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Official TranscriptS T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 132 WILDLIFE The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 12th February 2026 Laid before Parliament 13th February 2026 Coming into force 6th March 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 18(3) and 19(5)...
S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2026 No. 132 WILDLIFE The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Made - - - - 12th February 2026 Laid before Parliament 13th February 2026 Coming into force 6th March 2026 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 18(3) and 19(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(a) (“the Council Regulation”).
The Secretary of State has consulted the scientific authority(b) in accordance with Article 19(5) of the Council Regulation.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 6th March 2026.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Amendments to the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97
2. The Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein(c) is amended as follows.
Amendments to Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D
3. In the section headed “Notes on interpretation of Annexes A, B, C and D”—
(a) in the annotations following paragraph 12—
(i) in annotation #4, in subparagraph (f)—
(aa) after “finished products” insert “packaged and ready for retail trade”;
(bb) omit “packaged and ready for retail trade and”;
(ii) for annotation #10 substitute—
(a) EUR 1997/338. Article 18 was substituted by S.I. 2020/1395. Article 19 was amended by that instrument.
(b) See Article 2(q) of EUR 1997/338 for the definition of “scientific authority”.
(c) The Annex was amended by S.I. 2021/54, 2021/645, 2023/106 and 2024/1093.“#10 Designates all parts and derivatives, except finished musical instruments, finished musical instrument accessories and finished musical instrument parts for non- commercial trade only for the purpose of paid and unpaid performance, personal use, display, loan, competition, teaching, appraisal or repair, provided that this does not change the ownership and that such transport is not for sale, transfer or disposal of the specimen outside of the owner’s usual State of residence. Zero quota for wild-harvested specimens (source code W) traded for commercial purposes.”;
(iii) after annotation #18 insert— “#19 Designates extracts (including resins, gums and essential oils) and powder, except the following finished products, packaged and ready for retail trade: finished tablets, capsules, pills, perfumes, cosmetics, solutions, emulsions or suspensions (such as infused oils, hydrolates and tinctures), and manufactured incense products (such as incense sticks and incense cones).”;
(b) in the annotations following paragraph 17—
(i) for annotation §3 substitute— “§2 Dried and fresh plants, including, where appropriate: leaves, roots/rootstock, stems, seeds/spores, bark and fruits.”;
(ii) for annotation §4 substitute— “§4 All parts and derivatives, except: (a) seeds and pollen; (b) finished products packaged and ready for retail trade.”;
(iii) after annotation §4 insert— “§5 All logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood and transformed wood.”.
Amendments to table which sets out Annexes A to C
4. The table which sets out Annexes A to C is amended in accordance with regulations 5 and 6.
Amendments relating to FAUNA in Annexes A to C
5.—(1) Under the heading relating to ARTIODACTYLA—
(a) in the rows relating to Bovidae—
(i) after the row relating to Budorcas taxicolor (II) insert— “Budorcas Sichuan takin”; tibetana (II)
(ii) omit the row relating to Damaliscus pygargus pygargus (II);
(iii) for the row relating to Gazella dorcas (III Algeria/Tunisia) substitute— “Gazella dorcas Dorcas gazelle”;
(II)
(iv) for the row relating to Philantomba maxwelli (II) substitute— “Philantomba Maxwell’s maxwellii (II) duiker”;
(v) for the row relating to Saiga tatarica (II) substitute— “Saiga tatarica Steppe saiga”;
(II) 2(A zero export quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes, except for specimens from the population of Saiga tatarica of Kazakhstan under the following
conditions: a) Trade in only government owned whole horns, originating in Kazakhstan, stockpiled and marked in accordance with marking and traceability requirements developed by Kazakhstan; b) Prior verification by the Secretariat and Kazakhstan, in consultation with the Standing Committee through its Chair, that sufficient control mechanisms and traceability systems are already in place in Kazakhstan and trade partners;
c) Kazakhstan supervises the first shipment to each new trading partner to ensure the marking and traceability systems are in 3place and working adequately; and d) Limited to a total amount of 30 tons until CoP21 to be reviewed in
order to determine a potential for further trade based on a revised proposal.
