In the EU, CITES is implemented through Regulations known as the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations. They provide the necessary legal framework for the enforcement of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Regulations (EC) No. 338/97 and (EC) No. 865/06 are directly applicable to all EU Member States.

Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97	This regulation applies the provisions of CITES in the European Union.
Regulation (EC) No 398/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council	Amendments to Council Regulation 338/97
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 865/2006 (amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 100/2008)	This regulation lays down detailed rules on how 338/97 is to be implemented within the EU.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008	Amendments to Commission Regulation 865/2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 828/2011	This regulation lists species of fauna and flora suspended from introduction into the EU
Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/2012	This regulation lists all species controlled within the EU under Reg. (EC) No. 101/2012 in four separate Annexes, A-D

Implementing Regulations
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1006/98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 767/98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/97
Annexes A-D amending Council Regulation 338/97
Commission Regulation (EC) No 709/2010
Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2009
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 407/2009
Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1332/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 834/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1497/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2476/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1579/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2724/2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1476/1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2214/98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/97
Suspension Regulations
Commission Regulation (EC) No 997/2010
Commission Regulation (EC) No 359/2009
Commission Regulation (EC) No 811/2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1037/2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 605/2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 252/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2087/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 191/2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1988/2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1968/1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2473/98
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2551/97
Other
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82	Applied the provisions of CITES in the European Union