COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Amendment of List of CITES Species
I, David Kemp, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(b) and (c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby amend the list of CITES species established under subsection 303CA(1) of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.
For the purposes of information, a consolidated list of CITES species, as amended by this instrument, is set out in Schedule 2.
This amendment will take effect on the date of publication in the Gazette, or on
13 February 2003, whichever is the later.
Dated this 5th day of February 2003
DAVID KEMP
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Fauna
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) | |||||
Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed | |
Order: Syngnathiformes |
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Family: Syngnathidae |
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Hippocampus spp | seahorses | II | Enters into effect 18 months after the end of the 12th CITES Conference of the Parties | 15 May 04 | |
Family: Cetorhinidae |
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Cetorhinus maximus | Basking Shark | II |
| 13 Feb 03 |
Order: Orectolobiformes |
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Family: Rhincodontidae |
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Rhincodon typus | Whale Shark | II |
| 13 Feb 03 |
Scaphiophryne gottlebei | Gottlebes Frog | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Brookesia spp | chameleons | II | All species in genus except those in App. I | 13 Feb 03 | |
Annamemys annamensis | Annam Pond Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Heosemys depressa | turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Heosemys grandis | turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Heosemys leytensis | turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Heosemys spinosa | turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Hieremys annandalii | Yellow-headed Temple Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Kachuga spp | Indian roofed turtle | II | Except species in App. I | 13 Feb 03 | |
Leucocephalon yuwonoi | Sulawesi Forest Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Mauremys mutica | Yellow Pond Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Orlitia borneensis | Malayan Giant Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Pyxidea mouhotii | Keeled Box Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Siebenrockiella crassicollis | Black Marsh Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Platysternon megacephalum | Big-headed Turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Chitra spp | turtle | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Pelochelys spp | giant softshell turtles | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Atrophaneura jophon | Swallowtail Butterfly | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Atrophaneura pandiyana | Swallowtail Butterfly | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Flora
Swietenia macrophylla | Bigleaf Mahogany | II | Neotropical populations only. Enters into effect 12 months after the end of the 12th CITES Conference of the Parties | 15 Nov 03 | |
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis | Manarano Palm | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Lemurophoenix halleuxii | Red Lemur Palm | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Marojejya darianii | Big Leaf Palm | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Ravenea rivularis | Majestic Palm | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Ravenea louvelii | Palm | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Satranala decussilvae | Forest Bismarckia | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Voanioala gerardii | Forest Coconut | II |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Guaiacum spp | Lignum Vitae | II | Designates all parts and | 13 Feb 03 | |
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Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed | |
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| derivatives, except: a) seeds and pollen; b) seedling or tissue culture obtained in vitro, or solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and d) chemical derivatives and finished pharmaceutical products
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Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II with Notations amended as appropriate
Rhea pennata pennata (also referenced as Pterocnemia) | Darwin’s Rhea | II | Populations of Chile | 1 Jul 75 |
Vicugna vicugna | Vicuña | II | Argentina: Population | 1 Jul 75 |
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| of the Province of Catamarca, for the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in wool sheared from live animals, cloth derived manufactured products and other handicraft artifacts. | ||
Vicugna vicugna | Vicuña | II | Bolivia: The whole | 1 Jul 75 |
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| Population of Bolivia. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in products made from wool sheared, from live animals. The reverse side of cloth and cloth products must bear the logo adopted by countries signatory to the ‘Convenio para la Conservación y Manejo de la Vicuña’ and the words ‘ ‘VICUÑA – BOLIVIA’.
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Vicugna vicugna | Vicuña | II | Chile: populations of | 1 Jul 75 |
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| Primera Región. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in wool sheared from live vicunas, and in cloth and items made thereof, including luxury handicrafts and knitted articles. The reverse side of cloth must bear the logo adopted by the range states of the species which are signatories to the Convenio para la Conservación y Manejo de la Vicuña, and the selvages the words ‘VICUÑA-CHILE’. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
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Plants
Dudleya traskiae | Santa Barbara Island Dudleya | II |
| 29 Jul 83 |
Aloe thorncroftii | aloe | II |
| 1 Jul 75 |
Add to Appendix I
Fauna
Brookesia perarmata | chameleon | I |
| 13 Feb 03 |
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I
Fauna
Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata | Yellow-napped Parrot | I |
| 6 Jun 81 | |
Amazona ochrocephala belizensis | Yellow-napped Parrot | I |
| 6 Jun 81 | |
Amazona ochrocephala caribaea | Yellow-napped Parrot | I | 6 Jun 81 | ||
Amazona ochrocephala oratrix | Yellow-napped Parrot | I | 6 Jun 81 | ||
Amazona ochrocephala parvipes | Yellow-napped Parrot | I | 6 Jun 81 | ||
Amazona ochrocephala tresmariae | Yellow-napped Parrot | I | 6 Jun 81 | ||
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Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed | |
Ara couloni
| Blue-headed Macaw | I |
| 13 Feb 03 | |
Pyxis planicauda | Flat-tailed spider Tortoise | I |
| 1 July 75 | |
Flora
Araucaria araucana | Monkey‑puzzle Tree | I |
| 1 Jul 75 | |
Sclerocactus nyensis | Tonapah fishhook Cactus | I |
| 1 Jul 75 | |
Aerangis ellisii | orchid | I |
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| 1 Jul 75 |
Replace the existing Notations to the items below with the following Notations
Fauna
Cetacea spp. | All whales, porpoises, and dolphins | II | All species in the Order Cetacea except those in App. I or with earlier listed date in App. II. A zero quota has been established for live specimens from the Black Sea population of Tursiops truncatus removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes. | 28 Jun 79 |
Loxodonta africana | African Elephant | II | Includes only the | 4 Feb 77 |
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| Population of Botswana for the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes; c) Trade in hides; d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes; e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in Botswana (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 20,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met. On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.”
