Regulation of the State Secretary for Agriculture

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Regulation of the State Secretary for Agriculture,

Nature Management and Fisheries, of …. , laying down

provisions concerning the issue and marking of

rings and other identifying marks and rules concerning registration.

(Regulation on the issue and marking of closed leg rings and other identifying marks)

No. TRCJZ/2001/....

Directorate for Legal Affairs

THE STATE SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE, NATURE MANAGEMENT AND FISHERIES,

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Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ 1997, L 61);

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 939/97 of 26 May 1997 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 140);

Having regard to Article 102 of the Flora and Fauna Act;

Having regard to Article 6, paragraph 2 and Article 7 of the Decree on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species;

Having regard to Article 12, paragraph 1, subsections a and b and Article 13, paragraph 1 of the Regulation on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species pursuant to the Flora and Fauna Act;

DECREES:

Section 1 General provisions

Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

a. basic Regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ 1997, L 61);

b. implementing Regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 939/97 of 26 May 1997 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (OJ L 140);

c. Act: Flora and Fauna Act;

d. the Minister: the Minister for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries;

e. closed leg ring: individually marked, unbroken ring or sleeve, without any seam or weld, which has not been tampered with in any way and whose format is such that, after being fitted in the bird’s first days of life, it cannot be removed once the bird’s leg has attained its final size.

Article 2

This Regulation shall apply to:

a. bred birds belonging to protected native animal species, and

b. bred birds belonging to protected exotic animal species, in so far as these species are listed in Annex A to the basic Regulation.

Section 2 Rings and identifying marks

Article 3

1. Closed leg rings issued in the Netherlands shall meet the following requirements:
2. rings with a diameter of 2.5 - 2.9 mm, measured on the inside of the ring, shall be made from metal, to which an anodised colour layer has been applied, and shall be provided with a fracture zone such that the ring snaps if stretched;
3. rings with a diameter of less than 2.5 mm and more than 2.9 mm, measured on the inside of the ring, shall be made from metal, to which an anodised colour layer has been applied, or shall be made from coloured plastic, and shall be of such quality that the ring snaps if stretched.
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, rings for parrot-like birds and birds of prey shall be made from stainless steel.
5. A closed leg ring as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided with a colour layer that differs for each year in which the ring may be applied.
6. The organisations referred to in Article 8 shall solely supply closed leg rings for which the supplier has issued a written guarantee that the rings meet the specifications as referred to in paragraph 1, subsection a or b.

Article 4

A closed leg ring issued in the Netherlands shall bear at least the letters NL, a designation of the internal diameter accurate to tenths of a millimetre, the last two figures of the year in which the ring may be fitted and, for each ring size, a unique number.

Article 5

An example of species of birds listed in Annex 1 to this Regulation that has been born and bred in captivity in the Netherlands shall be fitted with a closed leg ring issued in the Netherlands with, where specified, a maximum diameter laid down in that Annex.

Article 6

An identifying mark as referred to in Article 7 of the Decree on the dispensation of protected animal and plant species shall meet the following requirements:

a. the identifying mark shall be demonstrably legitimately issued by a government body of a State other than the Netherlands or by an organisation recognised by a State other than the Netherlands;

b. the identifying mark shall be applied and used in accordance with the statutory requirements of the State in question.

Section 3 Application for closed leg rings

Article 7

1. Closed leg rings for birds born and bred in the Netherlands may be applied for from a recognised organisation as referred to in Article 8, paragraph 1 by completion of an application form set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation.

2. The required ring size and the desired number of examples shall be stated in the application form set out in Annex 2.

3. Incomplete, unclear or unsigned forms shall not processed.

Article 8

1. The following bodies shall be designated as recognised organisations endowed with legal personality as referred to in Article 102, paragraph 1 of the Act and entrusted with the issue of closed leg rings:
- General Dutch Federation of Bird Keepers, with registered office in Zutphen;
- Dutch Federation of Poultry, Dwarf Hen, Tropical Bird and Waterfowl Keepers, with registered office in Utrecht;
- Dutch Federation of Bird Lovers, with registered office in Bergen op Zoom;
- Aviornis International Netherlands Association, with registered office in Wijchen;
- Association for the Promotion of European Cultivated Bird Interests, with registered office in Eindhoven.

2. The recognised organisations referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep records up to date listing the numbers and codes of closed leg rings supplied by them, the date of issue and also the names and addresses of the persons to whom the closed leg rings have been supplied.

3. Records as referred to in paragraph 2 shall be kept for a period of at least 5 years.

4. The recognised organisations referred to in paragraph 1 shall each year submit full records for the previous year to the Minister by 1 February.

5. The recognised organisations as referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the Minister, if requested, with full information relating to the issue of closed leg rings.

