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2020/003: Amendments to the Appendices of the Convention

The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) held from 17 to 22 February 2020 in Gandhinagar, India, decided on the inclusion of ten taxa on the Appendices of the Convention. These taxa and the Appendices to which they were added are set out in the table contained in Annex I of this Notification.

In accordance with Article XI, paragraph 5 of the Convention, the amendments shall enter into force for all Parties ninety days after COP13; that is on 22 May 2020, except for those Parties that make a reservation. During the period of ninety days after COP13, any Party may, by notification in writing to the Depositary (the German Foreign Ministry), make a reservation with respect to an amendment, in accordance with Article XI, paragraph 6 of the Convention.

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ANNEX I

Common name                                  Latin name                                         Appendix/Appendices                                                                                                   

Mammalia

Mainland Asian Elephant/                   Elephas maximus indicus                                  I       

Indian Elephant

Jaguar                                                 Panthera onca                                                   I and II

Urial                                                     Ovis vignei*                                                       II

Aves

Great Indian Bustard                          Ardeotis nigriceps                                              I

Bengal Florican                                   Houbaropsis bengalensis bengalensis             I

Little Bustard                                       Tetrax tetrax                                                      I and II

Antipodean Albatross                          Diomedea antipodensis                                    I

Pisces

Oceanic White-tip Shark                    Carcharhinus longimanus                                 I

Smooth Hammerhead Shark             Sphyrna zygaena                                               II

Tope Shark                                         Galeorhinus galeus                                            II

 *   This listing corresponds to Ovis aries in Wilson and Reeder 2005, and applies only to wild populations in Afghanistan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, except for hybrid populations