Legal provisions of COM(2023)799 - EU position on submitting proposals for amendment of Appendices II and III of the Convention on the Conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats with a view to the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention

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dossier COM(2023)799 - EU position on submitting proposals for amendment of Appendices II and III of the Convention on the Conservation of European ...
document COM(2023)799 EN
date December 20, 2023

Article 1

1. The Commission is hereby authorised to submit to the Standing Committee to the Convention, on behalf of the Union, a proposal to move the wolf (Canis lupus) species from Appendix II on “Strictly protected fauna species” to Appendix III on “Protected fauna species”.

2. The Commission shall communicate this proposal to the Secretariat of the Convention.

Article 2

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention shall be to support removing the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II and adding it to Appendix III of the Convention.

Article 3

Refinement of the positions referred to in Articles 1 and 2 may be agreed to, in the light of developments in the Standing Committee, by the representatives of the Union, in consultation with Member States during on-the-spot coordination meetings, without a further decision of the Council.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.