I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1808/2001of 30 August 2001laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade thereinTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9December 1996 on the protection of species of wild faunaand flora by regulating trade therein (1), as last amended byCommission Regulation (EC) No 1579/2001 (2), and inparticular Article 19(1), (2) and (4) thereof,Whereas:1. Provisions are required to implement Regulation (EC) No338/97 and to ensure full compliance with the provisionsof the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (hereinafterreferred to as ‘the Convention’).2. In order to ensure the uniform implementation of Regu-lation (EC) No 338/97, it is necessary ...