Codes for the indication in permits and certificates of the source of specimens, referred to in Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 791/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 2015/8701
| 1. Codes for the indication in permits and certificates of the purpose of a transaction, referred to in Article 5(5) | |
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| B | Breeding in captivity or artificial propagation |
| E | Educational. Where the transaction is for the purpose of use in educational and training programs or for display in an institution with a primarily educational remit. |
| G | Botanical gardens |
| H | Hunting trophies |
| L | Law enforcement/judicial/forensic. Where the transaction is for the purpose of transfer of specimens between, or in support of, government agencies for law enforcement, judicial or forensic purposes. |
| M | Medical (including bio-medical research). Where the transaction is for the purpose of medical or veterinary testing, diagnosis, treatment or research, including biomedical research. |
| N | Reintroduction or introduction into the wild. Where the transaction is for the purpose of reinforcement and reintroduction within a species’ natural and historical range, and for conservation introductions, comprising assisted colonization and ecological replacement, outside the species’ natural and historical range. |
| P | Personal |
| Q | Travelling exhibitions (sample collection, circus, menagerie, plant exhibition, orchestra or museums exhibition that is used for commercial display for the public). |
| S | Scientific |
| T | Commercial |
| Z | Zoos. Where the transaction is for the purpose of movement of a specimen to a zoo and/or aquarium or by a zoo and/or aquarium for public display, care, reproduction, public education and awareness, scientific research, rescue, rehabilitation, or conservation. |
| 2. Codes for the indication in permits and certificates of the source of specimens, referred to in Article 5(6) | |
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| W | Specimens taken from the wild |
| R | Specimens of animals reared in a controlled environment, taken as eggs or juveniles from the wild, where they would otherwise have had a very low probability of surviving to adulthood |
| D | Specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are bred in captivity for commercial purposes in operations included in the register of operations that breed Appendix I animal species for commercial purposes, which is maintained by the Secretariat of the Convention, as well as parts and derivatives thereof, and specimens of plant species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are artificially propagated for commercial purposes in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| A | Plants artificially propagated in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| C | Animals bred in captivity in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| F | Animals born in captivity, but for which the criteria of Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 are not met, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| I | Confiscated or seized specimens |
| O | Pre-Convention |
| U | Source unknown (must be justified) |
| X | Specimens taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State |
| Y | Plant specimens obtained from assisted production, which are considered not to be ‘artificially propagated’ as set out in Article 56, and also not considered to be taken from the wild because they are propagated or planted in an environment with some level of human intervention for the purpose of plant production |
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This corresponds to point 2 of Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, the latest version of which should be checked for any recent amendments. ↩