Permission to export a specimen of a specially protected species

What you’ll need to provide

You must submit an application to obtain a permit to export specimens of a specially protected species from Czechia.

The application for an export permit must contain:

• anapplication for an export permit (cover letter - form not specified) specifying the specimens to be exported (species, quantity, labelling or other form of identification) and the circumstances of export (to which country, name and address of the consignee, estimated date of export);
• a completed Registration Card form - see Document Request Forms (Annex 2);
• proof of legal acquisition of the specimen in accordance with § 54 of Act No 114/1992 Coll. (e.g. proof of authorised import, collection from the wild, breeding or cultivation, etc.);
• information on the intended mode of transport in accordance with the relevant veterinary legislation;
• proof of payment of the administrative fee or application for exemption from this fee - see Information on payment of CITES application fees.

Where to solve the service

Applications for permits to export specimens of specially protected species (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?

Yes

The fee for in person processed service

You have to pay a fee of CZK 1 000 for a permit to export specimens of a specially protected species.

These fees are levied in accordance with item 61(1)(e) of the ‘Tariff’ to Act No 634/2004 Coll., on Administrative Fees.

The Ministry of the Environment accepts only applications accompanied by a receipt for payment of this fee.

You can demonstrate proof of payment of the fee by: 

• a copy of the proof of payment by bank transfer
• a postal order stub showing proof of payment by post

For both forms of payment, please use the account of the Ministry of the Environment No:

19-7628001/0710, variable symbol 631.

When paying the fee, please fill in the variable symbol 631 and indicate your name on the postal or bank order.

You do not have to pay the fee if you apply in writing for an exemption from the fee with justification under item 61 of the ‘Tariff’.

Exemption

• The receipt of an application for an export certificate for an individual specimen of a personal or family nature, including hunting trophies of animals personally hunted by the exporter, shall be exempt from the fee referred to in item 61(1)(e).
• The receipt of an application for the issue of an export permit for an individual specimen intended for rescue breeding or for scientific or educational purposes, for specimens intended for breeding or cultivation purposes within the framework of a rescue programme and for specimens originating from or intended for breeding or for the collections of zoological and botanical gardens, departments of universities, the Academy of Sciences of Czechia and other scientific departments registered by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(e).
• The receipt of an application for an export permit for herbarium, museum, dried or otherwise preserved specimens and living plants for the purpose of non-commercial loan, donation or exchange between scientists or scientific institutions registered on the list maintained by the Ministry of the Environment shall be exempt from the fee under item 61(1)(e).
• The receipt of an application for an export permit for a live specimen with which the owner travels for less than 3 months and the specimen remains in his/her possession for the duration of the journey is exempt from the fee referred to in item 61(1)(d).