Prop. 12.10 – p. 1 Prop. 12.10 CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF APPENDICES I AND II

Amendment of Annotation o604 regarding the Zimbabwe population of Loxodonta africana to read: o604 for the exclusive purpose of allowing in the case of the population of Zimbabwe: a) trade for commercial purposes in registered stocks of raw ivory (whole tusks and pieces) of Zimbabwe origin owned by the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe, to trading partners that have been verified by the CITES Secretariat to have sufficient national legislation and domestic trade controls to ensure that ivory imported from Zimbabwe will not be re-exported and will be managed according to all requirements of Resolution Conf.10.10 concerning domestic manufacturing and trade. No international trade in ivory to be permitted until 18 months after the adoption of the proposal (May 2004). There after, an initial one-off quota of not more than 10 000 kg ivory may be traded, and a subsequent annual quota of not more than 5000 kg ivory; b) trade in hunting trophies for non-commercial purposes; c) trade in live animals for non-commercial purposes to appropriate and acceptable destinations; d) trade in hides and leather goods; e) trade in ivory carvings for non-commercial purposes