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
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
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 therein1, makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement1.

(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 338/972.

(1)

The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein2 is amended as follows.

(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
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.