Decision 2019/1719 - EU position at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18) (Geneva, Switzerland, 17-28 August 2019) - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1719 of 8 July 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18) (Geneva, Switzerland, 17-28 August 2019)| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2019/1719 |
| Original proposal | COM(2019)146  |
| CELEX number i | 32019D1719 |
| Document | 08-07-2019; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 15-10-2019; OJ L 262 p. 19-53 |
| Effect | 08-07-2019; Entry into force Date of document See Art 3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
15.10.2019 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 262/19 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1719
of 8 July 2019
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18)
(Geneva, Switzerland, 17-28 August 2019)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Union acceded to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) by Council Decision (EU) 2015/451 (1). CITES has been implemented in the Union by Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (2). |
(2) |
Pursuant to Article XI(3) of CITES, the Conference of the Parties (CoP) may, inter alia, adopt amendments to the CITES Appendices. |
(3) |
The CoP, during its 18th meeting from 17 to 28 August 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland (CITES CoP 18), is to adopt decisions on 57 proposals to amend the CITES Appendices, as well as on numerous other matters related to the implementation and interpretation of CITES. |
(4) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at CITES CoP 18, as the amendments to the CITES Appendices will be binding on the Union and its Member States and several other decisions will be capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law, in particular Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 (3) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 (4). |
(5) |
The proposed position to be taken on the different proposals at CITES CoP 18 is based on expert analysis of their merits, in the light of the best available scientific and technical evidence, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union, as regards matters falling within the competences of the Union, at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18) is set out in the Annexes to this Decision.
Article 2
Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented after the adoption of this Decision and before or during CITES CoP 18, or where revised or new proposals are made at that meeting on which there is not yet a Union position, the Union position shall be developed by means of on-the-spot coordination before the Conference of the Parties (CoP) is called to decide on those proposals. In such cases, the Union position shall be consistent with the principles laid down in the Annexes to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019.
For the Council
The President
A.K. PEKONEN
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Council Decision (EU) 2015/451 of 6 March 2015 concerning the accession of the European Union to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (OJ L 75, 19.3.2015, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1).
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 166, 19.6.2006, p. 1).
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 792/2012 of 23 August 2012 laying down rules for the design of permits, certificates and other documents...
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