On a proposal from the Secretariat, the Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non- compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on the saiga population).
(b) in the row relating to Giraffidae, after the row relating to Giraffa camelopardalis (II) insert— “Okapia Okapi”. johnstoni (I)
(2) Under the heading relating to CARNIVORA—
(a) in the row relating to Ailuridae, in the row relating to Ailurus fulgens (I) for “fulgens” substitute “spp.”;
(b) in the rows relating to Canidae—
(i) for the row relating to Canis lupus-
(aa) in the second column headed Canis lupus (I/II) after “39th parallel,” insert “which are listed in Annex B”;
(bb) in the third column headed Canis lupus (II) after “39th parallel,” insert “All other populations are included in Annex A”;
4(c) in the rows relating to Felidae, for the row relating to Prionailurus iriomotensis (II) substitute— “Prionailurus Iriomote cat”; bengalensis euptilurus (II)
(d) in the rows relating to Hyaenidae, for the row relating to Hyaena hyaena (III Pakistan) substitute— “Hyaena hyaena Striped hyena”;
(II)
(e) in the rows relating to Otariidae, omit the row relating to Arctocephalus townsendi (I);
(f) in the rows relating to Phocidae, after the row relating to Monachus spp. (I) insert— “Neomonachus Monk seals. spp. (I) (except Neomonachus tropicalis which is extinct and was removed from the Appendices on 5th March 2026) ”
(3) Under the heading relating to CETACEA, in the row relating to CETACEA spp. (I/II), in table note (c), after “Balaenoptera physalus,” insert “Balaenoptera ricei”.
(4) Under the heading relating to PILOSA, after the rows relating to Bradypodidae insert— “ Two toed sloths Megalonychida e Choloepus didac Southern two- tylus (II) toed sloth Choloepus hoffm Hoffmann’s two- anni (II) toed sloth”.
(5) Under the heading relating to PRIMATES, in the rows relating to Cercopithecidae—
(a) before the row relating to Cercocebus galeritus (I) insert— “Allochrocebus Sun-tailed solatus (II) monkey Cercocebus chry Golden-bellied sogaster (I) mangabey”;
(b) omit the row relating to Cercopithecus solatus (II);
(c) after the row relating to Nasalis larvatus (I) insert— “Piliocolobus Bouvier’s red bouvieri (II) colobus Piliocolobus Niger Delta red 5epieni (II) colobus”.
(6) Under the heading relating to PROBOSCIDEA, in the rows relating to Elephantidae—
(a) in the row relating to Loxodonta africana (I/II)—
(i) for “Loxodonta africana (I)” substitute “Loxodonta spp. (I)”;
(ii) after “Except for the populations of” insert “Loxodonta africana of”;
(b) for table note (d) substitute— “(d) Populations of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe (listed in Annex B):
For the exclusive purpose of allowing: (a) trade in hunting trophies for non- commercial purposes; (b) trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations; (c) trade in hides; (d) trade in hair; (e) trade in leather goods; and (f) trade in individually marked and certified Ekipas incorporated in finished jewellery for non-commercial purposes for Namibia and ivory carvings for non- commercial purposes for Zimbabwe. The Standing Committee can decide to cause this trade to cease partially or completely in the event of non-compliance by exporting or importing countries, or in the case of proven detrimental impacts of the trade on other elephant populations. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.”.
(7) Under the heading relating to CICONIIFORMES, in the rows relating to Phoenicopteridae, for the row relating to Phoenicopterus ruber (II) substitute— “Phoenicopterus Greater flamingo roseus (II) Phoenicopterus American ruber (II) flamingo”.
(8) Under the heading relating to CORACIIFORMES, in the rows relating to Bucerotidae, after the row relating to Buceros bicornis (I) insert— “Bycanistes spp. Hornbills
(II) Ceratogymna sp Hornbills”. p. (II)
(9) Under the heading relating to PASSERIFORMES—
(a) in the rows relating to Emberizidae, after the row relating to Paroaria coronata (II) insert— “ Chestnut-bellied Sporophila angol seed-finch ensis (II) Sporophila atrir Black-billed ostris (II) seed-finch Sporophila Large-billed crassirostris(II) seed-finch Sporophila funer Thick-billed ea (II) seed-finch Sporophila maxi Great-billed miliani (I) seed-finch Sporophila nutti Nicaraguan seed- ngi (II) finch”;
(b) in the rows relating to Muscicapidae, in the row relating to Copysychus malabaricus (II), for “Copysychus” substitute “Copsychus”.
6(10) Under the heading relating to FALCONIFORMES—
(a) in the row relating to FALCONIFORMES spp. (II), after “Caracara lutosa” insert “which is not subject to this Regulation”;
(b) in the rows relating to Accipitridae—
(i) for the row relating to Circus cyaneus (II) substitute— “Circus cyaneus Hen harrier
(II) Circus hudsonius Northern harrier”
(II) ;
(ii) after the row relating to Gypaetus barbatus (II) insert— “ White-backed Gyps africanus ( vulture”;
I)
(iii) after the row relating to Gyps fulvus (II) insert— “ Rüppell’s vulture Gyps rueppelli (I ”; )
(iv) omit the row relating to Leucopternis occidentalis (II);
(v) after the row relating to Pithecophaga jefferyi (I) insert— “Pseudastur Grey-backed occidentalis (II) hawk”.
(11) Under the heading relating to GALLIFORMES, in the rows relating to Phasianidae, omit the row relating to Lophura hatinhensis (II).
(12) Under the heading relating to SAURIA—
(a) in the rows relating to Agamidae, in the rows relating to Ceratophora aspera (II), Ceratophora stoddartii (II) and Lyriocephalus scutatus (II), after “Zero” insert “export”.
(b) in the rows relating to Anguidae, after the row relating to Abronia meledona (I) insert— “Caribicus Hispaniolan gian warreni (I) t galliwasp”;
(c) omit the rows relating to Eublepharidae (including the rows relating to Goniurosaurus spp. (II), Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (III Japan), Goniurosaurus orientalis (III Japan), Goniurosaurus sengokui (III Japan), Goniurosaurus splendens (III Japan), Goniurosaurus toyamai (III Japan) and Goniurosaurus yamashinae (III Japan));
(d) in the rows relating to Gekkonidae, after the row relating to Gonatodes daudini (I) insert— “ Tiger geckos Goniurosaurus s pp. (II) (Except the species native to Japan and the species included in 7Annex C) Goniurosaurus Kuroiwa’s kuroiwae (III ground gecko Japan) #18 Goniurosaurus Japanese cave orientalis (III gecko Japan) #18 Goniurosaurus Sengoku’s gecko sengokui (III Japan) #18 Goniurosaurus Banded ground splendens (III gecko Japan) #18 Goniurosaurus Toyama’s toyamai (III ground gecko Japan) #18 Goniurosaurus Yamashina’s yamashinae (III ground gecko”;
Japan) #18
(e) in the rows relating to Gekkonidae, for the row relating to Phyllurus spp. (III Australia) substitute— “Phyllurus spp. Australian leaf- (III Australia) tailed geckos (Except for the species included in Annex B) Phyllurus Mount Elliot amnicola (II) leaf-tailed gecko Phyllurus caudia Ringed thin-tail nnulatus (II) gecko”;
(f) in the rows relating to Iguanidae—
(i) for the row relating to Amblyrhynchus cristatus (II) substitute— “Amblyrhynchus Marine iguana”; cristatus (I)
(ii) in the row relating to Conolophus spp. (II) substitute— “Conolophus Galápagos land i spp. (I) guanas”;
(iii) after the row relating to Ctenosaura spp. (II) insert— “Cachryx Campeche spiny- alfredschmidti tailed iguana
