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Actions related to objective 5.9
| Release date | 21/08/2009 |
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Flanders:
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Brussels
Federal competence
Walloon region:
Les agents de la cellule anti braconnage font des perquisitions et des saisies éventuelles lors de possession d'espèces CITES.
Future actions
- Strengthen the CITES Scientific Authority by taking on a professional secretary who would be in charge of:
- The drawing up of preparations for the meetings of the Belgian Scientific Authority, the meetings of the Scientific Review Group and those of the CITES Animals and Plants Committee;
- Scientific advice related to the possible import of specific species-country combinations;
- New proposals for amendments that have to be submitted at the CITES Conference of Parties in order to (re)list certain endangered species in the CITES Appendices.
- Lay down procedures for coordinating national enforcement among all relevant national authorities in order to satisfy Article 17 of the Belgian Royal Decree relating to CITES, dated 9/4/2003.