# Commission regulation (EC) No 865/2006 of 4 May 2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein, Annex VII Extent: E+W+S+N.I. Codes to be included in the description of specimens and units of measure to be used in permits and certificates pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2): Description Trade term code Preferred unit Alternative unit Explanation baleen BAL kg no. whalebone bark BAR kg tree bark (raw, dried or powdered; unprocessed) body BOD no. kg substantially whole dead animals, including fresh or processed fish, stuffed turtles, preserved butterflies, reptiles in alcohol, whole stuffed hunting trophies, etc. bone BON kg no. bones, including jaws calipee CAL kg calipee or calipash (turtle cartilage for soup) carapace CAP no. kg raw or unworked whole shells of Testudines species carving CAR kg no. carved products other than ivory, bone or horn — for example coral and wood (including handicrafts). N.B: Ivory carvings should be specified as such (see below - ‘ IVC ’ ). Also, for species from which more than one type of product may be carved (e.g. horn and bone), the trade term code should indicate the type of product in trade (e.g. bone carving ‘ BOC ’ or horn carving - ‘ HOC ’ ), where possible. carving — bone BOC kg no. bone carving carving — horn HOC kg no. horn carving carving — ivory IVC kg no. ivory carvings, including e.g. smaller worked pieces of ivory (knife handles, chess sets, mahjong sets etc.). NB: Whole carved tusk should be reported as tusks (see ‘ TUS ’ below). Jewellery made from carved ivory should be reported as ‘ jewellery — ivory ’ (see IJW below). caviar CAV kg unfertilized dead processed eggs from all species of Acipenseriformes; also known as roe chips CHP kg chips of timber, especially Aquilaria spp., Gyrinops spp. and Pterocarpus santalinus claw CLA no. kg claws — e.g. of Felidae, Ursidae or Crocodylia (NB: ‘ turtle claws ’ are usually scales and not real claws) cloth CLO m 2 kg cloth — if the cloth is not made entirely from the hair of a CITES species, the weight of hair of the species concerned should instead, if possible, be recorded under ‘ HAI ’ coral (raw) COR no. kg raw or unworked coral and coral rock (also live rock and substrate) [as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.10 (Rev. CoP15)]. Coral rock should be recorded as ‘ Scleractinia spp.’ NB: the trade should be recorded by number of pieces only if the coral specimens are transported in water. Live rock (transported moist in boxes) should be reported in kg; coral substrate should be reported as number of pieces (since these are transported in water as the substrate to which non-CITES corals are attached). cosmetics COS g ml cosmetics which include extracts of CITES- listed species. The quantity should reflect the amount of CITES-listed species present. culture CUL no. of flasks, etc. cultures of artificially propagated plants derivatives DER kg/l derivatives (other than those included elsewhere in this table) dried plant DPL no. dried plants — e.g. herbarium specimens ear EAR no. ears — usually elephant egg EGG no. kg whole dead or blown eggs (see also ‘ caviar ’ ) egg (live) EGL no. kg live fertilized eggs — usually birds and reptiles but includes fish and invertebrates eggshell ESH g/kg raw or unworked eggshell except whole eggs extract EXT kg l extract — usually plant extracts feather FEA kg/no. of wings no. feathers — in the case of objects (e.g. pictures) made of feathers, record the number of objects fibre FIB kg m fibres — e.g. plant fibre but includes strings of tennis rackets fin FIN kg fresh, frozen or dried fins and parts of fins (including flippers) fingerlings FIG kg no. juvenile fish of one or two years of age for the aquarium trade, hatcheries or for release operations flower FLO kg flowers flower pot FPT no. flower pots made from parts of a plant — e.g. treefern fibres (NB: live plants traded in so- called ‘ community pots ’ should be recorded as ‘ live plants ’ , not as flower pots) frog legs LEG kg frog legs fruit FRU kg fruit foot FOO no. feet — e.g. of elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, crocodile, etc. fur products (large) FPL no. large manufactured products of fur — e.g. bear or lynx fur blankets or other fur products of a substantial size. fur product (small) FPS no. small manufactured products of fur- including handbags, key fobs, purses, pillows, trim, etc. gall GAL kg gall gall bladder GAB no. kg gall bladder garment GAR no. garments — including gloves and hats but not shoes. Includes trimming or decoration on garments genitalia GEN kg no. castrates and dried penes gill plates GIL no. gill plates (e.g. for sharks) graft rootstock GRS no. graft rootstocks (without the grafts) hair HAI kg g hair — includes all animal hair, e.g. of elephant, yak, vicuña, guanaco hair products HAP no. g products made of hair (e.g. elephant hair bracelets) horn HOR no. kg horns — includes antlers jewellery JWL no. g jewellery — including