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Diedericks v MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform and Another (295/2023) [2025] ZANCHC 93 (31 October 2025)
Article VII(5) of CITES is part of South African law; MEC’s refusal to apply it was unlawful and set aside.
• Environmental/CITES – International treaty incorporation – Whether Article VII(5) CITES incorporated into domestic law via NEMBA and practice.• Administrative law – PAJA/principle of legality – Decision to refuse CITES-related export permits reviewable where relevant exemptions ignored.• CITES technicalities – Source codes (especially ‘C’) and their domestic significance; import permit requirement displaced by Article VII(5) certificate.
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