8. 4. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 109/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 767/98 of 7 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 939/97 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (*), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 938/97 (?), and in par- ticular Article 19, point 4, thereof, Whereas the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 9 to 20 June 1997, adopted — with the support of the Member States that are Parties to the Convention — a number of resolutions and decisions that have direct relevance to the implementation of Regu- lation (EC) No 338/97; whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97 () Whereas recommendation V.c) of Resolution Conf. 10.2, on permits and certificates, makes it necessary to amend Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 939/97 in order to extend from six to 12 months the period during which certificates of origin for species listed in Appendix III to the Convention can be used for introduction of speci- mens into the Community; Whereas Resolution Conf. 10.16, which further defines the definitions and conditions applicable to specimens of animal species bred in captivity, necessitates the insertion of certain definitions in Article 1 and the replacement of Article 24 of the said Regulation; Whereas recommendation g) of Resolution Conf. 10.13, on the implementation of the Convention for timber species, extends the scope of the term ‘artificially prop- agated’ and necessitates an amendment to Article 26 of the said Regulation; Whereas recommendation e) of Resolution Conf. 10.12, on the conservation of sturgeons, makes it necessary to amend Articles 27 and 28 of the said Regulation in order () OJ L 61, 3. 3. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 140, 30. 5. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 140, 30. 5. 1997, p. 9 to implement the recommended exemption from controls of a maximum of 250 grams of caviar (re-)exported from or introduced into the Community as personal effects; Whereas a Conference decision with regard to the use of units of measurement for timber specimens necessitates adaptation of Annex V to the said Regulation; Whereas Resolution Conf. 10.22 updates the adopted list of standard nomenclatural references, which makes it necessary to replace Annex VI to the said Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 939/97 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: Article 1 For the purposes of this Regulation and in addition to the definitions in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97: (a) “date of acquisition” shall mean the date on which a specimen was taken from the wild, born in cap- tivity or artificially propagated; (b) “first-generation offspring (F1)” shall mean speci- mens produced in a controlled environment from parents at least one of which was conceived in or taken from the wild,; (c) “second-generation offspring (F2)” and “subsequent generation offspring (F3, F4, etc)” shall mean specimens produced in a controlled environment from parents that were also produced in a controlled environment; (d) “breeding stock” shall mean all the animals in a breeding operation that are used for reproduction;