Article 9

1. The cost price charged to recognised organisations for the manufacture of closed leg rings shall be passed on to the applicant.

2. The recognised organisations may increase the cost price referred to in paragraph 1 by an amount to cover the costs of the issue of rings, to a sum not exceeding € 1.00 per ring.

3. Closed leg rings shall only be issued following payment of the sum of the amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Section 4 Transitional and final provisions

Article 10

The amount laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002. For the period up to 1 January 2002, the equivalent amount in guilders at the rate of NLG 2.20 shall apply in accordance with the conversion rate of € 1 = NLG 2.20371.

Article 11

A ring or other identifying mark that has been legitimately applied prior to the entry into force of this Regulation and, where applicable, is in conformity with the basic Regulation and the implementing Regulation shall be deemed to constitute a ring or identifying mark as referred to in this Regulation.

Article 12

This Regulation shall come into force with effect from …..

Article 13

This Regulation shall be quoted as: Regulation on the issue and marking of leg rings and other identifying marks.

This Regulation shall be published with the explanatory memorandum in the Government Gazette.

THE STATE SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE, NATURE MANAGEMENT AND FISHERIES

G.H. Faber
Annex 1 as referred to in Article 5 of the Regulation on the issue and marking of closed leg rings and other identifying marks

Scientific name / English name / Order and family / mm[**] / [*]
Accipiter brevipes / Levant sparrowhawk / falconiformes: accipitridae / 10.0 / A
Accipiter gentilis (m) / northern goshawk / falconiformes: accipitridae / 12.0 / A
Accipiter gentilis (f) / northern goshawk / falconiformes: accipitridae / 14.0 / A
Accipiter nisus (m) / Eurasian sparrowhawk / falconiformes: accipitridae / 7.0 / A
Accipiter nisus (f) / Eurasian sparrowhawk / falconiformes: accipitridae / 8.0 / A
Aceros nipalensis / rufous-necked hornbill / coraciformes: bucerotidae / A-
Aceros subruficollis / plain-pouched hornbill / coraciformes: bucerotidae / A-
Acrocephalus aedon / thick-billed warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae
Acrocephalus agricola / paddyfield warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae
Acrocephalus arundinaceus / great reed warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 3.3
Acrocephalus dumetorum / Blyth’s reed warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.5
Acrocephalus melanopogon / moustached warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.5
Acrocephalus paludicola / aquatic warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.3
Acrocephalus palustris / marsh warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.5
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus / sedge warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.3
Acrocephalus scirpaceus / reed warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.5
Aegithalos caudatus / long-tailed tit / passeriformes: aegithalidae / 2.3
Aegolius funereus / Tengmalm’s owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 12.0 / A
Aegypius monachus / black vulture / falconiformes: accipitridae / 28.0 / A
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis / striped crake / gruiformes: rallidae
Agelaius flavus / saffron-cowled blackbird / passeriformes: icteridae / A-
Alauda arvensis / skylark / passeriformes: alaudidae / 3.4
Alca torda / razorbill / charadriiformes: alcidae
Alcedo atthis / common kingfisher / coraciiformes: alcedinidae / 3.5
Alectoris barbara / Barbary partridge / galliformes: phasianidae / 9.0
Alectoris chukar / chukar / galliformes: phasianidae / 9.0
Alectoris graeca / rock partridge / galliformes: phasianidae / 10.0
Alectoris rufa / red-legged partridge / galliformes: phasianidae / 10.0
Alle alle / little auk / charadriiformes: alcidae
Amaurornis flavirostra / black crake / gruiformes: rallidae
Amazona arausiaca / red-necked parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona barbadensis / yellow-shouldered parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 10.0 / A-
Amazona brasiliensis / red-tailed parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona guildingii / St. Vincent parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona imperialis / imperial parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona leucocephala / Cuban parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona pretrei / red-spectacled parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona rhodocorytha / red-browed parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona tucumana / Tucuman parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 10.0 / A-
Amazona versicolor / St. Lucia parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Amazona vinacea / vinaceous parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 10.0 / A-
Amazona viridigenalis / red-crowned parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 10.0 / A-
Amazona vittata / Puerto Rican parrot / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Ammomanes cincturus / bar-tailed desert lark / passeriformes: alaudidae
Anas acuta / northern pintail / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Anas americana / American widgeon / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0
Anas aucklandica / flightless teal / anseriformes: anatidae / A-
Anas clypeata / northern shoveler / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Anas crecca / common teal / anseriformes: anatidae / 7.0
Anas discors / blue-winged teal / anseriformes: anatidae / 8.0
Anas falcata / falcated teal / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Anas formosa / Baikal teal / anseriformes: anatidae / 8.0
Anas oustaleti / Mariana mallard / anseriformes: anatidae / A-
