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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-29052025-263451
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2306]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025/JYAISTHA 7, 1947
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th May, 2025
S.O. 2360(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 61 of the Wild Life
(Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), the Central Government, being of the opinion that it is expedient so to do, hereby
makes the following amendments in the Schedule appended to the said Act, -
1.
In Schedule I in Part A: Mammals, in serial number 64, for the word "Thamin”, the word “Sangai" shall
be substituted;
2.
In Schedule II (a) in Part: H Butterflies (Lepidoptera), the serial number 50 and the entries relating thereto
shall be omitted; (b) the serial number 156 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted.
3.
In Schedule IV, under heading “INTERPRETATION”,-
(a) In paragraph 5, the words ", in solid or liquid media," shall be omitted;
(b) For paragraph 7, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:
"When a species is included in Appendix I, II or III, the whole, live or dead, animal or plant is always
included. In addition, all parts and derivatives thereof are also included in the same Appendix unless, for
animal species listed in Appendix III and plant species listed in Appendix II or III, the species is annotated
with the symbol # followed by a number to indicate that only specific parts and derivatives are included. The
symbol # followed by a number placed against the name of a species or higher taxon included in Appendix
II or III refers to a footnote that indicates the parts or derivatives of animals or plants that are designated as
'specimens' subject to the provisions of the Convention in accordance with Article I, paragraph (b),
subparagraph (ii) or (iii).”;
(c) In paragraph 8, (i) for the heading, “Ten (10) kg per shipment”, and entries relating thereto, the
following entries shall be substituted, namely,-
"For the term "10 kg per shipment", the 10 kg limit should be interpreted as referring to the weight of wood
of each individual annotated species of genus Dalbergia or Guibourtia present in the items in the shipment.
The 10 kg limit is to be assessed only against the individual weights of the portions of wood of each individual
annotated species contained in each item of the shipment, and not against the total weight of the shipment.
The total weights present of each individual annotated species are considered individually to determine
whether a CITES permit or certificate is required for each individual annotated species, and weights of
different individual annotated species are not added together for this purpose.";
(ii) For the heading, “Transformed wood" and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
"Defined by Harmonized System code 44.09: Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not
assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded,
rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed.".
(d) IN APPENDIX I,-
(i)
In serial number 152, for the word 'species', the word 'subspecies' shall be substituted;
(ii)
the serial number 221 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
the serial number 231 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(iii)
After the serial number 315 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls
315 Α.
Pycnonotus zeylanicus ";
(iv)
For serial number 387 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"387. Except the populations of Argentina and Brazil, which are included in Appendix II subject to a zero
annual export quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes for the populations of Brazil";
(v)
For serial number 396 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
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396. Crocodylus porosus {Except the populations of Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia [The population of
Malaysia of Crocodylus porosus is included in Appendix II with wild harvest restricted to the State of
Sarawak and a zero quota for wild specimens for the other States of Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
Malaysia), with no change in the zero quota unless approved by the Parties], Papua New Guinea and the
Philippines [population of the Palawan Islands (The population of the Palawan islands, Philippines, of
Crocodylus porosus is included in Appendix II subject to a zero annual export quota for wild specimens
traded for commercial purposes), which are included in Appendix II]}";
(vi)
after serial number 421 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Scincidae
421A
Tiliqua adelaidensis";
(vii)
in serial number 431, for the words "Epicrates monensis", the word "Chilabothrus monensis" shall be
substituted;
(viii)
in serial number 432, for the words “Epicrates subflavus", the words "Chilabothrus subflavus" shall be
substituted;
(ix)
after serial number 444 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"444A
Batagur kachuga";
(x)
after serial number 445 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"445A
Cuora galbinifrons"
(xi)
after serial number 451 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Kinosternidae
451A
Kinosternon cora
451B
Kinosternon vogti";
(xii)
after serial number 468 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"468A.
