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1. Promulgated on August 16, 2010 |
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Article 1
These regulations are enacted pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 13-1 of the Foreign Trade Act
(hereafter referred to as “the Act”).
Article 2
The management authority hereto is referred to the Ministry of Economic Affairs; and the executing agency
hereto is referred to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (hereafter referred to as “the BOFT”).
Article 3
The endangered species of fauna, flora and products thereof, hereto are referred to the species listed in
Appendix I, Appendix II, and Appendix III of the endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Hereafter
referred to as “Appendix I, Appendix II, and Appendix III).
Article 4
Unless otherwise specified by the management authority, when importing endangered
species of wild fauna, flora, and products thereof, importer shall submit a Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (hereafter referred to as “CITES”) certificate or
other certificates relating to importation.
Article 5
When importing endangered species of wild fauna, flora, and products thereof, importer shall list the
following information of the imported goods in the import declaration: the scientific name, the common
name, and the certificate number of the CITES certificate or other permit issued by the exporting country.
Article 6
The import of endangered species of wild fauna, flora, and products thereof, shall comply with the CITES
certificate or other permits issued by the exporting country.
Importer shall submit the CITES certificate or other permits issued by the exporting country, if the
certificate or permit contains the fields for the actual quantity of exportation, and signature and
stamp, then the exporting country shall list the quantity and display the stamp.
When performing verification, the importing customs shall mark down the import declaration number and the
item number or those of the relevant documents, and proceeds to submit the original copies of the CITES
certificate or other permits to the BOFT.
Article 7
Exporting Country, prior to issuing the CITES certificates for the endangered species of wild fauna,
flora, and products thereof, included in Appendix I; if it requires to obtain a CITES import permit in
advance, the importer shall submit the following documents to the BOFT:
1.A complete CITES import permit application;
2.Approval documents issued by the central industry competent authority;
3.Other documents as specified.
Article 8
The export of the endangered species of wild faunas and products thereof, included in Appendices I and II
shall require a prior grant of the CITES export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES export permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES export permit application;
2.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for exportation of the endangered species of fauna and its products thereof, in
Appendix I and the wild animals and its products thereof, as referred to Article 13-1, paragraph 2 and
stipulated by the Wildlife Conservation Law, in addition to complying with the preceding regulations,
shall submit the approval documents issued by the central industry competent authority.
Article 9
The re-export of the endangered species of fauna and products thereof, included in Appendices I and II
shall require a prior grant of the CITES re-export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES export permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES re-export permit application;
2.Import declaration form or other relevant documents issued by the importing customs;
3.A photocopy of the CITES export permit issued by the exporting country; verified and registered by the
importing customs;
4.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for re-exportation of the endangered species of fauna and its related product included
in Appendix I and of the wild animals and its products thereof, as referred to Article 13-1, paragraph 2
and stipulated by the Wildlife Conservation Law, in addition to complying with the preceding regulations,
shall submit the approval documentation issued by the central industry competent authority.
Article 10
The export of the endangered species of flora and products thereof, included in Appendices I and II,
shall require a prior grant of the CITES export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES export permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES export permit application;
2.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for the endangered species of flora and products thereof, included in Appendix I, in
addition to complying with the preceding regulation, shall submit the approval documentation issued by
the central industry competent authority.
Article 11
The re-export of the endangered flora and products thereof, included in Appendices I and II, shall
require a prior grant of the CITE re-export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES re-export permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES re-export permit application;
2.Import declaration form or other relevant documents;
3.A photocopy of the CITES export permit issued by the exporting party, and verified and registered by
the importing customs;
4.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for the endangered flora and products thereof, included in Appendix I, in addition to
complying with the preceding regulation, shall submit the approval documentation issued by the central
industry competent authority.
