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G/TBT/N/NLD/34

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ 1997, L 61);

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 939/97 of 26 May 1997 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 140);

Having regard to Article 102 of the Flora and Fauna Act;

Having regard to Article 6, paragraph 2 and Article 7 of the Decree on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species;

Having regard to Article 12, paragraph 1, subsections a and b and Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Regulation on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species pursuant to the Flora and Fauna Act;

DECREES:

Section 1 General provisions
Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. 
   basic Regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ 1997, L 61);
   
2. 
   implementing Regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 939/97 of 26 May 1997 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 140);
   
3. 
   Act: Flora and Fauna Act;
   
4. 
   the Minister: the Minister for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries;
   
5. 
   closed leg ring: individually marked, unbroken ring or sleeve, without any seam or weld, which has not been tampered with in any way and whose format is such that, after being fitted in the bird’s first days of life, it cannot be removed once the bird’s leg has attained its final size.
   

Article 2

This Regulation shall apply to:

1. 
   bred birds belonging to protected native animal species, and
   
2. 
   bred birds belonging to protected exotic animal species, in so far as these species are listed in Annex A to the basic Regulation.
   

Section 2 Rings and identifying marks
Article 3

1. 
   Closed leg rings issued in the Netherlands shall meet the following requirements:
   
   1. 
      rings with a diameter of 2.5 - 2.9 mm, measured on the inside of the ring, shall be made from metal, to which an anodised colour layer has been applied, and shall be provided with a fracture zone such that the ring snaps if stretched;
      
   2. 
      rings with a diameter of less than 2.5 mm and more than 2.9 mm, measured on the inside of the ring, shall be made from metal, to which an anodised colour layer has been applied, or shall be made from coloured plastic, and shall be of such quality that the ring snaps if stretched.
      
2. 
   Notwithstanding paragraph 1, rings for parrot-like birds and birds of prey shall be made from stainless steel.
   
3. 
   A closed leg ring as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided with a colour layer that differs for each year in which the ring may be applied.
   
4. 
   The organisations referred to in Article 8 shall solely supply closed leg rings for which the supplier has issued a written guarantee that the rings meet the specifications as referred to in paragraph 1, subsection a or b.
   

Article 4

A closed leg ring issued in the Netherlands shall bear at least the letters NL, a designation of the internal diameter accurate to tenths of a millimetre, the last two figures of the year in which the ring may be fitted and, for each ring size, a unique number.
Article 5

An example of species of birds listed in Annex 1 to this Regulation that has been born and bred in captivity in the Netherlands shall be fitted with a closed leg ring issued in the Netherlands with, where specified, a maximum diameter laid down in that Annex.

Article 6

An identifying mark as referred to in Article 7 of the Decree on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species shall meet the following requirements:

1. 
   the identifying mark shall be demonstrably legitimately issued by a government body of a State other than the Netherlands or by an organisation recognised by a State other than the Netherlands;
   
2. 
   the identifying mark shall be applied and used in accordance with the statutory requirements of the State in question.
   

Section 3 Application for closed leg rings
Article 7

1. 
   Closed leg rings for birds born and bred in the Netherlands may be applied for from a recognised organisation as referred to in Article 8, paragraph 1 by completion of an application form set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation.
   
2. 
   The required ring size and the desired number of examples shall be stated in the application form set out in Annex 2.
   
3. 
   Incomplete, unclear or unsigned forms shall not processed.
   

Article 8

1. 
   The following bodies shall be designated as recognised organisations endowed with legal personality as referred to in Article 102, paragraph 1 of the Act and entrusted with the issue of closed leg rings:
   - General Dutch Federation of Bird Keepers, with registered office in Zutphen;
   - Dutch Federation of Poultry, Dwarf Hen, Tropical Bird and Waterfowl Keepers, with registered office in Utrecht;
   - Dutch Federation of Bird Lovers, with registered office in Bergen op Zoom;
   - Aviornis International Netherlands Association, with registered office in Wijchen;
   - Association for the Promotion of European Cultivated Bird Interests, with registered office in Eindhoven.
   
