NOTICE TO THE WILDLIFE IMPORT/EXPORT COMMUNITY
April 14, 2021
Subject: Amendments to CITES Appendix III
Background: On March 24, 2021, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat posted a Notification to the Parties bulletin (No. 2021/026) announcing amendments to CITES Appendix III species listings.
Importers and exporters can find the official CITES Notification at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/notifications/E-Notif-2021-026.pdf
Action: Effective June 22, 2021, the species indicated below (The kernel (also known as 'endosperm', 'pulp' or 'copra') and any derivatives thereof, except finished products packaged and ready for retail trade) are included in Appendix III, by Seychelles. These specimens imported into, or exported from the United States on or after June 22, 2021 will require CITES documentation.
Species Included in Appendix III by Seychelles • Lodoicea maldivica (Sea coconut palm)
Action: Effective June 22, 2021, the species indicated below are included in Appendix III, by Ukraine. These specimens imported into, or exported from the United States on or after June 22, 2021 will require CITES documentation.
Species Included in Appendix III by Ukraine • Alauda arvensis (Eurasian skylark) • Galerida cristata (crested lark) • Lullula arborea (wood lark) • Melanocorypha calandra (calandra lark) • Emberiza citrinella (yellowhammer) • Emberiza hortulana (ortolan bunting) • Carduelis cannabina (common linnet) • Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch) • Carduelis flammea (common redpoll) • Carduelis hornemanni (Arctic redpoll) • Carduelis spinus (Eurasian siskin) • Carpodacus erythrinus (common rosefinch) • Loxia curvirostra (red crossbill) • Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Eurasian bullfinch) • Serinus serinus (European serin) • Erithacus rubecula (European robin) • Ficedula parva (red-breasted flycatcher) • Hippolais icterina (icterine warbler) • Luscinia svecica (bluethroat) • Luscinia luscinia (thrush nightingale) • Luscinia megarhynchos (common nightingale) • Monticola saxatilis (common rock thrush) • Sylvia atricapilla (Eurasian blackcap) • Sylvia borin (garden warbler) • Sylvia curruca (lesser whitethroat) • Sylvia nisoria (barred warbler) • Turdus merula (common blackbird) • Turdus philomelos (song thrush) • Oriolus oriolus (Eurasian golden oriole) • Parus ater (coal tit) • Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren)
• Emys orbicularis (European pond turtle)
For information on CITES Appendix III document requirements see our April 8, 2008 public bulletin on Permit or Certificate Requirements for Species in CITES Appendix III: https://www.fws.gov/le/publicbulletin/PB040808RevisedCITESAppendixIII.pdf For further information on how to obtain U.S. CITES Appendix III documents, please see the Service’s Office of International Affairs website at: https://fwsepermits.servicenowservices.com/fws/
Contact: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement 703-358-1949 [email protected]