Article 62 General exemptions from Article 8(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97

The provision laid down in Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, to the effect that exemptions from the prohibitions in Article 8(1) are to be granted by the issue of a certificate on a case-by-case basis, shall not apply to, and no certificate shall be required for, the following:

1. (1)

   specimens of captive born and bred animals of the species listed in Annex X to this Regulation, and hybrids thereof, provided that specimens of annotated species are marked in accordance with Article 66(1) of this Regulation;

2. (2)

   artificially propagated specimens of plant species;

3. (3)

   worked specimens that were acquired more than 50 years previously as defined in Article 2(w) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97F1;

4. (4)

   F2dead specimens of Crocodylia species included in Annex A with source code D, provided that they are marked or identified via other means in accordance with this Regulation;

5. (5)

   caviar of Acipenser brevirostrum and its hybrids, with source code D, provided that it is contained in a container marked in accordance with this Regulation.