NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES


No. 721
                                        Lausanne,   14   January
                                        1993


CONCERNING:


         Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee



1.   On  behalf of Mr M. Hosking (New Zealand), Chairman of  the
     Standing  Committee of the Conference of the  Parties,  the
     Secretariat has the honour to inform the Parties  that  the
     twenty-ninth meeting of the Standing Committee is scheduled
     to  be  held from 1 to 5 March 1993 in Washington,  D.  C.,
     United States of America.

2.   The  provisional Agenda of the twenty-ninth meeting of  the
     Standing Committee is as follows:

          1.     Opening  remarks  by  the  Chairman  and  CITES
          Secretary General

          2.   Adoption of the Agenda

          3.   New criteria for amendment of the appendices

                    a)   Consideration of the first draft of the
               new criteria
                    b)   Follow-up

          4.    Review  of the Resolutions of the Conference  of
          the Parties

                    a)   Repealed resolutions
                      b)     Resolutions  that  the  Secretariat
               proposes be repealed (wholly or in part)
                      c)    Other  types  of  decisions  of  the
               Conference of the Parties
                    d)   Follow-up

          5.    Approval of expenditures for 1992 and  estimated
          expenditures for 1993

          6.    Fifth  Periodic  Report of  the  Secretariat  on
          Achievements during 1992 in pursuance of the  specific
          objectives formulated by decisions of the seventh  and
          eighth  meetings of the Conference of the Parties  and
          the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee






          7.   Report by the Secretariat on specific obligations
          resulting from COP8 Resolutions

                    a)   National Laws for Implementation of the
               Convention (Conf. 8.4)
                     b)    Submission  of Annual Reports  (Conf.
               8.7)
                      c)     The  Trade  in  Wild-Caught  Animal
               Specimens  -  Animals  Committee  recommendations
               (Conf. 8.9)

          8.    Preparation  of  COP9 -   Presentations  by  the
          Secretariat and the host country

          9.    Secretariat's initial ideas for  the  Delegates'
          Project for COP9 in the light of Resolution Conf. 8.1

          10.   Reports on specific issues from the Geographical
          Regions  (Report from the regional representatives  to
          the   Standing  Committee,  in  accordance  with   the
          decision of SC23)

          11.  Special projects

                    a)   Approval of projects
                    b)   Approval of new donors

          12.  Rhinoceros conservation issues

          13.   Follow-up of discussions and decisions on  CITES
          implementation:

                    -    Italy
                    -    Thailand

          14.   Standard permit form

          15.  Information on relocation of the Secretariat

          16.  Report on the activities of the Transport Working
          Group

          17.    20th   Anniversary  of  CITES   -   (03.03.1993
          afternoon)

          18.  Any other business

          19.  Closing remarks


3.   Parties  that  are members of the Standing  Committee  have
     been  convened  to attend its twenty-ninth meeting.   Other
     Parties are invited to participate as observers.

     It   would  be  appreciated  if  Parties  that  intend   to
     participate  and that need hotel reservations would  inform
     the  Secretariat  accordingly  as  soon  as  possible.  The
     Secretariat  is, however, unable to provide  any  financial
     assistance.

4.   The  Government of the United States of America  generously
     offered  to  host  this  meeting in Washington,  D.  C.  to
     coincide  with  the celebration of the 20th Anniversary  of
     the signing of CITES, which took place in the US capital on
     3 March 1973.