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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  REPTILIA
Order :  TESTUDINES
Family :  TESTUDINIDAE
Genus :  Testudo
Taxon : Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844 Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II    01/07/75 

 

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 

 

Legal Notice Other Annex Country Date listed Notes
Bern Convention  III    01/03/02 

 

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
China      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Kazakhstan      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Pakistan      b 
21/05/2009		 All wild specimens 
Tajikistan   Positive
29/02/2008 		   Wild specimens 
Uzbekistan   Positive
26/09/2006 		   All wild specimens 
Uzbekistan   Positive
26/03/2001 		   Specimens sources 'F' and 'R' with plastron length 6-8 cm 
Uzbekistan   Negative
11/07/2000 		   source F/R 
CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota (unit) Notes
2010  Uzbekistan   22000   live, ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/03/2010
2010  Uzbekistan   27000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/03/2010
2009  Tajikistan   17000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Uzbekistan   5000   eggs 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Uzbekistan   29000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/09/2009
2009  Uzbekistan   17000   live, ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Tajikistan   17000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Uzbekistan   22000   live 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2008  Uzbekistan   5000   eggs 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Uzbekistan   17000   live, ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2008  Uzbekistan   2000   live, captive-bred 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2007  Tajikistan   17000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 24/08/2007
2007  Uzbekistan   22000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Uzbekistan   13000   ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Uzbekistan   5000   eggs 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2006  Uzbekistan   22000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Uzbekistan   14000   ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2005  Uzbekistan   22000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Uzbekistan   13000   ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2004  Uzbekistan   23000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Uzbekistan   7000   ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2003  Uzbekistan   1150   live (confiscated animals) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 12/10/2003
2003  Uzbekistan   25000   wild-taken 
www.cites.org, Updated: 31/01/2003
2003  Uzbekistan   5000   ranched 
www.cites.org, Updated: 31/01/2003
2001  Kazakhstan   40000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Tajikistan   20000   wild-taken 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Uzbekistan   30000   live (wild-taken and ranched) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2000  Kazakhstan   39000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Uzbekistan   35000   live 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
1999  Russian Federation   15000   as re-exports from Tajikistan 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Russian Federation   20000   as re-exports from Kazakhstan 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Uzbekistan   35000    
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1998  Russian Federation   25000   re-export; origin Uzbekistan 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Uzbekistan   25000    
CITES Notif. No. 1998/36
1997  Russian Federation   20000   re-export; origin Uzbekistan 
CITES Notif. No. 994
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