COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)
No 865/2006
of 4 May 2006
laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein
CHAPTER I
DEFINITIONS
Article 1
Definitions
CHAPTER II
FORMS AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
Article 2
Forms
Article 3
Technical specifications with regard to forms
Article 4
Completion of forms
Article 5
Contents of permits, certificates and applications for the issue of such documents
Article 6
Annexes to forms
Article 7
Permits and certificates issued by third countries
CHAPTER III
ISSUE, USE AND VALIDITY OF DOCUMENTS
Article 8
Issue and use of documents
Article 9
Shipments of specimens
Article 10
Validity of import and export permits, re-export certificates, travelling exhibition certificates, and personal ownership certificates
Article 11
Validity of used import permits and of the certificates referred to in Articles 47, 48, 49, 60 and 63
Article 12
Documents cancelled, lost, stolen, destroyed or expired
Article 13
Time of application for import and (re)-export documents and assignation to a customs procedure
Article 14
Validity of documents from third countries
Article 15
Retrospective issue of certain documents
Article 16
Specimens in transit through the Community
Article 17
Phytosanitary certificates
Article 18
Simplified procedures with regard to certain trade in biological samples
Article 19
Simplified procedures with regard to export or re-export of dead specimens
CHAPTER IV
IMPORT PERMITS
Article 20
Applications
Article 21
Import permits issued for specimens of species included in Appendix I to the Convention and listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97
Article 22
Documents to be surrendered by the importer to the customs office
Article 23
Handling by the customs office
CHAPTER V
IMPORT NOTIFICATIONS
Article 24
Documents to be surrendered by the importer to the customs office
Article 25
Handling by the customs office
CHAPTER VI
EXPORT PERMITS AND RE-EXPORT CERTIFICATES
Article 26
Applications
Article 27
Documents to be surrendered by the (re-)exporter to the customs office
Article 28
Handling by the customs office
Article 29
Pre-issued permits for nurseries
CHAPTER VII
TRAVELLING EXHIBITION CERTIFICATES
Article 30
Issue
Article 31
Use
Article 32
Issuing authority
Article 33
Requirement for specimens
Article 34
Applications
Article 35
Documents to be surrendered to the customs office by the holder
Article 36
Replacement
CHAPTER VIII
PERSONAL OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE
Article 37
Issue
Article 38
Use
Article 39
Issuing authority
Article 40
Requirements for specimens
Article 41
Applications
Article 42
Documents to be surrendered by the holder to the customs office
Article 43
Sales of specimens covered
Article 44
Replacement
CHAPTER IX
CUSTOMS PROCEDURE
Article 45
Forwarding of documents presented to customs offices
CHAPTER X
CERTIFICATES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 5(2)(b), 5(3), 5(4), 8(3) AND 9(2)(b) OF REGULATION (EC) No 338/97
Article 46
Issuing authority
Article 47
Certificates provided for in Article 5(2)(b), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (certificates required for export or re-export)
Article 48
Certificate provided for in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (certificate for commercial use)
Article 49
Certificate provided for in Article 9(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (certificate for movement of live specimens)
Article 50
Application for the certificates provided for in Articles 5(2)(b), 5(3), 5(4), 8(3) and 9(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97
Article 51
Amendments to permits, notifications and certificates
CHAPTER XI
LABELS
Article 52
Use of labels
CHAPTER XII
DEROGATIONS FROM CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4(7) OF REGULATION (EC) No 338/97
Article 53
Customs offices other than the border customs office at the point of introduction
CHAPTER XIII
SPECIMENS BORN AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY AND ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED SPECIMENS
Article 54
Specimens born and bred in captivity of animal species
Article 55
Establishment of ancestry
Article 56
Artificially propagated specimens of plant species
CHAPTER XIV
PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
Article 57
Introduction and reintroduction into the Community of personal and household effects
Article 58
Export and re-export from the Community of personal and household effects
CHAPTER XV
EXEMPTIONS AND DEROGATIONS
Article 59
Exemptions from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 as provided for in Article 8(3) thereof
Article 60
Derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 for the benefit of scientific institutions
Article 61
Exemptions from Article 8(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97
Article 62
General exemptions from Article 8(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97
Article 63
Pre-issued certificates under Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97