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Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed |
Loxodonta africana | African Elephant | II | Includes only the | 4 Feb 77 |
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| Population of Namibia: For the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes; c) Trade in hides; d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes; e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in Namibia (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 10,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met. On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly
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Loxodonta africana | African Elephant | II | Includes only the | 4 Feb 77 |
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| population of South Africa. For the exclusive purpose of allowing: a) Trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; b) Trade in live animals for in-situ conservation programmes; c) Trade in hides; d) Trade in leather goods for non commercial purposes; e) Trade in registered raw ivory (whole tusks and cut pieces of ivory that are both 20 cm or more in length and one kilogramme or more in weight) subject to the following: i. Only registered government-owned stocks, originating in Kruger National Park (excluding seized ivory and ivory of unknown origin); ii. Only to trading partners that have been verified by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Standing Committee, to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that the imported ivory will not be re-exported and will be managed in accordance with all requirements of Resolution Conf. 10.10 (Rev. CoP12) concerning domestic manufacturing and trade; iii. Not before May 2004, and in any event not before the Secretariat has verified the prospective importing countries, and MIKE has reported to the Secretariat on the baseline information (e.g. elephant population numbers, incidence of illegal killing); iv. A maximum amount of 30,000kg of ivory may be traded, and despatched in a single shipment under strict supervision of the Secretariat; v. The proceeds of the trade are used exclusively for elephant conservation and community conservation and development programs within or adjacent to the elephant range; vi. Only after the Standing Committee has agreed that the above conditions have been met. On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to partially or completely cease in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All specimens that are not allowed to be traded under the above provisions shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.”
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Flora
Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed | |
Orchidaceae spp. | Orchids | II | Artificially propagated | 1 Jul 75 | |
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| specimens of hybrids within the genus Phalaenopsis, are not subject to the provisions of the Convention when: a) specimens are traded in shipments consisting of individual containers (i.e. cartons, boxes, or crates) containing 100 or more plants each; b) all plants within a container are of the same hybrid, with no mixing of different hybrids within a container; c) plants within a container can be readily recognized as artificially propagated specimens by exhibiting a high degree of uniformity in size and stage of growth, cleanliness, intact root systems, and general absence of damage or injury that could be attributable to plants originating in the wild; d) plants do not exhibit characteristics of wild origin, such as damage by insects or other animals, fungi or algae adhering to leaves, or mechanical damage to roots, leaves, or other parts resulting from collection; and e) shipments are accompanied by documentation, such as an invoice, which clearly states the number of plants and which of the six exempt genera are included in the shipment, and is signed by the shipper. Plants not clearly qualifying for the exemption must be accompanied by appropriate CITES documents. | |||
Replace:
Vicugna vicugna | Vicuna | I | Except Populations in App. I under conditions specified | 1 Jul 75 |
With:
Vicugna vicugna | Vicuna | I | Except Populations in App. II under conditions specified | 1 Jul 75 |
Delete the following species:
Fauna
Cnemidophorus hyperythrus | Orange‑throated Whiptail Lizard, Orange-throated Racerunner | II |
| 1 Jul 75 |
Flora
Lewisia maguirei | Maguire's Lewisia | II |
| 29 Jul 83 |
Flora
Dipteryx panamensis | Almendro | III | Costa Rica | 13 Feb 03 |
Fauna
Agkistrodon bilineatus | Cantil | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
Atropoides nummifer (formerly included as Bothrops nummifer) | Jumping Pit Viper | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
Bothriechis schlegelii (formerly included as Bothrops schlegelii ) | Eyelash Palm Pit Viper, Lance Head | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
Bothrops asper | Terciopelo | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
Porthidium nasutum (formerly included as Bothrops nasutus) | Rainforest Hognosed Pit-Viper | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
Porthidium ophryomegas (formerly included as Bothrops ophryomegas) | Slender Hognosed Pit-Viper | III | Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |