GSP convention compliance database on Sri Lanka: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973)

Last update: 26/06/2025

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)
More details:

Convention compliance of country

Accession / ratification:
1979
Compliance with reporting obligations:
Last annual report submitted in 2024 (for 2023), only biennial report in 2021 (for 2020-2021), no annual illegal trade reports submitted
Link to latest reports under the convention:

EU Monitoring

Last Monitoring Mission:
The latest GSP+ monitoring mission to Sri Lanka took place in April-May 2025.
More information:
Country page on Sri Lanka