Anas penelope / Eurasian wigeon / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0
Anas platyrhynchos / mallard / anseriformes: anatidae / 12.0
Anas rubripes / black duck / anseriforme: anatidae / 12.0
Anas strepera / gadwall / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Anodorhynchus glaucus / glaucous macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus / hyacinth macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 14.0 / A-
Anodorhynchus leari / indigo macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Anous stolidus / brown noddy / charadriiformes: sternidae
Anser albifrons / white-fronted goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 16.0
Anser anser / greylag goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 20.0
Anser brachyrhynchus / pink-footed goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 14.0
Anser caerulescens / snow goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 16.0
Anser erythropus / lesser white-fronted goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 14.0
Anser fabalis / bean goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 18.0
Anser rossii / Ross’s goose / anseriformes: anatidae
Anthus bertheloti / Berthelot’s pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.7
Anthus campestris / tawny pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Anthus cervinus / red-throated pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Anthus godlewskii / Blyth’s pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus gustavi / Pechora pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus hodgsoni / olive-backed pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus petrosus / rock pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Anthus pratensis / meadow pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Anthus richardi / Richard’s pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.7
Anthus rubescens / American pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae
Anthus spinoletta / water pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Anthus trivialis / tree pipit / passeriformes: motacillidae / 2.5
Apus affinis / little swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Apus apus / common swift / apodiformes: apodidae / 4.0
Apus caffer / white-rumped swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Apus pacificus / fork-tailed swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Apus pallidus / pallid swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Apus unicolor / plain swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Aquila adalberti / Adalber’s eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 24.0 / A
Aquila chrysaetos / golden eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 28.0 / A
Aquila clanga / spotted eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 20.0 / A
Aquila heliaca / imperial eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 24.0 / A
Aquila nipalensis / steppe eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 20.0
Aquila pomarina / lesser spotted eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae / 20.0 / A
Aquila rapax / tawny eagle / falconiformes: accipitridae
Ara ambigua / great green macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Ara glaucogularis / blue-throated macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Ara macao / scarlet macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 14.0 / A-
Ara maracana / blue-winged macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Ara militaris / military macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 12.0 / A-
Ara rubrogenys / red-fronted macaw / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Aratinga guarouba / golden parakeet / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Ardea cinerea / grey heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae
Ardea herodias / great blue heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae
Ardea melanocephala / black-headed heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae
Ardea purpurea / purple heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae / 18.0
Ardeola ralloides / squacco heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae / 16.0
Ardeotis nigriceps / Indian bustard / gruiformes: otididae / A-
Arenaria interpres / ruddy turnstone / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 4.5
Asio capensis / marsh owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 12.0
Asio flammeus / short-eared owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 12.0 / A
Asio otus / long-eared owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 10.0 / A
Athene blewitti / forest owlet / strigiformes: strigidae / A-
Athene noctua / little owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 8.0 / A
Atrichornis clamosus / noisy scrub-bird / passeriformes: atrichornitidae / A-
Aythya affinis / lesser scaup / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0
Aythya americana / redhead / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Aythya collaris / ring-necked duck / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0
Aythya ferina / common pochard / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Aythya fuligula / tufted duck / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0
Aythya innotata / Madagascar pochard / anseriformes: anatidae / 11.0 / A-
Aythya marila / greater scaup / anseriformes: anatidae / 11.0
Aythya nyroca / ferruginous duck / anseriformes: anatidae / 9.0 / A
Aythya valisineria / canvasback / anseriformes: anatidae / 11.0
Bartramia longicauda / upland sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Bebrornis rodericanus / Rodrigues warbler / passeriformes: muscicapidae / A-
Bombycilla cedrorum / cedar waxwing / passeriformes: bombycillidae / 3.8
Bombycilla garrulous / waxwing / passeriformes: bombycillidae / 3.8
Bonasa bonasia / hazel grouse / galliformes: tetraonidae / 10.0
