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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 November 2014 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 November 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Animals: Imports

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to collect information on whether animals imported from (a) inside and (b) outside the EU were bred in captivity or caught from the wild.

Answer

Under CITES, animal species which are imported into the UK from outside the EU must have an export certificate from the country of export stating whether that animal has been taken from the wild or is captive bred. Animals arriving from another EU Member State will only have such information if listed on Annex A (the highest level of protection) of Council Regulation 338/97 which implements CITES in the EU.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215761
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Animals Imports
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk