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Article (1) Definitions For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Law, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context otherwise requires: State : The United Arab Emirates. Minister : The Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Convention : The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), ratified by the State. National Management Authority : The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
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Federal Law of 2025 Regarding the Regulation and Control of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 2 Foreign Management Authority : The foreign authority in countries Parties to the Convention responsible for administrative, regulatory, supervisory, and oversight functions, and serving as the official point of contact with the Secretariat of the Convention. Scientific Authority : The entity designated by a resolution of the Cabinet. Concerned Authority : Any federal or local government authority having the capacity of judicial officers in establishing violations of the provisions of this Law. Secretariat of the Convention : The Secretariat performing the central administrative or general secretariat functions for the implementation and follow-up of the Convention. Appendices : Appendix I, Appendix II, and Appendix III of the Convention, and any amendments thereto in force and adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention. International Trade : Any act of export, re-export, import, introduction from the sea, or transit through the territory of the State of specimens of endangered species listed in the Appendices and subject to the customs regime of the State. Specimen : Any animal or plant, whether live or dead, listed in the Appendices, or any readily recognizable part or derivative thereof, as evidenced by accompanying documents, marks or labels, or by other circumstances, unless such parts or derivatives are exempt under the Convention and in accordance with this Law. Species : The species specified and listed in the Appendices to the Convention, including subspecies or geographically separate populations thereof. Export : The transport of any Specimen of native Species or Species locally bred to any other country through the border ports of the State.
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Federal Law of 2025 Regarding the Regulation and Control of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 3 Import : The landing, attempted landing, bringing in, or entry of any Specimen through the border ports of the State under customs procedures, excluding transit and transshipment. Re-Export : The export of any Specimen that has previously been imported. Introduction from the Sea : The transport of Specimens of any Species listed in the Appendices into the State from the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any country (beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone) and lying outside the areas subject to the sovereignty or sovereign rights of the State, in accordance with international law, as set forth in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Transit : The movement of a Specimen remaining under the control of the customs authorities of the State while en route to a consignee outside the State, without interruption of the transit movement. Inspection : Verification of certificates provided for in this Law upon Import, Export, Re-export, or Transit, including the examination of Specimens and the taking of samples or parts thereof, where appropriate, for analysis or detailed examination as necessary. Issuance : Completion of all procedures required by the National Management Authority, including the preparation, approval, and delivery of the certificate to the applicant. Sale : Any form of transfer of ownership; for the purposes of this Law, lease, barter, and exchange shall be deemed to constitute a sale. Commercial Purposes : All purposes in which commercial aspects are clearly predominant and essentially of a commercial nature.
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Federal Law of 2025 Regarding the Regulation and Control of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 4 Certificate : An official document used for authorizing the Import, Export, Re-export, or Introduction from the Sea of any Specimen. Certificate of Ownership : A document issued to the owner of Specimens authorizing travel between countries that recognize its use. Release : The process of admitting imported Specimens into the State after the application of the quarantine procedures in force in the State. Rescue and Shelter Center : A facility accredited by the National Management Authority for the placement of live Specimens that are seized, confiscated, or otherwise held, for the purpose of ensuring their welfare. Captive-Bred Specimens : Specimens born or produced in a controlled environment through the transfer of gametes, mating, or other forms of reproduction, whether sexual or asexual. Artificially Propagated Specimens : Plant Specimens grown under controlled conditions and derived from seeds, cuttings, divisions, tissue cultures, spores, or other propagating material derived from cultivated parental stock, and exempt under the Convention. Country of Origin : The State from which the Specimens were taken from the wild, or in which they were born, bred in captivity, or artificially propagated, or from whose marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any country they were taken. Endangered Species : All animal and plant Species threatened with extinction due to commercial pressure, climate change, or any other causes leading to the depletion of their populations in the wild. Pre-Convention Specimens : Specimens legally acquired before the inclusion of the relevant Species in any of the Appendices of the Convention. Conference of the Parties : The periodic meeting of the countries parties to the Convention.
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Federal Law of 2025 Regarding the Regulation and Control of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 5 Falcon Passport : A document issued to the owner of a falcon permitting its cross-border movement between countries that recognize its use. Consignment : Any Specimens or Endangered Species entering or leaving the State and transported from one country to another. Phytosanitary Certificate : A certificate specifically issued for artificially propagated plants listed in Appendix II and issued to countries that recognize its use.