisorhynchus §1 Laticauda semifasciata §1 (v) with reference to the family "Hydrophiidae", the following entries are deleted: Hydrophis atriceps §1 Hydrophis belcheri §1 Hydrophis bituberculatus §1 Hydrophis brookii §1 Hydrophis caerulescens §1 Hydrophis cantoris §1 Hydrophis coggeri §1 Hydrophis cyanocinctus §1 Hydrophis czeblukovi §1 Hydrophis elegans §1 Hydrophis fasciatus §1 Hydrophis geometricus §1 Hydrophis gracilis §1 Hydrophis inornatus §1 Hydrophis klossi §1 Hydrophis lamberti §1 Hydrophis lapemoides §1 Hydrophis macdowelli §1 Hydrophis mamillaris §1 Hydrophis melanocephalus §1 Hydrophis melanosoma §1 Hydrophis obscurus §1 Hydrophis ornatus §1 Hydrophis pacificus §1 Hydrophis parviceps §1 Hydrophis semperi §1 Hydrophis spiralis §1 Hydrophis stricticollis §1 Hydrophis torquatus §1 Hydrophis vorisi §1. (c) in the Kingdom: FLORA, the following entry is added preceding the family PORTULACACEAE: "Family: PEDALIACEAE (Sesame, Devil's claw) Harpagophytum spp. (Devil's claw)"

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