No. 860                                        Geneva, 18 May 1995


CONCERNING:


           Registration of a Captive-breeding Operation


1.The  Management Authority of Mexico 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  registration 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 Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. *
     Paseo Ni¤os H‚roes 276 Pte.
     Col. Centro C.P. 80000
      Culiac n, Sinaloa
      Mexico
      Telephone: (67) 132506; 124588
      Telefax: (67) 138381

      * Formerly known as Cocodrilos de Sinaloa S.A. de C.V.

     Species bred: Crocodylus moreletii

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  which  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 8 September 1995. After that date,  the
  Secretariat  will follow the procedure described  in  Resolution
  Conf. 8.15 Annex 3.