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.

Citation and commencement
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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.
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These Regulations come into force on 22nd June 2021.

Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97
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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.
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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”.
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The table which sets out Annexes A to C is amended in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 10.
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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
.
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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
.
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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
.
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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
.
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After the rows relating to Paradisaeidae insert—
Paridae | | | | Tits
| | | Parus ater (III Ukraine) | Coal tit
.
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After the rows relating to Sturnidae insert—
Troglodytidae | | | | Wrens
| | | Troglodytes troglodytes (III Ukraine) | Eurasian wren
.
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In the rows relating to Emydidae, after the row relating to Emydoidea blandingii (II) insert—
| | | Emys orbicularis (III Ukraine) | European Pond Turtle
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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.
EUR 1997/338. Article 18 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1395. Article 19 was amended by that instrument.
The Annex was amended by S.I. 2021/54.