Nilssonia leithii"
(e)
In Appendix II,
(i)
for serial number 77 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely.-
“77.Ceratotherium simum simum (Only the populations of Eswatini¹A, Namibia1B and South Africa¹A; all
other populations are included in Appendix I)” ;
(ii)
after serial number 88 and the words Sciuridae Ground squirrels, tree squirrels, the following entry shall be
inserted, namely,
88A
Cynomys mexicanus";
(iii)
after serial number 92 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"92A
Branta canadensis leucopareia";
(iv)
after serial number 139, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"139A
Copsychus malabaricus";
(v)
the serial numbers 150, 204 to 207, 254, 296, 340, 342, 343 and 445 and entries relating thereto, shall be
omitted;
(vi)
after serial number 157 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"PROCELLARIIFORMES
Diomedeidae
Short-tailed albatross
157A
Phoebastria albatrus";
(vii)
in serial number 190, for the word “Gekkonidae" the word “Geckonidae" shall be substituted :-
(viii)
after serial number 190 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"190A
Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis";
(ix)
after serial number 197, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"197A
Tarentola chazaliae";
(x)
after serial number 210 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Phyrnosomatidae
Horned lizards
210A
Phrynosoma spp."
(xi)
after serial number 245, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"245A
Chelus fimbriatus {Includes Chelus orinocensis}
Chelydridae
Snapping turtles
245B
Chelydra serpentine
245C
Macrochelys temminckii”;
(xii)
after serial number 249 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"249A
Graptemys barbouri
249B
Graptemys ernsti
249C
Graptemys gibbonsi
249D
Graptemys pearlensis
249E
Graptemys pulchra”;
(xii)
in serial number 256, the word and letter, "C. galbinifrons” shall be omitted;
(xiv)
after serial number 275, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"275A
Rhinoclemmys spp.";
(xv)
after serial number 280, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Kinosternidae
Mud turtles
280 A
Claudius angustatus
280B
Kinosternon spp. (Except the species
included in Appendix I)
280C
Staurotypus salvinii
280D
Staurotypus triporcatus
280E
Sternotherus spp.”;
(xvi)
after serial number 285 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"285A
Apalone spp. (Except the subspecies included in Appendix
I)";
(xvii)
after serial number 309 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Centrolenidae
309A
Centrolenidae spp.";
(xviii)
in serial number 323, after the words “Agalychnis spp.", the words and brackets “ (for Agalychnis lemur: A
zero annual export quota for wild-taken specimens traded for commercial purposes.)" shall be inserted;
(xix)
after serial number 336 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"336A
Laotriton laoensis (A zero annual export quota for wild-
taken specimens traded for commercial purposes.)";
(xx)
(a)
in serial number 339, for the words “Carcharhinus falciformis”, the words “Carcharhinidae spp." shall be
substituted;
(b)
Serial number 340 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(c)
in the entry 341, for the words "Sphyrna lewini", the words "Sphyrnidae spp." shall be substituted;
(xxi)
after serial number 351 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Potamotrygonidae
Freshwater stingrays
351A
Potamotrygon albimaculata
351B
Potamotrygon henlei
351C
Potamotrygon jabuti
351D
Potamotrygon leopoldi
351E
Potamotrygon marquesi
351F
Potamotrygon signata
351G
Potamotrygon wallacei";
(xxii)
after serial number 354 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Rhinobatidae
354A
Rhinobatidae spp.";
(xxiii)
after serial number 360 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"SILURIFORMES
LORICARIIDAE
Armoured catfish
360A
Hypancistrus zebra (A zero export quota for wild
specimens for commercial purposes.)";
(xxiv)
in serial number 362 after the words "CLASS HOLOTHUROIDEA (SEA CUCUMBERS)", the
following shall be inserted in the next columns and rows namely: -
:-
"ASPIDOCHIROTIDA
STICHOPODIDAE
Sea cucumbers
362A
Thelenota spp.”;
(XXV)
after serial number 415 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"BIGNONIACEAE
415A
Handroanthus spp.
#17
415B
Roseodendron spp.
#17
415C
Tabebuia spp. #17”;
(xxvi)
in serial number 419, for the footnote number "9", the footnote number 3 shall be substituted.
(xxvii) after serial number 419 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"CRASSULACEAE
Roseroot
419A
Rhodiola spp. #2”;
(xxviii) in serial number 435 after the words and brackets,” LEGUMINOSAE (Fabaceae) Afrormosia, Cristobal,
palisander, rosewood, sandalwood" the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"435A
Afzelia spp. #17 (Only the African populations; no other
population is included in the Appendices)";
(xxix)
after serial number 436, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"436A
Dipteryx spp. . #17 ";
(xxx)
in serial number 443, for the words, “Pterocarpus erinaceus”, the words “Pterocarpus spp. .#17 (Only the
African populations)", shall be substituted;
(xxxi)
after serial number 449 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"449A
Khaya spp. .#17 (Only the African populations)";
(xxii)
in serial number 454, for the footnote number "10", the footnote number "4" shall be substituted.
