uksi/2024/1093 — The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

2024 No. 1093 Wildlife The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 ) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Made at 11.30 a.m. on 4th November 2024 Laid before Parliament at 4.45 p.m. on 4th November 2024 Coming into force 25th November 2024 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 18(3) and 19(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein . Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 ) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 25th November 2024. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 2 The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein is amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4. Amendments relating to FAUNA in Annex C 3 1 Under the heading “SAURIA”, in the text of the rows relating to Gekkonidae, immediately above the row relating to “ Carphodactylus laevis (III Australia)” insert— Ailuronyx spp . (III Seychelles) Seychelles bronze geckoes 2 Under the heading “SERPENTES”, in the text of the rows relating to Viperidae, immediately below the row relating to “ Crotalus durissus unicolor ” insert— Daboia palaestinae (III Israel) Palestinian viper 3 Under the heading relating to LEPIDOPTERA, in the text of the rows relating to Papilionidae, immediately below the row relating to “ Papilio neumoegeni” insert— Papilio phorbanta (III European Union) Small Réunion swallowtail Amendments relating to FLORA in Annexes A and C 4 1 Under the heading “APOCYNACEAE”, immediately below the row relating to “ Pachypodium decaryi (I)” insert— “Pachypodium windsorii (I)” 2 Under the heading “COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)”— a omit the row relating to “ Crassothonna cacalioides (III South Africa)”; b immediately below the row relating to “ Othonna armiana (III) South Africa” insert— “Othonna cacalioides (III) South Africa” Daniel Zeichner Minister of State Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs At 11.30 a.m. on 4th November 2024 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement changes to the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (ratified by the United Kingdom on 2nd August 1976) which were notified to the parties to the Convention under Notification Numbers 2024/094, 2023/018; 2023/015 and 2023/11, and which take, or took effect on 25th November 2024, 21st May 2023 and 4th May 2023 respectively. Regulations 2 to 4 amend the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (Regulation (EC 338/97) which is assimilated law. That Annex contains two tables, the first of which sets out Annexes A to C, the second setting out Annex D. No impact assessment has been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.