AUSTRIA   -   Authority Management

ADDRESS: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
               Angelegenheiten
               Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
               A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Ms. G. Roth
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:        431-71102 ext 347
               Fax:       431-7158347
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
                Angelegenheiten
                Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
                A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON: Ms. E. Böck
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
        Telephone:        431-71102 ext 372
                  Fax:        431-7158347
              e-mail:

ADDRESS: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
                 Angelegenheiten
                 Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
                 A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON: Ms. I. Schoiswohl
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
        Telephone:        431-71102 ext 364
                  Fax:        431-7158347
              e-mail:

ADDRESS:  Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
                 Angelegenheiten
                 Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
                 A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON: Ms. E. Himmel
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
        Telephone:        431-71102 ext 344
                  Fax:       431-7158347
              e-mail:

ADDRESS: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
               Angelegenheiten
               Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
               A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. P. Schober
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
      Telephone:        431-71102 ext 403
                Fax:        431-7158347
            e-mail:

ADDRESS: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche
               Angelegenheiten
                Landstrasser Hauptstrasse 55-57
                A 1031  WIEN (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON:  G. Erdpresser
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
      Telephone:        431-71102 ext 358
                Fax:        431-71102-366
            e-mail:  gerhard.erdpresser@bmwa.bmwa.gv.at

AUSTRIA   -   Authority Scientific  

 ADDRESS: Bezirkshauptmannschaft Bludenz 
                 Schlossplatz, 2 
                 A 6700  Blundenz (Austria)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. H. Müller 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Co-ordination of the SA 
     Telephone:        4355-526136 ext 175 
               Fax:        4355-2526136 ext 181 
           e-mail:     hugo.mueller@vir.gv.at  

BELARUS  -  Authority Management

 ADDRESS: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
                 Kollectornaya, 10
                 220048  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mrs. Nina Tichonenko 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:        375172-206420 
               Fax:        375172-205583-204771 
           e-mail:      minproos@minproos.belpak.minsk.by  

  ADDRESS: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment 
                 Kollectornaya, 10 
                220048  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Ms. Marina KuDryaschova 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:        375172-206420 
               Fax:        375172-205583 
           e-mail:  

BELARUS  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: National Academy of Sciences of  Republic Belarus 
                Institute of Experimental Botany
                F. Scoriny str, 27
               220072  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. R.J. Blazhevich
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: vascular plants
     Telephone:        375172-685015
               Fax:        375172-209125
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Academy of Sciences of  Republic Belarus 
                Institute of Experimental Botany
                F. Scoriny str, 27
               220072  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON: Prof. I.V. Parfyonov
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: vascular plants
     Telephone:        375172-684851
               Fax:        375172-209125
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Academy of Sciences of  Republic Belarus
                Institute of Experimental Botany
                F. Scoriny str, 27
                220072  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Prof. G.F. Rykovsky
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: non-vascular plants
     Telephone:        375172-685015
              Fax:         375172-209125
          e-mail: 

ADDRESS: National Academy of Sciences of  Republic Belarus 
                Institute of Experimental Botany
                F. Scoriny str, 27
               220072  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. L.V. Semerenko
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: vascular plants
     Telephone:        375172-685015
               Fax:        375172-209125
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Academy of Sciences of  Republic Belarus 
                Institute of Experimental Botany
                F. Scoriny str, 27
                220072  MINSK (Belarus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  O.S. Gapienko
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: mycology
     Telephone:        375172-684747
               Fax:        375172-209125
           e-mail:

BELGIUM  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministère des classes moyennes et de l'agriculture
                Service de la Qualité et Protection des Végétaux
                Tour 3 W.T.C. 6e étage
                Boulevard Simon Bolivar, 30
                B 1000  BRUXELLES (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. A.M. Pîronnet
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    322-2083696
               Fax:    322-2083705
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministère des classes moyennes et de l'agriculture
                Service de la Qualité et Protection des Végétaux
                Tour 3 W.T.C. 6e étage
                Boulevard Simon Bolivar, 30
                B 1000  BRUXELLES (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr.  P. Meyer
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    322-2083704
               Fax:    322-2083705
               e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministère des classes moyennes et de l'agriculture
               Service de la Qualité et Protection des Végétaux
               Tour 3 W.T.C. 6e étage
               Boulevard Simon Bolivar, 30
               B 1000  BRUXELLES (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. B. Schalck
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    322-2083697
               Fax:    322-2083705
           e-mail:

BELGIUM  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: National Botanic Garden of Belgium
               Domein van Bouchout 
               B 1860  MEISE (Belgium)
  CONTACT PERSON:  Frieda Billiet 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:  Tropical/ornamental/orchids/succulents plants
     Telephone:    322-2600966 / 2600952 / 2600953
               Fax:    322-2701567
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: National Botanic Garden of Belgium
                Domein van Bouchout 
                B 1860  MEISE (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Leo Vanhecke 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: European Orchids
     Telephone:    322-2600966 / 2600952 / 2600953 
               Fax:    322-2701567 
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: National Botanic Garden of Belgium 
                Domein van Bouchout 
                B 1860  MEISE (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Elmar Robbrecht 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Tropical plants in general 
     Telephone:    322-2600966 / 2600952 / 2600953
               Fax:    322-2701567
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: National Botanic Garden of Belgium
                Domein van Bouchout
                B 1860  MEISE (Belgium)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dominique Champluvier
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Tropical plants in general
     Telephone:    322-2600966 / 2600952 / 2600953
               Fax:    322-2701567
           e-mail:

BULGARIA  -  Authority Management 

ADDRESS: Ministry of Environment and Waters
                67, W Gladstone Street
                1000  SOFIA (Bulgaria)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3592-84722000
               Fax:    3592-521634
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministry of Environment and Waters
                67, W Gladstone Street
                1000  SOFIA (Bulgaria)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. Rayna Hardalova
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3592-84722279 / 84722379
               Fax: 
               e-mail:  

BULGARIA  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS:  Institute of Botany
                Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Bl. 23
                1113  SOFIA (Bulgaria)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Prof. Emanuil Palamarev 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Paleobotany/Director 
     Telephone:    3592-720951 
               Fax:    3592-719032 
           e-mail:   botinst@bio.bas.bg  

ADDRESS: Botanical Garden
                P.O. Box 664
               1000  SOFIA (Bulgaria)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. Anthoanetta Petrova
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Director
     Telephone:    3592-671105
               Fax: 
           e-mail:

CYPRUS  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment 
                NICOSIA (Cyprus)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. Antonis Antoniou
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3572-302586
               Fax:    3572-363945
           e-mail:

CYPRUS  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Ministry of Interior
                Dem. Severis Avenue
                NICOSIA (Cyprus)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3572-303259
               Fax:    3572-493465
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment. Environment
                NICOSIA (Cyprus)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Antonis Antoniou
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3572-302586
               Fax:    3572-363945
           e-mail:  

CZEC REPUBLIC  -  Authority Management 

ADDRESS: Ministry of the Environment. Nature Protection Department
                Vrsovická, 65
                100 10  CZ PRAHA 10 (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Jan Kucera
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    4202-67122480
               Fax:    4202-67311096 / 67311388
           e-mail:   jan_kucera@env.cz  

CZEC REPUBLIC  -   Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
                Kališnická, 4-6
               130 23  CZ PRAHA 3 - Zizkov (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Dana Turonová
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Plants
     Telephone:    4202-83069296 / 83069240
               Fax:    4202-6972423
           e-mail:   turonova@nature.cz

ADDRESS: Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
                Kališnická, 4-6
               130 00  CZ PRAHA 3 - Zizkov (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Petr Blahník
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    4202-6970013 / 6972918 / 6975939
               Fax:    4202-6970012
           e-mail:   blahnik@nature.cz  

ADDRESS: Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
                Kališnická, 4-6
               130 23  CZ PRAHA 3 - Zizkov (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. Jan Plesník
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Animals and plants
     Telephone:    4202-83069296 / 83069240
               Fax:    4202-6972423
           e-mail:   plesnik@nature.cz  

ADDRESS: Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
                Kališnická, 4-6
                130 00  CZ PRAHA 3 - Zizkov (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Ing. Václava Cermáková
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    4202-6974928 / 6972918 / 6975939
               Fax:    4202-6970012
           e-mail:  cermakova@nature.cz

ADDRESS: Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic
                Kališnická, 4-6
                130 23  CZ PRAHA 3 - Zizkov (Czec Republic)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Jindøiška Staòková
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:  Animals
     Telephone:    4202-83069296 / 83069240
               Fax:    4202-6972423
           e-mail:   stankova@nature.cz

DENMARK  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. The Danish Plant Directorate
                Skovbrynet, 20
                DK 2800  LYNGBY (Denmark)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mrs. Else Mikkelsen
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    45-45966600
               Fax:    45-45966610
           e-mail:  emi@pd.lfm.dk

