Amendment to List of CITES Species (23/11/2016) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment to List of CITES Species

I, Paul Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(b) and (c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, amend the List of CITES Species established under subsection 303CA(1) of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 to this Instrument.

This Instrument will commence on day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

Dated this                    23rd       day of       November               2016

Paul Murphy

PAUL MURPHY

Assistant Secretary
Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy

Notes:

CITES means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, in force for Australia and as amended from time to time.

Amendments to ensure the List of CITES Species is consistent with Appendix III of the Convention

Insert in appropriate alphabetical order:

Taxon	Common Name	Appendix	Notation	First Listed
Apalone ferox	Florida softshell turtle	III	Listed by the United States of America	21 Nov 2016
Apalone mutica	Smooth softshell turtle	III	Listed by the United States of America	21 Nov 2016
Apalone spinifera	Spiny softshell turtle	III	Listed by the United States of America. Except subspecies included in Appendix I	21 Nov 2016
Chelydra serpentina	Common snapping turtle	III	Listed by the United States of America	21 Nov 2016
Salamandra algira	North African Fire Salamander	III	Listed by Algeria	21 Nov 2016