Council Decision (EU) 2025/1314 of 23 June 2025 on the submission, on behalf of the European Union, of proposals for amendments to the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to that Convention
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The proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to be submitted by the Union on the occasion of the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (the ‘Conference of the Parties’) are set out in Annex I to this Decision. The proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES to be co-submitted by the Union on that occasion are set out in Annex II to this Decision.
The submission for inclusion in Appendix III to CITES to be made by the Union on the occasion of the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties is set out in Annex III to this Decision.
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be to support the proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES to be submitted by the Union
ANNEX I Proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES to be submitted by the Union Taxonomic group Taxon (common name) Proposal Reptiles Gekko badenii * (Ba Den Golden gecko) * Subject to the expression of support from the only range State, Viet Nam, by 20.06.2025; no positive reply by that date results in no submission of the proposal Include in Appendix II Amphibians Pelophylax epeiroticus , Pelophylax shqipericus , Pelophylax ridibundus and Pelophylax lessonae (Water frogs) Include in Appendix II (with 18 months delay in entry into force) Fish Anguilla spp. (Freshwater eels) Include in Appendix II (with 18 months delay in entry into force) Centrophoridae (Gulper sharks) Include in Appendix II Invertebrates Holothuria lessoni (Golden sandfish) Include in Appendix II Actinopyga echinites , Actinopyga lecanora , Actinopyga mauritiana , Actinopyga miliaris , Actinopyga palauensis and Actinopyga varians (Sea cucumbers) Include in Appendix II Trees Commiphora wightii (Indian bdellium) Include in Appendix II Araucaria angustifolia * (Paraná pine) * Subject to the expression of support from Brazil by 20.06.2025; no positive reply by that date results in no submission of the proposal Include in Appendix II (with the annotation #17)
Proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES to be co-submitted by the Union
ANNEX II Proposals for amendments to Appendices I and II to CITES to be co-submitted by the Union Taxonomic group Taxon (common name) Proposal Fish Carcharhinus longimanus (Oceanic whitetip shark) Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Galeorhinus galeus (Tope shark), Mustelus spp. (Smoothhounds)* * Subject to confirmation from Brazil of their intention to submit the proposal Include in Appendix II
Amendment to Appendix III to CITES to be submitted by the Union
ANNEX III Amendment to Appendix III to CITES to be submitted by the Union Taxonomic group Taxon (common name) Proposal Reptiles Gallotia atlantica , Gallotia bravoana , Gallotia caesaris , Gallotia galloti , Gallotia intermedia , Gallotia stehlini Include in Appendix III
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