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Commission regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 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
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1.[F1The management authority] may issue travelling exhibition certificates in respect of legally acquired specimens which form part of a travelling exhibition and which meet [F1at least one] of the following criteria:
(a)they were born and bred in captivity in accordance with Articles 54 and 55, or artificially propagated in accordance with Article 56;
[F2(aa)they were—
(i)acquired in, or introduced into, a member State before the provisions relating to species listed in Appendices I, II or III to the Convention, or in Annex C to Regulation(EEC) No 3626/82, or in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation 338/97 (pre-exit) became applicable to them; and
(ii)acquired in, or introduced into, the United Kingdom before IP completion day; or]
(b)they were acquired in, or introduced into, the [F3United Kingdom] before the provisions relating to species listed in Appendices I, II or III to the Convention, or in Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82, or in Annexes A, B and C to [F4Regulation 338/97 (pre-exit)] became applicable to them.
2.In the case of live animals, a travelling exhibition certificate shall cover only one specimen.
3.A continuation sheet shall be attached to the travelling exhibition certificate, for use in accordance with Article 35.
[F54.In the case of specimens other than live animals, the management authority shall attach to the travelling exhibition certificate an inventory sheet displaying, in respect of each specimen, all the information required by boxes 8 to 18 of the model form set out in Annex III provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 30(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(25)(a)
F2Art. 30(1)(aa) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(25)(b)
F3Words in Art. 30(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(25)(c)(i)
F4Words in Art. 30(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(25)(c)(ii)
A travelling exhibition certificate may be used as follows:
as an import permit, in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
as an export permit or re-export certificate, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
[F6as a certificate in accordance with Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 for the sole purpose of allowing the specimens to be displayed to the public for commercial purposes.]
Textual Amendments
F6Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008 of 4 February 2008 amending, as regards sample collections and certain formalities relating to the trade in species of wild fauna and flora, Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97.
1.Where the travelling exhibition originates in [F7Great Britain], the issuing authority for a travelling exhibition certificate shall be the management authority F8....
2.Where the travelling exhibition originates in a third country, the issuing authority for a travelling exhibition certificate shall be the management authority F9... and the issue of that certificate shall be based on the provision of an equivalent certificate, issued by that third country.
3.Where, during a stay in [F10Great Britain], an animal covered by a travelling exhibition certificate gives birth, the management authority F11... shall be notified and shall issue a permit or certificate as appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(26)(a)
F8Words in Art. 32(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(26)(a)
F9Words in Art. 32(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(26)(b)
F10Words in Art. 32(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(26)(c)
F11Words in Art. 32(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(26)(c)
1.Where a specimen is covered by a travelling exhibition certificate, all the following requirements shall be met:
(a)the specimen must be registered by the issuing management authority;
(b)the specimen must be returned to the [F12third country] in which it is registered before the date of expiry of the certificate;
(c)the specimen must be uniquely and permanently marked, in accordance with Article 66 in the case of live animals, or otherwise identified in such a way that the authorities of [F13the third countries] into which the specimen enters can verify that the certificate corresponds to the specimen being imported or exported.
2.In the case of travelling exhibition certificates issued in accordance with Article 32(2), points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply. In such cases, the certificate shall include the following text in box 20:
‘This certificate is not valid unless accompanied by an original travelling exhibition certificate issued by a third country.’
Textual Amendments
F12Words in Art. 33(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(27)(a)
F13Words in Art. 33(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(27)(b)
1.The applicant for a travelling exhibition certificate shall, where appropriate, complete boxes 3 and 9 to 18 of the application form (form 3) and boxes 3 and 9 to 18 of the original and all copies.
[F14The management authority] may, however, provide that only an application form is to be completed, in which case such an application may be for more than one certificate.
2.The duly completed form shall be submitted to the management authority F15..., together with the necessary information and the documentary evidence that that authority deems necessary so as to enable it to determine whether a certificate should be issued.
The omission of information from the application must be justified.
3.Where an application is made for a certificate relating to specimens for which such an application has previously been rejected, the applicant shall inform the management authority of that fact.
Textual Amendments
F14Words in Art. 34(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(28)(a)
F15Words in Art. 34(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(28)(b)
1.[F16For] a travelling exhibition certificate issued in accordance with [F17this Regulation, Regulation 338/97 (pre-exit), or the Convention], the holder or his authorised representative shall, for verification purposes, surrender the original of that certificate (form 1), and the original and a copy of the continuation sheet, to a customs office designated in accordance with Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97.
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Textual Amendments
F16Word in Art. 35(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(29)(a)(i)(aa)
F17Words in Art. 35(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(29)(a)(i)(bb)
F18Words in Art. 35(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(29)(a)(ii)
F19Art. 35(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environment and Wildlife (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1395), regs. 1(2), 8(29)(b)
A travelling exhibition certificate that has been lost, stolen or destroyed may be replaced only by the authority which issued it.
[F6The replacement shall bear the same number, if possible, and the same date of validity as the original document, and shall include, in box 20, one of the following statements:
‘This certificate is a true copy of the original‘This certificate cancels and replaces the original bearing the number xxxx issued on xx.xx.xxxx.’’ , or ]
Textual Amendments
F6Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008 of 4 February 2008 amending, as regards sample collections and certain formalities relating to the trade in species of wild fauna and flora, Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97.
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