Pandinus imperator [Ghana]

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AC26: Summary record: Within 90 days, the Management Authority should: a) Provide the Secretariat with available information on the status, distribution and abundance of Pandinus imperator in Ghana; b) Provide justification for, and details of, the scientific basis by which it has been established that the quantities of Pandinus imperator exported are not detrimental to the survival of the species and are in compliance with Article IV, paragraphs 2 (a) and 3; and c) Establish, in consultation with the Secretariat, an export quota for wild and ranched specimens of this species as an interim measure, based on estimates of sustainable off-take and available scientific information; and d) Make sure that specimens are not traded under source code R until such times that it has provided details to the Secretariat on the management measures that have been put in place to ensure that trade in ranched specimens is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild and the Secretariat is satisfied that the appropriate source code is being applied and the precautionary quota mentioned in paragraph c) has been established. Within 2 years, the Management Authority should: e) Conduct a national status assessment, including an evaluation of threats to the species; and advise the Secretariat of the details and any management measures introduced, highlighting where new management measures (such as a ranching programme) have been developed to take into account any new information available on the status of the species in Ghana; f) Establish annual export quotas (if appropriate) for wild taken and ranched specimens based on the results of the assessment; and g) Provide a justification for, and explanation of, the scientific basis by which it is determined that these quotas would not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild and is in compliance with Article IV, paragraphs 2 (a) and 3 and h) If it is intended to resume trade in source code R specimens and as a precautionary measure, impose a size restriction of a maximum total length of 10 cm (or maximum body length, excluding the tail, of 5 cm) for live specimens of source code R to be exported and which should be published with the annual export quota.	25/06/2013	Public Viewer	Elena

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