CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is a global agreement that regulates international trade in species that may be at risk. Species are listed under one of three CITES appendices according to how threatened they are. In OriginsNext, the CITES appendix is recorded against a Species so it can flow through to the product varieties and individual Products linked to that Species, supporting trade and compliance reporting.
The three appendices
Appendix | What it covers |
Appendix I | Species threatened with extinction. International trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances. |
Appendix II | Species not necessarily threatened now, but whose trade must be controlled to avoid threatening their survival. |
Appendix III | Species protected in at least one country that has asked other CITES parties for help controlling their trade. |
How CITES is used in OriginsNext
The CITES appendix is held against the Species record. When a product variety (a Product Template) is linked to a Species, the relevant CITES appendix is applied automatically, so you do not enter it separately on each variety. This keeps endangered-species classifications consistent across every Product of that Species.