No. 708                                 Lausanne, 21 December 1992


CONCERNING:


                            GUATEMALA

                        Export Regulation


1.With  Notification to the Parties No. 510, of 25 November  1988,
  the  CITES  Secretariat informed the Parties that Guatemala  had
  temporarily   suspended  all  activities  related  to   hunting,
  capture, local trade, export and re-export of wild fauna.

2.On  13  September  1992, the Management Authority  of  Guatemala
  informed  the  Secretariat that the Government of Guatemala,  by
  Decree  4-89,  issued the Law on Protected Areas (Ley  de  Areas
  Protegidas)  in  1989 which replaced the resolution  adopted  in
  1988.

3.Currently,  the export of wild animals that are  not  listed  as
  endangered  species but are listed as protected species  may  be
  allowed  if  the  requirements  established  by  the  Management
  Authority  are  followed (Article 49 of the Law).   It  is  also
  posible  to  breed in captivity wild animals and to artificially
  propagate  plants  for commercial purposes,  provided  that  all
  Guatemalan regulations on this matter are respected (Article  53
  of the Law).

4.A copy of the law referred to in paragraph 2 above is attached.

5.However,  the CITES Secretariat requests that all Parties  check
  with  the CITES Secretariat the validity of all Guatemalan CITES
  permits they may receive.

6.Consequently,  Notification to the Parties  No.  510  is  hereby
  cancelled.