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Our address

Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Directorate-General Environment –Biodiversity & Governance
Management Authority CITES
Avenue Galilée 5 box 2
1210 Brussels

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answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Do you have a general question about our procedures? You will find a great deal of information on the page answers to frequently askes questions (FAQ) (currently only available in French and Dutch).

By e-mail

Please contact us at cites@health.fgov.be.
 

By post

Would you like to send us a paper version of a document?

You can send paper documents at folowing address:

Federal Public Service Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Directorate-General Environment - Biodiversity & Governance 
CITES Management Authority
Avenue Galilée 5 box 2
1210 Brussels

Please note: you will not receive an acknowledgement of receipt. 

Do not forget to include your name, address and telephone number as well as the reference number related to your application for CITES documents when sending any mail to our Management Authority.

On site

Would you like to come to the CITES Management Authority to present a case, discuss a case or pick up your CITES documents?

Make an appointment with a CITES officer via the call centre on +32 (0)2 524 97 97.

Volontary and anonymous CITES container

It is generally illegal to trade items made from protected animals or plants without CITES documents. 

Do you have items whose origin is unclear, or for which you have no (or no longer have) documents, or which no longer represent a cherished souvenir: for example, ivory figurines, coral, snakeskin items, an old leopard coat?

You can leave them with us voluntarily and anonymously. By doing so, you will prevent these items from ending up in the illegal trade.

A CITES container is available in the entrance hall of the Galilee building, on the left below the stairs (avenue Galilee 5, 1210 Brussels). You are free to drop off your items there.

Would you like to drop off an item that is taller than 1.50 m or that is too big for the container?
If so, please, contact us to make an appointment.

Press

Are you a journalist or working in the media with a question about CITES?
Contact the communication office of the FPS.