COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
 
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
 
 
Amendment to List of CITES Species
 
 
 
I, Shaneen Coulson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, delegate of the Minister for the Environment pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(b) and (c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, amend the List of CITES Species established under subsection 303CA(1) of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument.
 
This Instrument will commence the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
 
 
Dated this             18th              day of             July              2014
 
 
 
 
 
S. Coulson
 
 
Shaneen Coulson
 
Acting Assistant Secretary
Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment
 
 
Notes:
 
CITES means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
 
Amendments to ensure the List of CITES Species is consistent with Appendix III of the Convention
 
Add the following families under Kingdom Plantae in appropriate alphabetical order
·           Family: Fagaceae
·           Family: Oleaceae
 
Insert in appropriate alphabetical order:
 
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Dalbergia tucurensis
Yucatan rosewood
III
Listed by Nicaragua. Only logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets and plywood are subject to the Convention.
 
24 Jun 2014

Boselaphus tragocamelus
Nilgai
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Capra hircus aegagrus
Bezoar ibex, sind wild goat
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Capra sibirica
Siberian ibex
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Gazella bennettii
Indian gazelle, chinkara
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Pseudois nayaur
Bharal, Himalayan blue sheep, naur
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Axis porcinus
Hog deer
III
Listed by Pakistan. Excludes the subspecies included in Appendix I.
24 Jun 2014

Herpestes javanicus
Small Asian mongoose
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Hyaena hyaena
Striped hyena
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Lophura leucomelanos
Kalij pheasant
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Pavo cristatus
Indian peafowl
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Pucrasia macrolopha
Koklass pheasant
III
Listed by Pakistan.
24 Jun 2014

Quercus mongolica
Mongolian oak
III
Listed by the Russian Federation. Only logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets are subject to the Convention.
 
24 Jun 2014

Fraxinus mandshurica
Manchurian ash
III
Listed by the Russian Federation. Only logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets are subject to the Convention.
 
24 Jun 2014

 
Change the following existing entries to reflect amendments to their notation:
 
 
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Change:
Antilope cervicapra
Blackbuck Antelope, Sasin
III
Listed by Nepal
16 Nov 75

To:
Antilope cervicapra
Blackbuck Antelope, Sasin
III
Listed by Nepal and Pakistan
16 Nov 75

 
 
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Change:
Herpestes edwardsii
Indian Gray Mongoose
III
Listed by India
16 Mar 89

To:
Herpestes edwardsii
Indian Gray Mongoose
III
Listed by India and Pakistan
16 Mar 89