Legal provisions of COM(2018)731 - EU position in the Standing Committee of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats, with regards to amendments to Appendices II and III

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dossier COM(2018)731 - EU position in the Standing Committee of the Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats, with ...
document COM(2018)731 EN
date October 31, 2018

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union s behalf in the thi rty -e i g hth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the conservation European wildlife and natural habitats, shall be the following:

• to support the proposal to move the Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) from

Appendix II on “Strictly protected fauna species” to Appendix III on “Protected fauna species” thereto. The Union will, for the time being, apply

stricter protection measures for this species, as provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement.

• to seek the support of the other contracting parties to the Convention to defer voting on the proposal to move the Wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II on

“Strictly protected fauna species” to Appendix III on “Protected fauna species”

until up-to-date information on the conservation status of the Wolf in the Union becomes available.

Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Commission.