Question NW4037 to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

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21 November 2022 - NW4037

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Bryant, Mr D W to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

(1) With reference to her reply to question 2424 on 26 November 2021, wherein she stated that she \and her department, with support from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat, had conducted a thorough investigation and had determined that the export referred to in the specified question were legal, and in light of the primarily commercial nature of the specified exports, as defined in the CITES Regulations and the CITES prohibition on export of Appendix I animal species for primary commercial purpose, (a) how has she found were the exports permissible under South African law and CITES regulations and (b) will she furnish Mr D W Bryant with relevant correspondence between her department and the CITES Secretariat;

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