# Council Decision (EU) 2019/1719 of 8 July 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 18) (Geneva, Switzerland, 17-28 August 2019), Division 8

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In line with its well-established position, the Union reaffirms that CITES is an appropriate instrument to regulate international trade in marine species when the conservation status of such species is affected by trade and when the species are or may become threatened with extinction. The Union specifically advocates, inter alia, the inclusion in CITES Appendix II of three species of teatfish of the genus Holothuria (Microthele), given the excessive exploitation and significant volumes of international trade in those species.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/1719/annex/I/division/Union/division/B/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-1719/annex-I/division-Union/division-B/division-8
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