CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
| An international agreement between governments. CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of The World Conservation Union. The text of the Convention was finally agreed on 3 March 1973, and on 1 July 1975 CITES entered in force. CITES is an international agreement to which States (countries) adhere voluntarily. Although CITES is legally binding on the Parties - it does not take the place of national laws. Rather it provides a framework to be respected by each Party, which has to adopt its own domestic legislation to make sure that CITES is implemented at the national level. |
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Contact Details: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES Secretariat International Environment House Chemin des Anemones Chatelaine Geneva CH-1219 SWITZERLAND Tel: (+41) 22 917 8139/40 Fax: (+41) 22 797 3417 Website: http://www.cites.org |
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