Council Decision (EU) 2025/2437 of 20 November 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20) (Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 24 November – 5 December 2025)

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20) is set out in the Annexes to this Decision.

Where the position referred to in Article 1 is likely to be affected by new scientific or technical information presented after the adoption of this Decision and before or during CITES CoP20, or where revised or new proposals are made at that meeting on which there is no Union position yet, the Union position shall be developed by means of on-the-spot coordination before the CITES CoP20 is called to decide on those proposals. In such cases, the Union position shall be consistent with the principles laid down in the Annexes to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.