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CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
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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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CITES AIMS
- To ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals
and plants does not threaten their survival
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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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