2. 
   The recognised organisations referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep records up to date listing the numbers and codes of closed leg rings supplied by them, the date of issue and also the names and addresses of the persons to whom the closed leg rings have been supplied.
   
3. 
   Records as referred to in paragraph 2 shall be kept for a period of at least 5 years.
   
4. 
   The recognised organisations referred to in paragraph 1 shall each year submit full records for the previous year to the Minister by 1 February.
   
5. 
   The recognised organisations as referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the Minister, if requested, with full information relating to the issue of closed leg rings.
   

Article 9

1. 
   The cost price charged to recognised organisations for the manufacture of closed leg rings shall be passed on to the applicant.
   
2. 
   The recognised organisations may increase the cost price referred to in paragraph 1 by an amount to cover the costs of the issue of rings, to a sum not exceeding € 1.00 per ring.
   
3. 
   Closed leg rings shall only be issued following payment of the sum of the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
   

Section 4 Transitional and final provisions
Article 10

The amount laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002. For the period up to 1 January 2002, the equivalent amount in guilders at the rate of NLG 2.20 shall apply in accordance with the conversion rate of € 1 = NLG 2.20371.

Article 11

A ring or other identifying mark that has been legitimately applied prior to the entry into force of this Regulation and, where applicable, is in conformity with the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation shall be deemed to constitute a ring or identifying mark as referred to in this Regulation.

Article 12

This Regulation shall come into force with effect from …..

Article 13

This Regulation shall be quoted as: Regulation on the issue and marking of leg rings and other identifying marks.

This Regulation shall be published with the explanatory memorandum in the Government Gazette.
THE STATE SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE, NATURE MANAGEMENT AND FISHERIES

G.H. Faber

Annex 1 as referred to in Article 5 of the Regulation on the issue and marking of closed leg rings and other identifying marks

