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Five tiers, and what each one doesn't say

The directory has just opened. No organization is listed here yet, and we'd rather say so than pad it with entries copied from elsewhere. What gives a listing its value isn't that it exists, it's the tier it carries: here first is the exact definition of each tier, the source it's checked against, what it doesn't certify, and how to obtain it.

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The five tiers

A tier is not a rating or a ranking. It's the trace of a specific check, run against a specific source, on a specific date. The four lines in each panel say the same thing for every tier: what it certifies, against what, what it doesn't certify, and how it's obtained.

Listed

Listed

The entry tier. It marks a declared presence on the platform, nothing more, and it's labeled as exactly that.

What it certifies

That an identified person created an account, declared a company name, a country and an activity, and signed the registration statement and the anti-trafficking charter.

Against which source

The declarant's own statements, and nothing else. No document is checked against a registry at this tier.

What it doesn't certify

Neither the company's legal existence, nor the reality of the activity, nor the holding of any permit, nor the quality of what's on offer.

How to obtain it

Create an account, sign statement A1 and the charter. A person reviews the registration before it's approved, and a rejection comes with a reason.

Identity verified

Identity verified

The first tier resting on an external check: the declared entity actually exists, and the person representing it is the one listed in the registry.

What it certifies

That the declared legal entity is registered in its country's business registry, that the declared director is listed there, and that a proof of identity for that director has been matched against the registration.

Against which source

The national commercial registry or its equivalent, consulted on the date shown on the badge, plus the director's proof of identity.

What it doesn't certify

Nothing about the real activity, breeding capacity, solvency, commercial track record or good faith. A company that exists can still act in bad faith.

How to obtain it

Submit a registration extract less than three months old and the director's proof of identity. The tier shows its grant date and its expiry date.

Registered CITES establishment

Registered CITES establishment

The strongest tier on the scale, because it doesn't depend on our judgment: it's checked against a public registry, free of charge, by anyone.

What it certifies

That the declared captive-breeding establishment carries a registration number with the CITES management authority of its country, and that this number matches the company name checked at the previous tier.

Against which source

The registry of the CITES management authority of the relevant country, and the CITES Secretariat's register for establishments registered for Appendix I species, consulted on the date shown on the badge.

What it doesn't certify

That a given bird actually came from that establishment, nor that the permits in a specific file are authentic and valid. A registered establishment can still file a false document: the tier covers the establishment, not the transaction.

How to obtain it

Provide the establishment number. We check it against the registry. The tier is refused if the number doesn't appear there, if the company name differs, or if the establishment's country doesn't match the declared country.

Audited

Audited

A qualified third party visited, looked, and signed a report under its own name. SaqrBridge organizes and archives it, it doesn't write the report.

What it certifies

That a mandated qualified third party (avian veterinarian, specialized firm) carried out an on-site inspection or an expanded documentary review, on a given date, within a written scope, and signed its conclusions on its own letterhead and under its own responsibility.

Against which source

The third party's report, filed with its date, its scope and the identity of its author. It's delivered to the client, not to SaqrBridge.

What it doesn't certify

Today's situation, if the audit is old. An audit records a state on a given date, it says nothing about conduct over time, and it doesn't cover what fell outside its scope.

How to obtain it

Commission the audit, accept its scope, price and limits before payment. The tier is dated and must be renewed.

No dispute on record

No dispute history

The only tier that isn't requested. It's built over time, and it's lost in a single event.

What it certifies

That no upheld report, no dispute proceeding opened on the platform and no public ruling brought to our attention is on record for this organization over the period shown.

Against which source

Our internal register of reports and case files, plus the public rulings we were able to consult. The scope is strictly limited to what we observe.

What it doesn't certify

The absence of disputes outside the platform. It's an absence of trace on our side, which is not proof of an absence of fact.

How to obtain it

It isn't requested. It's earned through tenure and the absence of an upheld report over the period, and it's withdrawn as soon as a report is upheld.

Why the CITES tier is the strongest of the five

It doesn't depend on us

Registering a captive-breeding establishment is a binary, objective fact: the number is in the management authority's registry, or it isn't. That registry is public and free to consult. Anyone can therefore redo our check, including a buyer who doesn't trust us at all. A badge the reader can verify themselves is worth more than a badge they have to take on faith.

It's required by law, not by us

For trade in an Appendix I specimen bred in captivity for commercial purposes, registering the establishment with the CITES Secretariat is a regulatory requirement (Res. Conf. 12.10). This tier therefore creates no private standard: it simply makes an existing obligation visible.

And it stays rare

That's the point that matters for a buyer. Most sellers currently posting falcon listings, on messaging groups or general-purpose marketplaces, don't hold this registration. The badge is therefore rare by construction, and that rarity is exactly what gives it its value: if it became common, it would stop sorting anything at all.

Search for an organization

Filter by type, by country and by tier. Demonstration listings used elsewhere on the site are excluded from this list: they describe no real organization and have no place in a directory.

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L'annuaire ouvre et n'a pas encore d'inscrit publié. Nous ne le remplissons pas avec des fiches reprises ailleurs : une fiche n'a de valeur que si son palier a été contrôlé par nos équipes contre une source nommée, à une date écrite.

En attendant, la grille des paliers ci-dessus dit exactement ce que chacun atteste, contre quoi il est contrôlé, ce qu'il n'atteste pas et comment l'obtenir. C'est la seule chose que nous puissions publier honnêtement aujourd'hui.

What a tier covers

A tier certifies a check carried out on a given date against a given source, and nothing beyond that. It is not a commercial recommendation, a guarantee of proper performance, a warranty of solvency, or a commitment on the quality of a bird, a piece of equipment or a service.

SaqrBridge is neither a seller, nor a buyer, nor an agent, nor a custodian, nor a guarantor. Any contract binds only the two parties involved. If a listing looks inaccurate, outdated or misleading to you, report it: an upheld report removes the "no dispute history" tier.

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The public listing is open, contact isn't

The name, country, specialties, tier and its date stay viewable without an account, because they serve to qualify. What requires a validated account is what serves to act.

  • Direct contact details: email address, phone number, the organization's website.
  • Verification history: every tier obtained, suspended or revoked, with its reason and its date.
  • Getting in touch and messaging, which leave a timestamped record for both parties.
  • Submitting a listing and applying for a tier, for organizations themselves.