Glossary of terms

Purpose of trade

CodeDescription
BBreeding in captivity or artificial propagation
EEducational
GBotanical gardens
HHunting trophy
LLaw enforcement/judicial/forensic
MMedical (including biomedical research)
NReintroduction or introduction into the wild
PPersonal
QCircus or travelling exhibition
SScientific
TCommercial
ZZoo
Source: Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP16)

 

Source of specimens

CodeDescription
APlants that are artificially propagated in accordance with Resolution Conf. 11.11 (Rev. CoP15), as well as parts and derivatives thereof, exported under the provisions of Article VII, paragraph 5 (specimens of species included in Appendix I that have been propagated artificially for non-commercial purposes and specimens of species included in Appendices II and III)
CAnimals bred in captivity in accordance with Resolution Conf. 10.16 (Rev.), as well as parts and derivatives thereof, exported under the provisions of Article VII, paragraph 5
DAppendix-I animals bred in captivity for commercial purposes in operations included in the Secretariat's Register, in accordance with Resolution Conf. 12.10 (Rev. CoP15), and Appendix-I plants artificially propagated for commercial purposes, as well as parts and derivatives thereof, exported under the provisions of Article VII, paragraph 4, of the Convention
FAnimals born in captivity (F1 or subsequent generations) that do not fulfil the definition of ‘bred in captivity’ in Resolution Conf. 10.16 (Rev.), as well as parts and derivatives thereof
IConfiscated or seized specimens
OPre-Convention specimens
RRanched specimens: specimens of animals reared in a controlled environment, taken as eggs or juveniles from the wild, where they would otherwise have had a very low probability of surviving to adulthood
USource unknown (must be justified)
XSpecimens taken in “the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State”
WSpecimens taken from the wild
Source: Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP16)

 

ISO codes of countries in the Region

ISO CodeName
CRCosta Rica
DODominican Republic
GTGuatemala
HNHonduras
NINicaragua
PAPanama
SVEl Salvador
Source: Resolution Conf. 11.17 (Rev. CoP14)