A: Hey, have you heard about the news on eels?
B: Nope, not yet! What's up?
A: So, the European Union wants to make all kinds of eels, even the Japanese one, a subject of trade regulations!
B: Really? Like, which convention is that under?
A: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora! They want non-listed eel species to be controlled by this pact.
B: That's interesting. So, where did they submit the proposal?
A: They did it on Friday with other countries like the Dominican Republic. They sent it to the secretariat of the convention.
B: And when will they talk about this proposal?
A: The parties will discuss it at a meeting in Uzbekistan starting in November!
B: If they approve, what happens then?
A: Then international trade in eels will be under the regulations. Exporting countries would have to issue permits.
B: Wow, this isn't the first time they're trying to protect eels, right?
A: Yeah! They made the European eel subject to regulations back in 2009. And in 2016, they adopted a study of global eel trade after the EU proposed it due to concerns about transparency in the trade.
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The European Union has proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to trade regulations under an international convention.
The EU and other countries, including the Dominican Republic, submitted the proposal on Friday to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The convention regulates international trade in endangered species. The EU calls for all non-listed eel species to be subject to trade controls under the pact.
Parties to the convention will discuss the proposal at a meeting in Uzbekistan starting in November.
If they approve the proposal, international trade in the eel species will come under the regulations, which require exporting countries to issue permits.
A series of moves have been made to strengthen protection of eels. Parties to the convention made the European eel subject to the regulations in 2009. In 2016, they adopted a proposal by the EU to conduct a study of the global eel trade. The EU cited a lack of transparency in such trade.
B: Nope, not yet! What's up?
A: So, the European Union wants to make all kinds of eels, even the Japanese one, a subject of trade regulations!
B: Really? Like, which convention is that under?
A: The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora! They want non-listed eel species to be controlled by this pact.
B: That's interesting. So, where did they submit the proposal?
A: They did it on Friday with other countries like the Dominican Republic. They sent it to the secretariat of the convention.
B: And when will they talk about this proposal?
A: The parties will discuss it at a meeting in Uzbekistan starting in November!
B: If they approve, what happens then?
A: Then international trade in eels will be under the regulations. Exporting countries would have to issue permits.
B: Wow, this isn't the first time they're trying to protect eels, right?
A: Yeah! They made the European eel subject to regulations back in 2009. And in 2016, they adopted a study of global eel trade after the EU proposed it due to concerns about transparency in the trade.
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The European Union has proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to trade regulations under an international convention.
The EU and other countries, including the Dominican Republic, submitted the proposal on Friday to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The convention regulates international trade in endangered species. The EU calls for all non-listed eel species to be subject to trade controls under the pact.
Parties to the convention will discuss the proposal at a meeting in Uzbekistan starting in November.
If they approve the proposal, international trade in the eel species will come under the regulations, which require exporting countries to issue permits.
A series of moves have been made to strengthen protection of eels. Parties to the convention made the European eel subject to the regulations in 2009. In 2016, they adopted a proposal by the EU to conduct a study of the global eel trade. The EU cited a lack of transparency in such trade.
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The European Union has proposed regulating all eel species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. If approved, international trade in eels would be controlled, requiring exporting countries to issue permits. The EU submitted the proposal along
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250628_06/
Date: June 28, 2025
Created: 2025/06/29 07:06
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:31
Last Read: 2025/06/29 10:18