No L 384/4
Official Journal of the European Communities
(b) authorize the exemptions referred to in Article
6;
(c) issue the certificates referred to in Article 11
and the label referred to in Article 12; (d) return to the management authorities which have issued them the permits which have been sent to them by the customs offices in accor- dance with Article 5;
(e) communicate to the Commission all the infor- mation required for drawing up the records and reports referred to in Article VIII (6) and (7) of the Convention.
1.
Article 9
Without prejudice to Article 15, each Mem- ber State shall recognize the decisions of the com- petent authorities of the other Member States.
2. With the exception of the document referred to in Article 11 (a), permits and certificates referred to in this Regulation issued by a Member State shall be valid throughout the Community.
3. The applications for import permits referred to in Article 10 (1) shall be submitted to the management authority responsible for the place of destination of the specimen.
4.
Application for permits for the introduction of specimens from the sea shall be sent to the management authority responsible for the place of introduction of specimens.
5. The applications for the export permits and re-export certificates referred to in Article 10 (3) for the export or re-export of live specimens shall be sent to the management authority of the Mem- ber State in whose territory the specimen is located.
Article 10
1. (a) The introduction into the Community from third countries or from the sea of the speci- mens referred to in Articles 2 (a) and 3 shall be subject to the presentation of an import permit.
(b) The import permit referred to in Article 3
(2) shall be issued only where :
it is clear, or where the applicant pre- sents trustworthy evidence, that the cap- ture or collection of the specimen in the wild will not have a harmful effect on the conservation of species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the populations in question of the species,
2.
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the applicant provides proof by means of documents issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin that the specimen has been obtained in accor- dance with the legislation on protection of the species in question,
in the case of the importation of a living animal, the applicant provides evidence that the intended recipient possesses adequate facilities suitable for accommo- dating the species and suited to its beha- viour and that the animal will be prop- erly cared for,
there are no other requirements relating to conservation of the species which mili- tate against issue.
The permits shall, if need be, contain addi- tional stipulations to ensure compliance with these conditions.
The introduction into the Community from third countries or from the sea of specimens of all other species covered by the Regulation shall be subject to presentation either of an import permit or of an import certificate endorsed by the customs services and certifying that the formalities required under the Convention have been fulfilled.
The import permit and import certificate shall be issued on identical forms.
3.
Export or re-export from the Community of the specimens referred to in Article 2 shall be subject the presentation of an export permit or re-expc certificate or, in the case of artificially propagated plants, of either of these permits or of the document referred to in Article 11 (b).
Article 11
On receiving an application, together with all the requisite supporting documents from the person concerned, the competent authorities shall isue the following certificates :
(a) a document stating that a given specimen entered, in accordance with the Convention, the territory to which this Regulation applies, before the Regulation came into force, or that the specimen was acquired before the Conven- tion became applicable to it;
(b) a document stating that a specimen of an animal species was born and bred in captivity, that a specimen of a plant species was artifi- cially propagated or that a specimen is a part of such an animal or plant or was derived therefrom.