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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Convinced of the urgency of taking appropriate measures to this end; Have agreed as follows: ...


ARTICLE-IV: Regulation of Trade in Specimens of Species Included in Appendix II     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. A Scientific Authority in each Party shall monitor both the export permits granted by that State for specimens of species included in Appendix II and the actual exports of such specimens. Whenever a Scientific Authority determines that the export of specimens of any such species should be limited in order to maintain that species throughout its range at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it occurs and well above the level at which that species might become eligible for inclusion in Appendix I, the Scientific Authority shall advise the appropriate Management Authority of suitable measures to be taken to limit the grant of export permits for specimens of that species. ...


ARTICLE-VIII: Measures to Be Taken by the Parties     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Measures to Be Taken by the Parties ...
... 1. The Parties shall take appropriate measures to enforce the provisions of the present Convention and to prohibit trade in specimens in violation thereof. These shall include measures: ...
... 1. The Parties shall take appropriate measures to enforce the provisions of the present Convention and to prohibit trade in specimens in violation thereof. These shall include measures: ...
... 2. In addition to the measures taken under paragraph 1 of this Article, a Party may, when it deems it necessary, provide for any method of internal reimbursement for expenses incurred as a result of the confiscation of a specimen traded in violation of the measures taken in the application of the provisions of the present Convention. ...
... 2. In addition to the measures taken under paragraph 1 of this Article, a Party may, when it deems it necessary, provide for any method of internal reimbursement for expenses incurred as a result of the confiscation of a specimen traded in violation of the measures taken in the application of the provisions of the present Convention. ...
... 4. Where a living specimen is confiscated as a result of measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article: ...
... (b) a biennial report on legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken to enforce the provisions of the present Convention. ...


ARTICLE-XIII: International Measures     [go to this ARTICLE]
... International Measures ...


ARTICLE-XIV: Effect on Domestic Legislation and International Conventions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) stricter domestic measures regarding the conditions for trade, taking, possession or transport of specimens of species included in Appendices I, II and III, or the complete prohibition thereof; or ...
... (b) domestic measures restricting or prohibiting trade, taking, possession or transport of species not included in Appendix I, II or III. ...
... 2. The provisions of the present Convention shall in no way affect the provisions of any domestic measures or the obligations of Parties deriving from any treaty, convention, or international agreement relating to other aspects of trade, taking, possession or transport of specimens which is in force or subsequently may enter into force for any Party including any measure pertaining to the Customs, public health, veterinary or plant quarantine fields. ...
... 2. The provisions of the present Convention shall in no way affect the provisions of any domestic measures or the obligations of Parties deriving from any treaty, convention, or international agreement relating to other aspects of trade, taking, possession or transport of specimens which is in force or subsequently may enter into force for any Party including any measure pertaining to the Customs, public health, veterinary or plant quarantine fields. ...


ARTICLE-XV: Amendments to Appendices I and II     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) For marine species, the Secretariat shall, upon receiving the text of the proposed amendment, immediately communicate it to the Parties. It shall also consult inter-governmental bodies having a function in relation to those species especially with a view to obtaining scientific data these bodies may be able to provide and to ensuring co-ordination with any conservation measures enforced by such bodies. The Secretariat shall communicate the views expressed and data provided by these bodies and its own findings and recommendations to the Parties as soon as possible. ...