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Council Decision (EU) 2022/982 of 16 June 2022 on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals to amend Appendices I and II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with a view to the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES, and of a species to include in Appendix III to CITES

Council Decision (EU) 2022/982 of 16 June 2022 on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals to amend Appendices I and II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with a view to the 19th Conference of the Parties to CITES, and of a species to include in Appendix III to CITES

Decision (EU) 2022/982 · Decision · 6 articles

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Article 1

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With a view to the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Union shall: — submit the proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES as set out in Annex I to this Decision, — co-submit the proposals for amendments to Appendix II to CITES as set out in Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

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The Union shall submit the species listed in Annex III to this Decision for inclusion in Appendix III to CITES.

Article 3

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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Supplementary provisions

Amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

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ANNEX I Amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES Taxonomic group Taxon (common name) Proposal Reptiles Physignathus cocincinus (Chinese water dragon) Include in Appendix II   Cuora galbinifrons (Indochinese box turtle) Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Amphibians Laotriton laoensis (Laos warty newt) Include in Appendix II With an annual zero quota (source code W) for commercial purposes Agalychnis lemur (Lemur leaf frog) Include in Appendix II With an annual zero quota (source code W) for commercial purposes Fish All species of Sphyrnidae spp. (Hammerhead sharks) not yet included in Appendix II Include in Appendix II Invertebrates Thelenota ananas, T. anax, T. rubralineata (Sea cucumbers) Include in Appendix II Trees Khaya spp. (African mahogany) Populations of Africa Include in Appendix II with Annotation #17 Afzelia spp. (Pod mahogany) Populations of Africa Include in Appendix II with Annotation #17   Dipteryx spp. Include in Appendix II with Annotation #17+ seeds   Handroanthus spp. (Trumpet tree); Tabebuia spp. and Roseodendron spp. Include in Appendix II with Annotation #17   Pterocarpus spp. (Padauk) Populations of Africa Include in Appendix II with Annotation #17 Other plants Rhodiola spp. Include in Appendix II with Annotation #2

Amendment to Appendix II to CITES to be co-submitted

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

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ANNEX II Amendment to Appendix II to CITES to be co-submitted Proposed by Taxonomic group Taxon (common name) Proposal Panama Cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae spp. Requiem sharks Include in Appendix II

Amendment to Appendix III to CITES

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

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ANNEX III Amendment to Appendix III to CITES Caribena versicolor Appendix III

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