Scientific review group on CITES (SRG) (X00365)

European Commission Expert Groups → Directorate Generals → Environment DG → Scientific review group on CITES

Policy area(s)

Environment

Lead DG

Environment DG

Mission

The Scientific Review Group (SRG) is established under Article 17 of Council Regulation 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and examines scientific questions relating to the application of this Regulation.

Task

(Formulates opinions in relation to imports into the EU; gives advices to amend Annexes B to D; co-ordination, exchange of views, other scientific tasks)

Group type

Formal, Permanent

Active since

1997

Creating act

Article 17 of Council Regulation (EC) N°338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora.

Composition

National Administrations

Status

Active

Scope

Limited

Link to website

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/cites/srg_en.htm

Content last updated

18 May 2011

Register entry

http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/detailGroup.cfm?groupID=365

Administrations Group Members

Austria – Anlagenrecht, Umweltschutz und Verkehr
Belgium – FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu / SPF Santé Publique,Protection de la consommation et environement
Bulgaria – Ministry of Environment and Water
Cyprus – Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Czech Republic – Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
Denmark – Ministry of the Environment Danish Forest and Nature Agency
Estonia – Tallinn Zoological Gardens
Finland – Finnish Environment Institute; University of Helsinki/Zoological Museum
France – Ministère de l’écologie, du développement et de l’aménagement durables; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Germany – Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Greece – Greek Scientific Authority
Hungary – Ministry of Environment and Water
Ireland – National Parks and Wildlife
Italy – Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare
Latvia – Natural History Museum of Latvia; University of Latvia
Lithuania – Institute of Botany; Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University
Luxembourg – Ministère de l’Environnement Protection Nature et Paysages
Malta – Malta Environment & Planning Authority
Netherlands – National Museum of Natural History
Poland – The Polish Society for Nature Protection “Salamandra” / The State Council for Nature Conservation
Portugal – Instituto da Conservação da Natureza
Romania – Forest Research & Management Planning Institute
Slovakia – Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation
Slovenia – State Nature Conservancy
Spain – ATECMA – Advisers on animal issues to the Spanish CITES SA; Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino; Universidad de Córdoba – Dpto. de Ciencias y Recursos Agrícolas y Forestales Unidad de Botánica Agrícola
Sweden – Swedish Board of Agriculture; Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
United Kingdom – Department for Environment, food and Rural Affairs; Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew