1. 13.09.2015 foootnote 1 Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, State Agency for Fishery www.CITES.org CITES Enforcement in Ukraine © Copyright CITES Secretariat 2005

2. Legal Basis  Law on Ukraine’s accession to CITES of 14 May 1999  CITES in effect for Ukraine since 29 March 2000  Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On the Measures to Ensure Implementation of International Commitments of Ukraine Associated with its Accession to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora”

3. CITES Management Authorities of Ukraine  Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine (all CITES specimens except sturgeons)  State Agency for Fisheries of Ukraine (sturgeons)

4. CITES Scientific Authorities of Ukraine  I.I. Schmalhauzen Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU)  M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of NASU  Institute of Biology of Southern Seas of NASU  Southern Institute of Marine Fishery and Oceanography

5. Enforcement Agencies  Ecological inspection Cooperation with:  Customs  Police  Security Service for Ukraine

6. Permits/Certificate procedure  Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 953 of 25 July 2007 “On Adoption of Order for Granting Permits for Import and Export of Specimens of Wild Fauna and Flora, Certificates for Re-export and Introduction from the Sea of the Specified Specimens which are Subject of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora”

7. Permits/Certificate procedure In 2012 the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine which is a designated CITES Management Authority of Ukraine has issued Order No. 107 of 29 February 2012 "On adoption of forms for export and import of specimens of wild fauna and flora, a certificate for travelling exhibitions, re-export and introduction from the sea of the specified specimens which are CITES regulated objects and a sample of application for their obtaining". The Order is registered in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 18 June 2012 under No. 990/21302.

8. Publicity  Trainings, seminars for enforcement officers  Books (text of conventions, identification guidelines, presentations, CDs)  Internet

9. Publicity

10. Publicity

11. CITES Fauna and Flora in Ukraine (examples)  Birds of Prey (owls, eagles, falcons)  Brown Bear, Lynx, Wild cat  Sturgeons (6 species)  Orchids (about 70 species)  Primulaceae (Cyclamen spp.)  Ranunculaceae (Adonis vernalis)

12. Problems  Lack of enforcement officers particularly experienced in CITES  Lack of coordination  Insufficient involvement of public and NGOs  Legislation still in need to be improved  Internet trade in CITES specimens  Lack of places to keep seized live specimens

13. A case of illegal trade using Internet  Black Caviar. CITES Management Authorities of Belgium and Denmark have informed Ukrainian CITES MA that several parcels with caviar without proper CITES documentation came from Ukraine and were seized. The caviar originated from «Caviar Astrakhan» company ( www.caviarastrakhan.com). Customers told that the caviar was purchased through this site. www.caviarastrakhan.com

14. Further steps  Improvement of legislation  Internal trade control  Enhancement of control of Internet trade in CITES specimens  Enforcement  International and regional cooperation  Communication with other CITES MA and SA and with the CITES Secretariat  Active participation in the CITES bodies

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