Article 12
The export of the endangered fauna, flora, and products thereof, included in Appendix III, shall require
a prior grant of the CITES export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES other permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES other permit application;
2.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for exportation of the endangered species of fauna and its related product included in
Appendix I and of the wild animals and its products thereof, as referred to Article 13-1, paragraph 2 and
stipulated by the Wildlife Conservation Law, in addition to complying with the preceding regulations,
shall submit the approval documentation issued by the central industry competent authority.
Article 13
The re-export of the endangered fauna, flora and products thereof, included in Appendices III, shall
require a prior grant of the CITE re-export permit from the BOFT.
Exporter applying for the aforementioned CITES re-export permit, shall submit the following documents:
1.A complete CITES other permit application;
2.Import declaration form or other relevant documents;
3.A photocopy of the CITES permit issued by the exporting party, and verified and registered by the
importing customs;
4.Other documents as specified.
Exporter applying for re-exportation of the endangered species of fauna and its related product included
in Appendix III and of the wild animals and its products thereof, as referred to Article 13-1, paragraph
2 and stipulated by the Wildlife Conservation Law, in addition to complying with the preceding
regulations, shall submit the approval documentation issued by the central industry competent authority.
Article 14
The export of the endangered species of fauna, flora, and products thereof, shall be processed in
accordance with the provisions of the CITES issued by the BOFT or other certificates.
Exporting customs shall mark the actual quantity of exportation on the aforementioned permit and apply
signature and seal of the exporting customs agency.
Exporter shall attach the aforementioned certificate, marked with the actual quantity of exportation,
signed and sealed by the exporting customs, to the exporting commodities.
Article 15
Exporter when exporting endangered species of fauna, flora, and products thereof, shall submit the
following information singly in export declaration form or other relevant documents: the scientific name
and the common name of the exporting goods; The permit number issued by the BOFT or the number, items,
and relevant information of other permits.
If the exporter declares exportation without the export declaration form, exporting customs shall
transfer the permit or the photocopy thereof, to the BOFT after verification.
Article 16
If exporter lost the permit issued by the BOFT, prior to the exportation or during shipping, exporter
shall apply to the BOFT for de-registration of the permit.
Article 17
If exporter lost the permit issued by the BOFT, prior to the exportation and applied for de-registration
as the preceding item stipulates, exporter shall submit the following documents to the BOFT for
application of re-issuance:
1.A complete CITES export permit, re-export permit, or other permit application;
2.Documentary explanation of loss of the permit.
Article 18
If exporter lost the permit issued by the BOFT, during the shipping and applied for de-registration as
Article 16 stipulates, shall submit the following documents to the BOFT for re-issuance:
1.A complete CITES export permit, re-export permit, or other permit application;
2.Documentary explanation of loss of the permit;
3.Export declaration or other relevant documents issued by the exporting customs;
4.Proof of the responsible shipping firms;
5.Other documents as specified.
Article 19
The BOFT determines format of the CITES certificate and permit.
Article 20
Application for the CITES permit or other certificates shall be done electronically; the BOFT shall issue
a documentary permit after approval. However, in the case of technical difficulties from the BOFT system,
application can be done documentarily.
Article 21
The CITES certificate and other permits have a validity of no more than six (6) months, counting from the
date of issuance, and hold a restriction of one-time export and import. However for certain specific
goods, a certificate or permit of shorter validity length can be issued.
Article 22
If any error is found in the Certificate or other permits prior to customs declaration, shall submit the
original permit and apply for de-registration and re-issuance. Application of editing is prohibited.
Article 23
The CITES certificate and other permits shall be used within the validity period; extension of the
validity period is prohibited.
Article 24
The management authority shall proclaim other provisions related to endangered species of fauna, flora,
and products thereof.
Article 25
Export and Import of endangered species of fauna, flora, and products thereof, shall preserve all
transaction documents and information related to the import and export, for no less than five (5) years,
counting from the release of the exporting/importing goods.
Article 26
These regulations will be in full force and fully effective from the date of announcement.
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