ANNEX I

Instructions and explanations

1.Full name and address of the actual (re-)exporter, not of an agent. In the case of a personal ownership certificate, the full name and address of the legal owner.

2.Not applicable.

3.Full name and address of the actual importer, not of an agent. To be left blank in the case of a personal ownership certificate.

5.To be left blank in the case of a personal ownership certificate.

6.To be completed only on the application form in the case of live specimens of Annex A species other than captive bred or artificially propagated specimens.

8.Description must be as precise as possible and include a 3-letter code in accordance with Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 [laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein].

9/10.Use the units of quantity and/or net mass in accordance with those contained in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 865/2006.

11.Enter the number of the CITES appendix (I, II or III) in which the species is listed at the date of issue of the permit/certificate.

12.Enter the letter of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (A, B or C) in which the species is listed at the date of application.

13.Use one of the following codes to indicate the source:

W

Specimens taken from the wild

R

Specimens originating from a ranching operation

D

Annex A animals bred in captivity for commercial purposes and Annex A plants artificially propagated for commercial purposes in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof

A

Annex A plants artificially propagated for non-commercial purposes and Annexes B and C plants artificially propagated in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof

C

Annex A animals bred in captivity for non-commercial purposes and Annexes B and C animals bred in captivity in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof

F

Animals born in captivity, but for which the criteria of Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 are not met, as well as parts and derivatives thereof

I

Confiscated or seized specimens(1)

O

Pre-convention(1)

U

Source unknown (must be justified)

14.Use one of the following codes to indicate the purpose for which the specimens are to be (re-)exported/imported:

B

Breeding in captivity or artificial propagation

E

Educational

G

Botanical gardens

H

Hunting trophies

L

Law enforcement/judicial/forensic

M

Medical (including bio-medical research)

N

Reintroduction or introduction into the wild

P

Personal

Q

Circuses and travelling exhibitions

S

Scientific

T

Commercial

Z

Zoos

15 to 17.The country of origin is the country where the specimens were taken form the wild, born and bred in captivity or artificially propagated. Where this is a third country, boxes 16 and 17 must contain details of the relevant permit. Where specimens originating in a Member State of the Community are exported from another, only the name of the Member State of origin must be mentioned in box 15.

18 to 20.The country of last re-export is, in the case of a re-export certificate, the re-exporting third country from which the specimens were imported before being re-exported from the Community. In the case of an import permit, it is the re-exporting third country from which the specimens are to be imported. Boxes 19 and 20 must contain details of the relevant re-export certificate.

21.The scientific name must be in accordance with the standard references for nomenclature referred to in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 865/2006.

23.Provide as many details as possible and justify any omissions to the information required above.

(1)

To be used only in conjunction with another source code.