Codes for purpose of trade
| [l]Code | [l]Description |
|---|---|
| [l]B | [l]Breeding in captivity or artificial propagation |
| [l]E | [l]Educational |
| [l]G | [l]Botanical gardens |
| [l]H | [l]Hunting trophies |
| [l]L | [l]Law enforcement/judicial/forensic (e.g. evidence for use in court, specimens for training) |
| [l]M | [l]Medical (including biomedical research) |
| [l]N | [l]Reintroduction or introduction into the wild |
| [l]P | [l]Personal |
| [l]Q | [l]Circuses and travelling exhibitions |
| [l]S | [l]Scientific |
| [l]T | [l]Commercial / Trade |
| [l]Z | [l]Zoos |
| [l] | [l] |
Codes for source of specimens in trade
| [l]Code | [l]Description |
|---|---|
| [l]A | [l]Annex A plants artificially propagated for non-commercial purposes and Annexes B and C plants artificially propagated in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| [l]C | [l]Annex A animals bred in captivity for non-commercial purposes and Annexes B and C animals bred in captivity in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| [l]D | [l]Annex A animals bred in captivity for commercial purposes and Annex A plants artificially propagated for commercial purposes in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| [l]F | [l]Animals born in captivity, but for which the criteria of Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 are not met, as well as parts and derivatives thereof |
| [l]I | [l]Confiscated or seized specimens |
| [l]O | [l]Pre-Convention specimens |
| [l]R | [l]Specimens originating from a ranching operation |
| [l]U | [l]Source unknown (must be justified) |
| [l]W | [l]Specimens taken from the wild |
| [l] | [l] |
Terms used in the Analysis
| [l]Term | [l]Definition |
|---|---|
| [l]Annex A/B/C/D species | [l]Species listed in the Annexes to the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations |
| [l]Appendix-I/II/III species | [l]Species listed in Appendix I/II/III to CITES |
| [l]Article | [l]Refers to article in the CITES Convention text |
| [l]CITES | [l]Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| [l]CITES-listed | [l]Species listed in one of the Appendices to CITES |
| [l]EU | [l]European Union |
| [l]Member States | [l]The 27 countries that were Member States of the European Union in 2011 |
| [l]Source | [l]The source of the species in trade, whether it be from the wild, captive-bred, pre-Convention specimens, etc. A full list of sources is provided in Annex 1. |
| [l]Species | [l]For simplicity, the term species may be used to refer to a list of species and sub-species |
| [l]Wildlife Trade Regulations | [l]European Commission Regulation No. 338/97 and subsequent updates |
Country/territory name abbreviations used in the Analysis
| [l]Full name | [l]Abbreviated name |
|---|---|
| [l]Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | [l]Venezuela |
| [l]Democratic Republic of the Congo | [l]DRC |
| [l]Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China | [l]Hong Kong, SAR |
| [l]Lao People’s Democratic Republic | [l]Lao PDR |
| [l]Plurinational State of Bolivia | [l]Bolivia |
| [l]The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | [l]FYR Macedonia |
| [l]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | [l]United Kingdom |
| [l]United Republic of Tanzania | [l]Tanzania |
| [l] United States of America | [l]United States |