Biennial Report 2013 and 2014 AUSTRIA Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Stubenbastei 5, A 1010 Vienna 1 CONTENTS PART 1 – CITES Questions 4 A. General Information 5 B. Legislative and regulatory measures 5 C. Compliance and enforcement measures 6 D. Administrative measures 8 D1 Management Authority (MA) 8 D2 Scientific Authority (SA) 9 D3 Enforcement Authorities 10 D4 Communication, information management and exchange 10 D5 Permitting and registration procedures 12 D6 Capacity building 13 D7 Collaboration/co-operative initiatives 14 D8 Areas for future work 16 E. General Feedback 17 Attachment 1 – Question B 4 Species Marking Ordinance 2013 25 Attachment 2 – Question C5/1 Confiscations 2013 and 2014 55 Attachment 3 – Question D4/8 Mortality 2013 and 2014 62 Attachment 4 – Question D5/10 CITES-Charges 77 2 CONTENTS Part 2 - Supplementary Questions 18 B. Legislative and regulatory measures 19 C. Compliance and enforcement measures 20 D. Administrative measures 22 D1 Management Authority (MA) 22 D2 Scientific Authority (SA) 22 D3 Enforcement Authorities 23 D4 Communication, information management and exchange 23 D5 Permitting and registration procedures 23 D6 Areas for future work 24 Attachment 5 – Question D5/14 List of places of introduction and export 79 Attachment 6 – Question D5/16 List of Scientific Institutions 82 Attachment 7 – Question D5/18 List of caviar (re-)packing plants 89 3 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Biennial Report AUSTRIA PART 1 – CITES Questions Note: Part 1 is composed exclusively of the questions included in the CITES Biennial Report format, approved at the 13th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, October 2004. 4 A. General information Party AUSTRIA Period covered in this report: 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2014 Details of agency preparing this report Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Stubenbastei 5 A-1010 Wien Austria Contributing agencies, organizations or individuals Federal Ministry of Finance (Customs Authority) 9 Federal States “Länder” as Scientific Authorities B. Legislative and regulatory measures 1 Has information on CITES-relevant legislation already been provided Yes (fully) under the CITES National Legislation Project? Yes (partly) If yes, ignore questions 2, 3 and 4. No No information/unknown 2 If your country has planned, drafted or enacted any CITES-relevant legislation, please provide the following details: Title and date: Species Marking Status: published Ordinance II 2013 Brief description of contents: Provision of detailed guidance on how CITES specimens are to be marked 3 Is enacted legislation available in one of the working languages of the Yes Convention? No No information 4 If yes, please attach a copy of the full legislative text or key legislative legislation attached provisions that were gazetted. provided previously Attachment B4: Species Marking Ordinance 2013 5 Which of the following issues are addressed by any stricter domestic measures that Tick all applicable your country has adopted for CITES-listed species (in accordance with Article XIV of the Convention)? The conditions for: The complete prohibition of: Issue Yes No No information Yes No No information Trade Taking Possession Transport Other (specify) Additional comments 5 6 What were the results of any review or assessment of the effectiveness of Tick all applicable CITES legislation, with regard to the following items? Partially Item Adequate Inadequate No information Inadequate Powers of CITES authorities Clarity of legal obligations Control over CITES trade Consistency with existing policy on wildlife management and use Coverage of law for all types of offences Coverage of law for all types of penalties Implementing regulations Coherence within legislation Other (please specify): Please provide details if available: 7 If no review or assessment has taken place, is one planned for the next Yes reporting period? No No information Please provide details if available: 8 Has there been any review of legislation on the following subjects in Tick all applicable relation to implementation of the Convention? Subject Yes No No information Access to or ownership of natural resources Harvesting Transporting of live specimens Handling and housing of live specimens Please provide details if available: 9 Please provide details of any additional measures taken: Stricter domestic measures in relation to ivory trade (export/re-export, trade within the EU). C. Compliance and enforcement measures No Yes No information 1 Have any of the following compliance monitoring operations been undertaken? Review of reports and other information provided by traders and producers: Inspections of traders, producers, markets Border controls restricted to international airports Other (specify) On-site inspections 2 Have any administrative measures (e.g., fines, bans, suspensions) been imposed for CITES-related violations? 