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Vienna Endangered Species Law.

Country/Territory
Austria
Territorial subdivision
Wien
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2001)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Landesgesetzblatt für Wien, No. 43, 28 August 1998, pp. 171 and 172.
Long title
Law on supplementary regulation concerning trade of endangered species of wild flora and fauna.
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Endangered species Wild fauna Wild flora Data collection/reporting Protection of species Trade in species
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 September 1998.
Abstract

An Act concerning supplementary regulations on the trade of endangered species of wild flora and fauna. Article 2 establishes that the competent authority is the "Magistrat" of the City of Vienna. The Act also establishes that animal holders referred to in Part A of the Annex of the EC Regulation No. 338/97 have to report within 3 months the birth of an animal therein listed; a duty to report exists also with regard to new plants. The Act consists of 11 articles.

Full text
German