The CITES handbook has been compiled to provide for the Parties to CITES and others who are interested the most essential texts fo the implementation of the Convention in one single reference book. It comprises the text of the Convention, Appendices I and II, Appendix III, the standard CITES export/import permit – re-export certificate, the Resolutions and the Decisions of the Conference of the Parties to CITES in effect after the 11th meeting (Gigiri, 2000)