Question 36491 — animals

Summary

Mr. Jean-Louis Bricout alerts the Minister of Ecological Transition to the need to strengthen regulations to combat cybercrime targeting endangered animal species. The evolution of the trade in endangered wild species on the internet is worrying: many online sales sites and social networks are used to promote the trade in live animals, animal parts and derived products. of endangered species. The latest IFAW survey carried out in 2017 in 4 countries including France covered 106 online sales sites and 4 social networks, leading to the census of 11,772 live animals, animal parts and products derived from endangered species, put up for sale for an estimated value of nearly 3,200,000 euros (including 700,000 euros in France). Recently, France has demonstrated its political will to better regulate online commerce wild species, in particular by Law No. 2016-1087 of August 8, 2016 for the reconquest of biodiversity, nature and landscapes, which specifies that digital media are also concerned and which increases the sanctions relating to these offenses. In order to better combat internet trafficking, this law also allows agents responsible for investigating offenses to carry out investigations under a pseudonym. If the whole These measures demonstrate a certain political will, it is nevertheless a first step, and it is now essential to strengthen the current regulatory framework in order to face the challenge posed by the Internet. This leads in particular to a modification of the decree of June 30, 1998 establishing the terms of application of the convention on international trade in species of wild fauna and flora threatened with extinction and Regulations (EC) No. 338/97 of the European Council and (EC) No. 939/97 of the European Commission. This would consist of setting certain obligations for sellers, buyers and online auction sites, such as a reference to the legislation relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) or even certain details concerning CITES permits at the time of the put on sale on the internet. He asks her if it would be possible for her to initiate, with her counterpart in charge of digital technology, the process aimed at modifying the interministerial decree.

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