(xxiii) in serial number 472, for the footnote number "11", the footnote number "5" shall be substituted.
(xxxiv) in serial number 481, for the footnote number "12", the footnote number "6"shall be substituted.
(f)
In Appendix III,
(i)
after serial number 83 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"83A
Melopyrrha nigra (Population of Cuba) (Cuba)
83B
Tiaris canorus (Population of Cuba) (Cuba)";
(ii)
after serial number 167 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"167A
Daboia palaestinae (Israel)";
(iii)
after entry 203 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"Papilionidae
"203A
Papilio phorbanta (European Union)”;
(iv)
after serial number 207 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"AIZOACEAE
207A
Conophytum spp. (South Africa)
207B
Mestoklema tuberosum (South Africa)
APOCYNACEAE
207C
Raphionacme zeyheri (South Africa)
COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)
207D
Othonna cacalioides (South Africa)
207E
Crassothonna clavifolia (South Africa)
207F
Crassothonna armiana (South Africa)
207G
Othonna euphorbioides (South Africa)
207H
Othonna retrorsa (South Africa)
CRASSULACEAE
2071
Tylecodon bodleyae (South Africa)
207J
Tylecodon nolteei (South Africa)
207K
Tylecodon reticulatus (South Africa)
GERANIACEAE
207L
Monsonia herrei (South Africa)
207M
Monsonia multifida (South Africa)
207N
Monsonia patersonii (South Africa)
2070
Pelargonium crassicaule (South Africa)
207P
Pelargonium triste (South Africa)”;
(v)
after serial number 214 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"PASSIFLORACEAE
214A
Adenia spinosa (South Africa)";
(vi)
after serial number 216 and entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
"PORTULACACEAE
216A
Portulacaria pygmaea (South Africa)";
(g)
After Appendix III
(a)
In the heading Annotations: Footnotes
(i)
after footnote 1 and serial number and entries relating thereto, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-
"1A. The populations of Eswatini and South Africa of Ceratotherium simum simum are included in Appendix
II for the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable
destinations and hunting trophies. All other specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included
in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.
1B. The population of Namibia of Ceratotherium simum simum is included in Appendix II for the exclusive
purpose of allowing international trade in live animals for in-situ conservation only, and only within the
natural and historical range of Ceratotherium simum in Africa. All other specimens shall be deemed to be
specimens of species included in Appendix I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly."
(ii)
in serial number 2, for the figure 'viii', the letter '(h)' shall be substituted.
(iii)
Serial number 9,10,11 and 12 shall be renumbered as 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively.
(b)
In the heading "Hash Footnotes",-
(i) in serial number ‘# 1'in clause (6) the entries “solid or liquid media", shall be omitted.
(ii). in serial number # 4 for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-
"All parts and derivatives, except:
(a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does
not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix
madagascariensis and Dypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar;
(b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro transported in sterile containers;
(c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants;
(d) fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus
Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae;
(e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the
genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus(Cactaceae);
(f) finished products of Aloe ferox and Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade; and
(g) finished products derived from artificial propagation, packaged and ready for retail trade of cosmetics
containing parts and derivatives of Bletillastriata, Cycnoches cooperi, Gastrodiaelata, Phalaenopsis
amabilis or Phalaenopsis lobbii. ";
(iii) in serial number # 10, for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-
"All parts, derivatives and finished products, except re-export of finished musical instruments, finished
musical instrument accessories and finished musical instrument parts."
(iv) in serial number # 14 (b), the entries", solid or liquid media," shall be omitted;
[F. No. WL-1/1/2024-WL ]
RAMESH KUMAR PANDEY, Addl. Director General of Forests (Wildlife)
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.
GORAKHA NATH
YADAVA
Digitally signed by GORAKHA
NATH YADAVA
Date: 2025.05.29 11:34:05 +05'30'