No. 931                                   Geneva, 4 September 1996


CONCERNING:


                               PERU

                         Trade in Plants


1.The  Management  Authority of  Peru  has  informed  the
  Secretariat that the export for commercial purposes  of
  plants  of species listed in CITES Appendix II is  only
  authorized  in  the  case  of  artificially  propagated
  specimens  of  the families Cactaceae and  Orchidaceae.
  Wild-collected cacti and orchids may only  be  exported
  for  scientific  purposes, and the collecting  of  such
  plants is strictly regulated.

2.All  Parties  to  the Convention are urged  to  confirm
  with   the  Management  Authority  of  Peru,   or   the
  Secretariat, the authenticity of any export permit  for
  cacti  and  orchids when they have any doubt about  its
  validity.

3.This  Notification replaces Notification to the Parties
  No. 646 of 28 August 1991.