CHAPTER XVI
MARKING REQUIREMENTS
Article 64
Marking of specimens for the purpose of imports and commercial activities within the Community
Article 65
Marking of specimens for the purpose of export and re-export
Article 66
Marking methods
Article 67
Humane marking methods
Article 68
Mutual recognition of marking methods
CHAPTER XVII
REPORTS AND INFORMATION
Article 69
Reports on imports, exports and re-exports
Article 70
Amendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 338/97
CHAPTER XVIII
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 71
Rejection of applications for import permits
Article 72
Transitional measures
Article 73
Notification of implementing provisions
Article 74
Repeal
Article 75
Entry into force
ANNEX I
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
ANNEX II
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
ANNEX III
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
ANNEX IV
ANNEX V
Instructions and explanations
Instructions and explanations
ANNEX VI
ANNEX VII
Description |
Code |
Preferred units |
Alternative units |
Explanation |
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Bark |
BAR |
kg |
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Tree bark (raw, dried or powdered; unprocessed) |
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Body |
BOD |
Number |
kg |
Substantially whole dead animals, including fresh or processed fish, stuffed turtles, preserved butterflies, reptiles in alcohol, whole stuffed hunting trophies, etc. |
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Bone |
BON |
kg |
Number |
Bones, including jaws |
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Calipee |
CAL |
kg |
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Calipee or calipash (turtle cartilage for soup) |
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Carapace |
CAP |
Number |
kg |
Raw or unworked whole shells of Testudinata species |
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Carving |
CAR |
kg |
m3 |
Carvings (including wood, and including finished wood products such as furniture, musical instruments and handicrafts). NB: there are some species from which more than one type of product may be carved (e.g. horn and bone); where necessary, the description should therefore indicate the type of product (e.g. horn carving) |
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Caviar |
CAV |
kg |
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Unfertilised dead processed eggs from all species of Acipenseriformes; also known as roe |
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Chips |
CHP |
kg |
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Chips of timber, especially Aquilaria malaccensis and Pterocarpus santalinus |
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Claw |
CLA |
Number |
kg |
Claws — e.g. of Felidae, Ursidae or Crocodylia (NB: ‘turtle claws’ are usually scales and not real claws) |
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Cloth |
CLO |
m2 |
kg |
Cloth — If the cloth is not made entirely from the hair of a CITES species, the weight of hair of the species concerned should instead, if possible, be recorded under ‘HAI’ |
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Coral (raw) |
COR |
kg |
Number |
Dead coral and coral rock, NB: the trade should be recorded by number of pieces only if the coral specimens are transported in water. |
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Culture |
CUL |
Number of flasks, etc. |
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Cultures of artificially propagated plants |
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Derivatives |
DER |
kg/l |
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Derivatives (other than those included elsewhere in this table) |
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Dried plant |
DPL |
Number |
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Dried plants — e.g. herbarium specimens |
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Ear |
EAR |
Number |
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Ears — Usually elephant |
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Egg |
EGG |
Number |
kg |
Whole dead or blown eggs, (see also caviar) |
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Egg (live) |
EGL |
Number |
kg |
Live eggs — usually birds and reptiles but includes fish and invertebrates |
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Eggshell |
SHE |
g/kg |
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Raw or unworked eggshell except whole eggs |
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Extract |
EXT |
kg |
L |
Extract — usually plant extracts |
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Feather |
FEA |
kg/Number of wings |
Number |
Feathers — in the case of objects (e.g. pictures) made of feathers, record the number of objects |
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Fibre |
FIB |
kg |
M |
Fibres — e.g. plant fibre but includes strings of tennis rackets |
