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Guidance on the term ‘artificially propagated’

Document type
Decision
Reference number
19.182
Date
Nov 25, 2022
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Mar 3, 1973)
Meeting
Nineteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Website
cites.org
Abstract

Decision directed to Secretariat

The Secretariat shall, subject to external funding: a) revise, also considering recommendations made at the 25th meeting of the Plants Committee, the Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants to cover plant specimens derived from artificial propagation (source code ‘A’) or assisted production (source code ‘Y’); b) review the existing guidance materials, specifically A guide to the application of CITES source codes to ensure alignment with a finalized version of the Preliminary guidance on terms related to the artificial propagation of CITES regulated plants and report its findings to the Plants Committee for consideration; c) submit the draft revised guidance to the Plants Committee; and d) subject to approval by the Plants Committee, make it available to Parties in all working languages of the Convention.