Ovis orientalis Lydekker, 1913 ― Synonym of Ovis aries
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements:-
EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora
- Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species
- Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.