Twenty-second meeting of the Animals Committee

In Lima, it is now:

The 22nd meeting of the Animals Committee will be held in Lima, Peru, from 7 to 13 July 2006. On 7 and 8 July, the meeting will be held jointly with the 16th meeting of the Plants Committee. The meeting will take place at the following address:

Sala Paracas I
Swissôtel Lima
Vía Central 150, Centro Empresarial Real
San Isidro, Lima
Peru

Parties interested in knowing more about the subjects for discussion may contact either the Secretariat or the Chairman directly at the following address:

Dr Thomas ALTHAUS
Chairman of the CITES Animals Committee
Federal Veterinary Office
Schwarzenburgstrasse 161
CH-3097 LIEBEFELD-BERN
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (31) 323 85 08
Fax: +41 (31) 323 56 86
Email: thomas.althaus@bvet.admin.ch.

The provisional agenda of the meeting is now available on this site. Parties that wish to be represented by observers should return the registration form to the Secretariat no later than 16 June 2006. Registration can also be done with the on-line form.

Observers from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) may participate in this meeting at the invitation of the Chairman. The Procedure for the admission of observers from NGOs to meetings of the CITES Animals Committee provides information on the requirements for NGOs to receive an invitation from the Chairman. The Invitation request for NGOs form should be sent to the Chairman at the address indicated above at least 45 days before the meeting, that is by 23 May 2006. The Secretariat wishes to remind observers from NGOs that they should send the Registration form, together with a copy of the letter of invitation from the Chairman, at least 30 days before the meeting, that is no later than 7 June 2006.

All observers who wish to benefit from the pre-booked hotel rooms should send the completed Hotel booking and visa assistance form to the Management Authority of Peru no later than 23 June 2006. Pre-booked rooms will not be guaranteed after this date.

The Secretariat reminds participants that they may require visas. Click here to see a list of countries whose citizens do not require visas. Participants who require assistance in obtaining an entry visa for Peru should complete the visa section on the Hotel booking and visa assistance form and return it to the Management Authority of Peru together with a copy of their passport.

Participants may submit documents for discussion at the meeting in accordance with Rules 15 and 16 of the Rules of Procedure of the Animals Committee. Documents must be provided to the Secretariat at least 60 days before the meeting, that is by 8 May 2006. Documents received after this date can not be translated. Documents submitted should not exceed 12 pages.

Documents for the meeting will be placed on this website as they become available. Printed copies of all documents available will be sent to members and alternate members of the Animals Committee by 28 May 2006. The Secretariat will also provide copies by post or by email to any pre-registered participant for the meeting who requests them. However, in order to make savings on printing costs, the Secretariat will not distribute sets of documents at the meeting. Consequently, all participants are requested to bring their own set.