No. 832                                    Geneva, 20 January 1995


CONCERNING:


          Registration of a Captive-breeding Operation


1.The   Management   Authority  of  Honduras  has   approved   the
  application  of a captive-breeding operation and, in  accordance
  with  Resolution  Conf.  8.15  Annex  2,  has  applied  to   the
  Secretariat for the inclusion of this operation in the "Register
  of  Operations  Breeding  Specimens  of  Appendix-I  Species  in
  Captivity for Commercial Purposes".

2.The operation under consideration is the following:

     Cocodrilos Clal Continental "Finca La Sierra"
     C.C.C., Aptdo. Postal 2735
     San Pedro Sula
     Honduras

     Species bred: Crocodylus acutus

3.As  the  above  operation  breeds  a  species  not  yet  on  the
  Secretariat's  Register,  the Secretariat,  in  accordance  with
  Resolution  Conf. 8.15 Annex 3, has referred the application  to
  appropriate experts for advice on its suitability. In  addition,
  the  Secretariat is notifying the Parties of the application and
  will supply copies to Parties that enquire about it.

4.Those  Parties  that  want  to  comment  on  or  object  to  the
  registration  of  the  operation  must  arrange  to  have  their
  comments or objections received by the Secretariat within a 120-
  day  period,  i.e.  before 19 May 1995.  After  that  date,  the
  Secretariat  will follow the procedure described  in  Resolution
  Conf. 8.15 Annex 3.