Certificate of submission for the application for an export permit for protected animal and plant species Issue

Specially protected animal and plant species are subject to various legal prohibitions (e.g. prohibition of possession, prohibition of access, prohibition of marketing). These include parts and products from specially protected species.

Specially protected species include many native species as well as all bird species protected under European law and exotic species such as monkeys, parrots, tortoises, various lizard species, orchids, aloe plants and rosewood. Products may include snakeskin handbags/belts, ivory products and furs.

The keeping of specimens of specially protected species as well as additions and disposals (e.g. purchase/sale, breeding, donation, death, allocation/confiscation) must be reported to the authorities responsible for special species protection.

For some species that fall under special protection, there is also an obligation to obtain a marketing permit. Further information on this can be found at Marketing permits under species protection law (CITES) .

Which species are specially protected can be viewed, for example, at the Scientific Information System for International Species Protection (WISIA) of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation.

The State Nature Conservation Act also sets out further requirements for the keeping and breeding of specially protected species. Among other things, it must be possible to present proof of expertise in species-appropriate husbandry to the competent authority on request. When keeping animals of a specially protected species that can be life-threatening to humans, proof of liability insurance of at least € 500,000 must be provided to the competent authority. Records must be kept of entries and exits. For each poisonous animal, a note must be made of the poisonous nature of the species in question.