Proposals to Amend Appendices I and II Results of CITES CoP16 Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II Bangkok, Thailand, 3-14 March 2013
SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 1 Adopted by consensus.
Abruzzo chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata
Denmark on behalf of EU
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop. 2 Adopted by consensus, as amended to include wool sheared from live vicuñas of certain Vicuña populations only. Vicugna vicugna
Ecuador
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, the populations of Ecuador Prop. 3 Comm. 1: Rejected proposal, as amended by the EU (to maintain in Appendix II including related Polar Bear Decisions): 63 for, 43 against, 17 abstentions. Ursus maritimus Original proposal also rejected: 38 for, 42 against, USA 46 abstentions.
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Plenary: Rejected both proposals as per Comm. 1.
Prop. 4 Adopted by consensus.
Percy Island flying-fox / Dusky flying-fox Pteropus brunneus
Australia
Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 5 Adopted by consensus.
Thylacine / Tasmanian tiger Thylacinus cynocephalus
Australia
Deletion from Appendix I
Prop. 6 Adopted by consensus.
Crescent nailtail wallaby Onychogalea lunata
Australia
Deletion from Appendix I
Prop. 7 Adopted by consensus.
Desert rat kangaroo / Buff-nosed rat kangaroo Caloprymnus campestris
Australia
Deletion from Appendix I
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SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 8 Adopted by consensus.
Pig-footed bandicoot Chaeropus ecaudatus
Australia
Deletion from Appendix I
Prop. 9 Adopted by consensus.
Lesser bilby Macrotis leucura
Australia
Deletion from Appendix I
Prop. 10 Withdrawn.
Southern white rhino Ceratotherium simum simum
Kenya
To amend the annotation for Ceratotherium simum simum as follows: “Ceratotherium simum simum (Only the populations of South Africa and Swaziland; all other populations are included in Appendix I. For the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and hunting trophies. Hunting trophies from South Africa and Swaziland shall be subject to a zero export quota until at least CoP18. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly)” Prop. 11 Withdrawn prior to CoP16.
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
United Republic of Tanzania
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, the population of the United Republic of Tanzania Prop. 12 Withdrawn.
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Burkina Faso and Kenya
Amend the annotation for Loxodonta africana as follows (additional text underlined, deleted text struck through): “h) no further proposals to allow trade in elephant ivory from any populations already in Appendix II shall be submitted to the Conference of the Parties for the period from CoP14 and ending nine years from the date of the single sale of ivory that is to take place in accordance with provisions in paragraphs g) i), g) ii), g) iii), g) vi) and g) vii). In addition, such further proposals shall be dealt with in accordance with Decisions 14.77 and 14.78 (Rev. CoP15).” Prop. 13 Adopted by consensus.
West African manatee Trichechus senegalensis
Benin, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I
Prop. 14 Adopted by consensus
Guadalupe caracara Caracara lutosa
Mexico
Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 15 Rejected by consensus.
Sonnerat's junglefowl Gallus sonneratii
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Deletion from Appendix II
2 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 16 Rejected by consensus.
Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Deletion from Appendix II
Prop. 17 Adopted in addition to an annotation to the standard reference for birds. Imperial pheasant Lophura imperialis
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Deletion from Appendix I and amend standard reference for birds adopted by COP in the Annex to RC12.11 (Rev. CoP15): "Dickinson, E. C. (ed.) (2003): The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged 3rd Edition. 1039 pp. London (Christopher Helm)", inserting the following text in square brackets: [for all bird species – except for Lophura imperialis and the taxa mentioned below] Prop. 18 Rejected by consensus.
Caspian snowcock Tetraogallus caspius
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II
Prop. 19 Rejected by consensus.
Tibetan snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II
Prop. 20 Adopted by consensus.
Attwater’s greater prairie chicken Tympanuchus cupido attwateri
Switzerland, as the Depositary Government, at the request of the AC
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II
Prop. 21 Adopted by consensus.