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Fin |
FIN |
kg |
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Fresh, frozen or dried fins and parts of fins |
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Fingerlings |
FIG |
kg |
Number |
Juvenile fish of one or two years of age for the aquarium trade, hatcheries or for release operations |
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Flower |
FLO |
kg |
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Flowers |
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Flower pot |
FPT |
Number |
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Flower pots made from parts of a plant, e.g. treefern fibres (NB: live plants traded in so-called ‘community pots’ should be recorded as ‘live plants’, not as flower pots) |
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Frogs' legs |
LEG |
kg |
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Frog legs |
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Fruit |
FRU |
kg |
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Fruit |
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Foot |
FOO |
Number |
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Feet — e.g. elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, crocodile, etc. |
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Gall |
GAL |
kg |
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Gall |
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Gall bladder |
GAB |
Number |
kg |
Gall bladder |
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Garment |
GAR |
Number |
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Garments — including gloves and hats but not shoes. Includes trimming or decoration on garments |
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Genitalia |
GEN |
kg |
Number |
Castrates and dried penes |
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Graft rootstock |
GRS |
Number |
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Graft rootstocks (without the grafts) |
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Hair |
HAI |
kg |
G |
Hair — includes all animal hair, e.g. of elephant, yak, vicuña, guanaco |
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Horn |
HOR |
Number |
kg |
Horns — includes antlers |
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Leather product (small) |
LPS |
Number |
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Small manufactured products of leather, e.g. belts, braces, bicycle saddles, cheque book or credit card holders, earrings, handbags, key fobs, notebooks, purses, shoes tobacco pouches, wallets, watch-straps |
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Leather product (large) |
LPL |
Number |
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Large manufactured products of leather — e.g. briefcases, furniture, suitcases, travel trunks |
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Live |
LIV |
Number |
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Live animals and plants. Specimens of live coral transported in water should be recorded by number of pieces only. |
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Leaf |
LVS |
Number |
kg |
Leaves |
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Logs |
LOG |
m3 |
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All wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, for processing notably into sawn wood, pulpwood or veneer sheets. NB: trade in logs of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg. |
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Meat |
MEA |
kg |
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Meat, includes flesh of fish if not whole, (see ‘body’) |
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Medicine |
MED |
kg/l |
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Medicine |
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Musk |
MUS |
g |
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Musk |
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Oil |
OIL |
kg |
L |
Oil — e.g. from turtles, seals, whales, fish, various plants |
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Piece — bone |
BOP |
kg |
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Pieces of bone, not manufactured |
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Piece — horn |
HOP |
kg |
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Pieces of horn, not manufactured — includes scrap |
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Piece — ivory |
IVP |
kg |
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Ivory pieces, not manufactured — includes scrap |
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Plate |
PLA |
m2 |
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Plates of fur-skins — includes rugs if made of several skins |
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Powder |
POW |
kg |
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Powder |
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Root |
ROO |
Number |
kg |
