Description
This recommendation specifies further the measures that should be taken for enforcement of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. It sets out a series of measures that Member States should implement in order to enhance their efforts to combat illegal trade. These include adopting national action plans for enforcement, imposing sufficiently high penalties for wildlife trade offences and using risk and intelligence assessments to detect illegal and smuggled wildlife products. The Recommendation also addresses the need for increased public awareness about the negative impacts of illegal wildlife trade and for greater co-operation and exchange of information within and between Member States as well as with third countries and relevant international organizations (e.g. Interpol, World Customs Organization).
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Information
- Author(s)
- EU Commission
- Date / journal vol no.
- 13 June 2007