Permit for species listed in annexes of CITES
Legal Entity of Public Law Georgia Revenue Service or Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia are the Administrative authorities responsible for issuance, amendment and abolition of the permit for export, import, re-export, transit and introduction from the sea of species, their parts and derivatives listed in Annexes of the “ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,” (CITES); If the permit is issued by the revenue Service , it shall be possible to receive the permit at any Border Crossing Point.
Convention Protects thousands of species of Flora and Fauna which are listed in one of the three Annexes of the Convention
(http://cites.org/eng/app/2012/E-2012Apr03.pdf)
Permit is issued :
- For the purpose of Export, import, re-export, transit and introduction from the sea of the samples of the species, listed in Annexes I of the Convention
- For the purpose of Export, re-export and introduction from the sea of the species, listed in Annexes II of the Convention
- For the purpose of re-export of the samples of the species, listed in Annexes III of the Convention
Documents to be submitted for receiving the permit:
Application and necessary documentations can be submitted in written form, as well as, electronically (www.rs.ge) for attaining the permit.
Application should include:
- Name (Georgian or/and Scientific name), amount and description of the samples (specie, part, derivative) of species intended for export, import, re-export, transit and introduction from the sea
- Aim of the export, import, re-export, transit and introduction from the sea of the samples of the species ( Annex 1)
- Origin and Time of the samples of the species intended for export, import, re-export, transit and introduction from the sea (Annex 2)
Following documents should be attached to the application for receiving the permit:
- In the case of export of the sample of the specie , if sample of the specie is listed in the annex 1 - import permit issued by the appropriate authority of the importing country
- In the case of importing the sample of the species - certificate of origin issued by the exporting country; moreover when importing live sample – documents proving existence of the appropriate storage and maintenance conditions for the sample.
- In the case of re-export - permit or certificate issued by the exporting country or by the last re-exporting country. In case of live samples of the species listed in the Annex I of the convention – import permit issued by the country of import.
- In the case of the introduction from the sea- documents proving existence of the appropriate storage and maintenance conditions for the sample.
Conditions for issuing the permit:
In the case of sample of the species listed in the Annex I of the convention, permit for export, import, and introduction from the sea is issued:
- If scientific authority approves that this kind of export , import and introduction from the sea doesn’t pose a threat of extinction to the given specie.
- Import permit is issued if sample will not be used solely for the commercial purposes
In the case of the samples of the species listed in the Annex II of the convention ( except for the export of bulbs of Snowdrop and balls of sowbread for commercial purposes )
- Permit for the export and introduction from the sea is issued if scientific authority approves that this kind of export and introduction from the sea doesn’t pose a threat of extinction to the given specie.
- Permit for the export of bulbs of Snowdrop and/or balls of sowbread for the commercial purposes is issued :
- Based on the use of appropriate license (validity if which has not yet expired);
- Based on the signed agreement with the usage license holder;
Validity period of the permit is:
- Permits for export and re-export of the samples of the species are valid for 6 month after issuance
- Permits for import and introduction from the sea of the species are valid for 12 month after issuance
Form of the Permit
Permit is issued in four copies. One copy stays in the issuing authority and original and 2 other copies are given to the permit seeker to present on the Border Crossing Point , where permit is certified by the signature and personally numbered stamp of the customs officer . Original of the certified permit and the copy is presented to the importing country’s customs.
Permit is not issued if:
- Application and attached documentation presented by the permit seeker doesn’t comply with the conditions requested by law and will not be improved by the permit seeker during the time frame defined by the administrative authority.
- Permit seeker doesn’t meet with the requirement of the permit conditions
- Permit seeker through the Valid court conviction is deprived of the Right to work in the appropriate field of permit .
Permit Fee is 50 GEL- treasury code 3086 (order of the minister of finance N 1226 22.11.2007)
Regulatory normative document:
Resolution of the government of Georgia N 18 February 6 2007
Purpose:
T – for commercial purpose
Z– for Zoo
G– For botanique garden
Q– for circus and moving exhibition
S– for scientific purposes
H– for Hunting trophies
P– for personal use
M– for medical purposes
E – for educational purposes
N – for the purpose of reintroduction/introduction to the nature
B – for the purpose of Artificial cultivation / breeding in captivity
L – for the purpose of executing the law
Source
R– samples received in the farm thrift
D– animals/plants their part and derivatives of annex I Artificially bred / bred in captivity for commercial purposes
A– other artificially bred plants, their parts and derivatives ( samples listed in annex I for noncommercial purposes and samples listed in annexes II and III artificially cultivated)
C – other animals bred in captivity , their parts and derivatives (samples listed in annex I bred in captivity for noncommercial purposes and samples listed in annexes II and III )
F – generation of animals born in captivity (F1 or other generations)
O – preconvention samples. This code can be used together with other source codes)
I – confiscated samples
U – source is unknown (needs confirmation )
Procedures for issuing the permit
For receiving the permit please provide written or electronic (www.rs.ge) application to the Customs department or to the Border Crossing Points where you wish to receive the permit.
For applying electronically please register on the official web-page of the Revenue Service www.rs.ge
choose window “applications”, “New application” “issuance of the certificates”- “Permit for the Species listed in Annexes of CITES “ , choose structural entity of the Revenue Service where you wish to receive the permit and fill in the appropriate boxes of application. Electronically attach documentations necessary for receiving the permit, after filling the application , with the click on the button “Send” register your application. You will be notified about the decision on the issuance of the permit through the SMS and Email mentioned in the application. For additional information please contact us : Tel:2 26 1 74, Tbilisi, 16 V Gorgasali Str.