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including the risk of invasions by such species not yet present within each
site, and the actions underway or planned for their prevention, eradication
or control.
To cooperate fully in the prevention, early warning in trans-boundary
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wetlands, eradication, and control of invasive species.
Endangered Species (CITES)
CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species
to certain controls. All import, export, re-export, and introduction from the sea
of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a licensing
system. The species covered by CITES are listed in three Appendices, according
to the degree of protection they need (for additional information see
http://www.
h e 13
th
meeting of the CITES Conference of Parties in 2004 addressed trade
in IAS. Resolution 13.10 on trade in alien invasive species recommends that the
Parties of CITES should consider the problems of invasive species when developing
national legislation and regulations that deal with trade in live animals or plants.
It is recommended that the exporting Party should consult with the Management
Authority of a proposed country of import, when possible and when applicable,
when considering exports of potentially invasive species, to determine whether
there are domestic measures regulating such imports. At the EU (regional) level
of implementation, the EU has used h e Wildlife Trade Regulations, which are
the basis for implementation of the CITES in the European Community, to list
four invasive alien animal species as prohibited for import into EC territory: the
red-eared slider (
Trachemys scripta elegans
), the American bullfrog (
Rana catesbe-
iana)
, the painted turtle (
Chrysemys picta
), and the American ruddy duck (
Oxyura
jamaicensis
).
Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
Article III (4c) of the Convention on Migratory Species (Bonn Convention), which
relates to endangered migratory species, states that 'parties that are Range States of
a migratory species listed in Appendix I shall endeavour to the extent feasible and
appropriate, to prevent, reduce or control factors that are endangering or are likely
to further endanger the species, including strictly controlling the introduction of,
or controlling or eliminating, already introduced exotic species'.
h is provision has been elaborated in the Agreement on the Conservation of
African Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, concluded pursuant to the CMS. h is
prohibits the intentional introduction of non-native waterbird species into the
environment and requires that appropriate measures are taken to prevent the unin-
tentional release of such species if such introduction or release would prejudice
