(a) Purposes. Articles III, IV, and V of the Treaty set out the conditions under which a Management Authority may issue a re-export certificate for an Appendix-I, -II, or -III specimen.
(b) U.S. application forms. Complete the appropriate form for the proposed activity and submit it to the U.S. Management Authority. Form 3-200-73 may also be submitted to Law Enforcement at certain ports or regional offices:
Type of application for a re-export certificate
| Form no.
|
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(1) CITES:
Biological Specimens
Plants
Single-use Permits under a Master File or an Annual Program File
Trophies by Taxidermists
Wildlife |
3-200-29
3-200-32
3-200-74
3-200-28
3-200-73
|
(2) Endangered Species Act and CITES:
ESA Plants
ESA Wildlife |
3-200-36
3-200-37
|
(3) Marine Mammal Protection Act and CITES:
Biological Samples
Live Captive-held Marine Mammals |
3-200-29
3-200-53 |
(c) Criteria. The criteria in this paragraph (c) apply to the issuance and acceptance of U.S. and foreign re-export certificates. When applying for a U.S. certificate, you must provide sufficient information for us to find that your proposed activity meets all of the following criteria:
Criteria for a re-export certificate
| Appendix of the specimen
| Section
|
---|
I
| II
| III
|
---|
(1) The wildlife or plant was legally acquired. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.60
|
(2) The scientific name of the species is the standard nomenclature in the CITES Appendices or the references adopted by the CoP. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23
|
(3) For a live specimen, an import permit has already been issued or the Management Authority of the importing country has confirmed that it will be issued. This criterion does not apply to a specimen with the source code “D.” | Yes | n/a | n/a | 23.35
|
(4) Live wildlife or plants will be prepared and shipped so as to minimize risk of injury, damage to health, or cruel treatment of the specimen. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23
|
(5) For re-export of a confiscated specimen, the proposed re-export would not be detrimental to the survival of the species. | Yes | Yes | n/a | 23.61
|
(6) For wildlife with the source code “W” or “F,” the re-export is for noncommercial purposes. | Yes | n/a | n/a | - |
authority: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (March 3, 1973), 27 U.S.T. 1087; and Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended,
16 U.S.C. 1531
source: 72 FR 48448, Aug. 23, 2007, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 50 CFR 23.37