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International Trade (Fauna and Flora) Regulations

Commencement: 11February 1991

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) REGULATIONS

Order 2 of 1991

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS*

To provide for the forms of permits, fees and matters connected therewith.

1. Interpretation
In the Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:-

"Act" means the International Trade (Fauna and Flora) Act [Cap. 210];

"Convention" means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;

"Management Authority" means the Environment Section of the Department of Physical Planning and Environment, Ministry of Home Affairs.

2. Form of application for a permit
Every application for the grant of a permit shall be made to the Management Authority in the form set out in Schedule 1 and accompanied by a fee of VT 200.

3. Form of export permit
An export permit granted in accordance with the provisions of section 4, 8 or 12 of the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2.

4. Form of import permit
An import permit granted under the provisions of sections 5, 9 or 13 of the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 3.

5. Form of re-export permit
A re-export permit granted under the provisions of sections 6 or 10 of the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 4.

6. Form or certificate
Every certificate issued under the provisions of section 11(1) of the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 5.

*Editor’s note: This Arrangement of Regulations contains links to the body of the Regulations (Control + click)

SCHEDULE 1

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) ACT [CAP. 210]

FORM OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

(regulation 2)

1. I am applying to

EXPORT SPECIMENS OF SPECIES OF NATIVE VANUATU WILDLIFE, NOT BEING SPECIMENS OF SPECIES LISTED IN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 1 OR PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 2 OF THE CONVENTION.

2.	Exporter	3.	Importer

	Name: ...........................................		Name: ..............................................

	Address: .........................................		Address: ...........................................

	.........................................		............................................

	Country: ..........................................		Country: .............................................

	Telephone: .......................................		Telephone: .........................................


4.	Application made by (or on behalf of) EXPORTER			IMPORTER


5.	Details regarding mode of consignment and airport/port of loading and unloading (or equivalent) must be provided. The remaining details should be provided where known. Where information is not known, note "UNKNOWN".

Specimens will be consigned as follows:

City/place Port of Name of airline/ Anticipate
of dispatch unloading shipping company date of loading
/unloading

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

AIR

SEA

PARCLES Post

NOTE: Please attach supporting documentation to show that these specimens were obtained and will be exported in accordance with the laws of Vanuatu.

6. DETAILS OF SPECIMENS

(a)

Scientific
name

(b)

Common
name

(c)

Description
of specimens

(d)

Quantity
and Unit

(e)

If manufa-acture items:
Number of
whole skins used

(f)

Year in
which
specimens
were taken

(g)

State of
origin of
specimens

(h)

Derivation

7. DECLARATION

I declare that the particulars provided by me in this application are true and correct in every detail.

	.................................		..................................		..........................
(a)	Signature of applicant	(b)	Name of applicant	(c)	Date

8. AGENT’S CERTIFICATION

I, ...........................................................................................................................

(name of agent)

of ...........................................................................................................................

(Registered name and address of agency) (Telephone Number)

am authorized to act on behalf of the EXPORTER/IMPORTER and certify this application was prepared by me in accordance with information and instructions provided by the EXPORTER/IMPORTER identified in this application.

	........................................		..................................
(a)	(Signature of agent)	(b)	(Date)

SCHEDULE 2

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) ACT [CAP. 210]

EXPORT PERMIT

(regulation 3)

1. Permit No: ......................................

2. Valid until: ......................................

3. Consignee (Name & Adress)

............................................................................................

4. Permitee (Name and Address)

............................................................................................

5. Special Conditions:

............................................................................................

6. Name, address, national seal/stamp and Country of Management Authority.

............................................................................................

7.	Common name of	8.	Scientific name of	9.	Description of part or
	plant or animal		animal or plant		derivative including
			(Genus & Species)		identifying marks or
					numbers (Age/sex if
					alive)

10.	Appendix No. and	11.	Number of species and/or
	Source (W.C.A. or O)		weight (kg)






	Country of origin		Permit No.

12. Country in which the specimens were taken from the wild, bred in captivity or artificially propagated.

........................................................................................................................

13. Export Edorsement

See block 7	Quantity
A
B
C
D

14. This Permit is issued by: .....................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

--------------------------	----------------------	----------------------	-----------------------------------
Place	Date	Signature	Official stamp & Title

15. Port of Exportation: ............................................................................................

Date: .......................................................................

SCHEDULE 3

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) ACT [CAP. 210]

IMPORT PERMIT

(regulation 4)

1. Permit No: ......................................................

2. Valid until: .....................................................

3. Consignee (Name & Address)

....................................................................

4. Permitee (Name & Address)

....................................................................

5. Special Conditions: ..........................................................................

.....................................................................................................

6. Name, address, national seal/stamp and Country of Management Authority

.....................................................................................................

............................................................................................

7.	Common name of	8.	Scientific name of	9.	Description of part or
	plant or animal		animal or plant		derivative including
			(Genus & Species)		identifying marks or
					numbers (Age/sex if
					alive)

10.	Appendix No. and	11.	Number of species and/or
	Source (W.C.A. or O)		weight (kg)






	Country of origin		Permit No.

12. Country in which the specimens were taken from the wild, bred in captivity of artificially propagated

........................................................................................................................

13. Bill of Lading/Air Way Bill No: ...............................................................................

14. This permit is issued by: ......................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

--------------------------	----------------------	----------------------	-----------------------------------
Place	Date	Signature	Official stamp & Title

15. Port of Importation: .............................................................................................

Date: .................................................

SCHEDULE 4

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) ACT [CAP. 210]

RE-EXPORT PERMIT

(regulation 4)

1. Re-Export Permit No: ......................................................

2. Valid until: .....................................................................

3. Consignee (Name & Address)

....................................................................................

4. Permitee (Name & Address)

....................................................................................

5. Special Conditions: ..........................................................................

.....................................................................................................

6. Name, address, national seal/stamp and Country of Management Authority

.....................................................................................................

............................................................................................

7.	Common name of	8.	Scientific name of	9.	Description of part or
	plant or animal		animal or plant		derivative including
			(Genus & Species)		identifying marks or
					numbers (Age/sex if
					alive)

10.	Appendix No. and	11.	Number of species and/or
	Source (W.C.A. or O)		weight (kg)






	Country of origin		Permit No.

12. Country in which the specimens were taken from the wild, bred in captivity of artificially propagated

........................................................................................................................

13. Export Edorsement

See block 7	Quantity
A
B
C
D

14. This Permit is issued by: .....................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

15. Port of Exportation: ............................................................................................

Date: .......................................................................

SCHEDULE 5

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

INTERNATIONAL TRADE (FAUNA AND FLORA) ACT [CAP. 210]

CERTIFICATE

(regulation 5)

1. Certificate No: ......................................................................

2. Country issuing the Certificate: ................................................

3. This certificate is issued to: ..................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

in respect of: .....................................................................................................

(specimens) 1

........................................................................................................................

of a species listed in Appendix I, Appendix II, Appendix III of the Convention specified below being specimen(s) acquired before the provisions of the Convention applied to that (those) specimen(s) at: .......................................................................................

........................................................................................................................

on: ..................................................................................................................

4. Signature of the applicant for the Certificate

.......................................................

5. Stamp and Signature of the Management Authority issuing the Certificate of Acquisition

........................................................

6. Date: ................................................

7. Description of the Specimen(s), including any mark(s) affixed:

(a) Living specimen(s) -

Species	Number	Sex	Size (or volume)	Mark (if any)

(b) Other -

Parts or Derivative Species	Quantity	Type of Goods	Mark (if any)

8. Stamp of Authority inspection

at the time of issue of certificate:

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