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Species protection (Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) - Marketing authorization
Service Description
The animal and plant species listed in Annexes A and B of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 of 09.12.1996 (as amended) are subject to a fundamental marketing ban. The EC-legal marketing ban includes:
- Purchase,
- Offer for sale,
- Acquisition for commercial purposes,
- Display for commercial purposes,
- use for commercial purposes, and
- Sale,
- Holding for sale,
- offering for sale, or
- Transport for the purpose of sale.
An exemption from the prohibition may be granted in individual cases upon application.
Who should I contact?
Contact
- in case of import into the EC: to the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
- in the case of trade within the European internal market: to the district administration or city administration responsible for your district of residence (in the case of independent cities).
Which documents are required?
Documents are required that are suitable for proving that the specimen in question has been
- lawfully bred (e.g. studbook, inventory, officially confirmed stock report),
- lawfully acquired within the EC (e.g. delivery bill, invoice, contract of sale, important: only valid in connection with the proof of possession by the first owner)
- lawfully taken from the wild within the EC (exemption) or
- lawfully imported into the EC (import permit)
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What are the fees?
Fees depending on the value of the goods according to the administrative cost regulations for the business area of the Thuringian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Conservation
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The application must be submitted in due time before the intended marketing action.
Legal basis
- Art. 8 para. 3 and Art. 10 of the Regulation (EC) on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein.
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein.
- Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG)
- Federal Species Protection Ordinance (BArtSchV)
Applications / forms
An appeal against the decision may be lodged with the authority in writing or on record within one month.
Appeal
Annex V according to Art.2 para. 5 of the Implementing Regulation 865/2006
What else should I know?
The original of the EC certificate must be provided to the buyer at each marketing transaction.
Comments
Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 implements the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in the European Community. The special regulations in EC law apply to the marketing of Annex A and B species. All national regulations concerning marketing are not applicable to these species.
Author
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Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation (TMUEN)
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Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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