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EU Wildlife Trade Regulation

Protecting species of wild fauna and flora by regulating the trade therein.
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 (9 December 1996)

Introduction


This site has been developed by UNEP-WCMC with a financial contribution from the European Commission. The overall objectives of the site are:

  1. To support within the European Union the implementation of CITES and the EU Regulations on wildlife trade through the provision to national authorities of a comprehensive and up-to-date reference database covering all relevant species and EU decisions affecting their trade.

  2. To make available to a wider audience via Internet services the information on species covered by CITES and the EU wildlife trade Regulations, including details of Community import suspensions and other matters relating to the implementation of CITES.

 

For further information please contact:
CITES Sector, European Commission DG ENV.E.3., Rue de la Loi 200 (BU-9 05/106), B - 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel: +32 2 296 64 01
Fax: +32 2 296 95 57


Document URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/trade/eu/footer.html
Revision date: 10-07-2007
Current date: 09-05-2008