Hunted species protected according to Annex B to Regulation (EC) No. 338/97
The following regulations apply exclusively to trophies of species listed in Annex B to Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97, hunted by the individual concerned.
For the import of these hunting trophies from third countries (countries outside of the European Union) for personal effects is there a requirement to present the original and a copy of the CITES export document from the country of origin or export at the customs office of entry. The customs office applies its import stamp to the copy of the export document and returns it to the importer. This document then constitutes the valid certificate of origin for the imported trophies. The original export document is forwarded by the customs office to the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) for entry into its statistical records. In this case no import permit is required.
The concessions on the import of derivatives for personal effects can only be applied for species listed in Annex B to Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97. These concessions are not applicable to live animals or imports for commercial purposes.
The provisions mentioned apply to the following hunted species, among others:
NORTH AMERICA
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)
- Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis)
- Mexican bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
- Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
- North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Puma (Puma concolor, with the exception of subspecies Puma concolor coryi - Florida puma, Puma concolor costaricensis - Costa Rican puma and Puma concolor cougar - Eastern puma)
- Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)
ASIA
- Argali (Ovis ammon, with the exception of subspecies: Ovis ammon hodgsonii - Tibetan argali, Ovis ammon nigrimontana - Kara Tau argali)
- Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica)
AFRICA
- African elephant (Loxodonta africana, populations of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa only)
- Asian caracal (Caracal caracal)
- Blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola)
- Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus)
- Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae, with the exception of the Angolan population)
- Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Lechwe (Kobus leche)
- Lion (Panthera leo)
- Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus, populations of Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda only)
- Serval (Leptailurus serval)
- Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum, population of South Africa only)