ADDRESS: Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. The Danish Plant Directorate
                Skovbrynet, 20
                DK 2800  LYNGBY (Denmark)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    45-45966600
               Fax:    45-45966610
           e-mail:   plantedir@plantedir.dk

DENMARK  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Botanic Garden, University of Copenhagen
                Oester Farimagsgade, 2B
                DK 1353  COPENHAGEN K. (Denmark)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Prof. Ole Hamann
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Taxonomy, tropical ecology and conservation
     Telephone:    4535-322222
               Fax:    4535-322221
           e-mail:  bothave@bot.ku.dk

ADDRESS: Botanic Garden, University of Copenhagen
                Farimagsgade, 2B 
                DK 1353  COPENHAGEN (Denmark)
 CONTACT PERSON: J.Dahl Moller
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Timber
     Telephone:
               Fax:    45-33155614
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: Ministry for Environment and Energy. The National Forest and Nature Agency
                Haraldsgade, 53
                DK 2100  KOBENHAVN (Denmark)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    45-39272000
               Fax:    45-39279899
           e-mail:

ESTONIA  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of the Environment 
                Toompuiestee, 24
                EE 0100  TALLINN (Estonia)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3722-452507 / 455853
               Fax:    3722-453310 / 453754
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Estonian Environment Information Centre 
                Mustamäe tee, 33 
                EE 0006  TALLINN (Estonia)
 CONTACT PERSON: Sirje Lillements 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Senior Conservation Specialist 
     Telephone:    3722-527577
               Fax:    372-6564071 
           e-mail:   sirje@ic.envir.ee  

ESTONIA  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Tallinn Botanic Garden 
                Kloostrimetsa tee, 52 
                11913  TALLINN (Estonia)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Heiki Tamm, PhD 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3726-488077 
               Fax:    3726-488076  
           e-mail:   heiki@tba.ee / http://www.tba.ee

ADDRESS: Tallinn Botanical Gardens 
                Kloostrimetsa tee, 52 
                EE 0019  TALLINN (Estonia)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3722-238913  
               Fax:    3722-238418 
           e-mail:  

FINLAND  -  Authority Management 

ADDRESS: Ministry of the Environment. Land Use Department 
                P.O. Box 380 
                FIN 00131  HELSINKIN 
 CONTACT PERSON: Esko Jaakkola 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3589-19919371 
               Fax:    3589-19919364 
           e-mail:   esko.jaakkola@vyh.fi

ADDRESS: Finnish Environment Institute. Nature and Land Use Division 
               P.O. Box 140 
               FIN 00251  HELSINKIN 
 CONTACT PERSON:  Veijo Miettinen 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Trade in plants. Medical plants 
     Telephone:    3589-40300721 / 405461858 
               Fax:    3589-40300791 
           e-mail:  veijo.miettinen@vyh.fi  

FINLAND  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: The Finnish Museum of Natural History. University of Helsinki 
                P.O. Box 140 
                FIN 00251  HELSINKIN (Finland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3589-1918620 / 405461858 
               Fax:    3589-1918659 
           e-mail:  pertti.uotila@helsinki.fi  

ADDRESS: The Finnish Museum of Natural History 
                P.O. Box 17 
                FIN 00014  HELSINKI University (Finland)
 CONTACT PERSON: Pertti Uotila 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Vascular plants Finland & Mediterranean area 
     Telephone:    3589-1918620 
               Fax:    3589-1918659 
           e-mail:  pertti.uotila@helsinki.fi  

FRANCE  -  Authority Management 

ADDRESS:           ADDRESS: Ministere de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement. Direction de la Nature et
                des Paysage-Bureau des échanges Internationaux d’espéces
                20, Avenue de Ségur
                F 75302  PARIS 07 SP (France)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Jean Jacques Lafitte
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-42191918
               Fax:    331-42191979
           e-mail:  dnp.sdiff1@environnement.gouv.fr

ADDRESS:           ADDRESS: Ministere de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement. Direction de la Nature et
               des Paysage-Bureau des échanges Internationaux d’espéces
               20, Avenue de Ségur
                F 75302  PARIS 07 SP (France)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mrs. Fabienne Benest
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-42191880
               Fax:    331-42191930
           e-mail:   fabienne.benest@environnement.gouv.fr

                         ADDRESS: Ministere de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement. Direction de la Nature et
                des Paysage-Bureau des échanges Internationaux d’espéces
                20, Avenue de Ségur
                F 75302  PARIS 07 SP (France)
 CONTACT PERSON: Frédéric André
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-42191872
               Fax:    331-42191981
           e-mail:  frederic.andre@environnement.gouv.fr

