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CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA
Objectives
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To protect certain endangered species from over-exploitation
by means of a system of import/export permits.
Summary of provisions
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(a) Includes animals and plants whether dead or alive, and
any recognizable parts or derivatives thereof (art. 1);
(b) Appendix I covers endangered species, trade in which is
to be tightly controlled; appendix II covers species that may
become endangered unless trade is regulated; appendix III covers
species that any party wishes to regulate and requires international
cooperation to control trade; appendix IV contains model permits;
(c) Permits are required for species listed in appendices I
and II stating that export/import will not be detrimental to the
survival of the species (arts. 3 and 4).
Membership
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Open for accession by any State. Instruments of accession to
be deposited with the Depositary Government.
Amendments
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Date of adoption 3.3.1973 22. 6.1979 30.4.1983
Place of adoption Washington, USA Bonn Gaborone
Date of entry into force 1.7.1975 13. 4.1987 Not yet
Languages Chinese, English, in force
French, Russian
Spanish
Depositary Switzerland
(Status as of 30 June 1993)
Participant Ratification
----------- Acceptance (At)
Approval (Ap)
Accession (Ac)
Succession (S)
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Afghanistan 30.10.1985 (Ac)
Algeria 23.11.1983 (Ac)
Argentina 8. 1.1981
Australia 29. 7.1976
Austria 27. 1.1982 (Ac)
Bahamas 20. 6.1979 (Ac)
Bangladesh 20.11.1981
Barbados 9.12.1992 (Ac)
Belgium 3.10.1983
Belize 19. 8.1986 (S)
Benin 28. 2.1984 (Ac)
Bolivia 6. 7.1979
Botswana 14.11.1977 (Ac)
Brazil 6. 8.1975
Brunei Darussalam 4. 5.1990 (Ac)
Bulgaria 16. 1.1991 (Ac)
Burkina Faso 13.10.1989 (Ac)
Burundi 8. 8.1988 (Ac)
Cameroon 5. 6.1981 (Ac)
Canada 10. 4.1975
Central African Republic 27. 8.1980 (Ac)
Chad 2. 2.1989 (Ac)
Chile 14. 2.1975
China 8. 1.1981 (Ac)
Colombia 31. 8.1981
Congo 31. 1.1983 (Ac)
Costa Rica 30. 6.1975
Cuba 20. 4.1990 (Ac)
Cyprus 18.10.1974
Czech Republic 14. 4.1993 (S)
Denmark 26. 7.1977
Djibouti 7. 2.1992 (Ac)
Dominican Republic 17.12.1986 (Ac)
Ecuador 11. 2.1975
Egypt 4. 1.1978
El Salvador 30. 4.1987 (Ac)
Equatorial Guinea 10. 3.1992 (Ac)
Estonia 22. 7.1992 (Ac)
Ethiopia 5. 4.1989 (Ac)
Finland 10. 5.1976 (Ac)
France 11. 5.1978 (Ap)
Gabon 13. 2.1989 (Ac)
Gambia 26. 8.1977 (Ac)
Germany 22. 3.1976
Ghana 14.11.1975
Greece 8.10.1992 (Ac)
Guatemala 7.11.1979
Guinea 21. 9.1981 (Ac)
Guinea Bissau 16. 5.1990 (Ac)
Guyana 27. 5.1977 (Ac)
Honduras 15. 3.1985 (Ac)
Hungary 29. 5.1985 (Ac)
India 20. 7.1976
Indonesia 28.12.1978 (Ac)
Iran, Islamic
Republic of 3. 8.1976
Israel 18.12.1979
Italy 2.10.1979
Japan 6. 8.1980 (At)
Jordan 14.12.1978 (Ac)
Kenya 13.12.1978
Liberia 11. 3.1981 (Ac)
Liechtenstein 30.11.1979 (Ac)
Luxembourg 13.12.1983
Madagascar 28. 8.1975
Malawi 5. 2.1982 (Ac)
Malaysia 20.10.1977 (Ac)
Malta 17. 4.1989 (Ac)
Mauritius 28. 4.1975
Mexico 2. 7.1991 (Ac)
Monaco 19. 4.1978 (Ac)
Morocco 16.10.1975
Mozambique 25. 3.1981 (Ac)
Namibia 18.12.1990 (Ac)
Nepal 18. 6.1975 (Ac)
Netherlands 19. 4.1984
New Zealand 10. 5.1989 (Ac)
Nicaragua 6. 8.1977 (Ac)
Niger 8. 9.1975
Nigeria 9. 5.1974
Norway 27. 7.1976
Pakistan 20. 4.1976 (Ac)
Panama 17. 8.1978
Papua New Guinea 12.12.1975 (Ac)
Paraguay 15.11.1976
Peru 27. 6.1975
Philippines 18. 8.1981
Poland 12.12.1989
Portugal 11.12.1980
Russian Federation 13. 1.1992 (S)
Rwanda 20.10.1980 (Ac)
Saint Lucia 15.12.1982 (Ac)
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 30.11.1988 (Ac)
Senegal 5. 8.1977 (Ac)
Seychelles 8. 2.1977 (Ac)
Singapore 30.11.1986 (Ac)
Slovakia 2. 3.1993 (S)
Somalia 2.12.1985 (Ac)
South Africa 15. 7.1975
Spain 30. 5.1986 (Ac)
Sri Lanka 4. 5.1979 (Ac)
Sudan 26.10.1982
Suriname 17.11.1980 (Ac)
Sweden 20. 8.1974
Switzerland 9. 7.1974
Thailand 21. 1.1983
Togo 23.10.1978
Trinidad and Tobago 19. 1.1984 (Ac)
Tunisia 10. 7.1974
Uganda 18. 7.1991 (Ac)
United Arab Emirates 8. 2.1990 (Ac)
United Kingdom 2. 8.1976
United Republic of
Tanzania 29.11.1979
United States of America 14. 1.1974
Uruguay 2. 4.1975
Vanuatu 17. 7.1989 (Ac)
Venezuela 24.10.1977
Zaire 20. 7.1976 (Ac)
Zambia 24.11.1980 (Ac)
Zimbabwe 19. 5.1981 (Ac)
Convention Secretariat
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CITES Secretariat
United Nations Environment Programme
Geneva Executive Center
15 Chemin des Anemones
1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: 41-22-979-9111
Telefax: 41-22-797-3417
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