18.12.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 320/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2724/2000 of 30 November 2000 amending 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 last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/1999(%), and in particular Article 19(3), thereof, Whereas: (1) At the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, held in Gigiri (Kenya) from 10 to 20 April 2000, amendments were made to Appendices I and II to the Convention. () An amendment was made to Appendix I to the Convention. (3) The Member States, Parties to the Convention, have entered a reservation with respect to the listing of the species Mustela altaica, Mustela kathish and Mustela sibirica in Appendix IIl to the Convention. (4) Annexes A, B, C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 should now be amended to incorporate these amendments, taking account of the provisions of Article 2 of Regulation 338/97. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora established pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annexes A, B C and D to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 are hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 November 2000. () OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1. (3) OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 5. For the Commission Margot WALLSTROM Member of the Commission