ADDRESS:           ADDRESS: Ministere de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement. Direction de la Nature et
                des Paysage-Bureau des échanges Internationaux d’espéces
                20, Avenue de Ségur
                F 75302  PARIS 07 SP (France)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-42191872
               Fax:    331-42191981
           e-mail:

FRANCE  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
                Service des cultures
                43, rue Buffon
                F 75005  PARIS 07 SP (France)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Yves-Marie Allain
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-40793316 / 18
               Fax:    331-40793823
           e-mail:  ymallain@mnhn.fr

ADDRESS: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
                Institut d'écologic et de gestion de la biodiversité (I.E.G.B.)
                57, rue Cuvier
                F 75231  PARIS CEDEX 05 (France)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    331-40793262
               Fax:    331-40794810
           e-mail:   iegb@mnhn.fr

GEORGIA  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia
                68ª, kostava str.
                380015  TBILISSI (Georgia)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
      Telephone:   99532-230664
                Fax:   99532-983425
            e-mail:   irisi@gmep.ge

GEORGIA  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: CITES Scientific Board of Georgia
                68ª, kostava str.
                380015  TBILISSI (Georgia)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    99532-230664
               Fax:    99532-983425
           e-mail:   irisi@gmep.ge

GERMANY  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
                Naturschutz - Referat NI 3
                Godesberger Allee 90   Postfach 12 06 90
                D 53048  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    49228-3052630
               Fax:    49228-3052697
           e-mail:   Emonds.Gevhard@bmn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. Dietrich Jelden
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    49228-8491453
               Fax:    49228-8491470
           e-mail:   pbox-citesma@bfn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Irina Sprotte
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Responsible ref. Res.Conf 9.19 & Art VII(6) CITES, permits.
     Telephone:    49228-8491441
               Fax:    49228-8491470
           e-mail:   pbox-citesma@bfn.de / Sprottel@bfn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Franz Böhmer
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Responsible for confiscated living specimens                                               
     Telephone:    49228-9543449
               Fax:    49228-9543470
           e-mail:  pbox-citesma@bfn.de / boehmerf@bfn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. Michael Müller-Boge
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: involved in CITES law and enforcement matters
     Telephone:    49228-8491440
               Fax:    49228-8491470
           e-mail:  pbox-citesma@bfn.de / muebom@bfn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. Mario Sterz
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: issuance of import and export permits for parts and derivatives of plants
     Telephone:    49228-8491448
               Fax:    49228-8491470
           e-mail:   pbox-citesma@bfn.de

GERMANY  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. Hajo Schmitz-Kretschmer
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    49228-8491107
               Fax:    49228-8491119
           e-mail:   schmitzh@bfn.de

ADDRESS: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
                KonstantinstraBe, 110
                D 53179  BONN (Germany)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Natalie Hofbauer
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Medicinal Plants
     Telephone:    49228-8491136
               Fax:    49228-8491119
           e-mail:   hofbaun@bfn.de

GREECE  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Agriculture. General Secretariat of Forest and Natural Environment. 
                3-5, Hippokratous Street
                Dpto. Aesthetic Forests, National Parks & Game Management
                GR 10164  ATHENS (Greece)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    301-3606901
               Fax:    301-3635359
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministry of Agriculture. Parks and Wildlife Management. Forestry Service
                3-5, Hippokratous Street
                GR 10164  ATHENS (Greece)
 CONTACT PERSON:  G.I. Handrinos
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    301-3606901
               Fax:    301-3635359
           e-mail:

GREECE  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: University of Athens. Department of Biology. Section of Botany
                Panepistimioupolis
                GR 157 84  ATHENS (Greece)
 CONTACT PERSON: Ass. Prof. K.  Georghiou
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Plant Physiologist
     Telephone:    301-7274656
               Fax:    301-7234136
           e-mail:   kgeorghi@cc.uoa.gr

ADDRESS: Ministry of Agriculture. General Secretariat of Forest and Natural Environment.
                3-5, Hippokratous Street
                Dpto. Aesthetic Forests, National Parks & Game Management
                GR 10164  ATHENS (Greece)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    301-3606901
               Fax:    301-3635359
           e-mail:

HUNGARY  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy
                Költö u. 21
                H 1121  BUDAPEST (Hungary)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    361-1562133 / 1756458 / 1757857
               Fax:    361-1757457
           e-mail:

HUNGARY  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy.
                Nature Conservation Department
                Költö u. 21
                H 1121  BUDAPEST (Hungary)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Katalin Rodics
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: biologist
     Telephone:    361-13952604 /05/155/255
               Fax:    361-1756458 / 1757457
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy.
                Nature Conservation Department
                Költö u. 21
                H 1121  BUDAPEST (Hungary)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    361-13952604 / 605/155/255
               Fax:    361-1757457 / 1756458
           e-mail:

IRELAND  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service. 
                Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
                Unit 1, TNT, Belgard Industrial Estate, Tallaght
                DUBLIN 24 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. Linda Patton
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Conservation ranger
     Telephone:    3531-4626767
               Fax:    3531-4626768
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service. 
                Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
                51, St Stephen's Green
                DUBLIN 2 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  P. Brazel
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3531-6613111 ext 2815
               Fax:    3531-6620283
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service.
               Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
               7, Ely Place
               DUBLIN 2 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Ms. Nuala Turner
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3531-6473000 ext 5402
               Fax:    3531-6620283
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service.  
                Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands
                7, Ely Place 
                DUBLIN 2 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. B. Maloney 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3531-6473000 ext 5404 
               Fax:    3531-6620283 
           e-mail:  

IRELAND  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service.  
                Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 
                7, Ely Place 
                 DUBLIN 2 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Tom Curtis 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Rare and Threatened plants; Taxonomy of Orchids 
     Telephone:    3531-6472380 
               Fax:    3531-6620283 
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Duchas, The Heritage Service.
                Dept. of  Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 
                7, Ely Place 
                DUBLIN 2 (Ireland)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Dr. Colman O'Criodain 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Rare and Threatened plants; Vegetation Science 
     Telephone:    3531-6472388
               Fax:    3531-6620283 
           e-mail:  

ITALY  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministero del Commercio con l'Estero. Direzione Generale
                Viale America
                 I 00144  ROMA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  M. de Nardo
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3906-59932253 / 59932262
               Fax:    3906-59932464 
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali
                Direzione Generale delle Risorse Forestali, Mantane e Idriche 
                Div. II - Vía Giosuè Carducci, 5/e 
                 I 00187  ROMA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. U. Mereu 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    3006-4883984 
               Fax:    3906-48905507
           e-mail:   cfs.cites@flashnet.it  

ADDRESS: Ministero del Commercio con l'Estero. Direzione Generale  
                Viale America 
                 I 00144  ROMA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  F.M. Lombardo Pistorio 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3906-59932253 / 59932262 
               Fax:    3906-59932464
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: Ministero dell'Ambiente. Servizio Conservazione della Natura Divisione II 
                Vía Assisi, 163 
                 I 00181  ROMA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  M. Lepri 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3906-78466206 / 210
               Fax:    3906-78466277
           e-mail:   CITES@mail.scn.minambiente.it

ITALY  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Università dell'Aquila. Dipartimento Scienze Ambientali 
                Via Vetoio
                67100  COPPITO (AQ) (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  V. Rossi 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Orchidaceae 
     Telephone:    390862-433237
               Fax:    390862-433205
           e-mail:  scamb@aquila.infn.it

ADDRESS: Dipartimento di Farmacologia “Giorgio Segre” 
                Via delle Scotte, 6
                53100  SIENA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Prof. Gian Gabrielle Franchi
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Medicinal Plants and Plants traditional common
     Telephone:    390577-233226
               Fax:    390577-280896
           e-mail:     FRANCHI@unisi.it

ADDRESS: Università di Sassari.  
                Dipartimento di Botanica ed Ecologia Vegetale 
                Via Muroni, 25 
                07100  SASSARI (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON: B. Corrias 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Orchidaceae and Mediterranean endemic species 
     Telephone:    39079-237087
               Fax:    39079-233600 
           e-mail:   botanica@ssmain.uniss.it

ADDRESS: Ministero dell'Ambiente.
               Commissione Scientifica per l'esecuzione della Convenzione di Washington 
               Via Assisi, 163 
                I 00181  ROMA (Italy)
 CONTACT PERSON:  
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    3906-78466206 / 221 
               Fax:    3906-78466277
           e-mail:  

LIECHTENSTEIN  -  Authority Management 

ADDRESS: Office vétérinaire fédéral 
                Schwarzenburgstrasse, 161 
                CH-3097  Liebefeld (Liechtenstein)
 CONTACT PERSON:
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    4131-3238508 / 9
               Fax:    4131-3238522 
           e-mail:   do@ivi.ch.as@ivi.ch

