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Main information about the service
The CITES registration of a scientist or scientific institution allows simplified transfer of specimens of endangered species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) across the external borders of the European Union to third countries. This facilitated transfer can only take place between scientists and scientific institutions duly registered with the CITES Secretariat. It applies only to non-commercial loans, gifts and exchanges of herbarium specimens, museum specimens that are preserved, dried in preservation media, and live plant material for scientific study. CITES permits are not required for the export or import of approved specimens in exchanges between registered scientists and scientific institutions; the consignment is merely accompanied by the labels that the registered person receives upon registration.
The registration of a scientist or scientific institution can be carried out on the basis of an application by the Ministry of the Environment, which then informs the CITES Secretariat, which maintains the global register of CITES scientists and scientific institutions.
read moreDoes this apply to me?
You are a natural or legal person and you intend to regularly exchange with other scientific institutions (e.g. universities, museums, zoological and botanical gardens, etc.) in third countries (outside the European Union) specimens of endangered species that are herbarium or preserved museum specimens, dried in a preservation medium, or live plant material intended for scientific study.
Service outcome
CITES registered scientist or scientific institution
Service benefit
Byregistering as a CITES scientist or scientific institution , you are allowed simplified transfer of specimens of endangered species across the external borders of the European Union to third countries, for which you do not need a CITES permit.
When to address the service
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How to get the service
What do you need when solving the service electronically
To register as a scientist or scientific institution, you must submit an application.
The application for registration must include:
- an application for registration (cover letter - no form is specified) - name and address of the institution, brief justification of the application (what is requested - please also specify under which legal regulation - i.e. application for registration of Institute XXX as a scientific institution according to § 16 of Act No 100/2004 Coll.);
- a completed Registration Card form - see Document Request Forms (Annex 2);
- a power of attorney for the person responsible for handling the application (does not need to be certified);
- a description of scientific activities related to the exchange of collection specimens with other scientists and scientific institutions;
- what specimens and species will be exchanged, how often and the expected number;
- with which specimens and which scientific institutions abroad and in which countries the exchange of collection specimensis envisaged (according to the list of registered entities).
Where and how to solve the service electronically
Please send the completed application with all annexes either:
- through the data mailbox (data mailbox ID: 9gsaax4)
- or by email to the Ministry of the Environment (email: posta@mzp.cz). The email request must be signed electronically.
Applications are dealt with in an administrative procedure and a decision is issued within 30 days from initiation of the procedure. (The procedure shall be initiated on the date of receipt of the application.)
Could be solved via e-identity
Yes
Is the service charged when solving electronically
No
What you’ll need to provide
The application for registration must include:
- an application for registration (cover letter - no form is specified) - name and address of the institution, brief justification of the application (what is requested - please also specify under which legal regulation - i.e. application for registration of Institute XXX as a scientific institution according to § 16 of Act No 100/2004 Coll.);
- a completed Registration Card form - see Document Request Forms (Annex 2);
- a power of attorney for the person responsible for handling the application (does not need to be certified);
- a description of scientific activities related to the exchange of collection specimens with other scientists and scientific institutions;
- what specimens and species will be exchanged, how often and the expected number;
- with which specimens and which scientific institutions abroad and in which countries the exchange of collection specimensis envisaged (according to the list of registered entities).
Where to solve the service
The application for registration of a scientist or scientific institution (with all supporting documents) can be submitted in person at the filing office of the Ministry of the Environment or sent by post to:
Ministerstvo životního prostředí
oddělení mezinárodních úmluv
Vršovická 65
100 10 Praha
The filing office is located at the same address.
Applications are dealt with in an administrative procedure and a decision is issued within 30 days from initiation of the procedure. (The procedure shall be initiated on the date of receipt of the application.)
Is the service charged when solving in person?
No
Responsible Public Authority
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Ministerstvo životního prostředí Vršovická 1442/65 Vršovice 10000 Praha 10 |
Datová schránka: 9gsaax4 E-mail: info@mzp.cz Web: www.mzp.cz |
Addresses
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Ministerstvo životního prostředí Vršovická 1442/65 Vršovice 10000 Praha 10 |
Datová schránka: 9gsaax4 E-mail: info@mzp.cz Web: www.mzp.cz |
Additional information about the service
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Czech, English
Last checked at 21.06.2021
