Decree-Law No. 8/2014 approving the Regulation on the Capture and Marketing of Sea Turtles and their products. Pays/Territoire Sao Tomé-et-Principe Type du document Législation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 33, 28 April 2014. Sujet Pêche, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Gestion et conservation des pêches Protection des espèces Commerce intérieur Commerce international Prises accessoires Aire marine Espèces menacées Tortues Gestion/conservation Aire géographique Afrique, Afrique Centrale, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force immediately. Résumé This Decree-Law, consisting of 14 articles, approves the Regulation on the Capture and Marketing of Sea Turtles and their products. The Regulation deals with the Protection and Conservation of the following species of Sea Turtles in the territorial waters of São Tomé and Príncipe: Chelonia Mydas (Green sea turtle), Caretta Caretta (Loggerhead sea turtle), Dermochelys Coriacea (Leatherback), Eretmochelys Imbricata (Hawksbill sea turtle) and Lepidochelys Olivacea (Olive ridley sea turtle). The following levels of vulnerability of sea turtle species are considered: a) Vulnerable: Lepidochelys Olivacea; b) Threatened with extinction: Chelonia Mydas and Caretta Caretta; c) Critically endangered: Dermochelys Coriacea; Eretmochelys Imbricata. All exports of live or dead sea turtles and derived products to the outside of the country shall be prohibited, except for scientific research purposes with the prior authorization of the competent body. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.legis-palop.org