2021 No. 54
Wildlife

The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 18(3) and 19(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein1, makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 14th February 2021.

Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97

2.

The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein is amended as follows.

3.

In the section headed “Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D”, in paragraph 12, after annotation #17 insert—

“#18 Excluding parts and derivatives, other than eggs.”

4.

The table which sets out Annexes A to C is amended in accordance with regulations 5 to 7.

5.

In the rows relating to Eublepharidae, for the row relating to Goniurosaurus spp. (II) substitute—

“Goniurosaurus spp. (II) (except the species native to Japan and the species included in Annex C)

Tiger geckos

Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (III Japan) #18

Kuroiwa’s ground gecko

Goniurosaurus orientalis (III Japan) #18

Japanese cave gecko

Goniurosaurus sengokui (III Japan) #18

Sengoku’s gecko

Goniurosaurus splendens (III Japan) #18

Banded ground gecko

Goniurosaurus toyamai (III Japan) #18

Toyama’s ground gecko

Goniurosaurus yamashinae (III Japan) #18

Yamashina’s ground gecko”.

6.

In the rows relating to Salamandridae, above the row relating to Echinotriton chinhaiensis (II) insert—

“Echinotriton andersoni (III Japan) #18

Anderson’s crocodile newt”.

7.

In the rows relating to Agamidae, above the row relating to Ceratophora aspera (II) insert—

“Calotes ceylonensis (III Sri Lanka)

Painted-lip lizard

Calotes desilvai (III Sri Lanka)

Desilva’s whistling lizard

Calotes liocephalus (III Sri Lanka)

Spineless forest lizard

Calotes liolepis (III Sri Lanka)

Whistling lizard

Calotes manamendrai (III Sri Lanka)

Manamendra-Arachchi’s whistling lizard

Calotes nigrilabris (III Sri Lanka)

Black-lipped lizard

Calotes pethiyagodai (III Sri Lanka)

Pethiyagoda’s crestless

lizard”.

Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations implement changes to Appendix III to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (ratified by the United Kingdom on 2nd August 1976) which were notified to parties to the Convention on 16th November 2020 (Notification No. 2020/068) and which take effect on 14th February 2021.

Regulations 2 to 7 amend the Annex to the retained EU law version of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.