Legislative Guidance Document - Exceptions to the Prohibition on Taking of Appendix I-listed Species under CMS Article III.5

Article III.5 of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) prohibits the taking of migratory species listed in Appendix I, while providing for circumstances under which a Party may make an exception to this prohibition. This Legislative Guidance document, Exceptions to the Prohibition on Taking of Appendix I-listed Species under CMS Article III.5, prepared by the Secretariat under the CMS National Legislation Programme, provides a legal analysis of the exceptions allowed under Article III.5. It aims to provide clarity and support for Parties to aid in decisions regarding the use of exceptions in implementing the Convention.