Roots, bulbs, corms or tubers |
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Sawn wood |
SAW |
m3 |
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Wood simply sawn lengthwise or produced by a profile-chipping process; normally exceeds 6 mm in thickness. NB: trade in sawn wood of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg. |
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Scale |
SCA |
kg |
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Scale — e.g. of turtle, other reptiles, fish, pangolins |
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Seed |
SEE |
kg |
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Seeds |
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Shell |
SHE |
Number |
kg |
Raw or unworked shell of molluscs |
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Side |
SID |
Number |
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Sides or flanks of skins; does not include crocodilian Tinga frames (see under ‘skin’) |
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Skeleton |
SKE |
Number |
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Substantially whole skeletons |
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Skin |
SKI |
Number |
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Substantially whole skins, raw or tanned, including crocodilian Tinga frames |
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Skin piece |
SKP |
Number |
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Skin pieces — includes scraps, raw or tanned |
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Skull |
SKU |
Number |
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Skulls |
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Soup |
SOU |
kg |
L |
Soup — e.g. of turtle |
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Specimen (scientific) |
SPE |
kg/l/ml |
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Scientific specimens — includes blood, tissue, (e.g. kidney, spleen, etc.) histological preparations, etc. |
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Stem |
STE |
Number |
kg |
Plant stems |
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Swim bladder |
SWI |
kg |
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Hydrostatic organ, including isinglass/sturgeon glue |
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Tail |
TAI |
Number |
kg |
Tails — e.g. of caiman (for leather) or fox (for garment trimming, collars, boas, etc.) |
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Tooth |
TEE |
Number |
kg |
Teeth — e.g. of whale, lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, etc. |
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Timber |
TIM |
m3 |
kg |
Raw timber except saw-logs and sawn wood |
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Trophy |
TRO |
Number |
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Trophy — all the trophy parts of one animal if they are exported together: e.g. horns (2), skull, cape, backskin, tail and feet (i.e. 10 specimens) constitute one trophy. But if, for example, the skull and horns are the only specimens of an animal that are exported, then these items together should be recorded as one trophy. Otherwise the items should be recorded separately. A whole stuffed body is recorded under ‘BOD’. A skin alone is recorded under ‘SKI’. |
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Tusk |
TUS |
Number |
kg |
Substantially whole tusks, whether or not worked. Includes tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, but not other teeth. |
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Veneer sheets
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VEN |
m3, m2 |
kg |
Thin layers or sheets of wood of uniform thickness, usually 6 mm or less in thickness, usually peeled (rotary veneer) or sliced (sliced veneer), for use in making plywood, for veneering furniture, veneer containers, etc. |
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Wax |
WAX |
kg |
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Wax, includes ambergris |
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Whole |
WHO |
kg |
Number |
Entire animal or plant (dead or alive) |
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Key to units (equivalent non-metric measurements may be used)
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ANNEX VIII
Standard references for nomenclature to be used pursuant to Article 5(4) to indicate scientific names of species in permits and certificates
(a) Mammalia
(b) Aves
(c) Reptilia
(d) Amphibia
(e) Elasmobranchii, Actinopterygii & Sarcopterygii
(f) Arachnida
(g) Insecta
FLORA
ANNEX IX
ANNEX X
ANIMAL SPECIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 62(1)
Aves
ANSERIFORMES
GALLIFORMES
COLUMBIFORMES
PSITTACIFORMES
PASSERIFORMES
ANNEX XI
Types of biological samples referred to in Article 18 and their use
Type of sample |
Typical size of sample |
Use of sample |
Blood, liquid |
Drops or 5 ml of whole blood in a tube with anticoagulant; may deteriorate in 36 hours |
