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Conference of the Parties

Meeting at CoP12
Meeting at CoP12

The Conference of the Parties (CoP) is the decision-making body for CITES. The CoP meets every three years.

CITES members States, aka Parties, are officially represented by delegations which review and adopt resolutions proposals and amendment proposals for the listing of species in the different appendices.

At the meeting of the CoP, participants evaluate also the progress in the restoration and conservation of the species included in the Appendices.

Non governmental organisations (NGO) as well as other observers are invited to attend, but they do not have the right to vote.

Additionnal information on the vicuna
Vicuna
(Vicugna vicugna) Appendix I or II

  

The next CoP will be held during Spring 2007 in Netherlands.

Official documents and other information on the Conferences of the Parties in general can be consulted at the site of the CITES Secretariat.

Decisions made at CoP13 came into force on January 12, 2005 and they came into force in Canada on April 11, 2005.