LIECHTENSTEIN  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Botanisch-Zoologischen-Gessellschaft (BZG)
                Im Bretscha, 22
                FL 9494  Schaan (Liechtenstein)
 CONTACT PERSON: Josef Biedermann
  SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: President  
     Telephone:    4175-2324819 
               Fax:    4175-2322819 
           e-mail:  

ADDRESS: Amt für Wald, Natur und Landschaft 
                St. Florinsgasse, 3 
                FL 9490  VADUZ (Liechtenstein)
 CONTACT PERSON: Felix Näscher 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    4175-236640
               Fax:    41752366411
           e-mail:  

LETONIA  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia
                Peldu str., 25
                LV 1494  RIGA (Letonia)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    371-7026500/01
               Fax:    371-7820442
           e-mail: 

LETONIA  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Latvian Academy of Science. Institute of Biology
                Miera str., 3
                LV 2169  SALASPILS (Letonia)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    371-2945437/8 / 2945393
               Fax:    371-9345412
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: University of Latvia. Faculty of Biology
                Kronvalda bulv., 4
                LV 1842  RIGA (Letonia)
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    371-7323214 / 7325593
               Fax:    371-7830291
           e-mail:

LUXEMBOURG  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministère de l'Environnement
               18, Montée de la Pétrusse
               2918  LUXEMBOURG
 CONTACT PERSON:  C. Zimmer
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    352-4786826
               Fax:    352-400410
           e-mail:  patrick.grivet@mev.etat.lu

ADDRESS: Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la viticulture et des eaux forets.
                Administation des services techniques de lágriculture
                16, route d'Esch, B.O. 1904
                 Service de la protection des vègètaux
                1019  LUXEMBOURG
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    352-4571711
               Fax:    352-457172 / 341
           e-mail:

LUXEMBOURG  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle
               Marché-aux - Paissons
               2345  LUXEMBOURG
 CONTACT PERSON:  Jim Engel
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    352-479330247
               Fax:    352-475152
           e-mail:  jmeisch@mnhn.etat.lu

ADDRESS: Eaux et Forets. Service de l'Aménagement des bois et de l´Economie
                B.P. 411
                2014  LUXEMBOURG
 CONTACT PERSON:  Marc Wagner
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Timber
     Telephone:    352-496071
               Fax:    352-407840
           e-mail:   marc.wagner@life.lu

ADDRESS: Ministère de l'Environnement. Departement de la Protection de la Nature
               18, Montée de la Pétrusse
                2918  LUXEMBOURG
 CONTACT PERSON: 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    352-4786820
               Fax:    352-400410
           e-mail:

MALTA  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Ministry for the Environment. Environment Protection Department
                CMR 02  FLORIANA (Malta)
 CONTACT PERSON: Frederick L. Bowman
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    356-230627 / 232022 / 230617
               Fax:    356-241378
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministry for the Environment. Environment Protection Department
                CMR 02  FLORIANA (Malta)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Stanley J. Gatt
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    356-230627 / 232022 / 230617
               Fax:   356-241378
           e-mail:

ADDRESS: Ministry for the Environment. Environment Protection Department
                CMR 02  FLORIANA (Malta)
 CONTACT PERSON: Charmaine Muscat
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    356-230627 / 232022 / 230617
               Fax:    356-241378
           e-mail:

MALTA  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: University of Malta. Department of Biology
                Tal-Qroqq
                 MSD O6  MSIDA (Malta)
 CONTACT PERSON:  Mr. Edwin Lanfranco 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: Mediterranean Vegetation & Floristics
     Telephone:    356-32902379 / 313038
               Fax:    356-342488
           e-mail:  edwilan@dream.vol.net.mt / elan1@um.edu.mt

MONACO  -  Authority Management

ADDRESS: Service de l'Environnement.
                Departement des Travaux Publics et des Affaires sociales
                 3, Avenue de Fontrieille
                98000  MONACO
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Patrick van Klaveren
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE:
     Telephone:    377-93158149 / 93158963
               Fax:    377-92052891
           e-mail:    pvk@mcn.mc

MONACO  -  Authority Scientific

ADDRESS: Service de l'Environnement.
               Departement des Travaux Publics et des Affaires sociales
               3, Avenue de Fontvieille
               98000  MONACO
 CONTACT PERSON: Mr. M. Christine van Klaveren 
 SPECIALISM/EXPERTISE: 
     Telephone:    377-93158010
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