(II) Cachryx Yucatán spiny- defensor (II) tailed iguana”;
(g) in the rows relating to Lacertidae, before the row relating to Gallotia simonyi (I) insert— “Gallotia spp. Wall lizards”. (III EU) 8(Except for the species included in Annex A)
(13) Under the heading relating to SERPENTES—
(a) in the rows relating to Boidae, omit the row relating to Epicrates inornatus (II);
(b) in the rows relating to Colubridae—
(i) after the row relating to Atretium schistosum (III India) insert— “Boiga Indian egg- westermanni (II) eating snake”;
(ii) omit the row relating to Elachistodon westermanni (II);
(c) in the rows relating to Pythonidae, in the row relating to Python molorus (I), for “molorus” substitute “molurus”;
(d) in the rows relating to Viperidae—
(i) after the row relating to Atheris desaixi (II) insert— “Bitis harenna Ethiopian
(I) mountain adder Bitis parviocula Bale mountains
(I) adder”;
(ii) in the row relating to Crotalus durissus (III Honduras), after “Crotalus durissus (III Honduras)” insert “(Except for the subspecies included in Annex B)”.
(14) Under the heading relating to TESTUDINES—
(a) in the rows relating to Chelidae—
(i) for the row relating to Chelus fimbriata (II) substitute— “Chelus Mata mata”; fimbriatus (II) (includes Chelus orinocensis)
(ii) omit the row relating to Chelus orinocensis (II);
(b) in the rows relating to Chelydridae, in the row relating to Machrochelys temminckii (II), for “Machrochelys” substitute “Macrochelys”;
(c) in the rows relating to Geoemydidae, in the row relating to Cuora galbinfrons (I), for “galbinfrons” substitute “galbinifrons”;
(d) in the rows relating to Geoemydidae, omit the rows relating to Mauremys iversoni (III China), Mauremys megalocephala (III China), Mauremys pritchardi (III China), Ocadia glyphistoma (III China), Ocadia philippeni (III China) and Sacalia pseudocellata (III China);
(e) in the rows relating to Testudinidae, after the row relating to Gopherus flavomarginatus (I) insert— “ Home’s hinged- Kinixys homeana backed tortoise”.
(I) 9(15) Under the heading relating to ANURA—
(a) in the rows relating to Myobatrachidae, in the row relating to Rheobatrachus spp. (II) after “Rheobatrachus vitellinus” insert “which are not included in the Annexes”;
(b) after the row relating to Rheobatrachus spp. (II) insert— “Ranidae True frogs Pelophylax Epirus water epeiroticus (II) frog (This inclusion has effect from the beginning of 5th June 2027) Pelophylax Pool frog lessonae (II) (This inclusion has effect from the beginning of 5th June 2027) Pelophylax ridib Marsh frog undus (II) (This inclusion has eff ect from the beginning of 5th June 2027) Pelophylax shqip Albanian pool ericus (II) frog”.
(This inclusion has eff ect from the beginning of 5th June 2027)
(16) Under the heading relating to CARCHARHINIFORMES—
(a) for the row relating to Carcharhinidae spp. (II) substitute— “Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks” spp. (II) ; (Except for the species included in Annex A)
(b) omit the row relating to Cacharhinus falciformis (II);
(c) for the row relating to Carcharhinus longimanus (II) substitute— “Carcharhinus Oceanic whitetip longimanus (I) shark”;
(d) after the row relating to Sphyrnidae spp. (II) insert— 10“Triakidae Houndsharks Galeorhinus Tope, school galeus (II) shark (This inclusion has effect from the beginning of 5 June 2027) Mustelus spp. Smoothhounds”.
(II) (This inclusion has effect from the beginning of 5 June 2027)
(17) Under the heading relating to MYLIOBATIFORMES, for the rows relating to Myliobatidae (including the row relating to Mobula spp. (II)) substitute— “Mobulidae Mobulids Mobulidae spp. Manta and devil
(I) rays”.
