Import and Export of Parts and Derivatives

Head:

Karin Hornig

Deputy:

Mario Sterz

Postal

Konstantinstr. 110

address:

53179 Bonn, Germany

Tel.

+49 (0)228 8491-1311 (secretary’s office)

Fax:

+49 (0)228 8491-1319

Email:

Activities/Thematic Focus

Processing applications for import and export permits and reexport certificates for parts and derivatives of species protected under CITES and the EU CITES Regulation
Processing importers’ applications for exemption from prohibitions on possession and marketing under the German Federal Nature Conservation Act
Processing appeals, actions and prosecutions relating to parts and derivatives, including providing assistance to other agencies and advice for investigations and proceedings
Involved in updating European and national species conservation law
Working with and providing training for agencies involved in species conservation
Intersectional and interdepartmental design and ongoing development of the departmental VIA species conservation enforcement software for IT-assisted processing of applications and prosecutions