Legal provisions of COM(2014)544 - EU position with regard to proposals for amendments to the Appendices of the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals

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dossier COM(2014)544 - EU position with regard to proposals for amendments to the Appendices of the Convention on the conservation of migratory ...
document COM(2014)544 EN
date September  2, 2014

Contents

Article 1

At the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals, the Commission shall present the following position of the Union in respect of the proposals to amend Appendices I and II to the Convention:

(1) the Commission is hereby authorised to support the addition to Appendix I of the following species:

(mammals)

(a) Ziphius cavirostris

(b) Panthera leo persica

(c) Eudorcas rufifrons

(birds)

(d) Otis tarda

(e) Calidris pusilla

(f) Calidris tenuirostris

(g) Coracias garrulus

(fish)

(h) Anoxypristis cuspidate, Pristis clavata, Pristis pectinata, Pristis zijsron, Pristis pristis

(i) Mobula mobular, Mobula japonica, Mobula thurstoni, Mobula tarapacana, Mobula eregoodootenkee, Mobula kuhlii, Mobula hypostoma, Mobula rochebrunei, Mobula munkiana

(j) Manta alfredi;

(2) the Commission is hereby authorised to support the addition to Appendix II of the following species

(mammals)

(a) Ursus maritimus

(b) Panthera leo (all subspecies other than Panthera leo persica)

(c) Kobus kob leucotis

(birds)

(d) Cardellina canadiensis

(fish)

(e) Anguilla anguilla

(f) Alopias superciliosus, Alopias vulpinus, Alopias pelagicus

(g) Anoxypristis cuspidate, Pristis clavata, Pristis pectinata, Pristis zijsron, Pristis pristis

(h) Carcharhinus falciformis

(i) Sphyrna lewini and Sphyrna mokarran

(j) Mobula mobular, Mobula japonica, Mobula thurstoni, Mobula tarapacana, Mobula eregoodootenkee, Mobula kuhlii, Mobula hypostoma, Mobula rochebrunei, Mobula munkiana

(k) Manta alfredi.

Article 2

This Decision is adressed to the Commission.