Imperial woodpecker Campephilus imperialis
Mexico
Deletion from Appendix I
Prop. 22 Adopted by consensus.
Laughing owl Sceloglaux albifacies
New Zealand
Deletion from Appendix II
Prop 23 Comm. 1: Rejected: 57 for, 50 against, 16 abstentions. American crocodile Crocodylus acutus Plenary: Rejected, as per Comm. 1.
Colombia
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Colombia’s population of the Bay of Cispata
3 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 24 Comm. 1: Rejected: 61 for, 54 against, 6 abstentions Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus Plenary: Rejected, as per Comm. 1.
Thailand
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Thailand’s population with a zero export quota for wild specimens
Prop. 25 Comm. 1: Rejected: 69 for, 49 against, 11 abstentions Siamese crocodile Plenary: Amended proposal rejected: 57 for, 70 Crocodylus siamensis against, 11 abstentions.
Thailand
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II, Thailand’s population with a zero export quota for wild specimens
Prop. 26 Adopted by consensus.
Green geckos Naultinus spp.
New Zealand
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 27 Adopted by consensus.
Mangshan pit viper Protobothrops mangshanensis
China
Inclusion in Appendix II
Prop. 28 Adopted amended proposal to maintain the species in Appendix II with an annotation for a Roti Island snake-necked turtle zero export quota from the wild and, a Decision to Chelodina mccordi include the species in the Periodic review of the Appendices. USA
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 29 Adopted by consensus.
Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata
USA
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 30 Adopted by consensus.
Blanding’s turtle Emydoidea blandingii
USA
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 31 Adopted by consensus.
Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
USA
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 32 Adopted by consensus.
Freshwater box turtles Batagur borneoensis, B. trivittata, Cuora aurocapitata, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. mouhotii, C. pani, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis, C. zhoui, Cyclemys spp., Geoemyda japonica, G. spengleri, Hardella thurjii, Heosemys annandalii, H. depressa, Mauremys annamensis, M. japonica, M. nigricans, Melanochelys trijuga, Morenia petersi, Orlitia borneensis, Sacalia bealei, S. quadriocellata and Vijayachelys silvatica
China and USA 4 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL
Inclusion in Appendix II, Cyclemys spp., Geoemyda japonica, G. spengleri, Hardella thurjii, Mauremys japonica, M. nigricans, Melanochelys trijuga, Morenia petersi, Sacalia bealei, S. quadriocellata and Vijayachelys silvatica
A zero quota on wild specimens for commercial purposes for Batagur borneoensis, B. trivittata, Cuora aurocapitata, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. mouhotii, C. pani, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis, C. zhoui, Heosemys annandalii, H. depressa, Mauremys annamensis, and Orlitia borneensis Prop. 33 Not considered. Challenge to consider the proposal was rejected in Comm. 1: 27 for, 59 Indochinese box turtle against, 17 abstentions. Cuora galbinifrons Adopted Decision to include the species in the Vietnam Periodic review of the Appendices as a matter of urgency. Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I
Prop. 34 Not considered. Japan expressed its intention to introduce a nationally established export quota of Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle Geoemyda japonica zero for commercial trade in the species.
Japan
Inclusion in Appendix II with a zero annual export quota of wild-caught specimens for primarily commercial purposes
Prop. 35 Not considered. Challenge to consider the proposal was rejected in Comm. 1: 27 for, 59 Annam leaf turtle against, 17 abstentions. Mauremys annamensis Adopted Decision to include the species in the USA Periodic review of the Appendices as a matter of urgency. Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I
Prop. 36 Adopted by consensus.
Big-headed turtles Platysternidae
USA and Vietnam
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 37 Adopted by consensus.
Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota
USA
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I Prop. 38 Adopted by consensus.
