No. 856                                      Geneva, 18 April 1995


CONCERNING:


        Scientific Institutions Entitled to the Exemption
     Provided in Article VII, Paragraph 6, of the Convention

                          (continuation)


1.Pursuant to Resolution Conf. 2.14, adopted by the Conference  of
  the  Parties  at  its  second  meeting  (San  Jos‚,  1979),  the
  Management  Authorities of New Caledonia (France),  Mexico,  the
  Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom of Great
  Britain   and   Northern  Ireland  have  communicated   to   the
  Secretariat    further   information   about   the    scientific
  institutions  which they have registered and which are  entitled
  to  the  exemption for non-commercial loan, donation or exchange
  of  museum  and  herbarium specimens provided  by  Article  VII,
  paragraph 6, of the Convention. The attached information updates
  that  given  in Notifications to the Parties No. 751  of  7  May
  1993, 768 of 31 August 1993, 791 of 10 March 1994 and 824 of  25
  August 1994.

2.In  addition, Mexico has provided copies of the labels used  for
  scientific specimens from two scientific institutions.

3.In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  b  ii)  of
  Resolution  Conf.  2.14, the Management Authorities  of  Parties
  which  have  not yet done so are invited to communicate  to  the
  Secretariat  as soon as practicable the names and  addresses  of
  the  institutions registered and thus authorized  to  apply  the
  simplified  procedure provided by Article VII, paragraph  6,  of
  the  Convention, or to inform the Secretariat, as the  case  may
  be,  that  no  scientific institution of their country  will  be
  registered for that purpose.

4.When  communicating  their  lists,  Management  Authorities  are
  invited  to  assign  to each institution a  three  digit  number
  chosen  at their convenience. The two additional letters of  the
  code  will  be  attributed by the Secretariat under  the  system
  adopted  by the Conference of the Parties [see Resolution  Conf.
  2.14, paragraph x)].

5.The   Secretariat   would   also   appreciate   receiving,   for
  communication to the other Parties, samples of the  labels  used
  by all the Management Authorities concerned.

6.The  present  Notification is a continuation of Notification  to
  the Parties No. 824 of 25 August 1994.
    List of Registered Scientific Institutions Entitled to the
Exemption Provided by Article VII, Paragraph 6, of the Convention


FRANCE
(New Caledonia)  (replaces the information provided by
                 Notification to the Parties No. 751 of 7 May
                 1993)

NC 94 1          Centre ORSTOM de Noum‚a
                 NOUMEA
                 New Caledonia


MEXICO           (completes the information provided by
                 Notification to the Parties No. 824 of 25 August
                 1994)

MX-HR-005-MEX    Instituto de Ecologˇa, A.C.
                 Herbario XAL
                 Km. 2.5 Antigua Carretera
                 Xlapa-Coatepec
                 Apartado Postal 63
                 91000 XALAPA
                 Veracruz


NETHERLANDS      (completes the information provided by
                 Notification to the Parties No. 751 of 7 May
                 1993)

NL 005           Hortus Botanicus
                 Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
                 Toernooiveld
                 6225 ED NIJMEGEN

NL 006           Pinetum Blijdenstijn
                 Van der Lindenlaan 125
                 1217 PJ HILVERSUM


TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

No scientific institution in Trinidad and Tobago is entitled to
the exemption


UNITED KINGDOM OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND (completes the information provided by
                 Notifications to the Parties Nos 751 of 7 May
                 1993, 791 of 10 March 1994 and 824 of 25 August
                 1994)

GB 016           University of Reading
                 Whiteknights
                 P.O. Box 221
                 READING RG6 2AS