Haematology and standard biochemical tests to diagnose disease; taxonomic research; biomedical research |
Blood, dry (smear) |
A drop of blood spread on a microscope slide, usually fixed with chemical fixative |
Blood counts and screening for disease parasites |
Blood, clotted (serum) |
5 ml of blood in tube with or without a blood clot |
Serology and detection of antibodies for evidence of disease; biomedical research |
Tissues, fixed |
5 mm3 pieces of tissues in a fixative |
Histology and electron microscopy to detect signs of disease; taxonomic research; biomedical research |
Tissues, fresh (excluding ova, sperm and embryos) |
5 mm3 pieces of tissues, sometimes frozen |
Microbiology and toxicology to detect organisms and poisons; taxonomic research; biomedical research |
Swabs |
Tiny pieces of tissue in a tube on a swab |
Growing bacteria, fungi, etc. to diagnose disease |
Hair, skin, feathers, scales |
Small, sometimes tiny pieces of skin surface in a tube (up to 10 ml in volume) with or without fixative |
Genetic and forensic tests and detection of parasites and pathogens and other tests |
Cell lines and tissue cultures |
No limitation of sample size |
Cell lines are artificial products cultured either as primary or continuous cell lines that are used extensively in testing the production of vaccines or other medical products and taxonomic research (e.g. chromosome studies and extraction of DNA) |
DNA |
Small amounts of blood (up to 5 ml), hair, feather follicle, muscle and organ tissue (e.g. liver, heart, etc.), purified DNA, etc. |
Sex determination; identification; forensic investigations; taxonomic research; biomedical research |
Secretions, (saliva, venom, milk) |
1-5 ml in vials |
Phylogenetic research, production of anti-venom, biomedical research |
ANNEX XII
Correlation Table
Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001 |
This Regulation |
Article 1 (a) and (b) |
Article 1 (1) and (2) |
Article 1 (c) |
— |
Article 1 (d), (e) and (f) |
Article 1 (3), (4) and (5) |
— |
Article 1 (6), (7) and (8) |
Article 2(1) and (2) |
Article 2(1) and (2) |
— |
Article 2(3) and (4) |
Article 2(3) and (4) |
Article 2(5) and (6) |
Article 3 |
Article 3 |
Article 4(1) and (2) |
Article 4(1) and (2) |
Article 4(3) (a) and (b) |
Article 5, first paragraph, (1) and (2) |
— |
Article 5, first paragraph, (3) |
Article 4(3) (c), (d) and (e) |
Article 5, first paragraph, (4), (5) and (6) |
Article 4(4) |
Article 6 |
Article 4(5) |
Article 7 |
Article 5 |
Article 8 |
Article 6 |
Article 9 |
Article 7(1) |
Article 10 |
Article 7(2) |
Article 11 |
Article 7(3) and (4) |
Article 12 |
Article 8(1) |
Article 13 |
Article 8(2) |
Article 14 |
Article 8(3) |
Article 15(1) and (2) |
Article 8(4) |
Article 15(3) and (4) |
Article 8(5) |
Article 16 |
Article 8(6) and (7) |
Article 17 |
— |
Article 18-19 |
Article 9 |
Article 20 |
Article 10 |
Article 21 |
Article 11 |
Article 22 |
Article 12 |
Article 23 |
Article 13 |
Article 24 |
Article 14 |
Article 25 |
Article 15 |
Article 26 |
Article 16 |
Article 27 |
Article 17 |
Article 28 |
Article 18 |
Article 29 |
— |
Articles 30-44 |
Article 19 |
Article 45 |
Article 20(1) |
Article 46 |
Article 20(2) |
Article 47 |
Article 20(3) (a) and (b) |
Article 48(1) (a) and (b) |
Article 20(3) (c) |
— |
Article 20(3) (d) and (e) |
Article 48(1) (c) and (d) |
Article 20(4) |
Article 49 |
Article 20(5) and (6) |
Article 50(1) and (2) |
Article 21 |
Article 51 |
Article 22 |
Article 52 |
Article 23 |
Article 53 |
Article 24 |
Article 54 |
Article 25 |
Article 55 |
Article 26 |
Article 56 |
Article 27(1) first and second indents and subsequent text |
Article 57(1) (a), (b) and (c) |
Article 27(2), (3) and (4) |
Article 57(2), (3) and (4) |
Article 27(5) (a) and (b) |
Article 57(5) (a) and (b) |
— |
Article 57(5) (c) and (d) |
Article 28(1), first and second indents |
Article 58(1) (a) and (b) |
Article 28(2) and (3) |
Article 58(2) and (3) |
Article 28(4) (a) and (b) |
Article 58(4) |
Article 29 |
Article 59 |
Article 30 |
Article 60 |
Article 31 |
Article 61 |
Article 32 |
Article 62 |
Article 33 |
Article 63 |
Article 34(1) |
— |
Article 34(2) (a) to (f) |
Article 64(1) (a) to (f) |
Article 34(2) (g) and (h) |
Article 64(2) |
Article 35(1) and (2) |
Article 65(1) and (2) |
Article 35(3) (a) and (b) |
Article 65(3) |
— |
Article 65(4) |
Article 36(1) |
Article 66(1), (2) and (3) |
Article 36(2) |
Article 66(4) |
Article 36(3) and (4) |
Article 66(5) and (6) |
— |
Article 66(7) |
Article 36(5) |
Article 66(8) |
Article 37 |
Article 67 |
Article 38 |
Article 68 |
Article 39 |
Article 69 |
Article 40 |
Article 70 |
Article 41 |
Article 71 |
Article 42 |
Article 74 |
Article 43 |
Article 72 |
Article 44 |
Article 73 |
Article 45 |
Article 75 |
Annex I |
Annex I |
Annex II |
Annex II |
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Annex III |
— |
Annex IV |
Annex III |
Annex V |
Annex IV |
Annex VI |
Annex V |
Annex VII |
Annex VI |
Annex VIII |
Annex VII |
Annex IX |
Annex VIII |
Annex X |
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Annex XI |
— |
Annex XII |