{"id":1168,"date":"2025-04-03T19:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/candelilla.org\/legal-framework\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T17:08:12","slug":"legal-framework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/candelilla.org\/en\/legal-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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Mexico is the only Candelilla wax producer, and a big part of this production is exported to different countries. In order to guarantee the sustainability of the Candelilla plant during the production of the wax and further exportation, there are some <strong>national <\/strong>and <strong>international <\/strong>regulations that must be met, as explained below.  <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/candelilla.org\/en\/candelilla-wax\/#applications&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn about its Applications&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; button_alignment_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; button_alignment_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; button_alignment_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#1f9954&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;Roboto Slab||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#242622&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;28px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exploitation of Candelilla is regulated by the Sustainable Forest Development General Law (Ley General de Desarrollo Forestal Sustentable <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/pdf\/LGDFS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGDFS<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) through its Regulation (Reglamento <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/regley\/Reg_LGDFS_091220.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RLGDFS<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), as well as the Norm <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/biblioteca.semarnat.gob.mx\/janium\/Documentos\/Ciga\/libros2009\/DO2264.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOM-018-RECNAT-1999<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; 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With this permit, the person concerned must inform and justify how many plants are going to be harvested and the method that is going to be used. The requirements to get a Harvesting Permit are described in the article 71 of the Regulation <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/regley\/Reg_LGDFS_091220.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RLGDFS<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/candelilla.org\/sitio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Candelillero-24-1024&#215;683.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Candelillero 24&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;contener-img&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_height=&#8221;364px&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;.contener-img img {||      object-fit: cover;||}&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|100px||100px|&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;80px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;80px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;130px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(66,66,66,0.27)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;1%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Requirements for the Harvesting Permit&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prepare a <\/span><b>Harvesting Permit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>Technical Study<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must be completed by a <\/span><b>Forestry Engineer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> registered in the <\/span><b>National Forestry Registration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This Forestry Engineer must guarantee that the harvesting of Candelilla will be sustainable and will not jeopardize the survival of the species. This Harvesting Permit must be submitted to SEMARNAT which will assign an <\/span><b>identification code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so the property can operate (Article 75 of the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputados.gob.mx\/LeyesBiblio\/regley\/Reg_LGDFS_091220.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RLGDFS<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). In addition, ejidos (common lands) or properties with a Harvesting Permit must prepare an annual report indicating the quantity of Candelilla wax produced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Documentation required for transport and sale&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the wax is going to be sold or transported, the permit holder must provide a Forestry Permit that meets the policy\u2019s requirements. The criteria and technical specifications to sustainably harvest the Candelilla are described in the Norm <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/biblioteca.semarnat.gob.mx\/janium\/Documentos\/Ciga\/libros2009\/DO2264.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOM-018-RECNAT-1999<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Process to export Candelilla wax&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>To export Candelilla wax, the seller must have forestry documents certifying the wax&#8217;s legal origin, pay the corresponding fees for the <strong>CITES<\/strong> (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) permit, and submit the necessary information to SEMARNAT.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Verification and authorization for export&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once SEMARNAT verifies that the Candelilla wax meets all requirements, the <\/span><b>CITES <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">permit is issued and it is sent to the port of shipment. There, the <\/span><b>Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inspects both the product and the permit. If everything is in order, export is authorized. This <\/span><b>CITES permit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will also be required for import into the destination country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;1%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;CITES AND CONABIO&#8221; 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closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cites.org\/eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CITES<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments signed in Washington D.C. in 1973 and coming into effect July 1, 1975. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in species of wild animals and plants enlisted in its Appendices does not threaten their survival. CITES is one of the most important international agreements of biodiversity conservation since its guidelines are incorporated in the national legislation of the signatory countries. Mexico is part of the CITES since 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|40px|40px|40px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px|40px|40px|40px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;5%&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; module_class=&#8221;ocultar-primer-elemento&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item open=&#8221;off&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Regulation of species trade by CITES&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>CITES regulates the exportation, re-exportation, importation, and introduction from the sea of plants and animals dead or alive included in its Appendices. This regulation is based on a system of permits and certifications that can only be issued if certain conditions are met and must be presented to get out or get into a country. In order to do this, it is essential that each signatory country designates one or more Administrative Authorities that regulate and issue the permits and certifications, and one or more Scientific Authorities that advise on the effects of the commercial trade on the species.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;CITES authorities in Mexico&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In Mexico there are three CITES Authorities:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Administrative Authority, which is represented by the DGVS-SEMARNAT (Direccion General de Vida Silvestre de la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales)<\/li>\n<li>The Scientific Authority, which is the CONABIO, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of the Biodiversity (Comisi\u00f3n Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad)<\/li>\n<li>The Law Enforcement Authority, which is PROFEPA (Procuradur\u00eda Federal de Protecci\u00f3n al Ambiente)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Candelilla in CITES Appendix II&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Since 1975, Candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica) has been listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), under Euphorbia spp. Therefore, its international trade requires a CITES certificate issued by the CITES Management Authority of Mexico (i.e. the Wildlife Department of the Mexican Environment Ministry; DGVS-SEMARNAT) and must be endorsed by the National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Exemption for finished products made with Candelilla&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#37722B&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#70AE22&#8243; toggle_icon=&#8221;&#x50;||divi||400&#8243; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_text_color=&#8221;#8E6238&#8243; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010, Candelilla has the annotation number 4 to exempt \u201call the finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade\u201d, in such a way that those who deal with finished products may internationally trade them with no need of a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cites.org\/eng\/app\/appendices.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CITES permit<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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It also includes so-called \u201clook-alike species\u201d, i.e. species of which the specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons. International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. 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