(9)Since animals of the species listed in Part B of Annex I to this Regulation may belong to species that require particular protection, this Regulation should apply without prejudice 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 9 .
Recital 9
- 9 OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, p. 1 . ↩