Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 645
Wildlife
The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021
Made 28th May 2021
Laid before Parliament 1st June 2021
Coming into force 22nd June 2021

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 18(3) and 19(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, makes the following Regulations.
EUR 1997/338. Article 18 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1395. Article 19 was amended by that instrument.

Citation and commencement
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) (No. 2) Regulations 2021.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 22nd June 2021.

Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97
2. (1) The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein is amended as follows.
The Annex was amended by S.I. 2021/54.
(2) In the section headed “Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D”, in paragraph 12, in the description for annotation #13, after “thereof” insert “, except finished products packaged and ready for retail trade”.
(3) The table which sets out Annexes A to C is amended in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 10.
(4) In the rows relating to PASSERIFORMES, before the rows relating to Atrichornithidae insert—

“Alaudidae				Larks
			Alauda arvensis (III Ukraine)	Eurasian lark
			Galerida cristata (III Ukraine)	Crested lark
			Lullula arborea (III Ukraine)	Wood lark
			Melanocorypha calandra (III Ukraine)	Calandra lark”.

(5) In the rows relating to Emberizidae, before the row relating to Gubernatrix cristata (II) insert—

			“Emberiza citrinella (III Ukraine)	Yellowhammer
			Emberiza hortulana (III Ukraine)	Ortolan Bunting”.

(6) For the rows relating to Fringillidae substitute—

“Fringillidae				Finches
			Carduelis cannabina (III Ukraine)	Common linnet
			Carduelis carduelis (III Ukraine)	European goldfinch
	Carduelis cucullata (I)			Red siskin
			Carduelis flammea (III Ukraine)	Common redpoll
			Carduelis hornemanni (III Ukraine)	Arctic redpoll
			Carduelis spinus (III Ukraine)	Eurasian siskin
		Carduelis yarrellii (II)		Yellow-faced siskin
			Carpodacus erythrinus (III Ukraine)	Common rosefinch
			Loxia curvirostra (III Ukraine)	Red crossbill
			Pyrrhula pyrrhula (III Ukraine)	Eurasian bullfinch
			Serinus serinus (III Ukraine)	European serin”.

(7) For the rows relating to Muscicapidae substitute—

“Muscicapidae				Old-world flycatchers, babblers, etc.
	Acrocephalus rodericanus (III Mauritius)			Rodrigues brush-warbler
		Cyornis ruckii (II)		Rueck’s blue-flycatcher
		Dasyornis broadbenti litoralis (II)		Western rufous bristlebird
		Dasyornis longirostris (II)		Western bristlebird
			Erithacus rubecula (III Ukraine)	European robin
			Ficedula parva (III Ukraine)	Red-breasted flycatcher
		Garrulax canorus (II)		Chinese Hwamei
		Garrulax taewanus (II)		Taiwan Hwamei
			Hippolais icterina (III Ukraine)	Icterine warbler
		Leiothrix argentauris (II)		Silver-eared mesia
		Leiothrix lutea (II)		Red-billed leiothrix
		Liocichla omeiensis (II)		Omei Shan liocichla
			Luscinia luscinia (III Ukraine)	Thrush nightingale
			Luscinia megarhynchos (III Ukraine)	Common nightingale
			Luscinia svecica (III Ukraine)	Bluethroat
			Monticola saxatilis (III Ukraine)	Common rock thrush
	Picathartes gymnocephalus (I)			White-necked rockfowl
	Picathartes oreas (I)			Grey-necked rockfowl
			Sylvia atricapilla (III Ukraine)	Eurasian blackcap
			Sylvia borin (III Ukraine)	Garden warbler
			Sylvia curruca (III Ukraine)	Lesser whitethroat
			Sylvia nisoria (III Ukraine)	Barred warbler
			Terpsiphone bourbonnensis (III Mauritius)	Mascarene paradise-flycatcher
			Turdus merula (III Ukraine)	Eurasian blackbird
			Turdus philomelos (III Ukraine)	Song thrush
Oriolidae				Old world orioles
			Oriolus oriolus (III Ukraine)	Eurasian golden oriole”.

(8) After the rows relating to Paradisaeidae insert—

“Paridae				Tits
			Parus ater (III Ukraine)	Coal tit”.

(9) After the rows relating to Sturnidae insert—

“Troglodytidae				Wrens
			Troglodytes troglodytes (III Ukraine)	Eurasian wren”.

(10) In the rows relating to Emydidae, after the row relating to Emydoidea blandingii (II) insert—

			“Emys orbicularis (III Ukraine)	European Pond Turtle”.

Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
28th May 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(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 24 March 2021 (Notification No. 2021/026) and which take effect on 22nd June 2021.
Regulation 2 amends 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 (EUR 1997/338).
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.