# 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, Article 47: Certificates provided for in Article 5 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 (certificates required for export or re-export)

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

The certificates provided for in Article 5 (3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 shall indicate which of the following statements apply in the case of the specimens covered:
(1)they were taken from the wild in accordance with the legislation of the United Kingdom (as that legislation applies in Great Britain);
(2)they were abandoned or had escaped and were recovered in accordance with the legislation of the United Kingdom (as that legislation applies in Great Britain);
(3)they were acquired in, or introduced into Great Britain after IP completion day, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 338/97;
(3A)they were acquired in, or were introduced into, the United Kingdom before IP completion day, in accordance with Regulation 338/97 (pre-exit);
(4)they were acquired in, or introduced into the United Kingdom, before 1 June 1997 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82;
(5)they were acquired in, or introduced into, the United Kingdom before 1 January 1984 in accordance with the Convention;
(6)they were acquired in, or introduced into, the territory of a Member State before the Regulations referred to in points (3A) or (4) or the Convention became applicable to them, or became applicable in that Member State , and were acquired in, or were introduced into, the United Kingdom before IP completion day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/865/article/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-865/article-47
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