Selected Service: Marketing permits according to species protection law / CITES
Marketing permits according to species protection law / CITES
Specimens of animals and plants of the specially protected species listed in Annex A of EC Regulation No. 338/97 require a marketing permit for sale (including exchange) or any other use against payment.
For quick access to whether a particular animal or plant species is subject to one of the above categories, use WISIA (Scientific Information System on International Species Protection), provided by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.
WISIA (Scientific Information System on International Species Conservation)
Contact the lower nature conservation authority of your county or city.
The authorization is subject to a fee. The amount of the fee depends on the value of the goods to be marketed.
EC Regulation No. 338/97
Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG)
Federal Species Protection Ordinance (BArtSchV)