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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  AVES
Order :  PSITTACIFORMES
Family :  PSITTACIDAE
Genus :  Psittacus
Taxon : Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758 Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II/w  Switzerland (CH), Liechtenstein (LI)  28/02/91 

 

CITES  II/r  Switzerland (CH), Liechtenstein (LI)  06/06/81 

 

CITES  II    06/06/81  Listed under PSITTACIFORMES spp.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

EC Reg. No 338/97  B    01/06/97 

 

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
Angola   Positive
16/09/1999 		    
Benin      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Burundi      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Cameroon   Positive
12/06/2006 		    
Cameroon   Positive
13/05/1998 		    
Central African Republic   Positive
16/09/1999 		   Applicable after publication of EC Reg. No. 1988/2000 on 24/09/2000 
Congo   Positive
05/09/2002 		    
Côte d'Ivoire   Positive
27/01/1999 		    
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Positive
13/06/2005 		    
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Positive
01/07/2004 		   Upon removal of Art 6.4 b suspension 
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Negative
22/05/2003 		    
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Positive
13/05/1998 		    
Equatorial Guinea      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Equatorial Guinea   Positive
16/09/1999 		   Applicable after publication of EC Reg. No. 1988/2000 on 24/09/2000 
Liberia      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Liberia   Negative
20/05/1999 		    
Mali      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Nigeria      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Nigeria   Negative
15/05/2002 		    
São Tomé and Principe   Positive
16/09/1999 		   Applicable after publication of EC Reg. No. 1988/2000 on 24/09/2000 
Sierra Leone   Positive
22/10/1998 		    
Togo      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
United Republic of Tanzania   Positive
16/09/1999 		   Applicable after publication of EC Reg. No. 1988/2000 on 24/09/2000 
CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
2009  Democratic Republic of the Congo   5000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/05/2009
2009  Congo   4000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/05/2009
2009  Côte d'Ivoire   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Cameroon   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Guinea   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Liberia   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Sierra Leone   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Democratic Republic of the Congo   5000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Congo   4000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Côte d'Ivoire   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 12/06/2008
2008  Cameroon   in prep.    
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Guinea   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 12/06/2008
2008  Liberia   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 12/06/2008
2008  Sierra Leone   0    
www.cites.org, Updated: 12/06/2008
2007  Democratic Republic of the Congo   5000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Congo   4000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Cameroon   in prep.    
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2006  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Congo   10000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/06/2006
2006  Cameroon   12000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2005  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Congo   8000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Cameroon   12000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2004  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Congo   8000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Cameroon   12000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 05/05/2004
2004  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2003  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/10/2003
2003  Congo   8000   live 
www.cites.org
2003  Cameroon   12000   live 
www.cites.org
2003  Gabon   250   live 
www.cites.org
2002  Congo   6000   live 
www.cites.org
2002  Cameroon   12000   live 
www.cites.org
2002  Gabon   200   live 
www.cites.org
2001  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Congo   6000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/055
2001  Cameroon   12000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Gabon   200   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Guinea Bissau   in prep.   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2000  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Congo   6000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Cameroon   12000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Gabon   500   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
1999  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Cameroon   12000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Gabon   500   live 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1998  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000    
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Cameroon   12000   see Notif. 1998/05 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Equatorial Guinea   500   No longer listed in CITES Notif. No. 1998/36 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1997  Democratic Republic of the Congo   10000    
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Cameroon   0   see Notification No. 993 
CITES Notif. No. 994
Other CITES restrictions :
Date Country Status Notification Notes
27/07/2009 Equatorial Guinea Valid CITES Notif. No 2009/032 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
02/03/2009 Equatorial Guinea No longer valid CITES Notif. No 2009/003 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
22/08/2008 Equatorial Guinea No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 2008/052 Standing Committee recommendation to all Parties to suspend imports.
29/10/1997 Cameroon No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 993 export of more than 23,000 grey parrots in 1996 covers the quota of 12,000 for 1996 and 1997.
18/11/1996 Cameroon No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 945 all parties are recommended to reject all permits from Cameroon for export of specimens of Psittacus erithacus
23/11/1993 Cameroon No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 775 trade ban
23/11/1993 Guinea No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 775 trade ban
07/05/1993 Côte d'Ivoire No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 746 trade ban
20/04/1993 Guinea No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 737 Parties suspend imports of
24/08/1992 Burundi Valid CITES Notif. No. 681 Suspension of the Issue of Export and Re-export Documents for Psittacus erithacus
16/01/1986 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 372 allowing the export of one or two parrots per person per year
15/03/1984 Democratic Republic of the Congo No longer valid CITES Notif. No. 284 trade ban until investigation complete
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