Applying for exemptions from the marketing ban
Service description
The animal and plant species listed in Annexes A and B of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 are subject to a general ban on commercialisation. This EC Regulation implements the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the European Community. This means that all national regulations concerning commercialisation do not apply to these species. The EC marketing ban includes
- Purchase,
- Offer to purchase,
- Acquisition for commercial purposes,
- Display for commercial purposes,
- Use for commercial purposes and
- Sale,
- Held in stock for sales purposes,
- Offering for sale or
- Transport for sales purposes.
An exemption from the ban may be granted on request in individual cases.
Who should I contact?
In the case of import into the EC, please contact the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
Which documents are required?
Documents are required that are suitable for proving that the respective specimen
- legally bred (e.g. stud book, stock register, officially confirmed stock report),
- legally acquired within the EC (e.g. delivery note, invoice, purchase contract, important: only applies in connection with proof of possession by the first owner)
- lawfully taken from the wild within the EC (special authorisation) or
- lawfully imported into the EC (import licence)
was.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
The application must be submitted in good time before the intended commercialisation.
Legal basis
Legal remedy
An appeal against the decision may be lodged with the authority within one month in writing or for the record.
Applications / Forms
Annex V in accordance with Art. 2 (5) of Implementing Regulation 865/2006
What else should I know?
The original EC certificate must be provided to the buyer with every marketing transaction.
Typing
2/3