(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement changes to Appendix III 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 parties to the Convention on 16th November 2020 (Notification No. 2020/068) and which take effect on 14th February 2021.
Regulations 2 to 7 amend the Annex to the retained EU law version of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.