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Order No. 236/91 regulating international trade in endangered fauna and flora species.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 68/91 (I-B), 22 March 1991, p. 1535.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Endangered species Wild flora International trade Wildlife products Protection of species Trade in species
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order, implementing the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, ratified by Portugal in 1980, and EC Regulation 3626/82 relating to the implementation of the Convention in the Community, stipulates that the displaying for sale, selling, holding or transporting for sale of the species listed in annex I of the Convention and annex C1 of the Regulation shall be subject to authorization by the National Parks, Reserves and Nature Conservation Service. The authorization is issued, in particular, for specimens: (i) brought into the national territory under the terms of the Convention and the Regulation; (ii) bred in captivity or by artificial means; (iii) earmarked for use in research and teaching or for conservation. Authorizations may not be issued for: (i) rhinoceros horns; (ii) elephant tusks that have not been registered in accordance with the Convention, (iii) any specimen of the species listed in annexes I, II and III of the Convention and in annexes B and C of the Regulation. The National Parks, Reserves and Nature Conservation Service keeps a register of the importers of the species listed in the annexes of the Convention and Regulation.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree No. 50/80 approving Congress on the International Trade of Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora.

Legislation | Portugal | 1980

Keyword: Endangered species, Wild flora, International trade, Authorization/permit, Protection of species, Trade in species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX