We are supremely disappointed that so many Cites parties ignored the clear scientific evidence that justifies an uplisting of the species to Appendix I.

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The U.S. had proposed moving polar bears to Appendix I, which applies to species threatened with extinction and effectively bans trade in their body parts.

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On average the 46 animal species moved from Appendix II to Appendix I between 1980 and 2003 were traded at 135% above normal volumes in the year before a ban (see chart).

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Dr Rivalan and his colleagues have shown that this long-winded process gives the market so much time to respond that bumping animals up from Appendix II to Appendix I can do more harm than good.

ECONOMIST: Protecting endangered species less could help save them

Section 201(d) of the Implementation Act authorizes the President to take such action as may be necessary in implementing the tariff-rate quotas set forth in Appendix I to the General Notes to the Schedule of the United States to Annex 3.3 of the Agreement to ensure that imports of agricultural goods do not disrupt the orderly marketing of commodities in the United States.

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This situation was ideal, until I ended up in the ER with a ruptured appendix.

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Piqued, I forged on to the sample-texts section (in Appendix B).

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