bracelets, necklaces, and other items of jewellery from products other than ivory (e.g. wood, coral, etc.) jewellery — ivory IJW no. g jewellery made of ivory leather product (large) LPL no. large manufactured products of leather — e.g. briefcases, furniture, suitcases, travel trunks leather product (small) LPS no. small manufactured products of leather — e.g. belts, braces, bicycle saddles, cheque book or credit card holders, handbags, key fobs, notebooks, purses, shoes, tobacco pouches, wallets, watch-straps and trim live LIV no. kg live animals and plants leaf LVS kg no. leaves logs LOG m 3 all wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, for processing notably into sawn wood, pulpwood or veneer sheets. NB: trade in logs of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg meat MEA kg meat, including flesh of fish if not whole (see ‘ body ’ ), fresh or unprocessed meat as well as processed meat (e.g. smoked, raw, dried, frozen or tinned) medicine MED kg/l medicine musk MUS g musk oil OIL kg l oil — e.g. from turtles, seals, whales, fish, various plants pearl PRL no. pearl (e.g. for Strombus gigas ) piano keys KEY no. ivory piano keys (e.g. one standard piano would be 52 ivory piano keys) piece — bone BOP kg pieces of bone, not manufactured piece — horn HOP kg pieces of horn, not manufactured — includes scrap piece — ivory IVP kg ivory pieces, not manufactured — includes scrap plate PLA m 2 plates of fur skins — includes rugs if made of several skins plywood PLY m 2 m 3 material consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and pressed one on the other and generally disposed so that the grains of successive layers are at an angle powder POW kg powder pupae PUP no. butterfly pupae root ROO no. kg roots, bulbs, corms or tubers NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is ‘kilograms’. The alternative unit is ‘number’. rug RUG no. rugs sawfish rostrum ROS no. kg sawfish rostrum sawn wood SAW m 3 wood simply sawn lengthwise or produced by a profile-chipping process; normally exceeds 6mm in thickness. NB: trade in sawn wood of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg scale SCA kg scales — e.g. of turtle, other reptiles, fish, pangolin seed SEE kg seeds shell SHE no. kg raw or unworked shell of molluscs side SID no. sides or flanks of skins; does not include crocodilian Tinga frames (see under ‘ skin ’ ) skeleton SKE no. substantially whole skeletons skin SKI no. substantially whole skins, raw or tanned, including crocodilian Tinga frames, external body lining, with or without scales skin piece SKP kg skin pieces — including scraps, raw or tanned skull SKU no. skulls soup SOU kg l soup — e.g. of turtle specimen (scientific) SPE kg/l/ml/no. scientific specimens — includes blood, tissue (e.g. kidney, spleen, etc.), histological preparations, preserved museum specimens, etc. stem STE no. kg plant stems NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is ‘kilograms’. The alternative unit is ‘number’. swim bladder SWI kg hydrostatic organ, including isinglass/sturgeon glue tail TAI no. kg tails — e.g. of caiman (for leather) or fox (for garment trimming, collars, boas, etc.), also includes flukes of cetaceans. tooth TEE no. kg teeth — e.g. of whale, lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, etc. timber TIM m 3 kg raw timber except saw-logs and sawn wood trophy TRO no. trophy — all the trophy parts of one animal if they are exported together: e.g. horns (2), skull, cape, back skin, tail and feet (i.e. ten specimens) constitute one trophy. But if, for example, the skull and horns are the only specimens of an animal that are exported, then these items together should be recorded as one trophy. Otherwise the items should be recorded separately. A whole stuffed body is recorded under ‘ BOD ’ . A skin alone is recorded under ‘ SKI ’ . Trade in ‘ full mount ’ , ‘ shoulder mount ’ and ‘ half mount ’ , along with any corresponding parts of the same animal exported together on the same permit, should be reported as ‘ 1 TRO ’ trunk TRU no. kg elephant trunk. NB: An elephant trunk exported with other trophy items from the same animal on the same permit as part of a hunting trophy should be reported as ‘ TRO ’ . tusk TUS no. kg substantially whole tusks, whether or not worked. Includes tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, but not other teeth veneer sheets rotary veneer VEN m 3 kg thin layers or sheets of wood of uniform thickness, usually 6mm or less in thickness, usually peeled (rotary veneer) or sliced (sliced veneer), for use in making plywood, for veneering furniture, veneer containers, etc. sliced veneer VEN m 2 kg wax WAX kg Wax wood product WPR no. kg manufactured wood products, including finished wood products such as furniture and musical instruments. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/865/annex/VII (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-865/annex-VII Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.