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Under Appendix A of Regulation No 338/97 which implements CITES in the European Union.

Commercial use of Hermann tortoises is prohibited, unless an exception in the form of an intra-Community certificate.
Among the conditions for granting this certificate include:
- Evidence that the breeding stock was established in accordance with the regulations in force at the time of acquisition
- The fact that physical barriers strictly separate the breeding wild animals.