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ES18003 - Acquire specimen of species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 for commercial purposes

Important

This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.

CJS category CE Class 3 Custody Yes PNC Yes

Classification details

Offence code
ES18003
Offence title
Acquire specimen of species listed in Annex A to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 for commercial purposes
Legislation
Contrary to Articles 8 and 16(1)(j) of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018.
CJS category code
CE
Offence class
3
Custodial indicator
Yes
Recordable on PNC
Yes
Offence start date
03-Oct-18
Blocked for use
No
XHB indicator
No

Source data

Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 3480.