Scientific name	English name	Order and family	mm**	*
Accipiter brevipes	Levant sparrowhawk	falconiformes: accipitridae	10.0	A
Accipiter gentilis (m)	northern goshawk	falconiformes: accipitridae	12.0	A
Accipiter gentilis (f)	northern goshawk	falconiformes: accipitridae	14.0	A
Accipiter nisus (m)	Eurasian sparrowhawk	falconiformes: accipitridae	7.0	A
Accipiter nisus (f)	Eurasian sparrowhawk	falconiformes: accipitridae	8.0	A
Aceros nipalensis	rufous-necked hornbill	coraciformes: bucerotidae		A-
Aceros subruficollis	plain-pouched hornbill	coraciformes: bucerotidae		A-
Acrocephalus aedon	thick-billed warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae
Acrocephalus agricola	paddyfield warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae
Acrocephalus arundinaceus	great reed warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	3.3
Acrocephalus dumetorum	Blyth’s reed warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.5
Acrocephalus melanopogon	moustached warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.5
Acrocephalus paludicola	aquatic warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.3
Acrocephalus palustris	marsh warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.5
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	sedge warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.3
Acrocephalus scirpaceus	reed warbler	passeriformes: sylviidae	2.5
Aegithalos caudatus	long-tailed tit	passeriformes: aegithalidae	2.3
Aegolius funereus	Tengmalm’s owl	strigiformes: strigidae	12.0	A
Aegypius monachus	black vulture	falconiformes: accipitridae	28.0	A
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis	striped crake	gruiformes: rallidae
Agelaius flavus	saffron-cowled blackbird	passeriformes: icteridae		A-
Alauda arvensis	skylark	passeriformes: alaudidae	3.4
Alca torda	razorbill	charadriiformes: alcidae
Alcedo atthis	common kingfisher	coraciiformes: alcedinidae	3.5
Alectoris barbara	Barbary partridge	galliformes: phasianidae	9.0
Alectoris chukar	chukar	galliformes: phasianidae	9.0
Alectoris graeca	rock partridge	galliformes: phasianidae	10.0
Alectoris rufa	red-legged partridge	galliformes: phasianidae	10.0
Alle alle	little auk	charadriiformes: alcidae
Amaurornis flavirostra	black crake	gruiformes: rallidae
Amazona arausiaca	red-necked parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona barbadensis	yellow-shouldered parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae	10.0	A-
Amazona brasiliensis	red-tailed parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona guildingii	St. Vincent parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona imperialis	imperial parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona leucocephala	Cuban parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona pretrei	red-spectacled parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona rhodocorytha	red-browed parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona tucumana	Tucuman parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae	10.0	A-
Amazona versicolor	St. Lucia parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Amazona vinacea	vinaceous parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae	10.0	A-
Amazona viridigenalis	red-crowned parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae	10.0	A-
Amazona vittata	Puerto Rican parrot	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Ammomanes cincturus	bar-tailed desert lark	passeriformes: alaudidae
Anas acuta	northern pintail	anseriformes: anatidae	10.0
Anas americana	American widgeon	anseriformes: anatidae	9.0
Anas aucklandica	flightless teal	anseriformes: anatidae		A-
Anas clypeata	northern shoveler	anseriformes: anatidae	10.0
Anas crecca	common teal	anseriformes: anatidae	7.0
Anas discors	blue-winged teal	anseriformes: anatidae	8.0
Anas falcata	falcated teal	anseriformes: anatidae	10.0
Anas formosa	Baikal teal	anseriformes: anatidae	8.0
Anas oustaleti	Mariana mallard	anseriformes: anatidae		A-
Anas penelope	Eurasian wigeon	anseriformes: anatidae	9.0
Anas platyrhynchos	mallard	anseriformes: anatidae	12.0
Anas rubripes	black duck	anseriforme: anatidae	12.0
Anas strepera	gadwall	anseriformes: anatidae	10.0
Anodorhynchus glaucus	glaucous macaw	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus	hyacinth macaw	psittaciformes: psittacidae	14.0	A-
Anodorhynchus leari	indigo macaw	psittaciformes: psittacidae		A-
Anous stolidus	brown noddy	charadriiformes: sternidae
Anser albifrons	white-fronted goose	anseriformes: anatidae	16.0
Anser anser	greylag goose	anseriformes: anatidae	20.0
Anser brachyrhynchus	pink-footed goose	anseriformes: anatidae	14.0
Anser caerulescens	snow goose	anseriformes: anatidae	16.0
Anser erythropus	lesser white-fronted goose	anseriformes: anatidae	14.0
Anser fabalis	bean goose	anseriformes: anatidae	18.0
Anser rossii	Ross’s goose	anseriformes: anatidae
Anthus bertheloti	Berthelot’s pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.7
Anthus campestris	tawny pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Anthus cervinus	red-throated pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Anthus godlewskii	Blyth’s pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus gustavi	Pechora pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus hodgsoni	olive-backed pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus petrosus	rock pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Anthus pratensis	meadow pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Anthus richardi	Richard’s pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.7
Anthus rubescens	American pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus spinoletta	water pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Anthus trivialis	tree pipit	passeriformes: motacillidae	2.5
Apus affinis	little swift	apodiformes: apodidae
Apus apus	common swift	apodiformes: apodidae	4.0
Apus caffer	white-rumped swift	apodiformes: apodidae
Apus pacificus	fork-tailed swift	apodiformes: apodidae
Apus pallidus	pallid swift	apodiformes: apodidae
Apus unicolor	plain swift	apodiformes: apodidae
Aquila adalberti	Adalber’s eagle	falconiformes: accipitridae	24.0	A
Aquila chrysaetos	golden eagle	falconiformes: accipitridae	28.0	A
Aquila clanga	spotted eagle	falconiformes: accipitridae	20.0	A
Aquila heliaca	imperial eagle	falconiformes: accipitridae	24.0	A

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