Import permit for live specimens
The submitted application form must be accompanied by:
- Copy of the CITES export document
or - Copy of phytosanitary certificate
or - Evidence that the specimen was lawfully taken from the wild for scientific purposes, issued by the competent CITES authority in the country of origin (only for Appendix 1 species taken from the wild)
and - Description of proposed housing (only for animals)
- At the time of their first application, traders in birds or reptiles should provide a list of all the housing at their disposal.
The following additional documents may be required in certain circumstances:
- Copy of wild animal enclosure permit
- Copy of trading license
- Copy of permit pursuant to section 11 of the Federal Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG)
- Lists of ring or transponder numbers
- List of specimens kept which are covered by Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97
- Copy of falconry hunting license
- Description of the scientific project
- Description of the scientific breeding project
- Copy of the permit to conduct experiments on animals
- Declaration by the EEP coordinator or keeper of the stud book
- Copy of authorization for the shipment applied for (no prescribed form)
Electronic submission of applications
To electronic submission via CITES-online (in german)
In order to submit your application electronically you will need SUN's JavaTM Web Start installed. This software and the user manual can be downloaded from CITES-online, or alternatively ordered free of charge on a CD-ROM from 
citesma@bfn.de.
