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Notification to the Parties

No. 1998/40 Geneva, 6 August 1998

CONCERNING:

Control of Trade in Caviar from the United States of America

1. At the request of the Management Authority of the United States of America, the Secretariat is providing to the Parties herewith a copy of a fact sheet that has been distributed within the caviar industry of that country. Regrettably, this fact sheet is available only in English.

2. The Management Authority of the United States of America has requested that Parties note that it will be issuing "multiple-use certificates for pre-Convention stock of caviar that was imported before 1 April 1998.