Codes for purpose of trade
| Code | 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 |
| [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 |
Codes for source of specimens in trade
| Code | 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[1] |
| [l]O | [l]Pre-Convention specimens[1] |
| [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 |
[1]To be used only in conjunction with another source code
Terms used in the Analysis
| Term | 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 the CITES Appendices |
| [l]Article | [l]Refers to an article in the CITES Convention text |
| [l]Captive-produced | [l]Refers collectively to source codes A, C, D and F (a full list of sources is provided in Annex D) |
| [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]Commodity | [l]Item in trade (for example, live animals) |
| [l]EU | [l]European Union |
| [l]Exporter | [l]Country of export |
| [l]Importer | [l]Country of import |
| [l]Member States | [l]The 28 countries that were Member States of the European Union in 2014 |
| [l]Species | [l]For simplicity, the term species may be used to refer to a list of species and sub-species |
| [l]Term | [l]The description of a particular item in trade, as reported in CITES annual reports (for example, live or meat), in accordance with Annex VII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 |
| [l]Wildlife Trade Regulations | [l]European Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and subsequent updates |
Country/territory name abbreviations used in the Analysis
| Full name | 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]The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | [l]FYR Macedonia |
| [l]Plurinational State of Bolivia | [l]Bolivia |
| [l]Russian Federation | [l]Russia |
| [l]Taiwan province of China | [l]Taiwan PoC |
| [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 |