6 3 If Yes, please indicate how many and for what types of violations? If available, please attach details as Annex. We currently have no information on penalties imposed by courts. Penalties imposed by Customs include: Live specimens: € 100 (Iguana), € 40 - € 50 (cacti) and € 200 (tortoise) – all Appendix II/Annex B Dead specimens: range € 20 - € 600 4 Have any significant seizures, confiscations and forfeitures of CITES specimens been made? 5 If information available: Number Significant seizures/confiscations Total seizures/confiscations If possible, please specify per group of species or attach details on annex. ATTACHMENT C5/1 6 Have there been any criminal prosecutions of significant CITES- related violations? 7 If Yes, how many and for what types of violations? If available, please attach details as Annex. Require definition of what is considered to be “significant” 8 Have there been any other court actions of CITES-related violations? 9 If Yes, what were the violations involved and what were the results? Please attach details as Annex. 10 How were the confiscated specimens generally disposed of? Tick if applicable – Return to country of export – Public zoos or botanical gardens – Designated rescue centres – Approved, private facilities – Euthanasia – Other (specify) Comments: 11 Has your country provided to the Secretariat detailed information on Yes significant cases of illegal trade (e.g. through an ECOMESSAGE or No other means), or information on convicted illegal traders and persistent offenders? Not applicable No information Comments: 12 Has your country been involved in cooperative enforcement activities with Yes other countries (e.g. exchange of intelligence, technical support, No investigative assistance, joint operation, etc.)? No information 13 If Yes, please give a brief description: In 2014, we had five controlled deliveries with other EU Member States 14 Has your country offered any incentives to local communities to assist in the Yes enforcement of CITES legislation, e.g. leading to the arrest and conviction No of offenders? No information 15 If Yes, please describe: 16 Has there been any review or assessment of CITES-related enforcement? Yes No 7 Not applicable No information Comments: 17 Please provide details of any additional measures taken: none D. Administrative measures D1 Management Authority (MA) 1 Have there been any changes in the designation of or contact information Yes for the MA(s) in your country which are not yet reflected in the CITES No Directory? No information 2 If Yes, please use the opportunity to provide those changes here. 3 If there is more than one MA in your country, has a lead MA been Yes designated? No In Austria there is only one MA. No information 4 If Yes, please name that MA and indicate whether it is identified as the lead MA in the CITES Directory. 5 How many staff work in each MA? 9 persons 6 Can you estimate the percentage of time they spend on CITES related Yes matters? No No information If yes, please give estimation 7 persons are working fulltime, 1 person part-time (legal expert), 1 person is working 50% on CITES matters 7 What are the skills/expertise of staff within the MA(s)? Tick if applicable – Administration – Biology – Economics/trade – Law/policy – Other (specify) Experience in developing countries (Africa) – No information 8 Have the MA(s) undertaken or supported any research activities in relation to Yes CITES species or technical issues (e.g. labelling, tagging, species No identification) not covered in D2(8) and D2(9)? No information 9 If Yes, please give the species name and provide details of the kind of research involved. Development of a guide for the CITES Scientific Authorities for the differentiation between captive and wild-taken birds and reptiles 10 Please provide details of any additional measures taken 8 D2 Scientific Authority (SA) 1 Have there been any changes in the designation of or contact information Yes for the SA(s) in your country which are not yet reflected in the CITES No Directory? No information 2 If Yes, please use the opportunity to provide those changes here. 3 Has your country designated a Scientific Authority independent from the Yes Management Authority? No Austria has designated 9 different and independent Scientific No information Authorities in the federal states (Länder). 4 What is the structure of the SA(s) in your country? Tick if applicable – Government institution – Academic or research institution – Permanent committee – Pool of individuals with certain expertise