Hallöchen,
hier die Antwort zwecks CITES etc.
Dear Mrs Greven,
Thanks you for the message you sent via
www.eu-wildlifetrade.org which was passed on to me.
Without knowing the exact species of cacti and epiphytes you are referring to, it is difficult to give you a definite answer. However, all cacti are listed in Appendix II of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endagered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and as such, require CITES permits to be traded internationally. In addition, other certificates or permits, such as phytosanitary permits, are often required before you can take a plant out of a country.
I would therefore recommend you check with eitehr the Mexican or German CITES Management Authority, who are in charge of issuing CITES permits, who can hopefully answer your question.
Their contact details are:
Management Authorities competent to grant permits Germany
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
(Federal Agency for Nature Conservation)
Abteilung Z.3
Management Authority to CITES
Konstantinstrasse 110
53179 BONN
Tel: +49 (228) 84 91 13 11
Fax: +49 (228) 84 91 13 19
Email:
citesma@bfn.de
Web:
http://www.bfn.de
I hope that help.
Best wishes,
Amélie Knapp
Programme Officer
TRAFFIC Europe
Bd. Emile Jacqmain 90
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Direct Tel: 0044 (0) 1223 277427
Direct Fax: 0044 (0) 1223 277237
Website:
www.traffic.org
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that the trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.