Division 6

The Conference of the Parties (CoP) is the governing body of CITES and a number of decisions adopted at CITES CoP 18 will be implemented by the Standing Committee, which is the main CoP subsidiary body. The Union’s position adopted for CITES CoP 18 should therefore also guide the Union’s approach at the 71st and 72nd meetings of the Standing Committee, taking place directly before and after CITES CoP 18.