EU Proposes Eel Trade Restriction despite Japan's Opposition

   Brussels, June 27 (Jiji Press)--The European Union on Friday proposed making all eel species, including the Japanese eel, subject to regulation under an international treaty to protect endangered species, while Japan opposes the move.
   The EU, along with the Dominican Republic, Panama and Honduras, submitted the proposal to the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES.
   The proposal is aimed at putting fry, full-grown eels and processed eel products of all 18 species under regulation.
   CITES, also known as the Washington convention, lists animals and plants requiring protection in annexes on three levels depending on the degree of regulation. The EU and others seek to add all eel species to the second level.
   The proposal will be discussed at a conference of the parties to the pact to be held in Uzbekistan from November to December.

(2025/06/28-15:40)

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