Trade in CITES-Reptile leather in Switzerland M. Lörtscher, Head CITES MA Switzerland, April 2011, Snake Trade Workshop in Guanzhou, China
Trade in reptile leather in CH - Imports
Trade in reptile leather in CH - Exports
Trade in reptile leather in CH – Species in % Alligator Caiman Python Crocodylus Varanus Tupinambis/Teju 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Trade in reptile leather in CH – products belts others wallets handbags Alligator prs shoes Python watchstraps
Trade in reptile leather in CH – Import handbags
Trade in reptile leather in CH – Export handbags
Trade in reptile leather in CH – Import watchstraps
Trade in reptile leather in CH – Export watchstraps
Provenance Alligator: USA Caiman: Middle and South America Pythons: Indonesia/Malaysia/Vietnam Monitors lizards: Indonesia/Malaysia/Sudan/Tchad Tupinambis: South America
CITES - Animal welfare issues CITES has no direct influence on national animal welfare regulations (except trans-boundary transport) There exist no international welfare standards for the treatment of reptiles (OIE) Political movements concerning animal welfare are strong (Motions, initiatives, bans) “The customer is King”
CITS Source codes Alligator: since 2005 only W Monitor Lizards only W Python Vietnam C Other snakes mostly W Traders must be able to rely on the source codes used
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