Softshell turtles Aspideretes leithii, Chitra chitra, C. vandijki, Dogania subplana, Nilssonia formosa, Palea steindachneri, Pelodiscus axenaria, P. maackii, P. parviformis, and Rafetus swinhoei
China and USA
Inclusion in Appendix II, A. leithii, D. subplana, N. formosa, P. steindachneri, P. axenaria, P. maackii, P. parviformis, and R. swinhoei
Transfer from Appendix II to I, C. chitra and C. vandijki Prop. 39 Adopted by consensus.
Machalilla frog Epipedobates machalilla
Ecuador
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 40 Adopted by consensus.
Southern gastric-brooding frog Rheobatrachus silus
Australia
Deletion from Appendix II 5 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 41 Adopted by consensus.
Northern gastric-brooding frog Rheobatrachus vitellinus
Australia
Deletion from Appendix II Prop. 42 Comm. 1: Accepted by secret ballot: 92 for, 42 against, 8 abstentions. Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Plenary: Rejected motion to reopen debate: 44 for, 93 against, 4 abstentions. Proposal, therefore, Brazil, Colombia and USA adopted.
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: “The entry into effect of the inclusion of Carcharhinus longimanus in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.” Prop. 43 Comm. 1: Accepted by secret ballot: 91 for, 39 against, 8 abstentions. Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini Plenary: Rejected motion to reopen debate: 40 for, 96 against, 6 abstentions. Proposal, therefore, Great hammerhead adopted. Sphyrna mokarran
Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Denmark on behalf of EU, Ecuador, and Mexico
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: “The entry into effect of the inclusion of these species in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.”
Prop. 44 Comm. 1: Accepted by secret ballot: 93 for, 39 against, 8 abstentions. Porbeagle Lamna nasus Plenary: Adopted, as per Comm. 1.
Brazil, Comoros, Croatia, Denmark on behalf of EU and Egypt
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: "The entry into effect of the inclusion of Lamna nasus in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve related technical and administrative issues."
Prop. 45 Adopted by consensus.
Freshwater sawfish Pristis microdon
Australia
Transfer from Appendix II to Appendix I
Prop. 46 Comm. 1: Accepted by secret ballot: 96 for, 23 against, 7 abstentions. Manta Ray Manta spp. Plenary: Adopted, as per Comm. 1.
Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador
Inclusion in Appendix II
Prop. 47 Comm. 1: Rejected: 51 for, 51 against, 19 abstentions. Manzana ray Paratrygon aiereba Plenary: Adopted Decision directing AC to establish a working group on this species and Colombia those in Prop. 48. 1
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: “The entry into effect of the inclusion of Paratrygon aiereba in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.”
1 Summary record for this discussion not available at the time this document was prepared. 6 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 48 Comm. 1: Rejected: 55 for, 52 against, 25 abstentions. Ocellate river stingray Potamotrygon motoro Plenary: Adopted Decision directing AC to establish a working group on this species and that Rosette river stingray in Prop. 47.2 Potamotrygon shroederi
Colombia
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: “The entry into effect of the inclusion of Potamotrygon motoro and Potamotrygon shroederi in Appendix II of CITES will be delayed by 18 months to enable Parties to resolve the related technical and administrative issues.”
Prop. 49 Adopted by consensus.
Corsican swallowtail butterfly Papilio hospiton
Denmark on behalf of EU
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II Prop 50 Adopted by consensus.
Queretaro yucca Yucca queretaroensis
Mexico
Inclusion in Appendix II
Prop. 51 Adopted by consensus.
Jabihy, Elephant tree Operculicarya decaryi
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop 52 Adopted by consensus, in addition to a Decision directing the SC to review the annotation. Hoodia Hoodia spp.
