6.6. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 147/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1540/87 of 22 May 1987 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 of 3 December 1982 on the implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1422/87 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, ' Whereas, since the adoption of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2384/85 (3), amendments have been made to Appendices I, II and III to the Convention; Whereas alterations of a taxonomic nature were made in respect of certain species; whereas Appendices I, I and III to Annex A to Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 should now be amended to incorporate the amendments and alterations accepted by the Member States, parties to the above- mentioned Convention, and part 2 of Annex C to that Regulation should be altered; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 is hereby amended as follows: ' 1. Annex A is amended af follows: (a) In the Interpretation of Appendices I and II, “Botswana 2000” is added to point 7—110. (b) In Appendix II, under FLORA, CACTACEAE i) CAGTACEAE spp (*) +213 # 3 deletion of the annotation ‘+ 213’ ii) deletion of Rhipsalis spp # 4. (c) Appendix III is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. - 2. In Annex C, part 2, under CARNIVORA, Felidae, the. following species are deleted: Felis pajeros, Lynx lynx, Lynx pardinus, and the following species are inserted: Felis canadensis, Felis colocolo, Felis iriomotensis, Felis lynx, Felis pardina. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 May 1987. (1) O] No L 384, 31.12. 1982, p. 1. (2) O] No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 6. (3) O] No L 231, 29. 8. 1985, p. 1. For the Commission Stanley CLINTON DAVIS Member of the Commission