# 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 58a: Commercial use of personal and household effects within Great Britain

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

1. Commercial activities for specimens of species listed in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 which are introduced into Great Britain in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 may be authorised by the management authority only under the following conditions:
(a) where the specimen was acquired in, or was introduced into, the United Kingdom before IP completion day or was introduced into Great Britain after that day, the applicant needs to demonstrate that the specimen has been so introduced for at least two years before it can be used for commercial purpose; and
(b) the management authority ... has verified that the specimen in question could have been imported for commercial purposes in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 at the time when it was introduced into Great Britain.
Once those conditions are fulfilled, the management authority shall deliver a written statement attesting that the specimen can be used for commercial purposes.
2. Commercial activities shall be prohibited for specimens of species listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 which were introduced into Great Britain in accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, or for specimens of species listed in Appendix I to the Convention or in Annex C1 to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 and introduced into Great Britain as personal and household effects.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/865/article/58a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-865/article-58a
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