COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
 
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
 
 
Amendment to List of CITES Species
 
 
 
I, Debra Jayne Callister-Carter, Assistant Secretary for the Wildlife Branch of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(a), (b) and (c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, hereby amend the List of CITES Species established under Subsection 303CA(1) of Part 13A of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.
 
The amendments to Appendices I, II and III of the List of CITES Species will take effect on 23 June 2010.
 
 
Dated this 16th day of June 2010
 
 
SIGNED
 
DebRA Callister-CARTER
 
Acting Assistant Secretary
Wildlife Branch
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
 
 
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.
 
 
 
Delete from Appendix I
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Anas oustaleti
Marianas duck, Island duck, Oustalet’s grey mallard, Mariana’s mallard
I
 
1 Jul 75

 
Delete from Appendix II
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Euphorbia misera
Euphorbia
II
 
1 Jul 75

Orothamnus zeyheri
Marsh-rose
II
Refer to Plantae listing for general exclusions.
1 Jul 75

Protea odorata
Ground-rose
II
Refer to Plantae listing for general exclusions.
1 Jul 75

 
Transfer from Appendix I to Appendix II
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet’s crocodile
II
Only the populations of Belize and Mexico, with a zero quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes.  All other populations are Appendix I.
1 Jul 1975

Crocodylus niloticus
Nile crocodile
II
Populations of Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania (subject to export quotas), Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are Appendix II.  The population of Egypt, with a zero quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes, is Appendix II.
All other populations are Appendix I.
1 Jul 1975

 
 
Transfer from Appendix III to Appendix II
Bulnesia sarmientoi
Palo santo, ibiocaí, vera or verawood, oil of guaiac
II
Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood, powder and extracts.
12 Feb 2008
 
 
Add to Appendix I
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Neurergus kaiseri
Kaiser’s spotted newt
I
 
23 June 2010

 
Add to Appendix II
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Ctenosaura bakeri
 
Iguana
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Ctenosaura oedirhina
 
Iguana
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Ctenosaura melanosterna
 
Iguana
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Ctenosaura palearis
 
Iguana
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Agalychnis spp.
 
Tree frogs
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Dynastes satanas
 
Satanas beetle
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Operculicarya hyphaenoides
 
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Operculicarya pachypus
 
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Zygosicyos pubescens
 
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Zygosicyos tripartitus
 
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Aniba rosaeodora
Rosewood
II
Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and essential oil, excluding finished products packaged and ready for retail.
23 Jun 2010

Adenia olaboensis
 
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Cyphostemma elephantopus
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

Cyphostemma montagnacii
 
II
 
23 Jun 2010

 
Add to Appendix III – Fauna and Flora
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Corallium elatius
Boke
III
Only populations of China are subject to the provisions of the Convention.
1 Jul 2008

Corallium japonicum
(syn. Paracorallium japonicum)
Red coral
III
Only populations of China are subject to the provisions of the Convention.
1 Jul 2008

Corallium konjoi
(syn. Corallium konojoi)
Red coral
III
Only populations of China are subject to the provisions of the Convention.
1 Jul 2008

Corallium secundum
Pink coral
III
Only populations of China are subject to the provisions of the Convention.
1 Jul 2008

 
Replace existing notation with the following
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Crocodylus moreletii
Morelet’s crocodile
I
Except populations listed in Appendix II.
1 Jul 1975
 

Crocodylus niloticus
Nile crocodile
I
Populations of Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, the United Republic of Tanzania (subject to export quotas), Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe are Appendix II.  The population of Egypt, with a zero quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes, is Appendix II.
All other populations are Appendix I.
1 Jul 1975

Pristidae
 
Sawfish
I
Except the species included in Appendix II. 
13 Sep 2007

Canis lupus
Grey wolf
II
All subspecies and populations except those in App. I.  Excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo."
4 Feb 1977

Canis lupus
Grey wolf
I
Populations from India, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal.  Excludes the domesticated form and the dingo which are referenced as Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo."
4 Feb 1977

Cactaceae spp.
Cacti
II
Designates all parts and derivatives, except:
1 Jul 1975

a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico;
b) seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers;
c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the family Cactaceae;
e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and
f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade.
 
Artificially propagated specimens of the following hybrids and/or cultivars are not subject to the provisions of the Convention:
– Hatiora x graeseri
– Schlumbergera x buckleyi
– Schlumbergera russelliana x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera orssichiana x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera opuntioides x Schlumbergera truncata
– Schlumbergera truncata (cultivars)
– Cactaceae spp. colour mutants grafted on the following grafting stocks:
   Harrisia 'Jusbertii', Hylocereus trigonus or Hylocereus undatus
– Opuntia microdasys (cultivars).

Aerangis ellisii
Orchid
I
 
Seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, and transported in sterile containers are not subject to the provisions of the Convention only if the specimens meet the definition of ‘artificially propagated’ agreed by the Conference of the Parties.
1 Jul 1975

Dendrobium cruentum
 
I
1 Jul 1975

Laelia jongheana
 
I
1 Jul 1975

Laelia lobata
 
I
1 Jul 1975

Paphiopedilum spp.
Asian Tropical Lady's Slippers
I
1 Jul 1975

Peristeria elata
Holy Ghost, Dove Orchid
I
1 Jul 1975

Phragmipedium spp.
New World Tropical Lady's Slippers
I
1 Jul 1975

Renanthera imschootiana
 
I
1 Jul 1975

Acipenseriformes spp.
 
sturgeons, paddlefish
II
The entire order is listed.
Please see below for species
in Appendix I and/or with an
earlier date of first listing.
Exemption: Up to 125 grams
of caviar per person, from
Appendix II listed species
only, contained in
accompanied baggage and for
personal use, does not require
any CITES documentation.
1 Apr 1998

 
 
Replace the general exclusions referred to in the Plantae listing with the following:
Taxon
Common Name
Appendix
Notation
First Listed

Plantae
General interpretations:
 
Unless otherwise noted, Appendix II  listings include all parts and derivatives, except:
a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix madagascariensis and Neodypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar;
b) seedlings or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers;
c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae;
e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and
f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade.
 
Unless otherwise noted, Appendix III listings include all parts and derivatives, except:
a) seeds, spores and pollen (including pollinia);
b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media,
transported in sterile containers;
c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; and
d) fruits and parts and derivatives thereof of artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla.
 
Regarding hybrids:
a) hybrids shall be subject to the provisions of the Convention even though not specifically included in the Appendices if one or both of their parents are of taxa included in the Appendices unless the hybrids are specifically excluded from CITES controls by a specific annotation in Appendix II or III.
 
Regarding artificially propagated hybrids:
a) where at least one of the plants in their recent lineage is of a species included in Appendix-I or Appendix-II, hybrids shall be treated as specimens of species included in Appendix-II unless the Appendix I species has an annotation noting that hybrids be treated as Appendix I; or
b) where at least one of the plants in their recent lineage is of a species included in Appendix-III, and there are no specimens of an Appendix-I or Appendix-II species in such lineage, hybrids shall be treated as specimens of species included in Appendix-III.