| Reporting category |
Designation |
Description |
| Bern Convention |
Appendix 1 |
Special protection (`appropriate and necessary legislative and
administrative measures`) for the plant taxa listed, including
prohibition of deliberate picking, collecting, cutting, uprooting
and, as appropriate, possession or sale. |
| Bern Convention |
Appendix 2 |
Special protection (`appropriate and necessary legislative and
administrative measures`) for the animal taxa listed,
including:
all forms of deliberate capture and keeping and deliberate
killing;
the deliberate damage to or destruction of breeding or resting
sites;
the deliberate disturbance of wild fauna, particularly during the
period of breeding, rearing and hibernation, insofar as disturbance
would be significant in relation to the objectives of this
Convention;
the deliberate destruction or taking of eggs from the wild or
keeping these eggs even if empty;
the possession of and internal trade in these animals, alive or
dead, including stuffed animals and any readily recognisable part
or derivative thereof, where this would contribute to the
effectiveness of the provisions of this article. |
| Bonn Convention |
Appendix 1 |
Endangered migratory species in danger of extinction throughout
all or a significant portion of their range, and for which Range
States are obliged to prohibit taking and to take protective
measures to conserve. (Note that taking may be permitted in some
circumstances as outlined in Article III.5.) |
| Bonn Convention |
Appendix 2 |
Migratory species having an unfavourable conservation status
for which Range States are encouraged to conclude international
agreements for their benefit. |
| Birds Directive |
Annex 1 |
Birds which are the subject of special conservation measures
concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and
reproduction in their area of distribution. As appropriate, Special
Protection Areas to be established to assist conservation measures.
Note that the contents of this annex have been updated in April
2003 following the Treaty of Accession. |
| Birds Directive |
Annex 2.1 |
Birds which may potentially be hunted under national
legislation within the geographical land and sea area to which the
Directive applies. (Note that some species are protected by the
national legislation of some Member States although hunting would
potentially be legal under the Directive). |
| Birds Directive |
Annex 2.2 |
Birds which may potentially be hunted under national
legislation only within certain specified Member States. (Note that
some species are protected by the national legislation of some
Member States although hunting would potentially be legal under the
Directive). |
| Habitats and species directive |
Annex 2 - priority species |
Species which are endangered, the conservation of which the
Community has a particular responsibility in view of the proportion
of their natural range which falls within the territory of the
Community. They require the designation of special areas of
conservation. |
| Habitats and species directive |
Annex 2 - non-priority species |
Animal and plant species of Community interest (i.e.
endangered, vulnerable, rare or endemic in the European Community)
whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of
conservation. Note that the contents of this annex have been
updated in April 2003 following the Treaty of Accession. |
| Habitats and species directive |
Annex 4 |
Animal and plant species of Community interest (i.e.
endangered, vulnerable, rare or endemic in the European Community)
in need of strict protection. They are protected from killing,
disturbance or the destruction of them or their habitat. Note that
the contents of this annex have been updated in April 2003
following the Treaty of Accession. |
| Habitats and species directive |
Annex 5 |
Animal and plant species of Community interest whose taking in
the wild and exploitation may be subject to management
measures |
| EC Cites |
Annex A |
All CITES Appendix I species.
Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has
adopted stricter domestic measures.
Some non-CITES species
|
| EC Cites |
Annex B |
All other CITES Appendix II species not listed in Annex A
Some CITES Appendix III species
Some non-CITES species
|
| EC Cites |
Annex C |
All other CITES Appendix III species not listed in Annex A or
Annex B
|
| EC Cites |
Annex D |
Some CITES
Appendix III species for which the EU holds a reservation (CITES
reservations: English, French, Spanish)
Some non-CITES species
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