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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1719 of 8 July 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18) (Geneva, Switzerland, 17-28 August 2019)
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Article 1.The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union,...
Article 2.Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely...
Article 3.This Decision shall enter into force on the date of...
1. The Union considers the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
2. The Union should adopt an ambitious position for the 18th...
4. The Union’s position on proposals for amendments of the CITES...
5. The Union’s position should take account of the contribution that...
6. The Conference of the Parties (CoP) is the governing body...
7. 57 proposals for amending the CITES Appendices have been tabled...
8. In line with its well-established position, the Union reaffirms that...
9. The Union notes that considerable work has been done in...
10. At CITES CoP 17, additional rosewood species (Pterocarpus erinaceus, three...
11. The Union should also support cross-cutting efforts for more effective...
12. The Union’s position on proposals related to wildlife trafficking should...
13. In line with the second and third priorities, the Union...
14. Several proposals presented to CITES CoP 18 focus on issues...
15. Elephant poaching and ivory trafficking continue at alarmingly high levels....
16. The Union notes that several, partly conflicting, proposals have been...
17. The Union considers that the Rules of Procedure for the...
18. The wildlife trafficking crisis, combined with the extension of the...
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