Short Summary of Conclusions

90TH MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUP 1 ON TRADE IN WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

10 JUNE 2020 ONLINE MEETING

SHORT SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS

The SRG took the following decisions2 under Articles 4.1(a)(i) and 4.2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97:

1) SRG referral required for import of specimens of the following species / countries combinations:

Species Country SRG agenda item Stigmochelys pardalis Ethiopia (W confirmed) SRG 90/4/1/6 Guibourtia Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 pellegriniana veneer except from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004; excluding finished musical instruments and re-exports from the EU) Guibourtia tessmannii Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 veneer except from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004; excluding finished musical instruments and re-exports from the EU)

Guibourtia demeusei Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 veneer except from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004; excluding finished musical instruments and re-exports from the EU) (confirmed) Aquilaria crassna Lao People’s Democratic Republic (for SRG 90/4/3 all sources)

1 It is understood that the above opinions are also those of each Member State's Scientific Authority and will be reflected in any opinion given in relation to the application of Art. 4.1(a) and 4.2(a) of Regulation 338/97. These opinions will remain valid unless or until circumstances related to the trade or conservation status of the species change significantly. 2 Unless specifically stated otherwise, all decisions relate to wild specimens.

1 2) Positive opinion for import of specimens of the following species / countries combinations:

Species Country SRG agenda item Varanus salvator Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) subject SRG 90/4/1/4 to a quota of 83,000 skins Pericopsis elata Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/5

3) Negative opinion for import of specimens of the following species / countries combinations:

Species Country SRG agenda item Panthera leo Central African Republic SRG 90/4/1/3 Uromastyx ocellata Sudan SRG 90/4/4 Guibourtia Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 pellegriniana veneer from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004) Guibourtia tessmannii Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 veneer from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004) Guibourtia demeusei Cameroon (for logs, sawn wood and SRG 90/4/1/2 veneer from the forest management units FMU 09 019 and FMU 00 004) (confirmed)

4) Positive opinions for import of specimens of the following species / countries combinations REMOVED:

Species Country SRG agenda item Naja naja Lao People’s Democratic SRG 90/4/2/1 Republic

5) Taxon / country combinations “in consultation”:

Species Country SRG agenda item Panthera leo Central African Republic SRG 90/4/1/3 Uromastyx ocellata Sudan SRG 90/4/4 Rhampholeon spectrum Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/1 Varanus salvator Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia) SRG 90/4/1/4 Varanus salvadorii Indonesia (F) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus beccarii Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus macraei Indonesia (F) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus prasinus Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Morelia viridis Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Stigmochelys pardalis Ethiopia (C, F) SRG 90/4/1/6 Anguilla anguilla United Kingdom of Great SRG 90/6/1 Britain and Northern Ireland Pericopsis elata Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/5 Aquilaria crassna Lao People’s Democratic SRG 90/4/3 Republic

2 Guibourtia demeusei Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/2 Guibourtia pellegriniana Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/2 Guibourtia tessmannii Cameroon SRG 90/4/1/2

6) Taxon / country combinations discussed by the SRG but an opinion wasn’t formed/confirmed:

Species Country SRG agenda item Arctictis binturong Indonesia (C) SRG 90/13/4 Centrochelys sulcata Ghana (C) SRG 90/13/5 Varanus salvadorii Indonesia (F) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus beccarii Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus macraei Indonesia (F) SRG 90/5/1 Varanus prasinus Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Morelia viridis Indonesia (C) SRG 90/5/1 Isurus oxyrinchus Panama SRG 90/13/3 Anguilla anguilla United Kingdom of Great SRG 90/6/1 Britain and Northern Ireland