Botaurus lentiginosus / American bittern / ciconiiformes: ardeidae
Botaurus stellaris / great bittern / ciconiiformes: ardeidae / 14.0
Branta bernicla / brent goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 13.0
Branta Canadensis / Canada goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 20.0
Branta canadensis leucopareia / Aleutian Canada goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 13.0 / A-
Branta leucopsis / barnacle goose / anseriformes: anatidae / 14.0
Bubo bubo / eagle owl / strigiformes: strigidae / 24.0 / A
Bubulcus ibis / cattle egret / ciconiiformes: ardeidae / 11.0
Bucephala albeola / bufflehead / anseriformes: anatidae / 8.0 / A
Bucephala clangula / goldeneye / anseriformes: anatidae / 10.0
Bucephala islandica / Barrow’s goldeneye / anseriformes: anatidae / 11.0
Buceros bicornis / great hornbill / coraciformes: bucerotidae / A-
Buceros vigil / helmeted hornbill / coraciformes: bucerotidae / A-
Bulweria bulwerii / Bulwer’s petrel / procellariiformes: procellariidae
Burhinus oedicnemus / stone-curlew / charadriiformes: burhinidae / 8.0
Buteo buteo / common buzzard / falconiformes: accipitridae / 13.0 / A
Buteo lagopus / rough-legged buzzard / falconiformes: accipitridae / 14.0 / A
Buteo rufinus / long-legged buzzard / falconiformes: accipitridae / 16.0 / A
Butorides virescens / green heron / ciconiiformes: ardeidae
Cacatua goffini / Tanimbar cockattoo / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 10.0 / A-
Cacatua haematuropygia / Philippine cockatoo / psittaciformes: psittacidae / A-
Cacatua moluccensis / salmon-crested cockatoo / psittaciformes: psittacidae / 14.0 / A-
Cairina scutulata / white-winged duck / anseriformes: anatidae / A-
Calandrella brachydactyla / short-toed lark / passeriformes: alaudidae / 3.3
Calandrella rufescens / lesser short-toed lark / passeriformes: alaudidae / 3.3
Calcarius lapponicus / lapland bunting / passeriformes: emberizidae / 2.9
Calidris acuminata / sharp-tailed sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris alba / sanderling / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 3.5
Calidris alpina / dunlin / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 4.0
Calidris bairdii / Baird’s sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris canutus / red knot / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 5.0
Calidris ferruginea / curlew sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 4.0
Calidris fuscicollis / white-rumped sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris maritima / purple sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 4.5
Calidris mauri / western sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris melanotos / pectoral sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris minuta / little stint / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 3.5
Calidris minutilla / least sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris pussila / semipalmated sandpiper / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris ruficollis / red-necked stint / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris subminuta / long-toed stint / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Calidris temminckii / Temminck’s stint / charadriiformes: scolopacidae / 3.0
Calidris tenuirostris / great knot / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Caloenas nicobarica / Nicobar pigeon / columbiformes: columbidae / A-
Calonectris diomedea / Cory’s shearwater / procellariiformes: procellariidae / 10.0
Campephilus imperialis / imperial woodpecker / piciformes: picidae / A-
Caprimulgus aegyptius / Egyptian nightjar / caprimulgiformes: caprimulgidae
Caprimulgus europaeus / Eurasian nightjar / caprimulgiformes: caprimulgidae / 4.0
Caprimulgus ruficollis / red-necked nightjar / caprimulgiformes: caprimulgidae
Carduelis cannabina / Eurasian linnet / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carduelis carduelis (large) / European goldfinch / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.7
Carduelis carduelis (small) / European goldfinch / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carduelis chloris / European greenfinch / passeriformes: fringillidae / 3.0
Carduelis flammea (large) / common redpoll / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.7
Carduelis flammea (small) / common redpoll / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carduelis flavirostris / twite / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carduelis hornemanni / arctic redpoll / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carduelis spinus / Eurasian siskin / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.5
Carpodacus erythrinus / scarlet rosefinch / passeriformes: fringillidae / 2.9
Casmerodius albus / great egret / ciconiiformes: ardeidae / 16.0 / A
Catharacta skua / great skua / charadriiformes: stercorariidae / 14.0
Catharus fuscescens / veery / passeriformes: turdidae
Catharus guttatus / hermit thrush / passeriformes: turdidae
Catharus minimus / grey-cheeked thrush / passeriformes: turdidae
Catharus mustelinus / wood thrush / passeriformes: turdidae
Catharus ustulatus / Swainson’s thrush / passeriformes: turdidae
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus / willet / charadriiformes: scolopacidae
Catreus wallichii / cheer pheasant / galliformes: phasianidae / A-
Cepphus grylle / black guillemot / charadriiformes: alcidae / 10.0
Cercotrichas galactotes / rufous bush robin / passeriformes: turdidae / 2.9
Certhia brachydactyla / short-toed treecreeper / passeriformes: certhiidae / 2.0
Certhia familiaris / Eurasian treecreeper / passeriformes: certhiidae / 2.0
Ceryle rudis / pied kingfisher / coraciiformes: alcedinidae
Cettia cetti / Cetti’s warbler / passeriformes: sylviidae / 2.7
Chaetura pelagica / chimney swift / apodiformes: apodidae
Charadrius alexandrinus / kentish plover / charadriiformes: charadriidae / 3.5
Charadrius asiaticus / caspian plover / charadriiformes: charadriidae