Considerations on COM(2019)146 - EU position at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18) - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2019)146 - EU position at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ... |
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| document | COM(2019)146  |
| date | July 8, 2019 |
| (2) | Pursuant to Article XI(3) of CITES, the Conference of the Parties (CoP) may, inter alia, adopt amendments to the CITES Appendices. |
| (3) | The CoP, during its 18th meeting from 17 to 28 August 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland (CITES CoP 18), is to adopt decisions on 57 proposals to amend the CITES Appendices, as well as on numerous other matters related to the implementation and interpretation of CITES. |
| (4) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at CITES CoP 18, as the amendments to the CITES Appendices will be binding on the Union and its Member States and several other decisions will be capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, in particular Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (3) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 (4). |
| (5) | The proposed position to be taken on the different proposals at CITES CoP 18 is based on expert analysis of their merits, in the light of the best available scientific and technical evidence, |