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| Assessing potential impacts of trade in trophies imported for hunting purposes to the EU-27 on conservation status of Annex B species - Part 2: Discussion and Case studies | |
| 2013 Full Book | |
This report provides information to support SRG decision making on the regulation of trade in Annex B hunting trophies. Trophy hunting, when well managed, can be an important conservation tool, but there are also instances in which the sustainability of offtake from populations subject to trophy hunting may be questionable. As the European Union is an important importer of hunting trophy items, it is now assessing its regulations pertaining to the import of Annex B hunting trophies to ensure that the sustainability of trade in those hunting trophies into the EU is adequately monitored and that the subsequent use of these items can be better tracked through imposition of stricter domestic measures. The import of hunting trophies of species listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and in Annex B of the European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations is subject to permitting exemptions in both sets of regulations, as hunting trophies may under certain conditions be defined as personal or household effects. Under these conditions, CITES Resolution Conf. 13.7 (Rev CoP16) provides that dead specimens, parts or derivatives traded as personal or household effects are exempt from the requirement of issuing an export permit or re-export certificate Similarly, under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations, while imports of Annex B specimens by EU residents require the presentation of an export and import permit, the import of specimens traded for trophy hunting purposes only requires the presentation of either an export permit or import permit. |
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