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Title 50: Wildlife and Fisheries
CHAPTER I: UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER B: TAKING, POSSESSION, TRANSPORTATION, SALE, PURCHASE, BARTER, EXPORTATION, AND IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND PLANTS (CONTINUED)
PART 23: CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES)
Subpart C: Application Procedures, Criteria, and Conditions
23.37 - What are the requirements for a re-export certificate
(a) Purposes. Articles III, IV, and V of the Treaty set out the conditions under which a Management Authority may issue a re-export certificate for an Appendix-I, -II, or -III specimen.
(b) U.S. application forms. Complete the appropriate form for the proposed activity and submit it to the U.S. Management Authority. Form 3-200-73 may also be submitted to Law Enforcement at certain ports or regional offices:
| Type of application for a re-export certificate | Form no. |
| (1) CITES:Biological Specimens Plants Single-use Permits under a Master File or an Annual Program File Trophies by Taxidermists Wildlife | 3-200-29 3-200-32 3-200-74 3-200-28 3-200-73 |
| (2) Endangered Species Act and CITES:ESA Plants ESA Wildlife | 3-200-36 3-200-37 |
| (3) Marine Mammal Protection Act and CITES:Biological Samples Live Captive-held Marine Mammals | 3-200-29 3-200-53 |
(c) Criteria. The criteria in this paragraph (c) apply to the issuance and acceptance of U.S. and foreign re-export certificates. When applying for a U.S. certificate, you must provide sufficient information for us to find that your proposed activity meets all of the following criteria:
| Criteria for a re-export certificate | Appendix of the specimen | I | II | III | Section |
| (1) The wildlife or plant was legally acquired. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.60 |
| (2) The scientific name of the species is the standard nomenclature in the CITES Appendices or the references adopted by the CoP. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23 |
| (3) For a live specimen, an import permit has already been issued or the Management Authority of the importing country has confirmed that it will be issued. This criterion does not apply to a specimen with the source code ?D.? | Yes | n/a | n/a | 23.35 |
| (4) Live wildlife or plants will be prepared and shipped so as to minimize risk of injury, damage to health, or cruel treatment of the specimen. | Yes | Yes | Yes | 23.23 |
| (5) For re-export of a confiscated specimen, the proposed re-export would not be detrimental to the survival of the species. | Yes | Yes | n/a | 23.61 |
| (6) For wildlife with the source code ?W? or ?F,? the re-export is for noncommercial purposes. | Yes | n/a | n/a | - |
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