The next big CITES meeting will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 23 May to 3 June 2019.
There is a
proposal to change the rules for musical instruments! Let's see.
https://www.cites.org/eng/cop/index.php
Below are some of the proposed changes:
For Dalbergia sissoo (North Indian rosewood):
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Delete from Appendix II"
For Dalbergia spp., Guibourtia demeusei, Guibourtia pellegriniana, Guibourtia tessmannii (Rosewoods, Palisanders and Bubingas):
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Amend annotation #15 as follows:
"All parts and derivatives, except:
a) leaves, flowers, pollen, fruits, and seeds;
b) finished products to a maximum weight of wood of the listed species of 500g per item;
c) finished musical instruments, finished musical instrument parts and finished musical instrument accessories;
d) parts and derivatives of Dalbergia cochinchinensis, which are covered by annotation # 4;e) parts and derivatives of Dalbergia spp. originating and exported from Mexico, which are covered by annotation # 6.""
For Pericopsis elata (African rosewood, Afrormosia):
"Expand the scope of the annotation for Pericopsis elata (currently #5) to include plywood and transformed wood as follows:
"Logs, sawn wood, veneer sheets, plywood, and transformed wood[SUP]1[/SUP]."
[SUP]1[/SUP] Whereby transformed wood is defined by HS code 44.09: Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed."
For Pterocarpus tinctorius (African padauk, mukula):
"Include in Appendix II"
For Cedrela spp. (Cedars):
"Include in Appendix II"
I believe the last point is only for the Cedars (Cedrela spp) from Middle and South America, not the Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata).
Ralf