Merkblatt zur Ein- und Ausfuhr
geschŸtzter Tiere und Pflanzen
Vorsicht bei
exotischen Reiseandenken
Oftmals ist
die Ein- und Ausfuhr verboten
Die wirtschaftliche Nutzung von Tieren und Pflanzen
stellt neben der Lebensraumzerstšrung eine der grš§ten Gefahren fŸr die Tier-
und Pflanzenwelt dar. Als Folge des internationalen Handels sind viele Tier-
und Pflanzenarten in ihrem Bestand gefŠhrdet oder vom Aussterben bedroht. Um
diesen Gefahren zu begegnen, wurde das Washingtoner ArtenschutzŸbereinkommen geschlossen,
das international unter dem KŸrzel
CITES
fŸr Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species
bekannt ist.
FŸr weitere Informationen:
Bundesamt fŸr Naturschutz
Konstantinstr. 110
53179 Bonn
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 228 8491-443
Fax: +49 228 8491-470
oder
Wer GegenstŠnde, die nach dem Washingtoner ArtenschutzŸbereinkommen
geschŸtzt sind, in die EU einfŸhren mšchte, benštigt dazu eine Ausfuhrgenehmigung
des Ausfuhrlandes.
Die zustŠndige Behšrde in den USA :
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Special Agent in Charge of Investigations
Office of Law Enforcement,
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS-LE-3000
Arlington
VA 22203-3247
Tel: ( 1 ) - 703-358 1949
FŸr die Kontrolle und Abfertigung von Pflanzenlieferungen:
CITES Program Coordinator
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service
Plant Protection and
Quaratine
4700 River Road Unit 60
Riverdale MD 20737-1236
Web:
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq
Fact
Sheet on the Import and Export of Protected Flora and Fauna
Beware of
exotic souvenirs – many souvenirs are prohibited from import and export
Please do not contribute
to illegal and destructive trade in flora or fauna!
1. Millions of
live animals and plants are imported into the European Union (EU) each year,
including parrots from South America, chameleons from Africa, and orchids from
South East Asia. In addition, a
large variety of wildlife products, such as shoes or bags made of reptile skin,
timber products (such as furniture), or dried plants used as medicines,
constantly supply the high demand for these commodities by EU consumers.
2. Some species of flora and fauna
involved in wildlife trade are subject to strict legal measures that were adopted
to monitor and control all commercial transactions. CITES,
EU Wildlife Trade Regulations,
and national laws constitute a comprehensive set of laws regulating trade in
wildlife around the world and related issues extending to live animal and plant
welfare, as well as the introduction of invasive alien species into the wild in
the EU and relevant human, veterinary, and plant health issues concerning
exotic organisms introduced into the EU.
3. For further
information, please visit www.eu-wildlifetrade.org
(11 languages) and www.bfn.de (German and English) or contact the Embassy
of the Federal Republic of Germany in Washington DC. For specific questions, you should directly contact the Federal
Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Konstantinstr. 110, 53179 Bonn, Germany, Tel.:
+49 228 8491-443, Fax: +49 228 8491-470, CitesMA@BfN.de.
Applications for CITES import and
export permits or re-export certificates may be filed with the Federal Agency
for Nature Conservation (BfN). As
of July 2004, you may also apply online at: (www.cites-online.de).
To import restricted items to the
EU, you will need the export documents from the country of origin. The relevant U.S. authorities are
a)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent in Charge
of Investigations
Office of Law Enforcement, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS-LE-3000
ARLINGTON, VA 22203-3247, Tel: +1 (703) 358 19 49, Web: http://www.le.fws.gov
b) For inspection and
clearance of plant shipments: CITES Program Coordinator, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and
Quarantine, 4700 River Road, Unit 60, RIVERDALE, MD 20737-1236, Web: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq