The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Fees) Regulations 2009
These Regulations specify fees which are payable to the Secretary of State in relation to applications for certain permits and certificates specified in Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 (OJ No. L61, 3.3.97, p. 1) (“the Council Regulation”), which relates to the protection of species of wild fauna and flora, and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 865/06 (OJ No. L166, 19.6.06, p. 1), which provides further details in connection with the regime set out in the Council Regulation. Those Regulations apply the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (ratified by the United Kingdom on 2nd August 1976). The issue of such permits or certificates allows certain trading or other activities in relation to specimens (animals or plants, or parts or derivatives of animals or plants) which are included in a relevant Annex to the Council Regulation.