No. 795                                     Geneva, 21 April 1994


CONCERNING:


                            COLOMBIA

                    New CITES Export Permits


1.With  Notification to the Parties No. 793, of  10  March  1994,
  the  Secretariat communicated to the Parties copies of the  new
  CITES  permit forms used by Colombia for the export of  animals
  (No.  CO/A/000) and plants (No. CO/P/000), printed on  security
  paper of chestnut colour.

2.Due  to  an error made by the transport company, the forms  for
  animals  were sent to an Asian country and the Secretariat  has
  so far been unable to retrieve them.

3.In  agreement  with the Management Authority of  Colombia,  the
  Secretariat  asked for the printing of new CITES export  permit
  forms  for  animals. These new forms are printed on light  blue
  security paper and bear in block 6 the words:

                       Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
                       Carrera 10 N0 20-30 piso 50
                       Santa F‚ de Bogot , D.C.
                       COLOMBIA.

  In  addition,  the INDERENA logo, which appeared  on  the  lost
  permits, has been deleted from the new ones. The new forms  are
  numbered  from CO/A/2501 to CO/A/4500. A copy of the  new  form
  is enclosed with this Notification.

4.Consequently,  no  permit for animals from Colombia  should  be
  considered  as  valid  if  it is not  in  conformity  with  the
  attached model, unless it is in conformity with the model  sent
  with  Notification to the Parties No. 793 and  bears  a  number
  between CO/A/0001 and CO/A/0100.

5.The  permit  form  for plants, a copy of which  was  sent  with
  Notification  to the Parties No. 793 of 10 March 1994,  remains
  valid.

6.The Secretariat re-emphasizes its recommendation to Parties  to
  verify the validity of Colombian permits with the Secretariat.