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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA
Phylum :  CHORDATA
Class :  MAMMALIA
Order :  CARNIVORA
Family :  URSIDAE
Genus :  Ursus
Taxon : Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 Comment on this entry
Legislation Details
Legal Notice CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
CITES  II/w  Canada (CA)  15/04/77 

 

CITES  II    04/02/77  CA withdrew app. III listing

 

CITES  III  Canada (CA)  16/11/75 

 

CITES  II/r  Canada (CA)  09/07/75 

 

CITES  II    01/07/75 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

EC Reg. No 338/97    01/06/97 

 

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

 

Polar Bear Agreement    26/05/76 

 

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
Canada   Negative
30/11/2009
   Baffin Bay and Kane Basin subpopulations only 
Canada   Positive
30/11/2009
   All subpopulations except those of Baffin Bay and Kane Basin 
Canada   Negative
02/12/2008
   Baffin Bay and Kane Basin subpopulations only 
Canada   Positive
02/12/2008
   All subpopulations except those of Baffin Bay and Kane Basin 

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