Information about the convention
Issue area (among the four areas covered by the GSP Regulation):
Environmental Protection
Main topics covered by the convention:
Limit trade in wild and endangered animals and plants
Monitoring body:
CITES Standing Committee / UN
Reporting cycle:
Annual report (trade statistics), annual illegal trade report (both 31 October of each year), implementation reports (biennial reports, due 31 October the following year)
Convention compliance of country
Accession / ratification:
1982; the GSP Regulation does not require that EBA countries ratify this convention
Compliance with reporting obligations:
Last annual report submitted in 2024 (for 2023), no biennial report submitted, annual illegal trade reports submitted for 2020 to 2023
Link to latest reports under the convention:
EU Monitoring
EU Monitoring Reports for Bangladesh:
Last Monitoring Mission:
The latest EU mission to Bangladesh under the enhanced engagement took place in November 2023.