(18) Under the heading relating to ORECTOLOBIFORMES, in the rows relating to Rhincodontidae, for the row relating to Rhincodon typus (II) substitute— “Rhincodon Whale shark”. typus (I)
(19) Under the heading relating to PRISTIFORMES, omit the rows relating to PRISTIFORMES (including the rows relating to Pristidae and Pristidae spp. (I)).
(20) Under the heading relating to RHINOPRISTIFORMES—
(a) in the rows relating to Glaucostegidae—
(i) for the row relating to Glaucostegus spp. (II) substitute— “Glaucostegus Giant guitarfish” spp. (II) ; (A zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes)
(ii) after the row relating to Glaucostegus spp. (II) insert— “Pristidae spp.(I) Sawfishes”;
(b) in the rows relating to Rhinidae, for the row relating to Rhinidae spp. (II) substitute— “Rhinidae spp. Wedgefishes”;
(II) 11(A zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes)
(c) in the rows relating to Rhinobatidae, after the row relating to Rhinobatidae spp. (II) insert— “ SQUALIFORME S Centrophoridae Gulper sharks Centrophoridae Gulper sharks.” spp. (II) (This inclusion has effect from 5th June 2027)
(21) Under the heading relating to ASPIDOCHIROTIDA, in the rows relating to Stichopodidae, in the row relating to Thelenota spp. (II), omit “(This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th May 2024)”.
(22) Under the heading relating to HOLOTHURIIDA, in the rows relating to Holothuriidae, after the row relating to Holothuria fuscogilva (II) insert— “Holothuria Golden sandfish” lessoni (II) . (This inclusion has effect from the beginning of 5th June 2027)
(23) Under the heading relating to ARANEAE, in the rows relating to Theraphosidae—
(a) after the row relating to Caribena versicolor (III EU) insert— “Grammostola Chilean rose rosea (II) tarantula”;
(b) in the row relating to Tlitocatl spp. (II), for “Tlitocatl” substitute “Tliltocatl”.
Amendments relating to FLORA in Annexes A to C
6.—(1) Under the heading relating to AMARYLLIDACEAE, after the row relating to Sternbergia spp. (II) insert— “ANACAMPSE ROTACEAE Anacampseros Purslanes. spp. (II) 12(Except for the species included in Annex A) #4 Anacampseros quinaria (I)”
(2) Under the heading relating to BIGNONIACEAE, in the rows relating to Handroanthus spp.
(II), Roseodendron spp. (II) and Tabebuia spp. (II) omit “(This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th November 2024)”.
(3) Under the heading relating to EUPHORBIACEAE, after the row relating to Euphorbia ambovombensis (I) insert— “Euphorbia bupl Cycad spurge”. eurifolia (I)
(4) Under the heading relating to LEGUMINOSAE (FABACEAE)—
(a) in the row relating to Dipteryx spp. (II) omit “(This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th November 2024)”;
(b) omit the row relating to Dipteryx panamensis (III Costa Rica/Nicaragua).
(5) Under the heading relating to LILIACEAE—
(a) in the row relating to Aloe compressa (I) omit “, rugosquamosa”;
(b) omit the row relating to Aloe pillansii (I);
(c) after the row relating to Aloe rauhii (I) insert— “Aloe rugosquamosa
(I)”;
(d) omit the row relating to Aloe suzannae (I);
(e) after the row relating to Aloe vossii (I) insert— “Aloestrela Suzanne’s tree suzannae (I) aloe Aloiampelos spp. Rambling aloes
(II) Aloidendron spp. Tree aloes
(II) (Except for the species included in Annex A) Aloidendron Giant quiver tree pillansii (I) Aristaloe Lace aloe aristata (II) Gonialoe spp. Partridge aloes
(II) Kumara spp. (II) Fan aloes.”
