Negative opinions

The table below summarises trade reported by EU Member States in 2014 in potential contravention of SRG negative opinions. The negative opinion for Acanthophyllia deshayesiana was formed towards the end of 2014 (08/12/2014) and it is very likely that the trade occurred before this date[1]. There were eight cases where trade in source D Encephalartos species from South Africa to Greece was reported by the exporter as Purpose T (commercial), whereas corresponding import permits reported the trade as Purpose P (personal); these were therefore included in the table below.


EU imports reported by EU Member States in 2014 in potential contravention of negative opinions of the Scientific Review Group. Quantities rounded to one decimal place, where applicable.

[l]Taxon [l]Annex [l]Origin (Re-exporter) [l]Importer [l]Purpose [l]Source [r]Qty (Imp.) [r]Qty (Exp.) [l]Term (unit) [l]SRG opinion in place since [l]Opinion notes
[l][i]Encephalartos arenarius[/i] (Alexandria cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]3 [r] 3 [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos cerinus[/i] (Waxen cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]5 [r]5  [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos cupidus[/i] (Blyde river cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]6 [r]6  [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos dyerianus[/i] (Lowveld cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]6 [r] 6 [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos eugene-maraisii[/i] (Waterberg cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]6 [r] 6 [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos inopinus[/i] (Lydenberg cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]20 [r]20  [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos latifrons[/i] (Albany cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]5 [r]5  [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Encephalartos middelburgensis[/i] (Middelburg cycad) [l]A [l]South Africa [l]Greece [l]P (T) [l]D [r]6 [r]6  [l]live [l]20/06/2011 [l]Source D – Captive-bred/artificially propagated (Appendix I).
[l][i]Ornithoptera croesus[/i] (Wallace’s golden birdwing) [l]B [l]Indonesia [l]Denmark [l]T [l]R [r]115 [r] [l]bodies [l]06/12/2013 [l]Source R – Ranched
[l][i]Acanthophyllia deshayesiana[/i] [l]B [l]Indonesia [l]Italy [l]T [l]W [r]14 [r]46 [l]live [l]08/12/2014 [l]
[l][i]Prunus africana[/i] (African cherry) [l]B [l]Cameroon (Morocco) [l]France [l]T [l]W [r]100 [r] [l]bark (kg) [l]30/11/2009 [l]Except where conditions under the subsequent positive opinions are met (positive opinion formed for bark from specific regions, subject to quotas and clear indication of origin in the export permit)

Key:‘Qty (Imp.)’= quantity reported by the importer; ‘Qty (Exp.)’= quantity reported by the exporter. See Glossary of terms for a complete list of purpose and source codes.

[1] Prior to this, A. deshayesiana had a no opinion ii) formed on 03/09/2014.

The table below summarises trade reported by trading partners only in 2014 that may have been in contravention of negative opinions of the SRG.


EU imports reported by trading partners only in 2014 in potential contravention of negative opinions of the Scientific Review Group. (N.B. EU Member States did not report these transactions, and it is possible that the trade did not take place.) Quantities rounded to one decimal place, where applicable.

[l]Taxon [l]Annex [l]Origin (Re-exporter) [l]Importer [l]Purpose [l]Source [r]Qty (Exp.) [l]Term (unit) [l]SRG opinion in place since [l]Opinion notes
[l][i]Ursus maritimus[/i] (Polar bear) [l]B [l]Canada (Norway) [l]Sweden [l]T [l]W [r]1 [l]skins [l]02/12/2008 [l]Baffin Bay and Kane Basin subpopulations
[l][i]Ursus maritimus[/i] (Polar bear) [l]B [l]Canada (Norway) [l]United Kingdom [l]T [l]W [r]1 [l]skins [l]02/12/2008 [l]Baffin Bay and Kane Basin subpopulations
[l][i]Iguana iguana[/i] (Green iguana) [l]B [l]Suriname [l]Netherlands [l]T [l]W [r]2000 [l]live [l]07/02/2013 [l]
[l][i]Python regius[/i] (Ball python) [l]B [l]Ghana (United States) [l]United Kingdom [l]T [l]R [r]700 [l]live [l]06/12/2013 [l]Source R – Ranched
[l][i]Python regius[/i] (Ball python) [l]B [l]Ghana [l]Czech Republic [l]T [l]R [r]200 [l]live [l]06/12/2013 [l]Source R – Ranched
[l][i]Mantella baroni[/i] (Baron’s mantella) [l]B [l]Madagascar [l]Netherlands [l]T [l]W [r]200 [l]live [l]02/12/2011 [l]
[l][i]Acanthophyllia deshayesiana[/i] [l]B [l]Indonesia [l]Austria [l]T [l]W [r]10 [l]live [l]02/12/2011 [l]
[l][i]Acanthophyllia deshayesiana[/i] [l]B [l]Indonesia [l]Greece [l]T [l]W [r]5 [l]live [l]02/12/2011 [l]

Key: ‘Qty (Exp.)’= quantity reported by the exporter. See Glossary of terms for a complete list of purpose and source codes.