Botswana, Namibia and South Africa Amend of annotation #9 related to Hoodia spp. to read as follows, for the purpose of clarification: “All parts and derivatives except those bearing a label: Produced from Hoodia spp. material obtained through controlled harvesting and production in terms of an agreement with the relevant CITES Management Authority of [Botswana under agreement no. BW/xxxxxx] [Namibia under agreement no. NA/xxxxxx] [South Africa under agreement no. ZA/xxxxxx]”
Prop. 53 Adopted by consensus, in addition to a Decision directing the SC to review the annotation. Red ginseng Panax ginseng
American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
USA
Amend annotation #3 related to Appendix II listing of Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius: “Designates whole and sliced roots and parts of roots, excluding manufactured parts or derivatives such as powders, pills, extracts, tonics, teas and confectionery.”
Prop. 54 Adopted by consensus.
Kautsky’s tillandsia Tillandsia kautskyi
Brazil
Deletion from Appendix II
2 Summary record for this discussion not available at the time this document was prepared. 7 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 55 Adopted by consensus.
Sprengeliana’s tillandsia Tillandsia sprengeliana
Brazil
Deletion from Appendix II
Prop. 56 Adopted by consensus.
Sucre tillandsia Tillandsia sucrei
Brazil
Deletion from Appendix II
Prop. 57 Adopted by consensus.
Laguna beach live-forever and Santa Barbara Island live-forever Dudleya stolonifera and Dudleya traskiae
USA
Delete from Appendix II Prop. 58 Adopted by consensus, along with Decisions regarding a draft action plan for these species. Malagasy ebony Diospyros spp.
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II, populations of Madagascar, limited to logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets by annotation Prop. 59 Adopted by consensus.
Brazilian rosewood Aniba rosaeodora
Brazil
Amend annotation #12 as follows: “Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and essential oil (excluding finished products packaged and ready for retail trade) extracts. Finished products containing such extracts as ingredients, including fragrances, are not considered to be covered by this annotation”. Aniba rosaeodora is listed in Appendix II. Prop. 60 Adopted by consensus.
Thailand rosewood Dalbergia cochinchinensis
Thailand and Vietnam
Inclusion in Appendix II with the following annotation: #5 Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets Prop. 61 Adopted by consensus.
Black rosewood Dalbergia retusa
Granadillo rosewood Dalbergia granadillo
Belize
Inclusion in Appendix II
Prop. 62 Adopted by consensus.
Honduras rosewood Dalbergia stevensonii
Belize
Inclusion in Appendix II
8 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 63 Adopted by consensus, along with Decisions regarding a draft action plan for these species. Malagasy rosewood Dalbergia spp.
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II, populations of Madagascar, limited to logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets by annotation Prop. 64 Adopted by consensus.
Taraby Senna meridionalis
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 65 Adopted by consensus.
Bottle liana Adenia firingalavensis
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 66 Adopted by consensus.
Katakata Adenia subsessilifolia
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 67 Adopted by consensus.
Uncarina Uncarina grandidieri
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 68 Adopted by consensus.
Uncarina Uncarina stellulifera
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II Prop. 69 Adopted amended proposal (including only populations of Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, East African sandalwood Uganda and Tanzania) by consensus along with Osyris lanceolata related draft Decisions.
Kenya and Tanzania
Inclusion in Appendix II
Prop. 70 Adopted amended proposal by consensus along with related draft Decisions regarding an Agarwood identification manual for agarwood products. Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp.
China, Indonesia and Kuwait
Amend the annotation to the listing of Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp. to read, “All parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds and pollen;b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) fruits; d) leaves; e) mixed oil containing <15% of agarwood oil, attached with labels of following words "Mixed oil containing xx% of agarwood obtained through controlled harvesting and production in collaboration with the CITES Management Authorities of XX (name of the export state)"; samples of the labels and list of relevant exporters should be communicated to the Secretariat by export states and then inform all parties through a notification; f) exhausted argawood powder, including compressed powder in all shapes; g) finished products packaged and ready for retail trade, this exemption does not apply to beads, prayer beads and carvings.”
9 SPECIES/PROPONENT/ RESULT PROPOSAL Prop. 71 Adopted by consensus.
Laza Cyphostemma laza
Madagascar
Inclusion in Appendix II
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