a. Disposal of Illegally Traded, Confiscated and Accumulated Specimens
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CITES World: The confiscation of illegally-traded or -possessed specimens of CITES-listed species (Number 16 - December 2005)
Disposal of Illegally Traded, Confiscated and Accumulated Specimens
There is only one instance where a non-detriment finding may be made by a Management Authority, and it concerns the disposal of illegally traded, confiscated and accumulated specimens.
Resolution Conf. 9.10 (Rev. CoP15), states that:
"...when applying Article IV, paragraphs 2 (b) and 5 (a), of the Convention to specimens of species in Appendix II that have been confiscated as a result of attempts to import or export them illegally and that have subsequently been sold by the Management Authority, having satisfied itself that this would not be detrimental to the survival of the species, the specimens be deemed to have been obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and with the laws of the State for the protection of fauna and flora for the purposes of issuing export permits or re-export certificates..."