Law No. 29-05 on the protection of species of wild flora and fauna and the control of their trade aims at the protection and conservation of species of wild flora and fauna, in particular by controlling the trade in specimens of these species.

For this purpose, it determines in particular:

• the categories in which endangered species of wild flora and fauna are classified;
• the conditions for the import, transit, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of specimens of these species and the documents that must accompany them;
• the conditions for breeding, keeping and transporting specimens of endangered species of wild flora and fauna;
• the measures applicable to the taking of specimens of these species from the natural environment and to their multiplication or reproduction;
• conditions for the introduction or reintroduction of specimens of species of wild flora and fauna into the natural environment.

The provisions of this Act apply to the import, transit, export, re-export, re-export, introduction, introduction from the sea, possession, in any capacity whatsoever, collection from the natural environment, transport and trade in species classified in any of the categories provided for in article 4 below, as well as to the introduction and reintroduction, into the natural environment, of specimens of species of wild flora and fauna..