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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  MAMMALIA
Order :  CARNIVORA
Family :  FELIDAE
Genus :  Panthera
Taxon : Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II    04/02/77  Included with Felidae spp.

 

CITES  I    04/02/77  P. l. persica only

 

CITES  III  Ghana (GH)  26/02/76 

 

CITES  II    01/07/75  P. l. persica only

 

Legal Notice EU Annex Country Date listed Notes
EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/05/09 

 

EC Reg. No 407/2009 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    22/05/09  P. l. persica only

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    11/04/08 

 

EC Reg. No 318/2008 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    11/04/08  P. l. persica only

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    22/08/05 

 

EC Reg. No 1332/2005 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    22/08/05  P. l. persica only

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    30/08/03 

 

EC Reg. No 1497/2003 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    30/08/03  P. l. persica only

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  B    18/12/00 

 

EC Reg. No 2724/2000 (amending EC Reg. No. 338/97)  A    18/12/00  P. l. persica only

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  B    01/06/97 

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  A    01/06/97  P. l. persica only

 

Legal Notice Other Annex Country Date listed Notes
African Convention on Conservation  B    15/06/69 

 

European Commission Decisions
Decisions and opinions on the import of specimens of species covered by EC Regulation No. 338/97.
Refers to all specimens (live, skins etc.) taken from the wild unless stated otherwise.
Country of Origin SRG opinion Import restrictions under Article 4.6 (only suspensions formed on 21/05/2009 are currently valid) Notes
Ethiopia      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Ethiopia   Negative
01/07/2004 		   Skins 
United Republic of Tanzania   Positive
29/02/2008 		    
CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
2009  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2007  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Ethiopia   80   skins 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2006  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Ethiopia   80   skins 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2005  Ethiopia   80   skins (confiscated) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2004  Ethiopia   80   skins 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Ethiopia   20   trophies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2003  Ethiopia   12   trophies 
www.cites.org
2002  Ethiopia   30   trophies 
www.cites.org
2001  Ethiopia   15   live and trophies 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2000  Ethiopia   10   live and trophies 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
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