I(Acts whose publication is obligatory)COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 865/2006of 4 May 2006laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 onthe protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade thereinTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-nity,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild faunaand flora by regulating trade therein (1) and in particularArticle 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), hereinafter ‘theConvention’.(2) In order to ensure the uniform implementation ofRegulation (EC) No 338/97, it is necessary to lay downdetailed conditions and criteria for the consideration ofpermit and cer...