NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 10 OF 2004: AMENDMENTS TO APPENDICES I AND II OF THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)
Notice Title: National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 10 of 2004 (“NEMBA”): Amendments to appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites)
Government Notice: GN 4116 in GG 49774 on 28 November 2023
Commencing date: 28 November 2023
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, hereby, in terms of regulation 2(4) read with regulations 2(3) and 2(5) of the CITES Regulations, GNR 173 of 05 March 2010, publish amendments to the CITES Appendices I and II as amended by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at its 19th meeting held from 14 to 25 November 2022 in Panama, for information.
The list of the CITES Appendices, which includes the amendments made by the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, have also been published for information. The list is also accessible on the official website of CITES, www.cites.org.
The amendments to the CITES Appendices entered into force on 23 February 2023. The requiem shark listing will come into effect after a 12-month implementation delay on 25 November 2023 and the sea cucumber listing will come into effect after an 18-month implementation delay on 25 May 2024.
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Jan Nel at jan@shangoni.co.za