Standards & National Authorities

The following standards apply to the eCITES software:

• Permits and Certificates - Resolution Conf. 12.3 (Rev. CoP18)
• Compliance and Enforcement - Resolution Conf. 11.3 (Rev. CoP18)
• CITES Electronic Permitting Toolkit (Version 2.0)
• eCITES Implementation Framework - A Practitioners Guide to Implement Electronic CITES Permits
• Guidelines and Specifications for Electronic Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) of CITES Permits and Certificates (March 2021)
• Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of CITES Annual Reports
• Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of the CITES Annual Illegal Trade Report

Management authorities

• Manage the process of granting permits and certificates under the terms of the Convention.
• Liaise with the exporting/importing country’s management authority.

Scientific authorities

• Provide technical and scientific advice to its management authority.
• Monitors export permits granted and actual exports themselves to ensure that the species is maintained at a level consistent with its role in the ecosystems in which it occurs.

Customs administrations

• Customs monitors and facilitates legal trade.
• With the support of other relevant national agencies, customs facilitates and controls CITES trade on import, export, re-export and transit.
• Customs is also mandated to identify and address illegal trade.

Enforcement agencies

• Undertake the implementation of the law, taking appropriate actions to hold those engaging in the illegal shipment of CITES species to account.