(6) Under the heading relating to ORCHIDACEAE, after the row relating to ORCHIDACEAE spp. (II), in the row that starts “For all of the following Annex A orchid species”, before “or re- exported” insert “, exported”.
(7) Under the heading relating to PALMAE (ARECACEAE), after the row relating to Dypsis decipiens (I) insert— 13“Jubaea Chilean palm”. chilensis (I)
(8) Under the heading relating to PODOCARPACEAE, for the row relating to Podocarpus parlatorei (I) substitute— “Podocarpus Parlatore’s parlatorei (II) podocarp”. (Zero export quota for wild taken specimens for commercial purposes)
(9) Under the heading relating to PORTULACACEAE, omit the rows relating to Anacampseros spp. (II) and Avonia spp. (II).
(10) Under the heading relating to VALERIANACEAE, in the row relating to Nardostachys grandiflora (II) for “grandiflora” substitute “jatamansi”.
Amendments to table which sets out Annex D
7.—(1) The table which sets out Annex D is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In relation to FAUNA—
(a) under the heading relating to MAMMALIA, omit the rows relating to DIPROTODONTIA (including the rows relating to Macropodidae, Dendrolagus dorianus, Dendrolagus goodfellowi, Dendrolagus matschiei, Dendrolagus pulcherrimus and Dendrolagus stellarum);
(b) under the heading relating to AVES—
(i) omit the rows relating to COLUMBIFORMES (including the rows relating to Columbidae, Columba oenops, Didunculus strigirostris, Ducula pickeringii, Gallicolumba crinigera, Ptilinopus marchei and Turacoena modesta);
(ii) omit the rows relating to GALLIFORMES (including the rows relating to Cracidae, Crax alector, Pauxi unicornis, Penelope pileata, Megapodiidae, Eulipoa wallacei, Phasianidae, Arborophila gingica, Lophura bulweri, Lophura diardi and Lophura inornata);
(iii) omit the rows relating to PASSERIFORMES (including the rows relating to Bombycillidae, Bombycilla japonica, Corvidae, Cyanocorax caeruleus, Cyanocorax dickeyi, Cotingidae, Procnias nudicollis, Emberizidae, Dacnis nigripes, Sporophila falcirostris, Sporophila frontalis, Sporophila hypochroma, Sporophila palustris, Estrildidae, Amandava amandava, Cryptospiza reichenovii, Erythrura coloria, Erythrura viridifacies, Estrilda quartinia, Hypargos niveoguttatus, Lonchura griseicapilla, Lonchura punctulata, Lonchura stygia, Fringillidae, Carduelis ambigua, Carduelis atrata, Kozlowia roborowskii, Pyrrhula erythaca, Serinus canicollis, Serinus citrinelloides hypostictus, Icteridae, Sturnella militaris, Muscicapidae, Cochoa azurea, Cochoa purpurea, Garrulax formosus, Garrulax galbanus, Garrulax milnei, Niltava davidi, Stachyris whiteheadi, Swynnertonia swynnertoni, Turdus dissimilis, Pittidae, Pitta nipalensis, Pitta steerii, Sittidae, Sitta magna, Sitta yunnanensis, Sturnidae, Lamprotornis regius, Mino dumontii and Sturnus erythropygius);
(c) under the heading relating to SAURIA—
(i) before the rows relating to Gekkonidae insert— 14“Agamidae Agamas Otocryptis wiegmanni Wiegmann’s Agama Cordylidae Spiny-tail lizards Platysaurus imperator Emperor flat lizard”;
(ii) in the rows relating to Gekkonidae—
(aa) omit the row relating to Teratoscincus microlepis;
(bb) for the row relating to Teratoscincus scincus substitute— “Teratoscincus scincus Common wonder geckos”; (includes Teratoscincus scincus rustamowi, T. s. keyserlingii and T. s. scincus)
(iii) in the rows relating to Gerrhosauridae—
(aa) before the row relating to Zonosaurus karsteni insert— “Tracheloptychus petersi Malagasy plated lizard”;
(bb) the row relating to Zonosaurus quadrilineatus insert— “Zonosaurus maximus Southeastern girdled lizard”;
(d) under the heading relating to SERPENTES—
(i) in the rows relating to Colubridae—
(aa) for the row relating to Homalopsis buccata substitute— “Homalopsis spp. §1 Masked water snakes”
(bb) omit the row relating to Rhabdophis subminiatus;
(ii) in the rows relating to Viperidae, for the row relating to Calloselasma rhodostoma substitute— Pseudocerastes spp. False horned vipers”; (Except for the species included in Annex B)
(e) under the heading relating to ANURA—
(i) before the rows relating to Dicroglossidae insert— “Bufonidae Toads Atelopus spp. Harlequin toads”; (Except for the species included in Annex A)
(ii) omit the rows relating to Ranidae (including the row relating to Pelophylax shqiperica);
15(f) under the heading relating to CAUDATA, in the rows relating to Salamandridae, omit the row relating to Echinotriton andersoni;
(g) under the heading INSECTA, omit the rows relating to LEPIDOPTERA (including the rows relating to Papilionidae, Baronia brevicornis, Papilio grosesmithi and Papilio maraho).
(3) In relation to FLORA—
(a) under the heading relating to AGAVACEAE, omit the row relating to Calibanus hookeri;
(b) under the heading relating to ARACEAE, omit the rows relating to Biarum davisii ssp. marmarisense and Biarum ditschianum;
(c) before the heading relating to COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE) insert— “BURSERACEAE Burseras Aucoumea klaineana §5 Gabon mahogany Boswellia spp. §4 Frankincense”;
(d) under the heading relating to COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)—
(i) omit the rows relating to Othonna cacalioides, Othonna clavifolia, Othonna hallii, Othonna lepidocaulis and Othonna retrorsa;
(ii) in the row relating to Arnica montana, for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(e) under the heading relating to ERICACEAE, in the row relating to Arctostaphylos uva- ursi, for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(f) under the heading relating to GENTIANACEAE, in the row relating to Gentiana lutea, for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(g) before the rows relating to LILIACEAE insert— “LEGUMINOSAE Legumes
(FABACEAE) Millettia stuhlmannii §5 Panga-panga Pterocarpus macrocarpus §4 Burma padauk”;
(h) under the heading relating to LYCOPODIACEAE, in the row relating to Lycopodium clavatum, for “§3” substitute“§2”;
(i) under the heading relating to MELIACEAE insert— “Entandrophragma Sapele mahogany”; cylindricum §5
(j) under the heading relating to MENYANTHACEAE, in the row relating to Menyanthes trifoliata, for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(k) under the heading relating to PARMELIACEAE, in the row relating to Cetraria islandica, for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(l) under the heading relating to PASSIFLORACEAE, in the row relating to Adenia pechuelli, for “pechuelli” substitute “pechuelii”;
(m) under the heading relating to PEDALIACEAE—
(i) in the row relating to Harpagophytum spp., for “§3” substitute “§2”;
(ii) after the row relating to Harpagophytum spp. insert— “SANTALACEAE Sandalwoods Okoubaka aubrevillei §2 Death tree SAPOTACEAE Sapodillas Baillonella toxisperma §5 Moabi”;
16(n) omit the rows relating to PORTULACACEAE (including the rows relating to Ceraria carrissoana and Ceraria fruticulosa).
Mary Creagh Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 12th February 2026 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations implement changes to the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (ratified by the United Kingdom on 2nd August
1976) which were notified to Parties to the Convention under Notification numbers 2025/002, 2025/109 and 2026/005.
Regulations 2 to 7 amend the Annex to the assimilated EU law version of Council Regulation
(EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EUR 1997/338). That Annex contains two tables, the first setting out Annexes A to C to the Council Regulation, the second setting out Annex D to that Regulation.
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